Nathanleo23: August 2011

My friend Alan Hanson writes a wonderful blog about Elvis Presley. He and I have often come up with similar ideas, but usually they are years apart after time has dulled our memory of the other?s work. This week we both independently decided to do a blog on Elvis? hair.

Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/7/16/4860016.html

FOLLOW THAT DREAM FOOL FOOL FOOL FOOL FOOLS FALL IN LOVE

Lamar Fike Has Died

Source: http://essentialelvis.blogspot.com/2011/01/lamar-fike-has-died.html

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Bad Hair Day / Good Hair Day -- You Call It

Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/7/16/4860016.html

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Are you lonesome tonight (laughing version �69 )

Source: http://elvispresley-world.blogspot.com/2009/11/are-you-lonesome-tonight-laughing.html

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Late Night Xmas Event At The Elvis Shop

Source: http://essentialelvis.blogspot.com/2010/11/late-night-xmas-event-at-elvis-shp.html

MY LITTLE FRIEND MY WAY MY WISH CAME TRUE MYSTERY TRAIN

Elvis Presley - The Live Greatest Hits Vol.2 By DJ. Ethan.

Source: http://oscarbaronelvispresleyimpersonator.blogspot.com/2011/07/elvis-presley-live-greatest-hits-vol2.html

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The Ultimate Collections/Movies Songs

Source: http://elvispresleygalore.blogspot.com/2008/01/ultimate-collectionsmovies-songs.html

Tickle Me Harum Scarum Frankie And Johnny Paradise Hawaiian Style

Source: http://essentialelvis.blogspot.com/2011/02/click-to-enlarge-may-1st-2011-5pm.html

YOU LL NEVER WALK ALONE YOU LL THINK OF ME YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL YOUNG DREAMS

Monday, August 22, 2011

Elvis in 1957 at Graceland

Source: http://elvispresley-world.blogspot.com/2009/11/elvis-in-1957-at-graceland.html

Double Trouble Clambake Stay Away Joe Speedway

Elvis Presley - I've Lost You (Take 1)

Source: http://elvispresley-world.blogspot.com/2010/01/elvis-presley-ive-lost-you-take-1.html

IT S A MATTER OF TIME IT S A SIN IT S A SIN TO TELL A LIE IT S A WONDERFUL WORLD

Promised Land

Source: http://elvispresleygalore.blogspot.com/2008/01/promised-land.html

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Ya se puede comprar Online el nuevo trabajo de Metal Elvis.

Source: http://oscarbaronelvispresleyimpersonator.blogspot.com/2011/07/ya-se-puede-comprar-online-el-nuevo.html

LET S FORGET ABOUT THE STARS LIFE LIKE A BABY LITTLE CABIN ON THE HILL

Ginger Alden Reconsidered

Source: http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2011/07/ginger-alden-reconsidered.html

THE FAIR IS MOVING ON THE FIRST NOEL THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE THE FOOL

Elvis Presley - Vegas Showtime - A Concert From The Mind Of Dr K.

Source: http://oscarbaronelvispresleyimpersonator.blogspot.com/2011/08/elvis-presley-vegas-showtime-concert.html

GUITAR MAN HANDS OFF HAPPY ENDING HARBOR LIGHTS

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Morgan Freeman to Host Fundraiser for The MED

Source: http://elvispresleyfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/05/morgan-freeman-to-host-fundraiser-for.html

A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION A MESS OF BLUES A THING CALLED LOVE

"Jesse" Makes A Mistake

Source: http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/12/jesse-makes-mistake.html

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Federal grant will spruce up Graceland area

Source: http://elvispresleyfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/08/federal-grant-will-spruce-up-graceland.html

IT S MIDNIGHT IT S NO FUN BEING LONELY IT S NOW OR NEVER IT S ONLY LOVE

From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee

Source: http://elvispresleygalore.blogspot.com/2008/01/from-elvis-presley-boulevard-memphis.html

ONE BOY TWO LITTLE GIRLS ONE BROKEN HEART FOR SALE ONE NIGHT ONE NIGHT OF SIN see ONE NIGHT

My Love letter to Elvis

Source: http://vivaelvis.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-love-letter-to-elvis.html

RAGS TO RICHES RAISED ON ROCK REACH OUT TO JESUS READY TEDDY

Elvis Live In The Fifties Vol 3.

