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Part 3 of the "Making Of"
We have received emails from dissapointed fans who waited the
whole weekend for the next part of the "Making of" to appear online.
Even on messageboards like TCB-World.com there were postings that were
asking about the 3rd part, but it did not happen, of course.
Because of the article in the magazine of the Elvismatters fanclub we
decided to give you a little preview by showing the pages with photos
from the upcoming book about Lake Tahoe. So today, we have now for you
the update with the third part. We hope you enjoy what you are about to
see.
Author Sue McCasland who came to Germany to make final changes before
the book print starts will reveal new details about the upcoming
release. There is also a telephone conference with author Sandi Pichon
("Elvis On Tour '75")
where both fans talk about their memories with
Elvis.
In the next few days the 4th part of the "Making Of" will be available
on this website. You will be surprised by that one.
Because a person - who formerly worked for Elvis Presley - will
visit Sue McCasland in the office of Praytome Publishing. So stay tuned!
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Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret.
When in Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" the Tahoe-project was mentioned for the very first time, the fans went wild because a book like that has never been done before and was highly anticipated.
But despite all the prophecies of doom and reactions like "Elvis in Lake Tahoe ? You can't do a book about it, there's nothing you can tell. And the plenty of pictures which are circulating do not justify to publish a book.
Of course, the Praytome Publishing team had done a lot of research before they announced the project. But not only research was done, they tracked down many people and fans who witnessed the shows during the engagements from 1971-1976.
The book contains not only great never before published pictures of Elvis during the engagements from 1971-76 but also has lots of stories from eye-witnesses and lots of memorabila for display.
The latest opus by Praytome Publishing, author Sue McCasland and co-author Joe A. Krein: "The World's Best Kept Secret - Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe". The comprehensive research work for this project began lots of months ago but one thing is quite sure: like Adrenaline 71 - this new Tahoe project will rub out another black hole in the world of Elvis' history.
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Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret.
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2008/07/31
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FTD News.
Here’s the first information on the October 2008 releases:
1) Untitled - 2 CD of soundboards from August 1974, including the
opening show
2) 2 CD version of ELVIS COUNTRY
3) 2 CD version of IN PERSON
More information top follow as work progresses.
The Love Letters / Memphis Tennessee / America release are on it's way to the distributors from today on.
2008/07/31 It's Elvis
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Elvis In Deutschland CD.
Fifty years after G.I Presley set foot on German soil RCA and
SONY release a double CD set entitled "Elvis In Deutschland".
The CD is due to hit the street September 25, 2008 and contains all Top
20 hits from "Are You Lonesome Tonight" to "In The Ghetto" and songs
linked to Germany like "Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)" and an Elvis
interpretation of the James Last composition "Fool".
To complete the album it features a medley of recordings recorded during
Elvis days in the service in Bad Nauheim.
2008/07/31
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LITTLE MORE ACTION ON
ELVIS.
Wagerworks latest again salutes the king of rock 'n roll - IGT
online gambling software provider subsidiary Wagerworks has released
another slot themed on the king of rock, Elvis Presley, timed to
resonate with the annual Elvis Week, when fans from all over the world
celebrate the life and work of the deceased American artiste.
Branded 'Elvis - a little more action', the game features 50 pay-lines,
stacked Wilds for combination wins and an Action Free Spins Bonus. This
5-reel, 5-credits-per-line game offers players a variety of
opportunities, with each reel providing four or more stacked wild
symbols that can trigger useful wins. Enhancing the presentation are
colourful and relevant graphics and typical Presley hit music.
Ernie Lafky, Executive Producer of WagerWorks/IGT comments: “We take a
great deal of time and pride in producing top quality imagery and sounds
for our games. Peter Valsamis, audio designer, went to incredible
lengths to make the music in our new Elvis game as authentic as
possible. Great care was taken in using vintage instruments,
microphones, studio gear and recording techniques true to the period of
the original recording. The amazing soundtrack, combined with retro
imagery, truly evokes 1960’s Las Vegas.”
The multi-denomination, multi-currency game offers a top award of up to
250 000 credits. Three bonus symbols appearing on the middle reels
trigger the Action Free Spins Bonus, and players are awarded five free
spins. The bonus reels are more lucrative than standard reels, with
extra stacked wilds and extra bonus symbols. The free spins are
recursive, meaning that players can potentially retrigger the Action
Free Spins Bonus multiple times up to a maximum of 255 free spins.
2008/07/31
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A Star For Elvis Campaign Ends: Goal Reached!
The “Viva Las Vegas!” Elvis Presley Fan Club is happy to announce
that the fund raising goal has been met for its “A Star for Elvis”
Campaign – to install a star honoring Elvis Presley on the “Las Vegas
Walk of Stars”. How appropriate an announcement for the 39th anniversary
of the day Elvis returned to the stage at the International Hotel in Las
Vegas.
Since February 28, in only 5 months, donations have been collected
totaling over $15,000. The $15,000 total has been verified by Mr Robert
Alexander, the President of the LVWOS. Any overage will be donated to
the club’s designated charity, St Jude’s Ranch for Abused Children, in
Boulder City NV. (This is no relation to the hospital in Memphis.)
The star will be unveiled during a ceremony on Friday, Sept 26. The
invitee list is limited to donors and VIPs. The star itself will be
installed a few days later, in front of the Riviera, next to Liberace’s
star. The Riviera is the closest casino on Las Vegas Blvd to the Hilton,
concert home to Elvis Presley.
We thank all the friends, fans, and tribute artists who have donated
their funds, energy, and time to this endeavor. These fans should
certainly feel proud of themselves! We also would like to specifically
acknowledge the following Elvis friends for their donations and support:
Sonny West, Kathy Westmoreland, Sandi Miller, Jon Patino, and Darlene
Tompkins. We appreciate every dollar that has been given.
The campaign would not have been as wonderful and successful without the
following: We give special thanks to Sandi Pichon for spreading the word
to her many friends and contacts in the Elvis world, to Sue McCasland
for providing the Star pins for donors, and to Artie Dadyan for
providing Elvis-style sunglasses as a donor incentive. Immense gratitude
goes out to local Elvis Tribute Artist Peter Vallee and his staff, and
his manager Lucille Star, for promoting and representing the Elvis Star
Campaign.
All the funds donated were by fans and friends of Elvis Presley. There
was no assistance by any corporation. Once again, Elvis fans have
demonstrated their love and support for “The King of Rock and Roll.”
Personally, I have many to thank. Once again I want to state my
appreciation for the inspiration of the Bobby Darin Star Fund Project
and his fans.
I thank my star advisors, the club board of directors, and the
members of the Viva Las Vegas Club for their incredible and unwavering
support. And, I dedicate my effort to the memory of Janelle McComb and
her work to build the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel in Tupelo. Her
spirit was a great influence and encouragement to me during this
campaign.
Elvis is our 'Flaming Star' !
2008/07/31 www.astarforelvis.com / www.epgold.com
Fit for a King.
