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&nbsp;W e b s i t e&nbsp; &nbsp;I s&nbsp; &nbsp;D e d i c a t e d&nbsp; &nbsp;T o&nbsp; &nbsp;E l v i s' s&nbsp; &nbsp;F a n s&nbsp; &nbsp;A n d&nbsp; &nbsp;F r i e n d s&nbsp; &nbsp;W o r l d w i d e !</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=center><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/ahr012(97).gif" border=0 ?><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/ahr012(97).gif" border=0 ?></P> <P align=left><SPAN class=style2><FONT size=3><FONT color=#00ffff size=2><SPAN class=style2><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/onlinenow.gif" border=0 ?></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par416185"></a><table width="100%"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"> <img src="images/entre9zf.gif" " border="0"> </td></tr></table><a name="par434141"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><EM><SPAN class=topictitle><STRONG><FONT color=olive><SPAN class=topictitle><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 72pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: blue; text-effect: engrave; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=olive>FACTS</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></EM></FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><EM><SPAN class=topictitle><STRONG><FONT color=olive><SPAN class=topictitle><U><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/gif10.gif" border=0 ?></U></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></EM></FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN class=topictitle><FONT color=olive><SPAN class=topictitle><STRONG><FONT color=blue><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman">Shocking Audio from 1974</FONT><BR></P></FONT></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><EM> <P align=center><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/KmLIBL4xgJ0&amp;feature=rec-fresh width=425 height=350 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></P> <P align=center><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 72pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: fuchsia; text-effect: engrave; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 72pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: blue; text-effect: engrave; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN class=topictitle><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 72pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: blue; text-effect: engrave; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN class=topictitle><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">31st July 1969 to the 26th of June 1977 - 1,156 shows from 52 tours.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P></EM></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par458070"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: AucoinLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: black; text-effect: engrave; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=red size=5><U><STRONG>1</STRONG></U></FONT><FONT color=teal size=3><STRONG><FONT color=red size=5><U>) ELVIS PRESLEY VITAL STATISTICS:</U></FONT> <BR></STRONG><STRONG><FONT color=orange>Born: January 8, 1935 - Tupelo, Missisipi <BR>Dead: August 16, 1977 - Memphis, Tennessee <BR>Height: 6'1<BR>Hair: Light blondish brown (he dyed his hair black.)<BR>Eyes: Blue<BR>Chest: 39-40<BR>Waist: 32"<BR>Hips: 41<BR>Shoe size: 11D'<BR>Blood type: O<BR>Social security number: 409-52-2002<BR>Selective service number: 40-86-35-16<BR>Army serial number: 53310761 (draft number)<BR>Registration number for his Convair 880 Jet: N880EP<BR>National Bank of Commerce checking account number: 011-143875 (he signed all checks "E.A. Presley")<BR>Favorite flower: Jasmine<BR>Favorite Sports: Karate, Racquet ball, Football<BR>Favorite drink: Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Spring Water</FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P> <P align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: AucoinLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: black; text-effect: engrave; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=teal size=3><STRONG><FONT color=orange><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/MountainValleySpringWaterRareElvispresley.com(1).jpg" border=0 ?><BR>Favorite actors: James Dean, Marlon Brando, Dean Martin, Rudolph Valentino <BR>Favorite wild animal: Tigers<BR>Favorite make of car: Cadillac, Stutz,<BR>Favorite gemstone: Diamond<BR>Favorite home: Graceland<BR>Favorite colors: Blue, black, white, gold<BR>Favorite toothpaste: Colgate<BR>Favorite Aftershaves: Brut, and Aqua Velva <BR>Blood type: 0 positive <BR>Weight: 168 to 250 ( his weight increased after 1975 ) <BR>Waist: 30 - 42 <BR>Eyes: Blue <BR>Hair: dishwater Blond ( Dyed Black ) <BR>Shoe size: 11D <BR></FONT><FONT color=lime>Elvis last words: Ok, I won't ( To Ginger Alden, meaning that he won't fall asleep in the <BR>bathroom) <BR></FONT></STRONG><BR><STRONG><FONT color=red>2) ELVIS FAVOURITES...</FONT> <BR>Elvis favourite Drink: Pepsi cola <BR>Cigar: Roi-Tan Blunts <BR>Foods: Peanut Butter, Mashed Potatoes, Cheesburgers <BR>Toothpaste: Colgate <BR>Aftershave: Brut <BR>Books: The bible, The face of Jesus, The impersonal life, <BR>The Prophet, The Shroud of Turin <BR>Films: Patton, Dr. Strangelove, Monty Python and Holy Grail, <BR>The Party, The pink Panther, The dirty harry film. <BR>Co-stars: Ann Margret, Nancy Sinatra, Mary Ann Mobley, Juliet Prowse, <BR>Shelley Fabares <BR><BR><BR><FONT color=red>3) NICKNAMES FOR ELVIS:</FONT> <BR>Elvy <BR>Mama's Boy <BR>Big E <BR>Big El <BR>the Cat <BR>Elvis the Pelvis the Hillbilly Cat <BR>the King <BR>the King of Rock 'n' Roll Hillbilly Frank Sinatra<BR>Alan (code name at Graceland)<BR>the Chief<BR>Crazy Cat<BR>Crazy<BR>the Country Cat<BR>Fire Eyes<BR>the King of Western Bop<BR>Wiggle Hips<BR>Tiger Man<BR>Buttons<BR>Mr. Dynamite<BR>Memphis Flash<BR>E.P.<BR>Mr. Rhythm<BR>Sir Swivel Hips<BR>Pelvie<BR>Pelvis Elvis<BR>Tiger (karate name)<BR>Elvis Pretzel<BR>Mr. Safety<BR>the Atomic Powered Singer<BR>"my Boy" and "son" (used by the colonel)<BR>Hillbilly Bopper<BR>Mr. Obscene<BR>Mr. Wiggle and Shakethe King of Hearts<BR>the King of Love<BR>the King of swoon</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par458071"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: AucoinLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: black; text-effect: engrave; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><STRONG><FONT color=olive size=3><FONT color=red>4) ELVIS' ADDRESSES DURING HIS LIFETIME: <BR>TELEPHONE NUMBERS<BR></FONT>(there were no area codes.)<BR>Memphis: 397-4427<BR>398-4882<BR>398-9722<BR>870-0370 (the colonel)<BR>Beverly Hills: 278-3496<BR>278-5935<BR>274-8498 (the colonel)<BR>Palm Springs: 325-3241<BR>325-4781 (the colonel)<BR>ELVIS' ADDRESSES<BR>Tupelo Mississippi<BR>1. 