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ELVIS
IN THE POLLS
The History
Channel on Cable/Satellite TV is currently running an online
Poll with the Theme "American Classics". Elvis
is listed in one of the categories. You can support him by
visiting the history channel website.
The
History Channel.
Graceland
Lights Up
On November 23 just
after dark, Arkansas philanthropist
Jennings Osborne officially flipped the switch and turned on
the glorious display of holiday lights at Graceland.
Of course, Elvis
own original lights adorn the front lawn
and driveway of Graceland, and his original Christmas
decorations are on display inside the mansion. You don't
even have to travel to Memphis to see these fabulous lights,
simply go to: http://www.elvis.com/graceland/vtour/gracecam.asp
NEW
INTRODUCTION AGENCY FOR FANS OF THE KING
We at the
Elvis Times have set up an introduction agency dedicated for
fans of the king, seeking friendship, pen pals, romance, or just
a date for an Elvis event, click here for
more details.
50
GREATEST LOVE SONGS IN CHARTS
The 50 greatest
Love Songs enters the UK charts at number 21.
Another
Record For Elvis
Elvis will soon be
listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in a new category:
Entertainer who has drawn the most fans to his concerts after he
was dead.
Graceland
LOSE 50 Staff
Elvis Presley
Enterprises (EPE) has laid off 50 employees, because of
tourism declines before and after the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks. Tourism had declined at least 15 percent at Graceland.
Since almost a third of the visitor ship to Graceland is from
outside the country, EPE has been hit by significant effects.
Scotty
And DJ Go Gold
Congratulations To
Scotty And DJ, with their contribution on the No. 1 CD of the
most popular band of Finland, Agents, Scotty Moore &
D.J. Fontana earned a gold record from Finland. They played on
three tracks (Don't Be Cruel, Blues Suede Shoes and & Devil
in Disguise) of the CD.
Nicolas
Cage and Lisa Marie Presley to marry 'right away'
Nicolas Cage and
Lisa Marie Presley are reportedly planning to get married as
soon as possible.
The couple have
only been dating for five months.
They say the
September 11 terrorist attacks have made them realise they want
to be together.
According to www.thisislondon.co.uk,
Elvis Presley's cousin, the Reverend Rick Stanley, said:
"From what I understand, the tragedy in New York and
Washington made them both realise there are no guarantees in
life
THE
SEARCH FOR ELVIS
GMTV Presenter
Eamon Holmes posing as Elvis
With the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death looming, the Elvis machine is gearing up for its biggest revival ever, and the winner of the GMTV Search for Elvis will be centre stage for the whole
thing, including a 30 day tour at Wembley.
There are four regional heats, each will provide finalists who may go on to appear on GMTV.
Friday November 9th - LONDON
Sunday November 18th - BRISTOL
Sunday November 25th - MANCHESTER
Sunday December 2nd - EDINBURGH
Visit GMTV's
website for more info and listen to some of the audition tapes
online.
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WARNING
Rick
Stanley's Tales
A warning from EPE:
"Rick Stanley, son of Elvis' father's second wife Dee, has
been featured in recent tabloid articles in which he claims to
have a close relationship with Elvis' daughter, Lisa Marie
Presley. Lisa has had no contact with Rick Stanley for many
years since he betrayed her and her family by selling false
stories to the tabloids about her. Rick Stanley is in no
position to have any direct knowledge of anything regarding Lisa
or her personal life and most certainly should not be quoted as
an authority. Should Lisa ever have any announcement to make
about her personal or professional life, it will be posted
on Lisa's own web
site."
Elvis'
Introduction Into Gospel Music Hall Of Fame
Elvis has been
introduced into the Gospel Music Hall Of Fame. The following is
a part of Lisa Marie's letter of acknowledgment that was read at
the ceremony:
"Gospel music was a major part of Elvis Presley's life,
both personally and professionally. Some of his finest work is
embodied in his gospel recordings - work that brought him and
generations of his fans - myself included - a great amount of
joy, comfort and inspiration. He felt a calling to reach out to
others in this way, using his fame in other fields to bring
gospel music to new audiences. In doing so, he made a profound
contribution to the industry, which you are recognizing so
beautifully and appropriately tonight. I
know how much his being inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of
Fame would mean to him and I wish he could be there to enjoy
receiving this wonderful honor. I join all our family and
friends and all my father's loyal fans in thanking you. I'm
deeply proud of my father and I'm so proud to see his work in
gospel music receive this great recognition.
Thank you and God
bless you all.
Lisa Marie Presley"
Readers
Digest New Releases
 
Readers Digest
have announced two new releases.
The collection of 84 recordings span the entire career of Elvis.
It is divided in various "themes". It is a 4 CD-set.
Another
Collection from Readers Digest is this "Elvis: The Legend
Lives On" spanning his entire 23 year career. The running
time of this 4 CD is about 4 hours.
JOE
ESPOSITO'S NEW WEBSITE
Joe has a new
website especially for Elvis fans, that is sure worth a visit.
You can log onto his site at: http://www.submitmls.com/joe.html
CHER TURNED
DOWN ELVIS
In a recent
interview earlier this month singer and actress Cher revealed
how she turned down Elvis Presley.
Cher stated that
Elvis Presley was her inspiration into music and that she
admired the King Of Rock N Roll, acknowledging him for her
career in music.
She received a
phone call from Elvis himself inviting Cher to spend the weekend
with him, and Elvis had expressed how much he admired Cher and
her music.
However Cher, just
couldn't believe it, she had been invited by her idol to spend a
weekend, she just didn't have the nerve to do it and turned
Elvis down
Elvis-Silver
Screen Released
On the FTD label just released
"Silver Screen Stereo" containing alternate takes from
the movie years, including Jailhouse Rock, Don't leave Me Now,
In My Way, I Got Lucky, Viva Las Vegas 7 More. It has been
described by Ernst Jorgensen as "Out In Hollywood Part
2".
Elvis
- The Missing Years Video
News of yet
another new release to get your hands on, Waterfall
Entertainment will release a new DVD titled "Elvis - The
Missing Years". This region 2 DVD will be released
December 3 and will also be available on video.
BMG Deletions
January 2002
a much of the Presley-catalogue will be deleted by BMG.
Not only domestic
releases, but also international releases will be withdrawn,
they state the reason for this is that the catalogues are just
getting too big. We don't know which titles are to be deleted
yet, but as soon as we have more info we will let you know.
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