Source: http://elvispresleylive.blogspot.com/2009/03/elvis-live-in-fifties-vol-3.html

TUTTI FRUTTI TWEEDLE DEE TWENTY DAYS AND TWENTY NIGHTS UNCHAINED MELODY

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Elvis Presley - Never Ending By DR K.

Source: http://oscarbaronelvispresleyimpersonator.blogspot.com/2011/07/elvis-presley-never-ending-by-dr-k.html

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His smile

Source: http://vivaelvis.blogspot.com/2008/07/his-smile.html

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Steve Brewer's Lonely Street on DVD, with Elvis

Source: http://elvispresleyfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/09/steve-brewers-lonely-street-on-dvd-with.html

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Raised on Rock

Source: http://elvispresleygalore.blogspot.com/2008/01/raised-on-rock.html

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Next Mag - Sneak Preview...

Source: http://essentialelvis.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-mag-sneak-preview.html

MY DESERT SERENADE MY HAPPINESS MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU MY LITTLE FRIEND

UPDATE: Aaron...Spelling, Part II

Source: http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/09/update-aaronspelling-part-ii.html

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Elvis' First Trip to Las Vegas was a Blast

A few weeks ago, when I was reviewing pictures in my files for the recurring feature Postscripts to Earlier Elvisblogs, there were several photos from Elvis? first appearance in Las Vegas. That was his two-week engagement at the New Frontier Hotel?s Venus Showroom from April 23 to May 6, 1956.

Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/7/9/4854736.html

A MESS OF BLUES A THING CALLED LOVE A WHISTLING TUNE A WORLD OF OUR OWN

Magazine Offer!!!

Source: http://essentialelvis.blogspot.com/2011/03/magazine-offer.html

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Source: http://presleyland.blogspot.com/2011/08/message-from-lisa-marie-presley-at.html

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Until his last breath

Source: http://vivaelvis.blogspot.com/2009/08/until-his-last-breath.html

ALL SHOOK UP ALL THAT I AM ALLA EN EL RANCHO GRANDE ALMOST

Source: http://vivaelvis.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-look-far-away-its-sunset-and-there-is.html

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Blago/Elvis Bonus Blog

You have probably seen the news that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday of a wide range of corruption charges, including trying to sell President Obama's Senate seat.

Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/6/28/4847897.html

A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION A MESS OF BLUES A THING CALLED LOVE A WHISTLING TUNE

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Source: http://gracelandmaspalomas.blogspot.com/2008/03/blog-post_6172.html

HIS HAND IN MINE MARIE S THE NAME HIS LATEST FLAME HOLLY LEAVES AND CHRISTMAS TREES HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

A Best-Selling Afternoon In The Garden

Source: http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2011/08/afternoon-in-garden.html

THE WALLS HAVE EARS THE WHIFFENPOOF SONG THE WONDER OF YOU THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHRISTMAS

Vernon & The Autopsy Permission Form

Source: http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2011/06/autopsy-permission-form-who-did-what.html

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Deecoded - Dee Presley's Letter

Source: http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/11/transcription-of-dee-presleys-letter-re.html

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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, and Heritage Auctioneers had 48 Elvis items in an auction that ended July 29. The first had a generous assortment of Elvis clothing and could be evaluated as a bigger success of the two. So, let?s take a look at the Elvis wardrobe items that changed hands at The Rock and Roll Auction from Gotta Have It.

1969 Return to Las Vegas Outfit:

This black mohair jacket and pants (plus the boots and scarf) attracted the second-most bids and brought in the highest price. The winning bid of $36,772 (including the auctioneer?s premium) was above the expected $20-30,000 range. The reason it was so popular is that this is the outfit Elvis wore when he returned to live shows at the Las Vegas International Hotel in the summer of 1969. It was before the jumpsuits came along, but as the auction website said, ?During Elvis? first engagement in 1969, Elvis? costumes were more subdued, but Elvis looked the best he ever had, and the suits he had designed for this engagement were simple and stunning.?

Here are two of the hundreds of photos taken during this engagement. Note the red satin kick pleats in the pants foreshadowing an iconic feature of Elvis? future jumpsuits. Included in the ensemble is the pair of the ?Verde? boots Elvis loved so much and wore during the engagement. The buyer also received one of the scarves Elvis wore at that time. However, these were accessories and not used like the ones he would come to give away to screaming fans several years later.