306 Old Satillo Road, Elvis' birthplace, is now 306 Elvis Presley Drive. The two room wood frame house that Vernon built for $ 180 was designated a state historical site by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on January 8, 1978. <BR>2. Reese Street, where the Presleys stayed with Vester and Clettes Presley and their daughter Patsy, 1940-41<BR>3. Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment, 1942<BR>4. Vernon paid $ 200 down on the house on Berry Street on August 8, 1945. He was forced to sell it on July 18, 1946. "Doll" Smith lived here with the Presleys and then Minnie Mae Presley moved in.<BR>5. Commerce Street, a rental, in 1946<BR>6. 510 1/2 Maple Street, South Tupelo where the Presleys lived with Glady's cousin Frank Richards and his wife, Leona.<BR>7. Mulbery Alley<BR>8.1010 North Green Street, in the Shakerag section of Tupelo.<BR>Memphis Tennessee<BR>1. 572 Poplar Avenue (Sept. 12, 1948-Sept. 20, 1949)<BR>2.185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)<BR>3. 398 Cypress Street (rented from January 7 to April 1953<BR>4. 2414 Lamar Avenue (rented from end of 1954 to mid-1955)<BR>5.1414 Getwell Street (rented from mid-1955 to May, 11 1956.)<BR>6. 1034 Audubon Drive, where Elvis bought a three-bedroom home in April 1956 for $ 40,000 The family lived her from May 11 1956 to March 1957. Elvis allegedly sold the house for $ 55,000 it had an iron fence which still exists at the property. The Audubon Drive neighbors hated the Presleys and the commotion caused by fans. A neighborhood group asked the Presleys to leave.<BR>7. 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard (in a suburb of Memphis called Whitehaven) is where Graceland sits. Elvis purchased the house for $ 100,000 and lived there until his death.<BR>Southern California<BR>1. Elvis stayed at the Knickerbocker Hotel on Ivar Avenue, on the 11th floorwith Memphis Mafia, Gladys, and Vernon during the filming of Loving You. He then stayed at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and eventually moved to the Regent Beverly Wilshire at 9500 Wilshire Boulevard.<BR>2. 565 Perugia Way, Bel Air (a rental 1960-63 moved back into the home 1963-65)<BR>3. 1059 Bellagio Road, Bel Air was a rental and had a bowling alley Elvis lived here briefly in 1963 and 1965<BR>4. 10550 Rocca Place, Bel Air (a rental from late 1965 to May 7 1967)<BR>5. 1174 Hillcrest a three bedroom home in the Trousdale Estates was purchased on May 7 1967, for approximately $ 400,000<BR>6. 144 Monovale in the Holmby Hills<BR>7. 835 Chino Canyon Road was a vacation home in Palm Springs Elvis built this white stucco single story fifteen room ranch ranch for $ 85,000 and willed it to Lisa Marie in 1979 it was sold.<BR>8. 1350 Leadera Circle, was in Palm Springs. Elvis rented the five thousand square foot home in April 1970.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par458072"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: AucoinLight; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-color-alt: black; text-effect: engrave; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=teal size=4><STRONG><FONT color=red>Other Homes</FONT><BR></STRONG>1<STRONG>. 906 Oak Hill Drive in Killeen Texas. Elvis rented the four bedroom for members of the Memphis Mafia and his parents in May 1958 <BR>2. 14 Goethestrasse was in Bad Nauheim, West Germany. For $ 800 a month, Elvis rented a five bedroom white stucco house at this location from October 1958 to the end of 1959 while he served in the Army.<BR>3. 4152 Royal Crest Place in Memphis was the home Elvis bought and gave as a gift to Ginger Alden. It was one block from Graceland.<BR>4. The Circle G Ranch was located on 163 acres off Rt. 301 in DeSoto County Near Walls Mississippi.<BR><BR><BR>Old Saltillo Road - Tupelo, Missisipi ( Elvis' Birthplace ) <BR>510 1/2 Maple Street - Tupelo <BR>1010 North Green Street - Tupelo <BR>Berry Street ( two houses in different times ) <BR>Reese Street <BR>Kelly Street <BR>Commerce Street <BR>Mulberry Alley <BR>572 Poplar Avenue - Memphis, Tennessee <BR>185 Winchester Street - Memphis <BR>698 Saffarans Street - Memphis <BR>462 Alabama Street - Memphis <BR>2414 Lamar Avenue - Memphis <BR>1414 Getwell Street - Memphis <BR>1034 Audubon Drive - Memphis ( first house Elvis bought ) <BR>3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard - Memphis ( GRACELAND, the King's mansion ) Antes llamada Highway (número51)<BR>565 Perugia Way ( Bel Air ) - Los Angeles, California <BR>1059 Bellagio Road ( Bel Air ) - Los Angeles <BR>10550 Rocco Place ( Bel Air ) - Los Angeles <BR>1174 Hillcrest - Los Angeles <BR>144 Monovale ( Holmby Hills ) - Los Angeles <BR>845 Chino Canyon Road - Los Angeles <BR>1350 Leadera Circle - Los Angeles <BR><BR><BR><FONT color=red>More Info:<BR></FONT><BR><BR>370 Washington Street, Memphis, TN<BR>Elvis' first home in Memphis was this rooming house where they paid $11 a week to live.<BR><BR>572 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN<BR>May 14, 1949 - Around this date they move to another rooming house. The rent was $9.50 a week.<BR><BR>185 Winchester Street, Apt. # 185, Memphis, TN<BR>Sept. 20, 1949 Elvis and his family were accepted into this Memphis Housing Authority property called Lauderdale Courts. This two-bedroom apartment cost them $35 a month. In February 1952 they were allowed to sign a new lease with <BR>the rent raised to $43 a month. By Nov. 17, 1952 they were evicted because they made too much money<BR>to live in assisted housing. The combined family income was $4,133.<BR><BR>698 Saffarans Street, Memphis, TN<BR>Records show the family was living here during January 1953.<BR><BR>462 Alabama, Memphis, TN<BR>By March 1953 the family was living in an apartment in this home for $50 a month.<BR><BR>2414 Lamar Ave., Memphis, TN<BR>In 1955 the family lived here.<BR><BR>1414 Getwell, Memphis, TN<BR>In September 1955 this was their address and they paid $85 a month in rent.<BR><BR>1034 Audubon Drive, Memphis, TN<BR>March 12, 1956 Elvis was making enough money to purchase this home for his family for $29,500 <BR>from the Welsh Plywood Corporation.<BR><BR>3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, TN<BR>On March 25, 1957 Elvis purchased his beloved Graceland for $102,500 from <BR>Mrs. Ruth Brown Moore. This was his permanent home until he died here on August 16, 1977.<BR><BR><FONT color=red>Additional homes during the Graceland years:</FONT><BR><BR>906 Oak Hill Drive, Killeen, TX<BR>Home Elvis rented in 1958 during basic training at Ft. Hood, Texas.<BR><BR>Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany<BR>Home Elvis rented in 1959/60 while serving in the US Army in Germany.<BR><BR>525 Perugia Way, Bel Air, CA<BR>Elvis rented this home twice. September 1960 to November 1961 and January 1963 - 1965.<BR><BR>10539 Bellagio Rd., Bel Air, CA<BR>Elvis rented this home from November 1961 to January 1963.<BR><BR>10550 Rocco Place, Bel Air, CA<BR>Elvis rented this home in February 1966.<BR><BR>1174 Hillcrest Ave., Beverly Hills, CA<BR>Elvis and Priscilla bought this home in November 1967 for $400,000.<BR><BR>144 Monovale, Holmby Hills, CA<BR>Elvis and Priscilla bought this larger home in December 1970 for $339,000.