The DVD front cover "Fit For A King" - the story behind B&K Enterprises. Release date August, 2008 - Region free.
The Trailers From “Fit for a King” The Story of B&K Enterprises.
Fit for a King Trailer 1 - Fit for a King Trailer 2
Butch Polston From B&K Enterprises Talks About His New Upcoming Dvd "Fit For A King"
Butch Polston & Andy Dumas
Dear Andylon,
First off, thank you so very much for taking time out of your very busy
day to call me. I also want to take this opportunity to thank you from
the bottom of our hearts for all your input and kindness concerning your
involvement with our documentary "Fit for a King".
This documentary represents a journey--not just any type of journey, but
a journey into many aspects such as the love for one's wife and family,
the love of friends that has developed from the sheer enjoyment of being
an Elvis fan, as well as the deep seated, heart-warming feeling that
comes from doing something that truly fulfills one and lends a guiding
light through the darkness of the world.
The journey of this documentary started when a gentleman named John
Paget made a documentary called "Almost Elvis". It was quite apparent to
many fans of Tribute Artists that it was a wonderful piece of work.
However, the fans started purchasing this documentary as well, and it
was they who started writing us, as well as a number of the ETA's,
telling us how much they enjoyed our segment and that they would like to
know more about us. To tell you the truth, I never really thought that
we were doing anything that would be fascinating for other people to
know about. Kim and I are just two people who were childhood sweethearts
and married, started a family, and a unique business was born from our
love of the artwork that was on Elvis' clothes, and especially our love
of Elvis.
Jamie Dumas & Bill Belew & Andy Dumas
A number of years ago, Andy Dumas, who directed this documentary,
contacted me with a desire to come for a visit. The rest of his part of
the story has already been outlined. I must say, Andy and his beautiful
wife, Jamie, have become very dear friends, as well as extended family
members. It was Andy's encouragement and desire to tell a human interest
story, that brought us down the pathway of this documentary.
Kim and I have never been the type of people who talk a lot about
ourselves. So, it took some finessing on Andy's part to get us out of
our shells. That was probably one of the hardest things that Andy was
faced with. The second part was for him to articulate his vision to us
concerning how he was going to put this together. With us not being film
makers, sometimes it was difficult for Andy to make us understand the
process, as we did not want to come across as being arrogant, or
bragging on the things that we have done over the years. Thank God that
Andy has a wonderful eye and talent! He has put the true essence of our
story in balance.
Andy Dumas & Gene Doucette Butch Polston & George Klein
I feel that he has done the same with the telling of the many other
pieces of the puzzle regarding our professional and personal lives, and
our involvement with Bill Belew and Gene Doucette. Andy was very careful
with making sure the story flowed properly, and with providing the
viewer an inside look at the lives of people who love and care for each
other above all.
It is our hope that when the viewer sees this documentary, they will see
a piece of work that tells a story of more than just some people that
make Elvis costumes. Kim and I started out as two kids from small-town
Indiana, who grew up with very little. We had much love from our
parents, and encouragement from them as well, to walk down the precious
tracks of life in their footsteps, being handed the gift of knowledge
from them. As all parents would want for their children, they wished for
us more from life than they had had as children growing up during
difficult times. In this case, Andy has put together a documentary that
has made our parents very proud, and it is our high hopes that Elvis
fans, Tribute Artists, and people with an interest in seeing every day
folks such as ourselves strive to do what's right in this morally
bankrupt world will take away a sense of fulfillment in a world where
boundaries are rarely respected.
We were very blessed with the friendships and guidance from two very
talented men who, like our parents, shaped a great portion of our lives
over the past 25 plus years. It is our hope that people will understand
that our business started out as a dream to acquire something (one of
Elvis' original jumpsuits), and ended up leading into a completely
different direction, and turning into what is now our costuming
business. We now live the dream of doing something we completely and
full-heartedly love doing, with people that have meant a great deal to
us, that are now our extended family. It has also given our parents a
great deal of pride, knowing that their children have succeeded.
One of the very important elements of this story is how this all started
as a complete fluke, and ended up being a way for us to pay tribute, in
our own little way, not only to Elvis Presley himself, but also to the
creators of the artwork that adorned Elvis' costumes and gave him the
stage presence that was a part of who Elvis was as an entertainer--Bill
Belew and Gene Doucette.
Our desire was also to make a documentary to make people understand that
it is possible to fulfill a dream by doing something you love and that
you've acquired some bit of success doing. Even though this documentary
touches upon the elements of Elvis' garments, this is more of a very
positive documentary about the people involved with love and respect for
each other. This, however, is not a historical documentary on Elvis'
full line of street and stage apparel.
Near Future other Dvd documentary
from B&K Enterprises.
This is something that we will be doing in the near future. Even though
others have tried to pursue this task, we will only do it when it's done
right. It will be done in a manner that will make the fans very proud of
our work, because at the end of the day, we, the Elvis fans, deserve
nothing less than the best product on the market. So, anything we do in
the future concerning other documentaries dealing with Elvis, will not
be done for the love of money, but will be done for the love of Elvis
Presley and the many fans who have pursued us for many years to produce
this type of product.
It should be noted that Kim and I are very humbled by this documentary
that Andy Dumas, his wife Jamie, and Daniella Rodrigues have produced.
We hope, in the final analysis, that we have produced something that
will provide a good feeling for those who see it, and to know that the
human touch and love for each other is truly what life is about, moreso
than the financial returns that one receives.
Kim Polston & Tim Welch & Butch Polston
Which brings me to my final comments concerning the documentary. In
life, the greatest blessing one can give is giving back to the world of
Karma. In 1999 when Kim was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, which is
touched upon in the documentary, I felt that it was the end of the
world. To date, Kim and I have had a loving and very close relationship
for 30 years. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was
devastating to me. Even more devastating was the fact that we saw people
dying from various cancers who could not afford treatment for these
dreaded diseases. If you want to see the real heros in life, go to a
cancer ward and watch people fighting for God's greatest gift!
Kim's Oncologist, Dr. Renato LaRocca, heads a research group with the
Kentuckiana Cancer Research Foundation, in association with the James
Graham Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, KY. A portion of the proceeds
from the sale of this documentary will go to the Center. Fifty percent
of the money at the Center is used in part to find new tools to fight
and beat cancer. The other 50% of the money goes into a fund to treat
people with up-to-date treatments that otherwise could not afford them.
We all benefit from this, no matter where in the world you live, because
all of our scientists and oncologists share information. It is our
heartfelt desire and dream that, more than us being well known for
making costumes, in some small part, it's in the back of people's minds
that we are trying to help find a cure so others will not ever have to
go thru the devastating news from their doctor "You've got cancer." The
progress that has been made today has provided a new outcome for many
people that would have been considered hopeless as little as 10 years
ago. By you, the Elvis fan, purchasing this documentary, you in a sense,
will be helping in this cause as well.
It is our hope that those who purchase the documentary will enjoy it and
take from it the knowledge that there is always a nitch out there for
people to create their own path to joy and love. All it takes is keeping
faith and doing the right thing.
