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    Elvis and Dottie West February 25, 1971

    After watching her show, performed with Jimmy Dean, Elvis invited them both over to his suite for dinner. Dottie said: ‘He sent Priscilla home to bring the baby over…she came flying into the room, a precious little girl, she said “Daddy I’ve brought you a surprise”, she was fumbling trying to open this little purse […] More

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    Elvis’ Black Sapphire Ring

    Elvis’ Black Sapphire Ring. The ring is made of solid 22k yellow gold with ornate shoulders with fleur de lis details and a large 18.5mm black sapphire. The ring is stamped “90%” on the underside and is an incredibly rare example of a piece of Elvis’ jewelry in 22k gold. The ring was eventually given […] More

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     Elvis’ little Chow “Getlo”

    Linda Thompson remembers: “He was our sweetheart. But he had a congenital kidney ailment. About three o’clock one morning, Getlo was acting really strange, so we had a doctor come over. He said, ‘I don’t think the dog will make it through the night’. So Elvis leased a Learjet and flew Getlow, my girlfriend, Jeannie […] More

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    Meditation Garden in Graceland over the years.

    The Meditation Garden was constructed 1964-1965. It includes a circular pool containing circular fountain jets, and a semi-circular pergola of Ionic columns on the south side of the pool with fountains. The Garden’s centerpiece is a circular twelve-foot fountain pool with five single jets of water and a larger one in the middle all lit […] More

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    Elvis’ 1971 DeTomaso Pantera.

    He bought the sports car with ford engine of 1954 cc at $ 2.400 as a gift for then girlfriend Linda Thompson. Another girlfriend Sheila Ryan shared a memory about the car: “Once Elvis and I went for a ride to Memphis aboard the yellow Pantera. Right after we left Graceland, I was petrified with […] More

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    Elvis with Stan Lewis

    Elvis with Stan Lewis and fans at his record store Stan’s Record Shop was known for selling tickets for live music performances, including the Louisiana Hayride. The first location of Stan’s Record Shop was 728 Texas St., on the corner of Texas and Common streets in downtown Shreveport. The business would expand to six local […] More

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