Lisa Marie posing for a child portrait, 1970s
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Karen Conrad on Elvis
I knew and dated Elvis in early1964 while he was filming “Roustabout”, before he was engaged or married. I dated other stars during my three years as an actresss in Hollywood and wrote about other celebrities in my book. My chapter on Elvis is written to show my experience during a couple of months spent […] More
A Prince From Another Planet
“He moved, he sang, he worked for the audience… when the girl threw him a handkerchief, he wiped his forehead and threw it back, giving the sweat of the earthly god!” “He raised his arms, spreading his golden cloak like wings, one of a kind, he looked like a PRINCE FROM ANOTHER PLANET!” Of all […] More
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When Elvis was asked to play in the Houston Astro Dome
“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
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An Apple for Mrs. Scrivener: Elvis’s Act of Gratitude
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
Tender Moments at Forest Hill: Elvis and His Mother’s Grave
“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
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How are people going to remember me when I’m gone?
‘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
Elvis with his black vocal group, the sweet inspiratios
who accompanied him from 1968 until his death in 1977 They performed and stayed in luxurious hotels where black at the maximum, were cleaners and would never be accepted in the audience or as guests. (ws) Elvis didn’t think so He came to comment in interviews: “who cares so much about the swinging of my […] More
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