May God Bless each of you.
Butch Polston, President
B & K Enterprises Costume Co., Inc.
EPGOLD Exclusive.
We' were proud to give EPGOLD exclusive the first chance to show not only the two 'trailers' created for the documentary, but also some short clips as well this month of July.
Clip # 1 - The Ali Robe
Behind the scenes story of the spectacular robe Elvis gave to boxing great Muhammad Ali, with new footage of Muhammad, at The Ali Center in Louisville Kentucky. Ali's former boxing trainer Angelo Dundee talks for first time, about meeting Elvis, and giving the robe to Muhammad.
The Ali Robe
Clip # 2 - Bush Rush
The story behind George Bush, and the Prime Minister of Japan’s visit to
Graceland. A lot of people don’t know that Elvis Presley Enterprises
asked B&K Enterprises to make up two Aloha replica capes and Belts to
give to the two Leaders. Normally it would take around 80 man hours to
complete these items. Well, they got the call about a week before the
visit, and they had to scramble, to say the least, to get the capes and
Belts to Graceland in time.
Clip # 3 - Becoming Elvis
There is a great section on some of the best tribute artist.
Even people who don’t like the tribute artist will enjoy this part of
the story. Features: Doug Church, Shawn Klush, Martin Fontaine, and Tim
Welch.
Clip # 4 - Bill Belew
Bill talks about the 'early' jumpsuits and how they evolved. Gene
Doucette also talks about his involvement with those "simple outfits".
Four New Video-Clips From “Fit for a King” The Story of B&K Enterprises.
Clip # 5
Clip # 6
Bill's Inspiration for 68 Comeback Leather suit Clip
Clip # 7
Clip # 8
There is much more to this documentary!
Other segments include complete access to the new Jumpsuit display, and
we were allowed to film inside Graceland. – We have great untold stories
behind the suits. Rare Sketches of Jumpsuits that were never made! We
have great interviews with George Klein, one of Elvis best friends.
We also talk about the many movies that B&K has made costumes for. And
of course there is lots of Elvis! Remember, this is the first time Bill
Belew and Gene Doucette have gone into this much detail about their
years with Elvis, so this is truly a unique documentary, with wonderful
stories.
As we say on the poster...It’s truly a story about "Fame, Fashion and
Friendship" .
Andy Dumas Producer "Fit For A King"
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2008/07/30 Butch Polston -B & K Enterprises Costume Co., Inc. / Andy Dumas - Andylon Lensen / www.epgold.com
New Import CD Label SURPRISE RECORDS.
Coming late August or early September. Surprise Records proudly
presents ... … a new CD full with great Elvis songs taken directly from the
Joan Deary Tapes!
24 great Elvis tracks with a total playing time over 77 minutes - in stunning never-before heard sound quality.
The late Joan Deary (Elvis' RCA record producer) worked on these tracks for a possible future release on the "Greatest Hits" series, but after Volume 1 was released back then in 1981 (?) a Volume 2 never followed. So these professionally remixed tapes were put into the archives.
For years a CD-R was circulating with these great tracks, but now for the first time they will be made available on a professional silver pressed disc!
This CD comes along with a beautiful full color booklet containing all necessary information about every track along with great pictures of Elvis. Also the lyrics to each song will be included - exactly transcribed word for word as Elvis did sing them!
Tracklist:
01. Hey Jude 02. Help Me Make It Through The Night 03. Fools Rush In (Where
Angels Fear To Trade) 04. I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen 05. When I’m
Over You 06. Always On My Mind 07. It Ain’t No Big Thing (But It’s Growing)
08. I’m Leavin’ 09. Where Do I Go From Here 10. Until It’s Time For You To
Go 11. If I Were You 12. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It 13.
Fool 14. This Is Our Dance 15. Cindy, Cindy 16. Separate Ways 17. (That’s
What You Get) For Lovin’ Me 18. Life 19. Love Letters 20. I’ll Never Know
21. We Can Make The Morning 22. Early Morning Rain 23. Sylvia 24. The Sound
Of Your Cry
Surprise Records will also include a special bonus feature … Look out for
this great release that will be the first in a series of great future
releases …
2008/07/30 E-Mail / www.epgold.com
Directly From The 1972 Elvis Summer Festival.
New Import Cd from the Label: Las
Vegas Archives 080572
August 5, 1972 Dinner Show Hilton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada
Songs:
2001 Theme See See Rider Proud Mary Never Been To Spain You’ve Lost That
Loving Feeling Polk Salad Annie What Now My Love Fever Carry Me Back To
Old Virginia (excerpt)/Love Me Little Sister/Get Back A Big Hunk Of Love
The Wonder Of You Hound Dog Blue Suede Shoes My Way Suspicious Minds
Band Introductions American Trilogy Can’t Help Falling In Love/Closing
Vamp
Bonus songs:
(August 5, 1972 Midnight Show Hilton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada)
Proud Mary Never Been To Spain The Wonder Of You For The Good Times My
Way Johnny B. Good
2008/07/30 E-Mail / www.epgold.com
September Nights.
The SR label announced their new release: recordings of Elvis' December
4, 1970 Dinner Show and September 7, 1970 Closing Show, both recorded
live in Las Vegas.
The press-release:
The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the beginning
of September is titled "September Nights" and will feature two
unreleased shows from Las Vegas September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part
only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night.
As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of
Elvis' activity, trying to provide unreleased shows with Elvis at the
top of his ability. In this our ninth release, we are proud to present
two very rare shows, one complete and part of the second to give you a
more complete view of the last part of Elvis’ August 1970 season.
Despite being the end of the season, Elvis' love of singing is clear in
these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to
them.
The Dinner show from September 4th, as presented on this CD is almost
complete, missing the last two tracks only. If we look closely at the
late Vegas act of September 1970 we can see that Elvis although tired is
still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis
sings straight to the audience with pauses and jokes, but the
performance is still solid and rough; the basic track listing is
presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, You’ve Lost that Loving
Feeling or Polk Salad Annie sound great; he presents the best of his
repertoire from the season. The best song from this dinner show is
without doubt the oldie “One Night” here performed in a very rough and
concentrated way surely the best version of the season.
The Closing Show of a memorable season maybe the best one, although
shorter with respect to the early shows and not of comparable intensity
but still valuable. Elvis performs the show in essence as his greatest
hits of the season and he performs it as only he can at that moment.
Songs like I Just Can’t Help Believing’, You’ve Lost Than Loving
Feeling’ and Polk Salad Annie sound solid and well performed overall
with feeling, the same feeling the we find at the end with Bridge Over
Troubled Water, the best song of the show.
These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape;
the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound
was restored in a studio to achieve the best possible results. We have
spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to
achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen
with pleasure.
For the Third time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe
DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live unreleased photographs of the
August season, with a wide spectrum of jumpsuits included.
