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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Blue Hawaii - 1961
Blue Hawaii was released fifty years ago in November 1961. It was Elvis? seventh film and was his most commercially successful movie, in spite of a rather skimpy plot. There is lots of great scenery, and 26-year-old Elvis looked in top form in his skin-tight swim trunks. Plus, there?s no shortage of skimpily-clad young ladies cavorting on the beach.
Movie Posters:
Lobby Cards:
Elvis arrives in Honolulu and stages this kiss to make girlfriend Maile (Joan Blackman) jealous. Elvis kisses three other co-stars in Blue Hawaii. Elvis and buddies play music while Maile is stuck in the surf with no bathing suit top. The famous wedding on a raft moving down a canal. Down Time on the Set: Foreign Posters: German Posters Rebellious teenager Ellie plants a kiss on Elvis The teenagers? chaperon has a strange way of telling Elvis she has fallen in love with his father?s boss. Maile sees it and gets the wrong idea, of course. Elvis and Maile sort out the confusion and get married Movie Press Book: Cheese Cake Photos: Joan Blackman looking good � 2011 Philip R Arnold, Original Elvis Blogmeister All Rights Reserved www.ElvisBlog.net Elvis, Elvis Presley, and Graceland are registered trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Scenes from the Movie: 
French Poster Italian Poster
Elvis Kissing His Co-Stars:
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
"There's So Many Funny Things About That Meeting"
The above quote was made by Jerry Schilling, Elvis? long time buddy. The meeting he referred to was when Elvis met President Nixon in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970. Schilling made the quote while participating last year in a panel discussion presented by the National Archives Administration. It was titled We Were There When Nixon Met Elvis. Schilling was joined on the panel by Emil (Bud) Krogh, Deputy Counsel to the President and the man who oversaw the War on Drugs.
At the panel discussion with Jerry Schilling and Bud Krogh, they were introduced as two men who had participated with their bosses in this historic event. They are the definitive sources for all the strange events which made this story so compelling. They will certainly be utilized as experts by the producers of the recently announced movie Nixon Meets Elvis.
Jerry Schilling and Bud Krogh
I strongly recommend you click here to see the YouTube video of the National Archives panel discussion. It lasts one hour and fifteen minutes, but it is well worth your time. Here are a few teases of what you will hear.
This is the famous six-page letter Elvis wrote to President Nixon. After flying all night from Los Angeles, Elvis went to the White House before dawn and personally gave it to the Secret Service guards and asked that it be delivered to President Nixon. Schilling tells how it shows Elvis was a proud patriotic American, but Schilling and Krogh have a little chuckle about Elvis? line, ?I have done an in-depth study of drug abuse and Communist Brainwashing techniques.?
Of course, Elvis wouldn?t visit the White House without taking the President a gift. He chose a valuable WWII commemorative gun he had on the wall of his Bel Aire home. It and seven bullets were mounted in a glass display frame.
The panelists had interesting stories about how the Secret Service ultimately waived White House protocol and let Elvis enter with his gun gift. Schilling also told how Elvis had removed his three concealed pistols and left them on the floor on the limo before approaching the White House.
Elvis had a purpose for his visit to Nixon. He wanted to get an official badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Schilling and Krogh talk about this at some length. When the moderator asked Schilling if Elvis? had fond memories of the meeting, he answered that Elvis was most proud that he got that badge.
One thing we learn from the discussion was that this iconic meeting was originally kept secret by agreement of both sides. That was difficult because Elvis had come in contact with many government employees as he was shown parts of the White House and ate at the White House Mess. But, the secrecy worked for thirteen months, until columnist Jack Anderson ferreted out what had happened and broke the news.
Schilling and Krogh told some other interesting stories that did not any illustrating images shown on the big screen. There was Elvis? decision to stop off at a Washington, DC donut shop. Two Superfly types ogled at Elvis? assortment of rings and other jewelry, and said, ?That?s some really nice jewelry.? Elvis pulled out a stub-nosed pistol and said, ?And I aim to keep it.?
During his brief tour of the White House, Elvis was taken to the Situation (War) Room. Elvis was a big fan of the movie Dr. Strangelove, and he could speak all the lines of every character. When he entered the War Room, he blurted out a favorite Peter Sellers line, ?You can?t fight in the War Room.?
Toward the end of the meeting, Elvis asked if Jerry Schilling and Sonny West could come into the Oval Office, too. After they chatted with Nixon a bit, he went behind his desk and opened a drawer. It had a selection of gift items the President gave to visitors. It was so funny to hear Schilling tell Elvis how moved in and searched through everything to pick out proper gifts for him and his buddies ? plus wives & girlfriends.
You probably have heard how Elvis often used the code name Jon Burrows when he travelled. He used that name again on his trip to Washington DC, and on his letter to Nixon. Think about this. How does going under the name of Jon Burrows provide any secrecy when you go through two airports, a hotel lobby, a donut shop and a visit to the White House looking like this?
I?m sure nobody ever figured out he was Elvis.
Again, I urge that you watch ?We Were There When Nixon Met Elvis.?