<BR><BR>1350 Leadera Circle, Palm Springs, CA<BR>Elvis leased this home on September 21, 1966<BR><BR>Camino del Norte, Palm Springs, CA<BR>Elvis and Priscilla rented this home in April 1968 while looking for one to buy.<BR><BR>845 Chino Canyon Rd., Palm Springs, CA<BR>Elvis and Priscilla bought this home in April 1970 paying $13,187.83 down and signing a mortgage for $85,000.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT color=olive>Elvis now rest along with his mother, father and grandmother in the meditation <BR>Gardens located on the grounds of Graceland. <BR><BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=red>5) ELVIS, THE NAME</FONT> <BR>Elvis is from a Norse word meaning " all wise " <BR><BR><FONT color=red>6) ELVIS MET MANY FAMOUS SINGERS LIKE.. <BR><BR></FONT>Elton John: June 27, 1976. Elvis met Elton backstage after his show in Largo, Maryland. Elton would like to offer Elvis a<BR>song, but nothing comes of it. <BR><BR>Eric Clapton: 1975. Elvis met Clapton in Memphis, Elvis didn't knew who Clapton was so Eric told Elvis that he played guitar<BR>and the king answered that if he wanted guitar lessons his guitar man ( James Burton ) could give him some.... <BR><BR>Led Zeppelin Band: May 11, 1975. The Led Zeppelin Band was sitting in the front row during the show in Los Angeles on May<BR>11 and after they went to the Hotel to met the king. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were huge Elvis' fans. Elvis did a great<BR>show that <BR>night and later he said: I guess I showed those boys how to rock... <BR><BR>Elvis was a close friend with Tom Jones, Elvis thought that Jones was great and Jones that Elvis was the same. <BR><BR><BR><FONT color=orange>Elvis Aaron Presley, January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977<BR>Elvis charted more songs on Billboard's Hot 100 than any other artist. (149)Elvis spent more weeks at the top of the charts<BR>than any other artist. <BR>(80)Elvis had the greatest number of consecutive #1 hits. <BR>(10)Elvis is second only to the Beatles in<BR>total of #1 hits. <BR>(18)Elvis has the second most Multi-Plaintum records<BR>(The Beatles have 24; Led Zepplin has 13)<BR>Elvis has more Gold records than any other artist (81) <BR>(Barbara Streisand has 42; The Beatles have 41)<BR>Elvis has more Platinum records than any other artist (43) <BR>(The Beatles have 36; Barbara Streisand has 26)<BR><BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=olive><EM>No wonder they call him The King.</EM></FONT><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></STRONG></FONT><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P></SPAN> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par434140"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <H1><FONT color=olive><FONT color=orange size=3><STRONG>Presley Family Heritage</STRONG></FONT> </FONT></H1> <P><BR><BR><FONT color=olive><STRONG>Elvis' father Vernon Elvis Presley was born on April 10, 1916 in Fulton, Mississippi. Vernon's parents were Jessie D. McClowell Presley (1896 - 1973) and Minnie Mae Hood Presley (1893 - 1980). Jessie was a farmer and was said to have been a good looking man. Minnie Mae has been described by her family as skinny, peppy and a hard worker.<BR><BR>Elvis' mother Gladys Love Smith was born on April 25, 1912 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Gladys' parents were Robert Lee Smith and Octavia Luvenia "Doll" Mansell. Octavia was said to have received her nickname "Doll" because she was a very beautiful and fragile woman. She gave birth to nine children and was bedridden most of her life, dying at the age of 59 from tuberculosis. Gladys' father Robert was a handsome man with black hair. He was a cotton farmer and an occasional moonshiner. He would often pick up extra jobs to help support his large family. In his fifties, he died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving the then 19-year-old Gladys to find work in Tupelo as a seamstress to help support the family.<BR><BR>Gladys had black hair and dark eyes. As a youth she liked to play basketball. She played the position of forward and was very good at it. She also loved music and dancing. Vernon was tall and fair haired. He, too, liked music and had a good singing voice. He also enjoyed working on cars. In Tupelo, Mississippi they met and fell in love. They eloped on June 17, 1933 and were married in Ponotoc County. Their son Elvis, destined for fame, and his stillborn twin Jessie were born January 8, 1935 in their small home in Tupelo.<BR><BR>Various authors have researched Elvis' genealogy to varying degrees of accuracy. Although an official genealogy has not yet been completed by Graceland Archives, there is evidence that Elvis' ancestory is from several countries. 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It was located on Lamar Avenue and was a part of the Pieraccini family entertainment complex, which included the Eagle's Nest nightclub. It was at the Rainbow skating rink that Elvis first spent quality time with Dixie Locke, his high school sweetheart. At the start of his music career, Elvis performed at the Eagle's Nest. After his career took off and he could afford it, Elvis rented out the Rainbow after hours for parties with his friends. The guys would play skating games they had invented. They would wear elbow and knee pads to protect themselves and then divide up into teams to have a "war" or line up in a chain and play "pop the whip". The week before he was inducted into the army in March 1958, Elvis visited the Rainbow Roller Skating Rink every night to vent stress and to be with his friends before he had to leave. He rented it out again in March of 1960 when he returned home from ac!<BR>tive service in the military.<BR><BR>Elvis never lost his love of thrill rides in amusement parks. In the spring of 1956, when he went to Las Vegas to perform at the New Frontier Hotel, he found an amusement park to visit. That summer, he and girlfriend June Juanico went to the park at Lake Pontchartrain Beach near New Orleans. There they rode the Nephyr roller-coaster over and over again. In August of that year, when he went to Hollywood to film his first movie "Love Me Tender", he and his cousins Gene and Junior Smith spent time on the rides at the Long Beach Amusement Park. Back home in Memphis, Elvis would rent out the Fairgrounds after hours and often invited the fans who were hanging out at the gates of Graceland to join him there with his friends and family. The Fairgrounds would charge him $30.00 per hour for the Dodgems bumper car ride that he loved so much and a $40.00 flat rate for the wooden Pippin roller-coaster. He would also be charged for all the concessions the party consumed. Typically, El!<BR>vis would ride in his favorite car on the Pippin over and over again until he was tired of it. He would also get into his favorite Dodgem car and he and his friends would proceed to crash into each other throughout the night.