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Elvis at the Clinton Presidential Library

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock has been opened for almost a decade.  It contains 76.8 million pages of paper documents, 1.85 million photographs, and 75,000 artifacts.   Included with all that important stuff are some pieces … Continue reading

Happy New Year with Elvis — 35 Years Ago

Elvis spent his last New Year’s Eve performing on stage at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh. At 11:25 PM on December 31, 1976, Elvis came on stage and ignited the 16,000 fans who had come for a big party. Continue reading

Elvis Santa Hats and Other Bad Ideas

Back in July 2010, ElvisBlog critiqued the items offered by EPE in their big summer sale, “12 Days of Christmas in July” . Some item drew praise, while others were blasted. Continue reading

Slow Year for Elvis Allusions in the Movies

Every August I enjoy going to GoMemphis.com and reading John Beifuss’ annual report on movies that contain something, anything, about Elvis in them. For example, it could be Elvis jumpsuits, or his iconic sunglasses, or anything else associated with him. It can be an Elvis song, a picture of him, or a character trying to sound like him. And sometimes, his name is used in the dialog of the movie. Continue reading

July 2011 Elvis Auctions — Part 1

July was a good months for auctions containing Elvis memorabilia items. Gotta Have It had 25 of them up for bidding that closed on July 22. So, let’s take a look at the Elvis wardrobe items that changed hands at The Rock and Roll Auction from Gotta Have It. Continue reading

Elvis Presley to Become a Comic Book Hero

The above title was the heading of a recent news announcement on the official Elvis website, Elvis.com. The announcement heralded a new oversized coffee-table book called Graphic Elvis. Continue reading

Elvis' Fabulous Rings

The next time you look at concert photos of Elvis in his jumpsuits, check out his fingers. You will note that he usually has three or four rings on each hand. Elvis must have really loved rings, but he was also very generous with them and gave many away. Because of that, quite a few have ultimately ended up at rock and roll memorabilia auctions. Continue reading

Elvis Scrapbooks — Part 3

Did you know there is an Elvis scrapbook in the Smithsonian Institution? Back in January 2010, the Smithsonian opened a special Elvis exhibit titled One Life: Echoes of Elvis in the National Portrait Gallery. Continue reading

Elvis Scrapbooks — Part 1

Throughout his life, Elvis’ adoring fans expressed their devotion by attending his concerts, buying his records, joining fan clubs, and keeping Elvis scrapbooks. Continue reading

Elvis Silhouette Extravaganza

Three years ago, I posted an article called “Another Chance to Vote on Elvis Images.” It offered two contrasting pictures for a dozen different Elvis categories, such as Jumpsuits, Lip Curl, etc. Readers could decide which option they preferred. The first thing they got to pick was the better Elvis Silhouette, and the choices were a young 50s Elvis and a 70s Elvis in a jumpsuit. Since then, I have been impressed with the number of people who search for Elvis silhouettes on Google. Continue reading