� 2011 Philip R Arnold, Original Elvis Blogmeister All Rights Reserved www.ElvisBlog.net
Elvis, Elvis Presley, and Graceland are registered trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/11/29/4949013.html
I NEED SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON I NEED YOU SO I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT I REALLY DON T WANT TO KNOW I SHALL BE RELEASED
Monday, November 28, 2011
New Chain of Elvis Themed Diners
EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) has licensed the EAD International Group to open up a chain of Elvis Presley themed restaurants throughout Eastern and Central Europe. Elvis hated restaurants according to everything I?ve read so I?m sure he?d be tickled pink … Continue reading
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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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New Chain of Elvis Themed Diners
EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) has licensed the EAD International Group to open up a chain of Elvis Presley themed restaurants throughout Eastern and Central Europe. Elvis hated restaurants according to everything I?ve read so I?m sure he?d be tickled pink … Continue reading
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Eric Bana -- A Good Choice for Elvis & Nixon Movie
On October 24, the Hollywood Reporter broke the news that a movie would be made about Elvis? 1970 meeting with President Richard Nixon at the Whitehouse. Within 24 hours, the story was on dozens of websites and media sources.
My first reaction was ? hey, this had been done before. Somebody already made a movie about the Nixon/Elvis meeting, and I have a copy of it on an old video tape. I dug it out of my collection of Elvis-related movies. There is some strange and funny stuff in there that I need to watch again someday.
Next I did a lot of Google searches about Elvis and Nixon, and before long, I had material for three different ElvisBlog articles. For the first one, let?s start with Eric Bana, the actor chosen to portray Elvis in the new movie.
The obvious question is -- can they make him look like a believable Elvis. The above photo used on the Hollywood Reporter story might make you wonder. Another question might be about what movie credits Eric Bana has on his resume. We can answer both questions by looking at some shots from his movies.
Here he is as Sgt. First Class "Hoot" Gibson in Black Hawk Down from 2002. He sort of has the ?Charro? look with sunglasses. Good, strong facial feature.
In 2003, Eric Bana played Bruce Banner who turned into Hulk after being hit by an experimental ray.
Here he is playing Prince Hector in Troy from 2004. If that is his own hair, they certainly can fix it to look like Elvis. They will also need to work on the nose a bit, too.
In Munich from 2005, Eric Bana played Avner, the Mossad agent on the four-man unit created to wipe out the Olympic terrorists. Too bad Elvis wasn?t bearded when he met Nixon, because Bana looks good that way.
Another role without a heavy beard. Here Bana plays Henry in The Time Traveler?s Wife from 2009. Colored contact lenses could easily change the eye color from brown to blue.
Bana plays evil Captain Nemo in Star Trek, also released in 2009. Of course Eric Bana looks nothing like Elvis here, but it does show the kind of transformation the make-up artists can pull off.
This partial revue of Eric Bana?s films shows he has handled a variety of acting rolls and should do fine portraying Elvis. He is an Australian who has learned to sound like an American, and should have no trouble learning to speak like a good old boy from Mississippi.
The next two photos did not come from any movies. One is a candid shot of Bana walking down the street, and the other is a publicity still.
Finally, we have a publicity photo that should convince anybody that Eric Bana is the man to play Elvis. There?s an old joke about rating someone as minus zero on the Elvis Scale. If the scale is 1 to 10, I think Eric Bana gets about a 9.
� 2011 Philip R Arnold, Original Elvis Blogmeister All Rights Reserved www.ElvisBlog.net
Elvis, Elvis Presley, and Graceland are registered trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/11/5/4933291.html
THERE AIN T NOTHING LIKE A SONG THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING THERE IS NO GOD BUT GOD THERE IS SO MUCH WORLD TO SEE THERE S A BRAND NEW DAY ON THE HORIZON
Thursday, November 24, 2011
July 2011 Elvis Auctions -- Part 2
Mid-September seems like an odd time to post a blog about an auction of Elvis items that took place back in July, but there have been reasons for the delay. Nothing big related to Elvis was in the news this week, so let?s look at some interesting Elvis things that changed hands at the auction.
Source: http://www.elvisblog.net/blog/_archives/2011/9/16/4901002.html
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Unusual Christmas Gifts at Find-me-a-gift
Find-me-a-gift asked: At Find-Me-A-Gift, we pride ourselves on having the most incredible range of Unusual Christmas Gifts known to man! Whether you?re looking for an Unusual Christmas Gift for your mum, an Unusual Christmas Gift for your brother, an Unusual Christmas Gift for your friend or an Unusual Christmas Gift for a girlfriend, Find-Me-A-Gift can [...]
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Priscilla Presleys Plastic Surgery - Is She Plastic Too?
Sheila Clinch asked: Living in a town where there is a constant struggle to look good, Hollywood stars would not mind if they have to shell out their living just to pay a cosmetic surgeon to maintain their look. Or this is what they think. There are numbers of celebrities that turned out to be [...]
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Do We Really Need Elvis Barbie?
On September 15, Elvis.com/news featured an interview with the designer of the new Elvis Barbie doll. Maybe I missed something, but I never knew it was already on the market. As you can see, Elvis Barbie is wearing an outfit inspired by his famous gold lam� suit. She is touted as wearing a ?pompadour ponytail, and can be yours for only $49.99.
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AND THE GRASS WON T PAY NO MIND ANGEL ANIMAL INSTINCT ANY DAY NOW ANYWAY YOU WANT ME THAT S HOW I WILL BE
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Can a Book Be Considered a Killer?
Did Elvis die because of a book?� According to this interesting story, a book may very well have helped to kill Elvis Presley.� You all know the book I am talking about.� Elvis: What Happened was published just 2 weeks … Continue reading
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Why Elvis Fans Continue to Feel the Frenzy
Theresea Hughes asked: Elvis’ fans span the whole world. They can be found in all places from China to Czechoslovakia. Elvis fan clubs are estimated to number around five hundred, represented in all but six states in the US and forty-five countries around the world.With the sheer number of Elvis’ fans, there is no denying [...]
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