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The attendance for these 2 show was record-breaking: 37,398 people. This was even more than the year before with the Rolling Stones. The total profit was over $300,000. An absolute success for Elvis Presley. He was once again the figure of the moment, the critics were unanimous… Elvis was still the King. Again a short […] More

I felt Elvis needed some fun and some distraction, so I suggested we go to the Monday-night wrestling matches at Ellis Auditorium. A guy from our neighborhood who had gone to Humes was the stage manager on those nights, and he brought us in the back door and sat us in a VIP section on […] More

Elvis Presley drinks Gatorade on stage, taking a sip between songs and saying, “This is Gatorade — in case you want to aid your gator.” Gatorade is a sports drink that helps replenish an athlete’s energy after intense physical activity. It is formulated to help replace water, electrolytes , and carbohydrates (specifically sugar) that are lost […] More

Gladys was suffering from liver and heart disease. Her sickness was literally written all over her face. From Anthony William author of Liver Rescue: Dark circles or even sunken eyes for weeks or months mean there’s a hidden problem, a liver problem. It is so important to not dismiss Gladys and her health issues as just […] More

“When Elvis was asked to play in the Houston Astro Dome, he was asked to leave his black girls at home,” “Elvis said, I’m sorry, but if my girls don’t come, I don’t come. And so we went…” “When Elvis rode around the arena in a jeep that night, he made sure we had our […] More

During his senior year at L.C. Humes High School in 1953, Elvis’ history teacher was Mildred Scrivener. She was also his homeroom teacher. One day, Elvis was caught eating an apple in her class. This was unusual because the school had a strict rule of no eating outside the cafeteria. Mrs. Scrivener did not reprimand […] More

“One day when I was down in my basement room, Elvis came through the door — a fairly rare occurrence — carefully stepped over my puddle and, in a low, quiet voice, said, ‘Let’s go for a ride.’ A few minutes later Elvis was at the wheel of the latest Lincoln and we were driving […] More

‘How are people going to remember me when I’m gone?’ he wanted to know. ‘Will they soon forget me?’ It was May 1977 in a hotel in the small city of Binghamton, New York lying lonely and depressed in his suite, temporarily abandoned after his latest girlfriend had become bored with the treadmill of touring. […] More

Nancy Sharpe seems to be the girl Elvis wanted to hide.Elvis was careful not to show their relationship,but although there was some outward hint of romance, it was contained.When the film was finished, Elvis returned home to Memphis and five weeks later, on November 11, 1960 he returned to begin shooting “Wild in the Country,” […] More