Tracks:
01. Opening Vamp 0.38
02. That's All Right Mama 1.37
03. I Got A Woman 2.31
04. I Walk The Line (exc) 0.11
05. Monologue/Love Me Tender 6.53
06. I’ve Lost You 2.29
07. You’ve Lost Than Loving Feelin’ 4.09
08. Polk Salad Annie 4.12
09. Band Intro 2.34
10. Hound Dog (exc) 0.05
11. Johnny B.Goode 1.37
12. Band Intro 1.49
13. The Wonder Of You 3.07
14. One Night 1.37
Time 33.32
15. Opening Vamp 0.31
16. That's All Right Mama 2.20
17. I Got A Woman 2.36
18. I Walk The Line (exc)1.54
19. Monologue 3.07
20. I’ve Lost You 2.33
21. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ 4.37
22. You’ve Lost Than Loving Feelin’ 4.44
23. Polk Salad Annie 4.46
24. Introductions 8.05
25. Blue Suede Shoes 1.50
26. All Shook Up (inc.) 1.21
27. Hound Dog 2.01
28. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4.59
29. Can't Help Falling In Love 1.55
30. Closing Vamp. (inc.) 0.14
Time 45.46
Approximate Total running time: 79.30
2008/07/30 E-Mail / www.epgold.com
Queen musical We Will Rock
You and Elvis.
I went to see the Queen musical We Will Rock You in London at the
weekend and Our man was mentioned several times ..Infact as the lights
went down the first thing that flashes on thebig screen was ...In 1956
Elvis Presley releses Heartbreak Hotel.
The Show is about the future of music being cloned all songs are made
with computers all singers etc are clones. Amongst all this are the
rebels searching for the lost treasures left by Queen in the past these
being real instuments and the legend of real music which started in the
Heartbreak Hotel when people made music with guitars and drums and wrote
lyrics etc.
Obviously the show is based around all of Queens songs but Elvis and
Heartbreak Hotel are mentioned throughout the show. The show itself is
fantastic if you get chance to see it do so.
2008/07/30
keith- Ultimate Elvis /
www.epgold.com
Elvis's race car up for auction.
The King's 1965 Shelby Cobra 425 Roadster going to auction: A
range of the most luxurious and collectable European sports, American
muscle, Hot rods and custom automobile will cross the block this August
as part of Russo and Steele’s Monterey auction event. The quality of
Russo and Steele Monterey’s collectable automobiles has never been
better.
To be held August 14th -16th at Marriott Hotel in historic downtown
Monterey, this visceral auction event has a range of collector
automobiles sure to satisfy any collectors taste.
As one of the finest Shelby American automobiles, the ex-Lothar
Motschenbacher 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Full Competition offered here is an
absolutely beautiful example is one of only 22 full competition models
to leave the factory. Motschenbacher successfully campaigned this car in
the '65 USRRC Championships against Ken Miles in the factory 427 and Jim
Hall's legendary Chaparrals.
A year later, Elvis Presley and CSX 3012 co-starred in the hit movie
"Spinout." From the fame this added to both Shelby and the music legend,
CSX 3012 was to be known as The King’s race car for all time. This Cobra
includes complete ownership history and thorough documentation. Further,
it features a concours-quality restoration and continues to achieve
significant awards on both the show-field as well as the track.
Also on offer at the Monterey auction event are a range from the highly
elusive, legendary, and the highest quality of collector automobiles
that Russo and Steele has become known to provide at its auction events.
Please visit www.russoandsteele.com to view a variety of featured
consignments.
For additional information or images please contact Stephanie Quinn at
Stephanie@russoandsteele.com
2008/07/30
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London cabs promote Elvis.
Tourism partners, the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
along with the Tourism Division of the Mississippi Development Authority
have recently launched a one month
moving promotional campaign involving the famous black cabs one sees in
London, England. The campaign consists of 120 taxis with 90 in London
and 15 each in Manchester and Glasgow.
The cities selected were determined by their transatlantic air service
along with population.
Each taxi carries tip seats panels in the interior of the taxi which
communicate to a captive
audience in the back of the taxi normally on a one-to-one basis for an
average of 16 minutes.
Craig Ray, director Tourism Development, Mississippi Development
Authority said, “We are excited about this different approach to
traditional advertising and promotion. This is literally a moving
billboard that constantly is delivering a message to a huge
international audience.
International visitors from the United Kingdom constitute the third
largest number of travelers to Mississippi. United Kingdom visitors
represent 15.8% of the Top Ten registrants at the highway Welcome
Centers.
Tourist Site
2008/07/30
www.elvismatters.be /
www.epgold.com
PREVIEW '5 Years ElvisMatters'
In exactly 2 weeks from now, the Celebration Book '5 Years
ElvisMatters' will be presented at the Castle of Alden Biesen, in the
presence of the TCB Band.
This book brings back the fondest memories of the past 5 years, with
backstage and frontstage concertpictures, news paper clippings and
inside stories.
We have a few tickets left for the TCB Show on Saturday August 16th
(including book presentation, Ed Bonja expo and TCB-reception), so don't
hesitate and order now.
2008/07/30
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Cover Artwork for "Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe"
Today we have for you the complete cover artwork for the new Sue McCasland / Joseph A. Krein book "Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best kept Secret" for you.
Like
the previous products from "Praytome Publishing" e.g.
"Behind The Image 2"
by Bud Glass or
"Elvis On Tour '75"
by Sandi Pichon this new book will be hardcover as well and in the same
size like the previous mentioned titles.
You will soon find the third part of the "Making Of" on this website.
Check the official website or our recommend Newswebsite EPGold.com for updates.
2008/07/29
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- Andylon Lensen
Handwritten letter for sale.
The auction site R&R Enterprises has a unique piece of Elvis
history in his auction catalogue. A handwritten letter by Elvis, mailed
out from the Army to his girlfriend Frances Forbes, shortly after his
mother passed away.
From the auction site:
Outstanding and very rare ALS signed “Love ya kids, Elvis Presley,” one
lightly lined page, 8 x 10, no date [envelope postmarked November 14,
1958]. Elvis writes from Friedberg, Germany, to Frances Forbes in
Memphis, heading the letter “Frances, Heidi, Gloria, Diane, Earl,
Dottie, and the rest of the gang.” In full:
“Well I don’t know what ever made me write a letter but I guess it’s
because I am so homesick and lonely. I just want to tell you that I miss
and love you all very much, and I am just counting the hours until I can
return and we will all be together again. I can hardly wait till I am
back singing and making movies and above all seeing the old gang again.
I guess I miss mother more over here than anything because I am just now
realizing that she won’t ever be here anymore.
I remember the last few wonderful days at Ft. Hood. Someday we
will all look back and talk about it. Tell George, Allen, Lewis, Bobby,
and little Billy I said hello and that I miss them very much. Also Uncle
Travis and Loraine, and everybody at Graceland hello. If you see Uncle
Vester and aunt [illegible] tell them I miss them. Tell Patsy I love her
very, very much and to be a good little girl till I get home. Well I
will go for now just wanted you all to know that I was thinking of you.