<BR><BR>In 1975, in preparation for the 1976 U.S. bicentennial, the Fairgrounds Amusement Park was refurbished and renamed Libertyland. Elvis last visited the park one evening eight days before his death. He rented out Libertyland for daugther Lisa Marie and their friends on August 8, 1977. Today, many fans still visit the park and have their pictures taken with Elvis' favorite rides.</STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><BR><FONT color=teal><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT></FONT></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par434139"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <H1><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"><FONT face=Arial color=blue><STRONG>Elvis' New Year's Eve </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></H1> <H1><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400">Although not much of a partier as most think of the term, throughout the 1960s Elvis hosted lavish New Year s Eve parties in Memphis. It was an occasion for all to dress up and enjoy themselves.<BR><BR>In the early 60s they were held at the Manhattan Club, which used to be on Highway 51, north of Graceland. Elvis would use Monte's Catering and some of the entertainers he would hire were the Willie Mitchell Band and David Porter of the duo Sam and Dave.<BR><BR>The popularity of his parties caused attendance to grow out of hand over the years. In 1966, there were so many friends of friends who showed up that Elvis couldn't find a parking place. He drove through the lot and told those outside to have a good time and then left. He couldn't even attend his own party.<BR><BR>In 1967 and 1968 the annual party was held at the Thunderbird Lounge located on the lobby floor of an apartment tower on Adams Street. The club owner was Ernie Barrasso, a friend and former Hull-Dobbs Ford car salesman who sold Elvis a 1962 Thunderbird in 1961. Entertainment during these years included the BarKays, Vaneese Stark, Billy Lee Riley, the Short Cuts, B. J. Thomas, and Flash and the Board of Directors. At the 1967 party, Elvis, who rarely danced except for his movie roles, requested the song "Summertime"<BR>and danced with Priscilla.<BR><BR>The parties of 1969 and 1970 were held at T.J.'s Lounge on North Avalon Street. T.J.'s was a popular new nightclub in Memphis and Elvis' friends Richard Davis and Alan Fortas were working there. Entertainers were Flash and the Board of Directors with special guests Mark James who wrote "Suspicious Minds" and future star Ronnie Milsap who then was an up and coming studio singer.<BR></SPAN><BR></FONT></STRONG></H1> </td> <td valign="top"> <H1><STRONG><FONT color=lime>Outstanding Young Men of the Nation<SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></H1> <P><BR><BR><FONT color=green><STRONG>The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce began in 1920 to help young businessmen. In 1965, the name was changed to the United States Jaycees and the organization expanded to include individual development and community service. In the early 1980s, membership became available to women.<BR><BR>On January 16, 1971, Elvis received the Jaycees award for being designated One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970. It was an honor that Elvis cherished.<BR><BR>The award was started in 1938 by publisher and former Jaycee President, Durward Howes, who would choose and publish a list of America's outstanding Young Men each year. In 1942 the honorees began to be chosen by a panel of<BR>judges. In the 1980s, women became eligible and the award s name changed to honor ten outstanding young "Americans" each year rather than only men.<BR><BR>The finalist judges for 1970 were: Alexander Heard, Chancellor  Vanderbilt University; Odell Horton, President - LeMoyne Owen College; Lyndon Baines Johnson - former President of the United States; Dr. Robert D. McCullough, International President - Lions International; Abe Plough, President - Plough, Inc.; and Kemmons Wilson, CEO  Holiday Inns, Inc.<BR><BR>Here are just a few names of other honorees over the years: Arthur Ashe, Ann E. Bancroft, Birch Bayh, Leonard Bernstein, Pat Boone, David Boren, Susan H. Butcher, Joseph A. Califano, Richard Cheney, Frank G. Clement, Lt. Col. Rhonda Cornum, Thomas Daschle, J. Howard Edmondson, Billie Sol Estes, Gerald R. Ford, Henry Ford II, Abe Fortas, Dr. George Gallup, Steven Garvey, Albert Gore Jr., Virgil Grissom, Henry Heinz, Howard Hughes, Jesse Jackson, Bruce Jenner, Rafer Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennnedy Jr., Dr. Henry Kissinger, Blanche L. Lincoln, George Cabot Lodge, Joe Louis, Archie Manning, Peyton Manning, Judge Melba D. Marsh, Bill D. Moyers, Ralph Nader, Richard Nixon, James Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Dan Quayle, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson, Christopher Reeve, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, Kyle Rote Jr., William Saroyan, Gale Sayers, Dr. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., George Stephanopoulos, Brandon Tartikoff, Rudy Vallee, Orson Welles, C.B. "Bud" Wilkinson, Charles E. Yeager, Trischa Leanna Zorn.<BR><BR><BR><BR></STRONG></FONT></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par434138"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <H1 align=center><STRONG><FONT color=olive>Elvis' Favorite Foods </FONT></STRONG></H1> <P align=center><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=olive>Much has been said and written about Elvis and food. Most of it has been greatly exaggerated or misrepresented. Here's some thoughtful and balanced reporting.<BR><BR>Elvis' environment while growing up did not expose him to gourmet cuisine. He ate simple, down-home, country cooking. As an adult he never acquired a taste for more elaborate fare. Some of his favorite foods were pork chops, meat loaf and steak. He liked his meats well done, saying he was "not ordering a pet." He liked fresh vegetables like crowder peas, creamed potatoes,<BR>and sliced tomatoes. A favorite from his youth was a Southern delicacy he referred to as "soaks", which is cornbread in buttermilk. He also liked cheeseburgers and milkshakes. He did not care for seafood.<BR><BR>He had a fondness for banana pudding and another Southern delicacy - the peanut butter and banana sandwich. The recipe: It is quite simply a grilled sandwich similar to a grilled cheese in preparation. On lightly toasted bread spread peanut butter. Layer with lengthwise slices of banana. Then grill it in a skillet with butter or margarine until browned. These are best served when warm.</FONT></STRONG></P><STRONG><FONT color=olive> <P align=left><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/th_z5.gif" border=0 ?><BR></P></FONT></STRONG> </td> <td valign="top"> <H1 align=center><FONT color=purple><STRONG>Elvis's Legacy of Generosity - He Gave of Himself</STRONG></FONT></H1> <P align=center><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=purple>As the January 8th anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley approaches, we think back on the legacy of giving he left behind. There is much documentation of his generous donations to the many charities and organizations that he helped over the years. However, what many may not know is that there are hundreds of stories of his quiet gestures of reaching out to those he saw hurting and in need, without the fanfare of the media or ever expecting more than a smile in return. We share a few of those stories here.