There is no question that this set is the genuine thing. There are custom labels and Elvis? name in indelible ink inside the coat and pants verifying they belonged to him. In addition, a letter of providence from Elvis? long-time wardrobe manager, Richard Davis, seals the deal. This is a major, big-time Elvis collectible.

IC Costume Blue Shirt:

This hand-tailored blue shirt received the most bids, and it went for $8,983, a price near the topside of the expected range. Because Elvis never gave the shirt a favorite name, the auction website simply calls it the IC Costume Blue Shirt, named after the store where he got it. The shirt had all the requirements needed to generate bidding interest: a custom label, a color photograph of Elvis wearing it, and a letter of authenticity from his long time buddy Alan Fortas.

Lansky Bros. Outfit:

There was no doubt this suit and shirt combo would go for big bucks. As the label shows, Elvis got it from Lansky Bros. Men?s Shop. He subsequently wore it for all sort of photography sessions in 1956. It even appears in a picture on the back of his first album, Elvis Presley. The happy new owner of this iconic outfit shelled out $25,725 to get it

Jailhouse Rock Shirt (Sort of):

The expected range for this brown, black and gray shirt was $5,000 to $10,000, but it brought only $3,146. The reason can be found in the fine print on the auction website description. Four color variations of this shirt were bought for the movie Jailhouse Rock, but the red version was chosen for Elvis to wear in it. In a nice display of honesty, they even admit that Elvis is wearing the red one in the accompanying photo taken on the set with co-star Judy Tyler. There is no letter of provenance to prove that Elvis ever wore the auction shirt, so bidders were understandably cautious.

IC Costume Shirt, Pants and Belt:

The shirt in this outfit is similar to the other one from IC Costume Co. above, but pants and gold metallic belt are also included. You would think it would bring considerably more, but the whole package went for just $10,631, about half of that expected. I don?t get it. It comes with a supporting photograph taken in front of the Graceland front door, and it has a letter of provenance from Harold Lloyd, Elvis? first-cousin and Graceland gate guard. This looks to be a good bargain for the lucky bidder.

Shirt, Vest and Pants Outfit from Lansky Bros:

The auction photos all show just the white rayon shirt and the red vest, but the set included a pair of black pleated and cuffed pants. The shirt and vest both have personalized Elvis labels as well as standard Lansky Bros. labels. Publicity photographs featuring Elvis wearing this outfit accompany the lot. The auction website says the photographs were most likely taken during the King Creole film period, but the outfit does not appear in the film. With the photos of Elvis wearing the clothes and a letter of authenticity from buddy Alan Fortas, the three-piece set equaled expectations and topped out at $13,798.

Monogrammed Purple Terry Robe:

You have to look closely to see the EP monogram at the top of this robe. The auction website says it was obtained from Felton Jarvis who was Elvis' record producer with RCA Records. Felton received the robe from Elvis during the Jungle Room Sessions held at Graceland on February 5, 1976. There was no accompanying photo of Elvis wearing the robe, but it was accompanied with letter of authenticity from Elvis biographer, Hal Noland, and it achieved a high bid of $5,445,

Army Shirt Worn in Germany:

I guess this shirt is authentic, but there are several things in the auction website text and pictures that make me wonder. Three shots were displayed showing different printed or stamped images and words on the inside of the shirt. The two below both contain stamps of ownership: Elvis Presley in script and Presley E A in block letters.

The next picture shows inside the collar, and the blow-up shows the shirt size at the top: 14� ? 32. Elvis may well have had a 14� inch neck back in his Army days, but just a 32 inch sleeve length? Seems pretty short for a guy who was 6?1? tall. I Googled Elvis? vital statistics but couldn?t find anything on that.

Farther down on the blow-up, we see SP 4 Elvis Presley, a rank Elvis achieved. But, if the rank is printed on the inside of the shirt, why isn?t the insignia sewn on the shirt? Do you think two extra stamps besides the one inside the collar seems like too much?

The thing that put up the biggest red flag for me on this shirt was in the auction website text. It actually said, ?Comes from the Vince Everett Elvis Presley Museum in the UK with a signed COA from Vince Everett himself.? If the name Vince Everett sounds familiar to you, it should. That was the name of Elvis? character in Jailhouse Rock. So, they were offering a certificate of authenticity from a fictional character?

The high bidder thought this was worth $5,069. If I had that kind of money, I think I?d look for less questionable Elvis memorabilia to spend it on.