All my love Frances.”
Elvis writes a few additional lines on the
reverse:
“Have a merry Christmas kids, I wish I was with you, we’d have a ball,
but maybe next Christmas. ‘Eri Vian Ditchi.’
Quote from ‘Hay Ears’ [“Memphis Mafia” member Alan Fortas, nephew of
Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas]—‘I’d kill to go to Germany.’” Elvis
was inducted into the Army on March 24, 1958, months before his mother’s
death on August 14. After completing basic training at Fort Hood, Texas,
he was posted to Friedberg, Germany with the Third Armored Division.
Presley served with the division from October 1, 1958, until March 2, 1960; three days later, he was discharged from active duty with the rank of sergeant. The letter is accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Presley’s hand to Forbes, including his return address and signature, “Elvis Presley, Friedberg, Germany.” Also included is a copy of a snapshot of Elvis and Forbes embracing as they say goodbye in September 1958, before Presley shipped out, as well as a 2007 letter from Forbes, stating in part, “I received this letter in the late fall of 1958 and I have held on to it for 49 years....
The day I received the letter I didn’t believe it was real until
I opened it and read it.... I immediately called George Klein & Alan
Fortas ... they were as excited as I. We all knew we had something
special because Elvis didn’t write letters. I was 15 years old and head
over heels in love when Elvis left for Germany. I thought my life had
ended until I received his letter.”
In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered light toning
and staining, and some light creasing and handling wear. Letters by
Elvis are of the greatest scarcity, as evidenced by the virtual absence
of genuine examples on the market; Elvis’s cousin, Billy Smith, once
remarked that if Elvis wrote ten letters in his lifetime, it would be a
lot.
The present example, so intimately documenting the personal side
of Elvis’s military service and his fabled love for his mother, is, with
his songs, among the most remarkable documents ever to come from the
King’s pen.
COA Roger Epperson/REAL and R&R COA.
2008/07/29 RR
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German Elvis Festival.
The German Elvis Presley Club MV will have their 2nd ‘Rostock
Elvis Festival’ from October 2 untill October 4 2008.
The festivities will be launched at October 2 with a ‘Come
Together’-party, welcoming all Elvis-fans. The right setting will be
created by an Elvis-DJ.
Friday October 3th will have a large Las Vegas Show with Oliver
Steinhoff. Special guest is Dick Grob. He was a Memphis Maffia member
from 1969-1977. Dick Grob was associated with Elvis Presley for over ten
years, served as his personal bodyguard and Chief of Security on every
tour, trip and almost everywhere else.
After Elvis' death, he remained with the estate for a time as Director of Security, working directly for Elvis' father, Vernon Presley. Grob, an Air Force officer, served over ten years in law enforcement. Presently, he operates his own successful consulting business. During his career in law enforcement he received specialized training from the FBI and worked security details in personal and dignitary protection.
He also, on occasion, worked with the CIA. His credentials were
well established when he took over protection for his friend, Elvis.
During the after show party, Grob will take the time to share his
memories with fans and answer their questions. Als 2nd special guest,
Helmut Radermacher will be at the event. Helmut is known for his radio
show and Elvis magazine ‘Golden Boy Elvis’. Visitors of the show also
have access to a special temporary Elvis museum with some original
clothing of the King.
Fans of the Rock and Roll era are welcome on Saturday October 4, during
the ‘Rock and Roll Party – 50 years later’ that kicks off at 20h. Two
live bands are playing all original 50s and 60s songs.
The festivities are based on two locations in Rostock (200km East of
Hamburg), in ‘Schallmauer’ and ‘Theater des Friedens’.
Program and Tickets
Thursday october 2nd 2008 – SCHALLMAUER
20h00
COME TOGETHER for Elvis-fans = free entrance.
Friday october 3 2008 – THEATER DES FRIEDENS
17h30
LAS VEGAS SHOW – incl. After-Show-Party and Elvis-museum = 22,33 Euro
info website:
www.remember-elvis.de
19h30
AFTER SHOW PARTY – for those who don’t want to see the Las Vegas show =
18,88 Euro
info website:
www.remember-elvis.de
Saturday october 4 2008 – SCHALLMAUER
20h00
Rock and Roll Party – 50 Jahre nach der Ankunft = 15,00 Euro
info website:
www.remember-elvis.de
2008/07/29
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ELVIS- FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS THE ALTERNATE ALBUM - Released Today!
Here it is....... the 4th volume in the
one and only Alternate Album series!
And what a masterpiece it is.........
- 2 BLACK COLORED DISC SET ( front and bottom )
- 4 PAGE STUNNING BOOKLET
- BOOKBOX CASE ( see pic)
- THE BEST STUDIO OUTTAKES ON DISC 1
- A BRAND NEW FANTASTIC REMIXED FULL 1969 CONCERT ON DISC 2 ( no silence
between each track, this is a professional remixed concert with the best
´69 Vegas tracks)
- STICKER ON FRONT CASE ( ´limited edition only of 300 copies´)
- BEAUTIFUL NUMBERED CARD INSIDE EACH BOOKBOX ( see pic)
- All tracks are professionally edited for optimal listening pleasure
Grap it while you can, once they are sold out, the´re gone....KEEP YOUR
COLLECTION COMPLETE ! Many thanks for your support!
DISC 1:
poor mans gold-suspicious minds ( take 6 ) / Inherit the wind (
NA take 1 ) / this is the story ( take 2 ) / stranger in my own hometown
(undubbed master) / little bit of green ( take 1 ) / and the grass won´t
pay no mind ( alternate vocal) / do you know who i am ( take 4 ) / from
a jack to a king (take 3 ) / the fair´s moving on ( alternate mix) /
you´ll think of me ( take 14 ) - Without love ( take 4 ) / hey Jude (
spliced take 1/5) / dont cry daddy ( undubbed acetate) / mama liked the
roses ( undubbed acetate) / rubberneckin´( undubbed master) / who am I ?
( master).
DISC 2:
blue suede shoes (24-DS) / johnny b. goode ( 24-DS) / all shook up ( 24- DS ) / are you lonesome tonight ( 26-MS) / elvis talks ( 26-MS) / hound dog ( 26 -MS ) / I cant stop loving you ( 24- DS) / My Babe ( 22-MS) / yesterday- hey jude ( 21-MS) / mystery train-tiger man ( 26-MS) /words ( 24-MS) / in the ghetto ( exact date unknown) / suspicious minds ( 21-MS) / cant help falling in love ( 24-DS) / Inherit the wind ( 26-DS) / rubberneckin´ ( 26-MS) / funny how time slips away ( 22-MS) / what´d I say ( 23-MS) : all tracks recorded in August 1969 - MS: Midnight Show - DS: Dinner Show
Note EpGold:
All four volumes from the Alternate Album series are beautiful packaged Cd-R releases.
2008/07/28 EpGold.com
'Elvis: Return to Tupelo' preview and review.
