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Viva Elvis -- Sorting Out the On-Line Reviews

Phil Arnold — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:14:00 -0500

I Googled Viva Elvis to see what the entertainment critics had to say about the reworked Cirque du Soleil show. For two months, there had been many reviews panning the initial trial presentations of Viva Elvis. I was hoping the bugs had been worked out and the critical review would be positive.

75 Reasons We (Still) Love Elvis

Phil Arnold — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:32:00 -0500

Like all of you, I am a big Elvis fan who recently celebrated his 75th birthday on January 8. Perhaps you had an experience like I did on that day. A number of friends sent me e-mails telling me to check out Elvis links on the web they thought would interest me. You got some, too, didn’t you?

TEN WEBSITES WITH INTERESTING ELVIS CONTENT

Phil Arnold — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:51:00 -0400

In earlier Elvisblog articles, we have looked at odd Elvis websites. The group we will look at this time are not weird at all, so you may enjoy taking some time to check them out.

Postscripts to Earlier Elvisblog Columns

Phil Arnold — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:54:00 -0400

Recently, I have accumulated additional information or photos related to past articles on ElvisBlog. Here are some updates you may find interesting:

A LOOK AT MORE ELVIS WEBSITES, CIRCA 1997

Phil Arnold — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:45:00 -0400

Two months ago we looked at ten Elvis websites recommended on WashingtonPost.com back in 1997. Columnist Andrea Basora had organized her selections into four categories: “The Basics,” The Absurdists, “The Truly Weird,” and “The Music, Movies and Memorabilia.” Well, we’ve already covered weird and absurd, so let’s take a look at the more mainstream blogs she liked.

ODD ELVIS WEBSITES, CIRCA 1997

Phil Arnold — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0400

Cruising through the Internet is one of my favorite ways of finding ideas for ElvisBlog, and I have a special joy in finding the oddball websites with Elvis content. Over the years, I have found enough to do three previous columns titled, “Odd Elvis Websites.” That’s why I was so happy when I stumbled upon a 1997 WashingtonPost.Com column by Andrea Basora, written to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Elvis’ passing. It was titled “Elvis in the Machine,” and Ms. Basora asserted that anything was possible with Elvis online.

ODD ELVIS WEBSITES -- 3

Phil Arnold — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:08:00 -0400

Cruising through the Internet is one of my favorite ways of finding ideas for ElvisBlog columns. I doubt that there are many websites devoted totally to Elvis that I haven’t visited at least once. But, I have a special joy in finding other sites with just some Elvis content, and often it is pretty strange. I bookmark them, so I can share them with you from time to time.

Elvis Shot JFK – We Have Proof: This site is 100% tongue-in-cheek, and contains some interesting elements. I like the disclaimer at the bottom that says, “This web page is best viewed… while on prescribed doses of Prozac, Lithium and Valium. Check out the letter that supposedly shows the startling similarities between Elvis and JFK, or the one were the writer talks about putting on his aluminum foil cap to keep the alien beta-waves from causing further brain damage.

http://www.jokewallpaper.com/elvisshotjfk/

Elvis Effigies: I don’t think effigies is the right word here, but this website certainly has an eclectic assortment of Elvis images, and most seem to be made by Elvis fans. Elvis has been depicted many ways, but this is the first time I’ve seen him done with balloon art.

http://www.shsclassof1956.org/ElvisEffigies.htm

Elvis Guns for Sale (Maybe): I discovered this site back in November 2007, so I was surprised that these guns Elvis used to own are still available for sale five months later. If you are interested in finding out, click on Home, and scroll down to the contact information.

http://www.famousfirearms.com/_wsn/page3.html

Mickey Mouse in an Elvis Jumpsuit: Here is a joint offer from Disney and EPE, and it looks pretty good for $20. Thanks to Photoshop, we have seen everybody else in an Elvis jumpsuit, so why not Mickey Mouse?

http://www.collectiblestoday.com/ct/product/prdid-901529001.jsp?elvis+mickey/_prod/_16&endeca=true&abbr=hm#

38 Women Elvis Dated: It figures that a website named “Who’s Dated Who?” would have a pretty good section on Elvis Presley. There are quite a few women they say Elvis ‘hooked up with” who I have never heard of. No proof is offered, so take it with a grain of salt.

http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/dating/elvis-presley.htm\

Elvis Does Some Self-Promotion in Sweetwater, TX: This is a six-year-old web column from Don Aly’s Celebrity Scene. Aly is a freelance journalist with past experience in motion picture promotion. In this article, he reminisces about Elvis performing in his hometown in 1954. I especially like the part about Elvis going from car to car at a drive-in hamburger joint promoting himself while “That’s All Right” played on the PA system.

http://www.donaly.com/don_alys_column5.html

Elvis Bootleg Albums -- The Bottom of the Barrel: When this site opens, your first impulse may be to get out quickly. The two photos at the top of the home page of El Buncho’s Sound Dungeon aren’t very appealing, and neither is most of the content. However, if you scroll quickly about 2/3 of the way down, you will spot a picture of a bootleg Elvis album with a title I won’t repeat here. The concept is totally gross, presumably because the album is a collection of the worst songs Elvis ever recorded. I’ve never seen a copy of this mess, but if you are curious and not easily offended, check it out. (Note to the male readers: I’ll bet something will catch your eye as you scroll down, and you will stop and look at it. I do have this album.)

http://sounddungeon.blogspot.com/

Tag Team Match – The Oprahs versus The Elvii: I would imagine very few of you readers ever watched Celebrity Death Match on cable TV. It was an animated show pairing two celebrities in a no-holds-barred fight, and it was pretty crude and very violent. Two courtside announcers provided verbal humor ((sort-of) with their commentary. Well, there is an Internet version called WWWF Grudge Match. There is no animation, just the text of the announcers’ commentary. For 248 matches, the fans could vote for the winner, but the function has now been retired. Most fights had just two combatants, but this one has both fat and skinny Oprah Winfrey and fat and skinny Elvis in a tag team match. At least check it out to see if the Elvii came out on top.

http://www.grudge-match.com/History/elvii-oprahs.shtml

CHECK OUT ELVIS ON TVGUIDE.COM

Phil Arnold — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:46:00 -0500

ElvisBlog’s determined search for Elvis content on the Internet has produced another winner. Buried deep within the archives of TV Guide’s website is a wonderful selection of interesting items for Elvis fans.

ODD ELVIS WEBSITES -- 2

Phil Arnold — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:01:00 -0400

Back in November 2005, I discovered that someone had Googled “odd websites,” and Elvisblog came in # 8 out of 3,170,000 results. I told my wife, and she asked, “Is that a good thing?”

SKIN SHOTS ON ELVIS.COM -- PART 1

Phil Arnold — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:11:00 -0400

When I make my frequent trips into the web looking for ideas for Elvis articles, one of my regular stops is www.elvis.com/news. This is the news section of Graceland’s official Elvis Presley website, and they do a good job. With so many Elvis-related things going on these days, several new posts show up almost every week. However, there may be a new trend going on. Twice in the last three months, Elvis.Com has illustrated an article with a photo of a pretty woman showing lots of skin.