<BR><BR>In 1960, Rusty was a five-year-old who was hospitalized and suffering from polio when he met Elvis, who, having broken his finger playing football, waited his turn to see the doctor at a Memphis clinic. In the waiting room Elvis became acquainted with Rusty's family and paid a visit to Rusty's room to cheer him up. Later, he sent a personal note to Rusty reporting on the progress of his broken finger and wishing the youngster well. Rusty died as a teenager, but his mother still cherishes the letter and the memory of the time Elvis took to spend with her son.<BR><BR>Tony was ten years old and receiving cancer treatments in Memphis, having to travel back and forth to his home in Florida, when Elvis heard about him. Elvis mailed him letters and pictures, but what Tony's mother remembers about the days before her son lost his battle with the disease were the phone calls he received from Elvis and how they brightened his day. <BR><BR>There was also the little Indian girl whose family was in a car accident on the way to Elvis's Russwood Park concert in Memphis. Elvis visited her in the hospital and gave her the encouragement she needed to get well.<BR><BR>There is the story of Karen, the little girl with cerebral palsy who became a fan through her nurse, Lena Canada. Karen and Elvis were pen pals until her death at the age of ten in 1963. Ms. Canada was moved to write a book about Karen and Elvis's friendship. The book inspired the 1980 movie "Touched By Love" in which actress Diane Lane played Karen and Deborah Raffin played Lena.<BR><BR>Two penniless girls, Elvis fans from England who were in the USA, had a family crisis when their father died unexpectedly. Elvis heard about the tragedy and quietly arranged for the funeral and transportation to England and back. Later, when they attempted to make a payment on the debt to Elvis, he was overcome with emotion saying that no one had ever tried to pay him back and refused their money, telling them the attempt was more than enough.<BR><BR>Today, many people from around the world from all walks of life can tell a story of how, in some way on some day of depression or pain, Elvis Presley was able to lift them up and to ease their need, whether it be through his recordings or films or seeing him in concert, from meeting him or from receiving financial assistance. <BR></FONT></P></STRONG> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par448201"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <DIV class=baslik2 align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=olive size=5>When The Beatles Meet The King</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=baslik2 align=center><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/gif%20beatlesRareElvisPresley.com.gif" border=0 ?></DIV> <DIV class=baslik2 align=center><IMG hspace=10 src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/Beatles%201(1).jpg" vspace=3 border=0></DIV> <DIV class=baslik2 align=center><IMG hspace=10 src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/beatles%202.jpg" vspace=3 border=0></DIV> <DIV class=baslik2 align=center><IMG hspace=10 src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/beatles%203.jpg" vspace=3 border=0></DIV> </td> <td valign="top"> <BR> <P align=left><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/4M3ioCOjvmk&amp;feature=related width=425 height=350 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></P> <P align=left>&nbsp;</P> <P align=left>&nbsp;</P> <P align=left><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/gif%20beatlesRareElvisPresley.com.gif" border=0 ?></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par448207"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <P><FONT color=teal>When the musicians of the stature like&nbsp;Elvis Presley</FONT><FONT color=teal>&nbsp;and the Beatles did meet, the result must have been highly productive one. But how was this one? Did Elvis </FONT><FONT color=teal>get out of his kingly image and greet the musical group like a host does to his guests? Be a witness to the golden rendezvous:<BR><BR>"We'd tried to meet Elvis during our first tour of the States in 1964, but couldn't make it because of his commitments and ours. But when we came in the summer of 1965 we found we'd be in&nbsp;Hollywood</FONT><FONT color=teal> at the same time Elvis was filming there.<BR><BR>And that's how we met Elvis on the night of Friday, August 27, 1965. It still took three days of planning to set up the get together in Elvis's house--which we hoped would be a secret. But the fans and the press still got wind of it and were there in their hundreds trying to get in, and although we<BR>were used to crowds, the thought of Elvis and the Beatles </FONT><FONT color=teal>being together at one time just blew the minds of some of the people.<BR><BR>Anyhow, Elvis was inside waiting to greet us. He looked great in black slacks, a red shirt and close fitting black jerkin. He said hello in his quietly spoken way and led us into this huge circular room. We were joined by some his staff as well as Colonel Parker and Brian Epstein.<BR><BR>I know Paul, George, and Ringo were feeling as nervous as I was. This was the guy we had all idolized for years--from way back when were just starting out in Liverpool. He was a legend in his own lifetime, and it's never easy meeting a legend in his own lifetime.<BR><BR>However, Elvis tried to make us feel at home. He sat - Paul and me on one side of him and Ringo on the other. George sat cross-legged on the floor. A huge color television was on in the middle of the room with the sound off, while a record player was playing the latest tunes. We could have just walked in on an average Elvis-at-home evening. Elvis obviously liked to treat everybody he met the same, whoever they were. He finally broke the silence that had fallen over the room.<BR>"Look, guys," he said, "if you're just going to sit there and stare at me, I'm going to bed." He smiled, and we all laughed. "Let's talk a bit, huh?" he went on. ``And then maybe play and sing a bit?"<BR>That's just what we all wanted to do, and you could feel the tension in the room begin to ease. One of Elvis's staff brought us drinks, but while we all drank scotch-and coke or bourbon</FONT><FONT color=teal>-and-Seven Up, Elvis only had Seven Up.<BR>He didn't touch any of the cigarettes that were offered around, either. After a bit Elvis said, "Somebody bring in the guitars." Again one of his men jumped up, and within moments three&nbsp;electric guitars</FONT><FONT color=teal>&nbsp;had been plugged into the amplifiers in the room.</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=gray>This 1964 telegram from Elvis and the Colonel to The Beatles arrived just days before The Beatles went on stage on the Ed Sullivan Show, wishing the group luck on their appearance.