The new documentary ‘Elvis: Return To Tupelo’ will be released in the
first half of August. Director Michael Rose and producer Carol King gave
ElvisMatters an exclusive preview of the DVD and the bonus chapters.
In all documentary’s that handles Elvis’ life from
‘beginning to the end’, they don’t get to deep in to detail about Elvis’
childhood and teenager years, although they are very important for the rest
of his life. We all know the most important facts for this period: his birth
and his still born twin brother Jesse, Vernon who ends up in jail, Elvis
discovers Gospel and Blues music, his first guitar, …
The docu starts with a newsreel of the triumphed return to his hometown in
1956. The clock turns back to 1935 and we follow the Presley family during
the rural years of the depression, World War II and the tornado catastrophe
in Tupelo. We travel to Memphis, when the 3 are searching for better times
in the big city, where Elvis would become the greatest entertainer of all
times.
Country legend is responsible for the professional narration of the DVD. We
visit all the important places that had a key role in the life of little
Elvis, told by experts and people who are there at the time. Lots of
childhood friends are located and tell their memories.
Stories that are told before and never went in to detail are now explained
with all details. It is well known that Vernon ended up in jail after he
forged a check. He got a three year jail sentence – a hard time for Gladys
to take care of her son. Elvis’ mother started a petition to try to get
Vernon earlier out of the jail. All important people from Tupelo – from the
police chef to the bank director – signed the petition. The most important
letter came from O. S. Bean, the guy who wrote the original check to Vernon.
His opinion was that Vernon punishment lasted long enough.
Archive footage shows an interview with Brother Frank Smith, who toughed
Elvis the song ‘Old Shep’ and learned to play him his very first guitar
chords. Ernest Bowen, WELO Station manager, recalls the times that Elvis was
at his radio station to sing live on air.
The city of Memphis leads us to the Lauderdale Courts, Humes High and off
course the Sun Studio’s where DJ Fontana, Gordon Stoker and George Klein
share their memories.
The circle is round when de documentary ends back in 1956, Elvis’ hometown
concert.
The DVD is filled with comments of lots of experts and people who where eye
witnesses to the events, added with unique and historic footage from the
difficult years in the Deep South. This movie is made by professional
filmmaker and Elvis fan Michael Rose. It is obvious that this project is
made with a heart for the subject.
An extra bonus DVD with 60min of features is added.
We already knew the chapter titles, but now that we
have seen the disc, we can tell you more about the content.
Elvis week / Elvis festival
Dedicated to us, the Elvis fans, with an overview of the yearly
festivities that are held in Memphis and Tupelo.
The Alamo Girls
Seven girlfriends from Alamo, TN are out on an adventure when they
travel to Tupelo in September 1956 to see Elvis perform during the fair. The
seven teenagers can be seen on almost every footage and picture that is made
during the concert. They are all standing on the front row and some of the
girls are now telling about their special trip. We also see photos from
their private album with pictures they made from the front row.
Sun Records Line up
A brief overview of the other artists that became famous due to Sun
Records.
Elvis meets Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe, composer of ‘Blue Moon Of Kentucky’, met Elvis at the
Grand Ol’ Opry in Nashville. The audience was not overwhelmed by the way
Elvis performed their favorite country waltz.
DJ Fontana: Elvis on TV
Elvis’ first drummer recollects some memories about the various
TV-appearances at the Milton Bearle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan shows. He
goes in to detail about why Elvis did not like Steve Allen
Elvis’ eerste drummer halt herinneringen op aan de verschillende TV-opnames
bij Milton Berle, Steven Allen en Ed Sullivan. Hij gaat dieper in op de
afkeer die Elvis van Steve Allen had.
Sneeking into the Fair
Elvis’ childhood friend tells the story about how
they sneaked in to the fair because they could not afford a ticket.
Memories of the Colonel
A short portrait of Elvis’ ‘controversial’ manager.
George
Klein remembers the Coach
Elvis was a for a short time a member of the Humes High Football
team, but he quit because he did not like the coach. George Klein tells the
story when Elvis and the coach met each other again when he was already a
star.
June Juanico & Dixie Locke: first
date
Two of Elvis’ first girlfriends share their stories about being
Elvis’ date.
Magdalena Morgan's Christmas gift
During elementary school, Magdalena was Elvis’ little girlfriend. She
tells about the Christmas gift she got from him.
Mike Freeman: owning Elvis' house
Mike Freeman bought the house on Audubon drive that once belonged to
Elvis in 1988. He tells about how it was to live in Elvis’ home.
Debunking the myth that Elvis was
a Racist
In the beginning of Elvis’ career, a rumor was spread that Elvis was
a racist. This came from an article, published in the SEPIA magazine. The
JET magazine wrote that the rumor was a lie.
Elvis enters the Army newsreel
Original news broadcast about Elvis entering the army.
Elvis leaves the Army newsreel
Original news broadcast about Elvis leaving the army.
Elvis gets married newsreel
Original news broadcast about Elvis’ marriage.
Tupelo tornado newsreel
Very rare footage about the Tupelo tornado disaster in the 40’s.
'Washington Merry-Go-Round'
Elvis Controversy newsreel
Probably the most interesting chapter on the bonus
disc.
The program ‘Washington Merry-Go-Round’ was all about important political news. This episode however was about the controverse around Elvis.
In this complete 12min show from 1956, Elvis life
story untill then is told. The program concludes with a ‘prediction’ about
Elvis’ carreer. He is compared with educated and decent artists as Rudolph
Valentino and Frank Sinatra. Elvis is advised to get rid of all the
vulgarity if he does not want his star to fall as fast as it came up..
To understand the person behind Elvis, his musical preferences and his
choices, it is important to discover the roots of this all. For the first
time ever, all these facts are portrayed in such a detailed and interesting
way!
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68 at 40 retrospective Out Now!
This one is already a winner. Tunzi releases one of his best
books until now.
The mix of pictures, text and documents is perfect. The text is written
by director/producer Steve Binder. The book is setup as a diary,
beginning with the very first negotiations and ending with looking back
at the whole production.
Binder documents his memories with lots of archive material. We’ll see
his own handwritten notes from behind the control panel and we can read
the first scenario’s, where the title ‘If I Can Dream’ was still blank
and filled in with ‘Big Ballad’.
The pictures are page filling and from a never before seen quality. As
if the book is not worth its money by itself, there is a picture of
Steve and Elvis that was not published in the book.
No ordinary postcard, but a full glossy signed 23x21cm photo.
If all releases are going to be on this level, we fans are going to be
spoiled!
David Hamal
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Elvis’s Honeymoon Hideaway open on August 16th.
Visiting Palm Springs next August? Here’s a suggestion: Elvis’s
so-called Honeymoon Hideaway at 1350 Ladera Circle opens its doors to
the public. A tour of the house costs you 25 $US, the Indoor Gospel
Concert (4 – 7 pm) another 50 $US. More info at
www.elvishoneymoon.com .
History: On September 16, 1966, Elvis
leased the estate at 1350 Ladera Circle, Palm Springs, California for
one year for $21,000. Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's manager, lived in the
neighborhood and he thought that it would be the perfect place for Elvis
to relax, entertain his friends and escape from Hollywood.
