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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Elvis' High School Memorabilia
A few months ago, I wrote an article for Elvis International magazine titled ?Elvis? High School Yearbook.? A copy of this highly desired collectible was sold at an Elvis auction this summer, and the auction website showed pictures of every Elvis reference, picture, and signature in the yearbook.
Elvis? 1953 High School Yearbook Blow Up from Biology Class Photo
In the time since my article went to print, two more copies of The Herald 1953 Humes High School yearbook have come up for bid at another auction. In addition, one is paired with a copy of The Herald 1957. It seems the yearbook staff that year wanted to honor the school?s incredibly famous graduate, and included a page with a photo of Elvis and a printed signature and inscription he had written to the school.
The inscription on the photo says, ?My Best to the Students and Staff of Humes High ? your own, Elvis Presley? I hope the winning bidder did not think Elvis actually wrote his message on the yearbook copy being sold and based his bid on that.
According to Seth Poppel, self-proclaimed world's most renowned collector, buyer, and seller of high school yearbooks at Seth Poppel's Yearbook Library, ?I have purchased over 20 different Elvis Presley high school yearbooks, and examined, page-by-page at least 10 to 15 others. Many of them are signed because the students were given time, after getting their yearbooks, to pass them around in an assembly line fashion, up one row and down another, in homerooms and other classrooms.?
Elvis participated in this mass signing process, but he did not use a great deal of originality on his messages. Here is what he signed on the three yearbooks to most recently surface.
On Dorothy June Forshee?s book: ?Best of everything to a very sweet cute girl.?
On Bobby Perry?s book: ?Best of luck to a swell guy.?
On Billie Ann Banks? book: ?Best wishes to a sweet girl.?
You will note that the last one has two signatures: Elvis and Elvis Presley. This is because Billie Ann Banks was quite a popular member of the Class of '53. She was part of a group of Elvis' classmates that were invited to join Elvis for private movie viewings over the years at The Malco Theater in the Whitehaven area of Memphis. Elvis often rented out the theater for the private enjoyment of a select number of his friends, including some of his former high school classmates. Many of those same insiders spent time at Graceland. Billie Ann Banks smartly took her old yearbook along to two of these "reunions" and got Elvis to give her bonus autographs.
Inside front cover of Billie Ann Banks? yearbook with signature and message from Elvis
There have been a number of other memorabilia items from Elvis? high school years that appeared in auctions the past two years
This is the program for the Humes High School Commencement Exercises for the Class of 1953.
Here?s an interesting Elvis autograph. It is on a library card for a book he checked out in eighth grade.
The library book is about Andrew Jackson, indicating Elvis had an interest in history from an early age. Further proof of this is the information on Elvis? yearbook page which says history was one of his majors and he was a member of the History Club.
The Humes High Student Directory shown above may be the most telling piece in this collection of Elvis high school memorabilia. It was printed during the 1950-51 school year when Elvis was in the tenth grade.
You will note two things. First, Elvis? name is misspelled Elvin. That certainly must have been embarrassing to him. But, even more significant, there is no home phone number listed for him. Elvis? parents must have still been too poor at that time to have a telephone. It is common knowledge that Elvis rose from very humble beginnings, but if we ever needed another reminder, this is it.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
So, How Much Is an Elvis Autograph Worth?
An Elvis autograph or two are usually offered at the major Rock & Roll memorabilia auctions, but the recent Julien?s Legends # 5 auction contained Elvis signatures on a dozen different items. The prices varied from $384 to $11,520. Let?s see if we can figure out what made some items much more valuable than others.
Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2010/10/16/4653650.html
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Unusual Christmas Gifts at Find-me-a-gift
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
History Of Rock Music
Rajeev Rampersad asked: Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black man who played black music, originally founded rock music in the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock became popular almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger generations. This was largely due to [...]
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Elvis, Marilyn and James Dean
Welcome to my next instalment in the series ?Songs Written About Elvis?. In this one he shares the spotlight with two other super super stars, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean. There was a time when I was fascinated by Marilyn Monroe and read everything about her that I could get my hands on. Another victim [...]
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Elvis Sings Blue Christmas on New Verizon Commercial
Elvis lives still? Amazing it is that even 32 years after his death, his voice and his spirit are still with us, marketable with continued commercial appeal. Elvis Presley was and is truly endless? Elvis Sings Blue Christmas on New Verizon Commercial is a post from: My Elvis Presley Blog
Elvis Sings Blue Christmas on New Verizon Commercial is a post from: My Elvis Presley Blog
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History Of Rock Music
Rajeev Rampersad asked: Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black man who played black music, originally founded rock music in the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock became popular almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger generations. This was largely due to [...]
Source: http://gatewaypacificincorporated.com/?p=200
SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU SOLDIER BOY SOLITAIRE SOMEBODY BIGGER THAN YOU AND I SOMETHING
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Don?t Miss It! Huge Elvis Presley Auction Coming This Saturday!
If you are an Elvis fan, you don?t want to miss this auction. You wouldn?t believe the Elvis memorabilia and collectibles that are being auctioned off. Tons and tons of everything Elvis. If you?re in Minnesota, you can show up personally but if not you can purchase online by proxy bid. (Not sure what that [...]
Don’t Miss It! Huge Elvis Presley Auction Coming This Saturday! is a post from: My Elvis Presley Blog
FOR THE GOOD TIMES FOR THE HEART FOR THE MILLIONTH AND THE LAST TIME FORGET ME NEVER FORT LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Elvis Presley: Songs Written About Elvis 2
"(619) 239-KING" and ?Elvis is Everywhere? by Mojo Nixon Hello again, dear Readers. I am back with your 2nd instalment of the songs written about Elvis. If you remember from my first post in this series, was it just yesterday? Yes indeed it was. Anyway, I discovered while reading yet another biography about Elvis that [...]
Elvis Presley: Songs Written About Elvis 2 is a post from: My Elvis Presley Blog
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Elvis Has Never Left the Movie Theater -- Part 3
Once again, it is time to thank John Biefuss at GoMemphis.com for the research he does each year which makes possible this series of ElvisBlog articles. As the movie critic for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, he sees every movie that comes to town. And since that town is the home of Elvis Presley, he makes note of every Elvis connection in those movies.
Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2010/9/19/4634306.html
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