</CONTENT> <IMG src="http://www.elvisinsiders.com/resource/loader?rfid=25507&amp;siteId=elvisinsiders.com"><BR></FONT></P> </td> <td valign="top"> <FONT color=olive>Elvis took a bass guitar, and I took a rhythm guitar. Elvis obviously wasn't that familiar with his instrument, so Paul gave him some instructions.<BR><BR>"Here's how I play the bass," he said, strumming a few chords. ``It's not too good, but I'm practicing."<BR><BR>George was busy looking over his instrument, and it was a few minutes before he joined in. If I remember correctly, it was Cilla Black's hit record "You're My World" that we first got off together.<BR><BR>After that I said, "This beats talking, doesn't it"--and we had at last found a way of communicating through music.<BR><BR>Only Ringo looked a bit down. He could only watch us and&nbsp;drum</FONT><FONT color=olive> on the side of his chair.<BR>"Too bad we left the drums in Memphis", Elvis said, as if trying to console him.<BR><BR>After a while, Paul put down his guitar and went over to the large white&nbsp;grand piano</FONT><FONT color=olive>&nbsp;that stood in a corner by the bar. He began to pick out some notes and we got into one of the Shadows tunes.<BR><BR>While all this was going on, Brian and the Colonel sat chatting at the back of the room. Then they went out into the games room to play some roulette. I think Brian won a bit, and the Colonel lost a little.<BR>Playing the instruments certainly helped us feel at ease with Elvis. After about an hour we stopped and began to talk about the thing we all knew best --entertaining. In particular, the experiences we'd all had on tour.<BR>"Some funny things happen to you on the road, don't they?" Elvis smiled. "I remember once in Vancouver we'd only done a number or two when some of the fans rushed the stage. It was lucky the guys and I got off in time. They tipped the whole damn rostrum over!"<BR><BR>Paul immediately followed up Elvis's words. "Yes, we've had some crazy experiences, too. I remember one fellow rushed on stage when were performing and pulled the leads out of the amplifiers. Then he turned to me and said, "One move and you're dead."<BR>Elvis replied, ``Yeah, it can be pretty scaring at times. "I chipped in. "But you're on your own, I said. "At least we've got each other up there. If somebody pushed me on stage and said, "You're on your own, like they do with you, I don't know how I'd cope."<BR>The conversation then moved on to the problem of flying, which Elvis admitted could bother him.<BR>"I once took off from Atlanta, Georgia, in a small two-engined plane," he recalled, "and one of the engines failed. Boy, was I scared! I really thought my number was up. We had to take everything that was sharp out of our pockets and rest our heads on&nbsp;pillow</FONT><FONT color=olive> between our knees. When we finally got down safely, the pilot was soaking with sweat, although there was snow<BR>on the ground outside."<BR>George told Elvis a similar story about when he had been flying from Liverpool and the window beside him had suddenly sprung open.<BR>"Yeah," agreed Elvis again."We pay the price for fame with our nerves don't we!"<BR>I also remember I talked to him about cars. Everyone knew how much he loved them, and he'd just got himself a Rolls-Royce Phantom Five.<BR>"Snap!" I told him. "I saw it outside. Mine is just the same except I've had all the chrome bits painted black."<BR>It was 2 AM when we finally quit. Elvis had been a great host and gave all of us a complete set of his records</FONT><FONT color=olive>. It was a night none of us would forget.<BR><BR>As we were about to leave, Paul said, "Elvis, we'd like you and the other guys to come up to the place where we are staying tomorrow night."<BR><BR>"Well, I'll see," Elvis replied. "I don't know whether I can make it or not. But thanks all the same."<BR>He smiled and shook our hands. We never saw him again. It was Elvis's sense of humor that stuck in my mind. He liked to laugh and make others laugh, too. Which was why I put on a&nbsp;Peters Sellers</FONT><FONT color=olive>&nbsp;voice again as we walked out of the door and said,</FONT> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par451525"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT color=red size=5>Celebrities, politicians, media talk about Elvis</FONT></STRONG> </P> <P><FONT color=olive>«Before Elvis, there was nothing.» <BR><BR><STRONG>John Lennon</STRONG> </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=olive>"My crushing ambition in life was to be as big as Elvis Presley."</FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=olive>John Lennon </FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=olive> Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn t been an Elvis, there wouldn t have been the Beatles. </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=olive>John Lennon</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=olive>"The first concert I attended was an Elvis concert when I was eleven. Even at that age he made me realize the tremendous effect a performer could have on an audience." <BR><BR><STRONG>Cher</STRONG> </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=olive> I don t admire nobody but Elvis Presley. He was the sweetest most humble and nicest man you d ever meet. </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=olive>Muhammad Ali</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=olive>«That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it's because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the fucking room. I don't give a fuck who was in the room with him, Bogart, Marilyn Monroe.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Eddie Murphy</STRONG> </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=olive>"I remember Elvis as a young man hanging around the Sun studios. Even then, I knew this kid had a tremendous talent. He was a dynamic young boy. His phraseology, his way of looking at a song, was as unique as Sinatra's. I was a tremendous fan, and had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness." <BR><BR><STRONG>B.B. King</STRONG> <BR><BR>"I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be described as rock's cornerstone. He was the original cool." <BR><BR><STRONG>Brian Setzer </STRONG><BR><BR>«A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Jackie Wilson </STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=olive>"His kind of music is deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac...It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people." <BR><BR><STRONG>Frank Sinatra, </STRONG><BR>1950's <BR></FONT></P> </td> <td valign="top"> <FONT color=teal>"There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man." <BR><BR><STRONG>Frank Sinatra, </STRONG><BR>1977 </FONT> <P><FONT color=teal>I think he was the only other person I've spoken to that felt the same way about music as myself, as far as versatility is concerned. Because he loved ballads as well as rock 'n' roll, he loved gospel, he loved pop. And we would sit in his suite and talk about music, and he would have his vocal backing group, and we would sing, mostly. Jam. . . </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=teal>Tom Jones</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=teal>«Elvis Presley's death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique, irreplaceable. More than twenty years ago, he burst upon the scene with an impact that was unprecedented and will probably never be equaled. His music and his personality, fusing the styles of white country and black rhythm and blues, permanently changed the face of American popular culture. His following was immense. And he was a symbol to people the world over of the vitality, rebelliousness and good humor of this country.» </FONT></P> <P><BR><BR><FONT color=teal><STRONG>President Jimmy Carter,</STRONG> <BR>1977. His official statement following Elvis' death. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=teal> You know, Bush is always comparing me to Elvis in sort of unflattering ways. I don't think Bush would have liked Elvis very much, and that's just another thing that's wrong with him.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Bill Clinton</STRONG> <BR>During the 1992 presidential campaign. <BR><BR>«There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Bruce Springsteen</STRONG> <BR><BR>«...it was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear, and somehow we all dreamed it.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Bruce Springsteen </STRONG><BR><BR> When I first heard Elvis' voice I just knew that I wasn't going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.» <BR><BR></FONT><STRONG><FONT color=teal>Bob Dylan</FONT> </STRONG><BR><BR></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par451527"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>Recording Engineer <BR>As quoted in Jerry Hopkins' 1971 book, Elvis, A Biography. <BR><BR> As a student of the martial arts, Elvis was one of the best. He was physically strong and his technique was excellent. Elvis was a master entertainer and a master showman, but he was also a Master Human Being. He demonstrated love and respect with sincerity and humility. Elvis taught me more than I taught him. Master Rhee, Elvis' Sensey <BR><BR> Everyone in rock  n roll including myself was touched by Elvis  spirit,I was, and always will be a fan. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>Bryan Ferry</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray> Elvis was the consummate professional. He paid attention to detail and again contrary to popular belief, nothing slippes past him. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>Larry Schanpf, Director of Recording Operations <BR><BR> I didn't like Elvis Presley before I went to work with him. I mean, I didn't know him. I just didn't like his music. I was into black music mostly and jazz so when I went to work for him on the first rehearsal I told my ex-wife, I don't think I'm going to do this gig, but I'm going to go down and check it out..see what's going on.' I came home that night and said,  you gotta come down and hear this guy tomorrow night.' She said,  you're kidding.'I said,  no, you got to come down and hear him.' She came down the next night to the rehearsal and she walked away a fan. It was that immediate. When I walked in and I heard him I said, Oh, oh, I believe that I've been missing something here!' </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitarist <BR><BR> Elvis was so generous you had to be careful around him. If you said you liked something he'd turn around and give it to you. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=gray>Glen D. Hardin, Pianist <BR><BR> He never raised his voice in the fifteen years that we were around him. He absolutely had a super, super nice attitude. He was really an inspiration to me in that he never..people would come in and say things about him about what he couldn't do or should do, and if I had been the star I would have said,  I am doing this my way,' but you know, Elvis never said that. It's just unbelieveable..the attitude he took with so many different things. I couldn't believe that he never even raised his voice and got mad about something and stormed out. ..Gordon Stoker of The Jordanaires <BR><BR>With all the controversy about Elvis' drug-taking and his physical condition toward the end of his life, people often forget wath a tank he was. Nobody did what Elvis did in Las Vegas. Four weeks, seven days a wwek, two, sometimes three shows a night. An awesome schedule. But he did it. Those of us who were there now understand that the man was working himself to death. Literally& Lamar Fike, former member of the Elvis entourage</FONT> </P> <P align=left><BR>&nbsp;</P> </td> <td valign="top"> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/somewhere.jpg" border=0 ?></P> <P><IMG src="http://webbuilder.hostbasket.com/siteimages/30156/rare%20banner%203.gif" border=0 ?></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par451526"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <FONT color=orange> ...Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Huey Lewis </STRONG><BR><BR>«Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Rod Stewart </STRONG><BR><BR>«He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Mick Jagger</STRONG> <BR><BR>«This boy had everything. He had the looks, the moves, the manager, and the talent. And he didn't look like Mr. Ed like a lot of the rest of us did. In the way he looked, way he talked, way he acted - he really was different.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Carl Perkins</STRONG> <BR><BR>«I wasn't just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him. Last time I saw him was at Graceland. We sang Old Blind Barnabus together, a gospel song. I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There'll never be another like that soul brother. <BR><BR><STRONG>James Brown </STRONG><BR><BR> He was the firstest with the mostest.» <BR><BR><STRONG>Roy Orbison</STRONG> </FONT> <P><FONT color=orange>"Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me." <BR><BR><STRONG>Elton John</STRONG> </FONT></P> <P><BR><FONT color=orange> It was Scotty Moore s guitar riff when he was doing the Steve Allen Show that got me into rock music. I ve been an Elvis fan since I was a kid. </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=orange>Elton John</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=orange>"It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid." <BR><BR><STRONG>Elton John </STRONG><BR><BR>"He completely changed the way I felt about music. He combined everything that a star needs. Looks, charisma, talent and orginality"</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange><STRONG>Elton John</STRONG> <BR><BR>"On stage he encompassed everything..he was laughing at the world and he was laughing at himself, but at the same time he was dead serious"</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange><STRONG>Bruce Springsteen</STRONG>. </FONT></P> <P><BR><FONT color=orange> My mother was watching the Ed Sullivan show, and Elvis came on. I went out and got a guitar right away, but I couldn t play it, I was to small, but that was the start. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange><STRONG>Bruce Springsteen</STRONG><BR></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange>"Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange><STRONG>Isaac Hayes</STRONG><BR><BR>"Without Elvis, none of us could have made it"</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange><STRONG>Buddy Holly</STRONG> </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=orange> Elvis Presley is Probably the main founding father of rock music. He was an unheralded genius behind a new music that changed western civilization for all time. </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=orange>Peter Noone/Hermans Hermits</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=orange> Elvis was my Idol from the beginning and even today when I m alone, I ll often put on the King Creole album. He s produced the most exciting pop music sounds of all time </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=orange>Cliff Richard</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><FONT color=orange> I thought anyone who had been the centre of all that insanity for so long would have some of it rub off on him. But, after working in Change of Habit with him, I realised I d never worked with more gentlemanly, kinder man. He s gorgeous. </FONT></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=orange>Mary Tyler Moore</FONT></STRONG></P> </td> <td valign="top"> <P><FONT color=lime> Elvis is the greatest Blues singer in the world today. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Joe Cocker</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>"He was an integrator. Elvis was a blessing. They wouldn't let black music through. He opened the door for black music."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Little Richard <BR><BR>"Elvis was the best, the most unique. He started the ball rolling. He deserves the recognition."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Jim Morrison <BR><BR>"I hope that nobody will ever forget how he influenced us all..he isn't just a historical phenomenon but rather something very lasting."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Roy Orbison </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime> Every time I felt low I just put on an Elvis record and I d feel great. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Paul McCartney</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>"He was good. He never had to take a back seat to anybody. I thought "Don't Be Cruel" was one of the greatest songs I ever heard."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Jerry Lee Lewis <BR><BR>"He was white, but he sang black."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Chet Atkins <BR><BR>"Black didn't have the airwaves. Elvis had. He delivered what he obtained beautifully."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Chuck Berry <BR><BR><BR>"He had so much energy we had to sit up nights to wear him out so we could sleep."</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>Scotty Moore <BR><BR><BR>«...if any individual of our time can be said to have changed the world, Elvis Presley is the one. In his wake more than music is different. Nothing and no one looks or sounds the same. His music was the most liberating event of our era because it taught us new possibilities of feeling and perception, new modes of action and appearance, and because it reminded us not only of his greatness, but of our own potential.» <BR><BR>Greil Marcus <BR>&gt;From his book, Mystery Train. <BR></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=lime>«...At Sun Studio in Memphis Elvis Presley called to life what would soon be known as rock and roll with a voice that bore strains of the Grand Ole Opry and Beale Street, of country and the blues. At that moment, he ensured - instinctively, unknowingly - that pop music would never again be as simple as black and white.» <BR><BR>David Fricke <BR>Rolling Stone, 1986 <BR>«It's always been my dream to come to Madison Square Garden and be the warm-up act for Elvis.» <BR><BR>Senator Al Gore <BR><BR>«Without preamble, the three-piece band cuts loose. In the spotlight, the lanky singer flails furious rhythms on his guitar, every now and then breaking a string. In a pivoting stance, his hips swing sensuously from side to side and his entire body takes on a frantic quiver, as if he had swallowed a jackhammer.» <BR><BR>Time Magazine, <BR>May 15, 1956 </FONT></P> <P><BR><FONT color=lime>"He had total love in his eyes when he performed. He was the total androgenous beauty. I would practice Elvis in front of the mirror when I was twelve or thirteen years old." <BR><BR>K.D. Lang <BR><BR> I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy.  <BR><BR>Ed Sullivan <BR>During Elvis' third appearance on his show, <BR>January 6, 1957 <BR><BR>«As the lad himself might say, cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act...Acting is his assignment in this shrewdly upholstered showcase, and he does it." <BR><BR>Howard Thompson <BR>Review of King Creole <BR>New York Times, 1958 <BR><BR>«A Presley picture is the only sure thing in Hollywood.» <BR><BR>Hal Wallis <BR>Producer of nine of Elvis' films. <BR><BR>«There is something magical about watching a man who has lost himself find his way back home...He sang with the kind of power people no longer expect from rock 'n'roll singers.» <BR><BR>John Landau <BR>Review of Elvis, (1968 TV Special). <BR><BR>«There are several unbelievable things about Elvis, but the most incredible is his staying power in a world where meteoric careers fade like shooting stars.» <BR><BR>Newsweek, August 11, 1969 <BR>Review of Elvis' Las Vegas engagement. <BR><BR>«So what it boils down to was Elvis produced his own records. He came to the session, picked the songs, and if something in the arrangement was changed, he was the one to change it. Everything was worked out spontaneously. Nothing was really rehearsed. Many of the important decisions normally made previous to a recording session were made during the session. What it was was a look to the future. Today everybody makes records this way. Back then Elvis was the only one. He was the forerunner of everything that's record production these days. Consciously or unconsciously, everyone imitated him. People started doing what Elvis did.» <BR><BR>Bones Howe <BR></FONT></P> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par403890"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <img src="images/barre20laser4sz(184).gif" " border="0"> </td> <td valign="top" align="right"> <img src="images/barre20laser4sz(185).gif" " border="0"> </td> </tr> </table><a name="par452059"></a><table width="100%"> <tr> <td> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT fa