However, Rona Barrett, the famous Hollywood gossip columnist, also lived
around the corner. She became suspicious that Elvis and Priscilla were
going to be married when Priscilla Beaulieu arrived on the weekend of
April 29th 1967 with her entire family. Elvis' entourage also began to
assemble (Joan and Joe Esposito, George Klein, Sandy and Jerry
Schilling, Marty Lacker, Dee and Vernon Presley).
Apparently "Miss Rona" even had the estate's maid followed in order to
find out when and where the wedding would take place. Then she announced
on her nightly television broadcast that "the King and Priscilla are to
be married in Palm Springs."Originally the plan was to have the wedding
and reception take place around the pool at the estate but because of
the onslaught of the press and media, Colonel Parker arranged for Elvis
and Priscilla to be married in Las Vegas. Escorted by Joe Espositio, the
best man, they slipped out of the house at 3:00 a.m. on Monday morning,
May 1st, 1967, going out the back way, by the pool and across the fruit
orchard to Rose Avenue where limos were waiting to drive them to the
airport.
They flew to Las Vegas in Frank Sinatra's Lear jet, the
"Christina", and by 4:00 a.m. the marriage license was obtained at the
court house. At 9:40 a.m. the wedding ceremony took place at the Aladdin
Hotel, in owner Milton Prell's suite. The ceremony was followed by a
breakfast reception for approximately 100 guests. On the same day, May
1, 1967, at 2:50 p.m., Elvis and Priscilla flew back to Palm Springs to
begin their honeymoon.
Elvis carried Priscilla over the threshold and up the stairs of the
Honeymoon Hideaway singing "The Hawaiian Wedding Song". Lisa Marie was
born on February 1, 1968, exactly 9 months from the date of the
honeymoon. The next day Elvis went to United Artists in L.A. to finish
"Clambake" and then hurried back to Palm Springs the same evening. It is
believed that the "1968 Comeback Special" was planned during the many
months he spent at the estate. After this concert Elvis made numerous
personal and concert appearances which led to him becoming the
"Entertainer of the Century".
Elvis loved Palm Springs! Elvis' favorite time of the year was the
summer, even thought he wasn't too fond of the heat. He resolved this
problem by installing hotel-style air-conditioning units throughout the
estate and he would keep the thermostat constantly low. His friends
constantly commented that the house was like "a meat locker". Elvis
often sang gospel music in the living room until dawn. Elvis at times
would ride his Harley-Davidson to downtown Palm Springs for ice cream
and at other times he would go to a bookstore called Bookland.
Occasionally he would visit Colonel Tom Parker, his manager, who resided
around the corner.
One day Elvis saw Robert Goulet on TV and he jokingly shot a gun at the TV screen. Later that evening he went to an appliance store in Indian Canyon and bought 10 TVs. Elvis had fun racing go-carts in Palm Springs at Camelot Park on E. Palm Canyon Drive. At the Indio Casino, Elvis played blackjack. He liked the game so much, that when he was in Vegas he had a blackjack table put in his Hilton suit.
2008/07/26
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Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara
Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret.
While the latest "Making Of" (the 2nd one) for Sue McCasland /
Joseph A. Krein book "Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's
Best Kept Secret" was a little teaching lesson about Sahara Tahoe
memorabilia, the book of course is not focused on the memorabilia but on
Elvis and his five engagements at the Sahara Tahoe, of course.
We will soon give you an idea of the great shots by the author and she
will share some stories with you.
Elvis Matters
Magazine No. 21
In the meantime, the Belgian Fanclub 'Elvismatters' has published a
Tahoe Special in the latest magazine No. 21. Some months ago, Peter
Verbruggen and David Hamal from Elvismatters contacted the Praytome
Publishing for complemetary illustrations because during their research
they learnt that there are only a handful of pictures available.
So they get in touch with the Praytome Publishing team, who was very
happy to contribute pictures to the article for the fanmagazine.
So the pictures in the article you see below are a little preview of
what you can expect in the soon to be released book.
Note EpGold:
Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret.
When in Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" the Tahoe-project was mentioned for the very first time, the fans went wild because a book like that has never been done before and was highly anticipated.
But despite all the prophecies of doom and reactions like "Elvis in Lake Tahoe ? You can't do a book about it, there's nothing you can tell. And the plenty of pictures which are circulating do not justify to publish a book.
Of course, the Praytome Publishing team had done a lot of research before they announced the project. But not only research was done, they tracked down many people and fans who witnessed the shows during the engagements from 1971-1976.
The book contains not only great never before published pictures of Elvis during the engagements from 1971-76 but also has lots of stories from eye-witnesses and lots of memorabila for display.
The latest opus by Praytome Publishing, author Sue McCasland and co-author Joe A. Krein: "The World's Best Kept Secret - Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe". The comprehensive research work for this project began lots of months ago but one thing is quite sure: like Adrenaline 71 - this new Tahoe project will rub out another black hole in the world of Elvis' history.
Order Now: Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara
Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret.
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2008/07/26 www.praytome-publishing.com - www.EPGold.com - Andylon Lensen
'68 Comeback Special Boxsets.
The audio on the dressingroom rehearsals seems to have improved quite a bit as well! The Boxset is dedicated in memory of Todd Morgan.
Note EpGold:
On THURSDAY JULY 31st, you are all invited to come to Caddy's Diner
in Purmerend, close to Amsterdam, a place well suited for an Elvis Party:
http://www.caddysdiner.com / DOORS WILL OPEN AT 19:00 HOURS!
'The Reno Brothers' will perform an electrifying '60 Elvis Set that will
leave you Rock 'n' Rolling in your socks! check out:
www.renobros.nl
All the fans will be able to buy the Boxset exclusively that night, before it will be available the next day in the recordshops. National TV, Radio & newspapers will be present at this party.
National dutch television station SBS6 will be shooting that
night for their new documentary on Elvis: 'The King Is Still Alive' and they
would like to interview as many fans as possible!
PLUS: every fan who will buy the Boxset that night will get a special made
SONY/BMG 7" vinyl promo with 2 tracks from the '68 Special! SONY/BMG Holland
will press these singles only for that night in very limited quantity so it
will become a true collectors item! We expect the cover art to be ready in
the coming days.
More surprises might be added along the way... (Supposedly somebody is being
seen digging in the vaults of SONY/BMG Holland for collector's items to give
to fans in a special lottery that night but this rumour is not confirmed as
of yet...)
But write July 31st, Caddy's Diner, Purmerend, 19:00 hours in your agenda's!
It's Elvis Time will be there with a big stand as well!
Pre-Order Now:
The '68 Comeback Special
Boxsets
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2008/07/26 Rogier
van Luyken - SONY/BMG
Holland - www.itselvistime.nl /
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RIP Jerry Walker.
Jerry Walker, a longtime editor of Editor & Publisher, and later
senior editor at O'Dwyer's p.r. Report and Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter, died
July 19 at his home from a heart attack. He was 72.
Walker had retired from O'Dwyer's in 2005 after 18 years and moved from his
long-time home in New Jersey to Bluffton, NC.
A 19-year veteran of Editor & Publisher, Walker started out as a reporter
and ultimately became managing editor. He was a second-generation editor at
E&P; his father, Jerry Walker Sr., had been an editor for many years.
Walker served four years in the Army, where he reached the rank of
lieutenant. During a stint in Germany, one of his chauffeurs was
Elvis Presley.
His first job after leaving the serv ice was with the New Rochelle Standard
Star.
"He had a keen eye for unusual an gles on a story and an instinct of going
for the jugular," said Jack O'Dwyer. "Journalism lost one of it most
enthusiastic practitioners when he retired."
2008/07/26
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Brief Encounters.
From Einstein to Elvis: This new book is due out this month in the US
in both hardcover and softcover formats.
Published by AuthorHouse, it features 90 plus interviews with celebrities
including Elvis, Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, Jack Lemmon, Johnny Carson and
Lucille Ball.
2008/07/26 Elvis Book Research -
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A tree fall at Graceland.
A tree fall at Graceland yesterday. One side of it hit Vernons office
and luckly caused no damange.
The other side fell on the carport side near the vip area. Look at the
picture close: there is a golf cart sitting under it that a supervisor had
just gotten off of. The fence was not damaged at all.
2008/07/26
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More information on the footage appearing on the forthcoming Elvis, Linda And Me DVD...
Linda & Jeanne Jeanne & Elvis
Clips will including some stunning
never-before-seen film
of Graceland, the gates and
pool area in near TV quality.
Fans will also witness brand new 8mm footage of Elvis’ Vegas engagements of August / September 1974, which was transferred in January this year for the first time.
The team at Essential Elvis actually transferred this stunning footage from the original 8mm reels for the first time, so we can guarantee that nobody has seen this material before.
Although the quality
is stunning and the colours
are bright, the footage is
about to undergo an extra restoration process that will slightly enhance
the otherwise terrific quality of the film. Each frame
has been digitally
transferred to DVD.
The footage of
Graceland is from August 1973.
Anyone who bought the great Caught
In
A Trap book will
recall seeing photos of the
Dutch and British fans on the steps of Graceland.
The footage was taken at this time and shows Tony Prince with the Brits.
More news at EpGold on the DVD next week.
Andrew Hearn
2008/07/25 Andrew Hearn - www.essentialelvis.com / www.epgold.com
The final artwork Dvd cover for "Fit For A King"
The final artwork Dvd cover for "Fit For A King" on top is the original Dvd cover.
Hi Andylon,
Several Elvis websites are saying that this (below) is the cover of 'Fit for King'.
I don't know who starts these rumors, but I have to set the record straight!
Andy Dumas
Director - Producer for the new upcoming Dvd Documentary "Fit for a King"
Note EpGold:
Full details for the new upcoming Dvd Documentary "Fit for a King" scroll down below on this Hot E-news page July 18.
Note EpGold:
It seems plaussible that the announcement " Due for release July 2008 from the Czech Memory Records is the DVD Elvis - The Jumpsuitology Vol. 1 - 1969 - 1972 Dedicated to Bill Belew may be the new designed Dvd cover since the 1st Dvd cover was a drawing.
Update EpGold:
Since the source was mentioned on the 2nd cover on other websites: Elvis Corner, we contacted the owner of the shop Elvis Corner, Johan and he confirmed " I just made this frontcover as a joke " since he thought there was no front cover yet and wanted to show this for pre-orders.
On the question why he didn't inform the other sites this was just a mock - up Dvd cover and this has upset the Producer for the confusion, Johan answered " why should I - I can't be bothered with this", I have to hang up now and by the way I have close contact with B&K Enterprises!
2008/07/25 Andy Dumas - Andylon Lensen - www.epgold.com
Then Sings My Soul.
(Rainbow Records, Release date: August
16th, 2008)
Elvis Presley was probably most relaxed on stage when doing one of his
legendary „Tahoe“-shows. No matter if the year was 1971, 73, 74 or 1976
– he was always „ready“ when the crowd was in wanting to celebrate an
unforgettable evening with their „King“.
May 7th, 1976 was such a date and Elvis delivered a very fine
performance. Well, in fact he did two shows that day.
Rainbow Records managed to obtain very early generation tapes of
audience recordings from both shows Elvis did that day.
On their brandnew release called „Then Sings My Soul“, the
Midnight Show will be presented with a great variety of classic Elvis
tunes while many highlights from the dinner show (such as „The Wonder Of
You“ and It´s Midnight“) will be on this 2 cd set as well.
There will be even more to „discover“ for the fans ears when listening
to the new RR release – more information on this will follow soon.
„Then Sings My Soul“ contains a 20 (!!) page-booklet with all necessary
information regarding Elvis´ final Lake Tahoe engagement.
We hope you´ll like the new RAINBOW RECORDS release! Tracklist and artwork will follow soon!
So stay tuned at EpGold.
2008/07/25 EpGold.
The Man Who Made Elvis laugh.
There seems to be no stopping to the August book releases.
Expected in 2 to 3 weeks time is "The Man Who Made Elvis laugh" by
comedian Sammy Shore. Sammy was chosen by Colonel Parker to open for
Elvis from 1969-1972 in Las Vegas.
Sammy also opened the Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip and is the father
of famous comedian Pauly Shore.
A comedian by trade, Sammy has also appeared in many television shows,
including Coach, The Munsters and Sanford and Son.
2008/07/25
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A Rockin' Good Night.
The team at Essential Elvis in the UK would like to thank Andylon
Lensen and EPGold for all their help and support in promoting the hugely
successful event, A Rockin' Good Night, this past weekend.
I'm pleased to report that the venue was completely full and every seat was taken. Everyone really enjoyed the show, which included live performances by John Leyton, Graig Douglas, The Flames, The Tornados and the almost legendary Shayne Driscoll.
The highlight for most was the chance to meet the very beautiful Jeanne LeMay, who flew in from the USA exclusively.
Through her close friendship with Linda Thompson, Jeanne was able to tour with Elvis, see him perform in Vegas and work at Graceland as a secretary. She spoke on stage for over an hour, telling fans of the time Elvis presented her with a sports car and a huge diamond ring.
Enjoy several clips on Youtube from Saturday's show.
Forthcoming DVD, Elvis, Linda And Me.
Linda & Jeanne Jeanne & Elvis
The day after the event a film crew spent several hours filming Jeanne
for her forthcoming DVD, Elvis, Linda And Me. Again, she came across
beautifully and her stories were extremely interesting.
Watch out for some incredible UNRELEASED footage of Elvis in August 1974 on this DVD.
The team at Essential Elvis actually transferred this stunning footage from the original 8mm reels for the first time, so we can guarantee that nobody has seen this material before.
More news at EpGold on the DVD next week.
Thanks again for your support and friendship,