ELVIS-ites UNITE:
This site is for the TRUE Elvis Presley Fans to show their loyalty and start standing up for falsehoods (yes falsehoods) about Elvis. Those deemed "worthy" will become OFFICIAL ELVISites and will be "proclaimed so along the land".
By the way the "correct definition" of an "Elvis-ite" is one who adheres to the "strict TCB Code" (yeah baby).
ELVIS-ites REMEMBER & SUPPORT: At this specific "moment in time" I believe that the following individuals deserve a big "Elvis Sideburns Up" for their unyielding loyalty to the King...Elvis Aron Presley. The following individuals deserve special notice:
Joe Esposito (Elvis' friend starting from his stint in the Army) - for all you have done, written, shared, and purposely kept out of the public....THANK YOU JOE!
Jerry Schilling (Elvis friend from Memphis) - for your recent book, ongoing interviews, and for your friendship....THANK YOU JERRY! PS: When you look at the "pool picture" try to remember all the good times and not what was eventually constructed there (just a thought).
Kang Rhee (Elvis Karate Instructor) - for your teachings, guidance, and wonderful accomplishments in the Martial Arts....THANK YOU MASTER RHEE!
Al Strada (Elvis bodyguard and friend) - for your SILENCE through all of these years...THANK YOU AL!
Todd Morgan (Elvis Presley Enterprises) and surviving family members - Todd you were an EXCELLENT person and the utmost in professionalism. You will be missed my friend! May God bless your family in each, and all, of their endeavors.
ELVIS PRESLEY - Comments in his own "words":
1) Ambition is a dream...with a V8 engine (1956).
2) Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes (1956-1977).
3) I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God.I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kid that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something...to the world.(1958)
4) When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times...I learned very early in life that: ‘Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain't got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend - without a song.' So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you (1971).
5) The image is one thing and the human being is another...it's very hard to live up to an image I'll put it that way.(1972)
6) Til we meet you again, may God bless you. Adios.(1977 at the end of his last Concert)
7) I wouldn't call girls a hobby. It's a pastime (1956)
8) When you’re not in love, man you're not alive. (unknown)
9) If I slept with every woman the weekly magazines say I have, man I would have been dead a long time ago.(1956, 1964)
10) You have to put on a show for people in order to draw a crowd. If I just stood out there and sang and didn't move a muscle, then people would say, 'My goodness, I can stay home and listen to his records.' You have to give them a show.(1969-1974)
11) We do two shows a night for five weeks. A lotta times we'll go upstairs and sing until daylight - gospel songs. We grew up with it...It more or less puts your mind at ease. It does mine.(1972 from ELVIS ON TOUR)
12) Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.(1956)
13) A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business...live concerts.(1973 Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite)
14) I've never gotten over what they call stagefright. I go through it every show. I'm pretty concerned, I'm pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don't let the people around me get comfortable with it either, in that I remind them that it's a new crowd out there, it's a new audience, and they haven't seen us before. So it's got to be like the first time we go on.(1972 ELVIS ON TOUR)
15) The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn't know what all the yelling was about. I didn't realize that my body was moving. It's a natural thing to me. So to the manager backstage I said ‘What'd I do? What'd I do?' And he said “Whatever it is, go back and do it again. (1972 ELVIS ON TOUR)
16) Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn't do anything but just jiggle.(1972 MSG)
17) I wasn't exactly a James Bond in Movies, but then no one ever asked Sean Connery to sing a song while dodging bullets.(unknown)
18) I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch "Rebel Without a Cause" a hundred times over. (1956)
19) Money is meant to be spread around, the more happiness it helps create, the more it’s worth. (1958-1977)
20) This is my corporation which travels with me all the time. More than that, all these members of my corporation are my friends. I have no use for bodyguards, but I have a very special use for two highly trained Certified Public Accountants (aka: CPA) (unknown)
ELVIS BLOGS worth mentioning:
September 11, 2008 (by Jeff Schrembs):
It has now been (7) seven years since the (terrible - unprovked) attacks against the United States of America and it's Citizens. To anyone/everyone around the World please say a "special prayer" for the families/memory of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
I can remember that day...like it was yesterday. It was a bright, rather warm, fall day in our Nations Capital (Washington DC) but it would turn out to be anything but...normal.
From everyone here @ ElvisCollector.info we acknowledge, and will always remember, the anniversary of September 11th. May God make this World a better place affording peace and prosperity to those in the United States of America and to every "corner" of the World. Take care.
August 16th, 2008 (by Jeff Schrembs written July 31, 2008)
In a few weeks (i.e. August 16, 2008) it will have been THIRTY ONE (31) years since (unfortunately) the passing of Elvis Presley (i.e. August 16, 1977)...WOW!
During this time (especially) my (heartfelt and sincere)condolences/respect/thoughts/prayers go out to Lisa Marie (and her entire family), Priscilla, Joe Esposito, remaining Members of the Memphis Mafia, remaining artist who performed with Elvis, friends of Elvis', and many others who will feel the loss - more than most days - August 16th.
There will be events, TV shows, movies, releases, blogs, internet postings, etc. acknowledging Elvis' passing. Some individuals will show respect, some will take "shots", some will advance "untruths", some will truly mourn, and some will (throughout their day) simply...remember.
When I think of Elvis the very first thing that pops into mind is the fact that he was a Father to his (beautiful) daughter...Lisa Marie. He was a husband to Priscilla. He was the son of Vernon and Gladys. He was a friend to many. He grew up DIRT POOR and, over the years, became the highest paid Entertainer...ever! He was an incredible artist/entertainer/singer/performer/etc. He was a (honorably discharged) member of the Armed Forces (i.e. Army). He became a "Legend" because he never failed to inspire/show his feelings for those...in the audience (physically, in the theatres, watching TV, etc.).
Most of all he was a man who used his talent(s) and allowed us to bear witness to his talent from (approximately) 1955 until 1977.
To many of us who were fortunate to have lived during Elvis' lifetime many of Elvis' songs, and movies and appearances, left "memorable impressions" whereby one of his songs can instantly "transport" us back to the date/time/place where we first heard that song...and the joy/experience it gave us.
On occasion the songs Elvis recorded, such as Separate Ways or Always on My Mind, actually "mimicked" what was happening in our own lives (as a child, as an adult, etc.) and let us know that "if Elvis was feeling like this then perhaps it will be all right".
Whether the songs/appearances made us happy, sad, laugh, cry, sing along, etc. the fact is that in somehow/someway....it touched us. It touched us then and it touches us now. Perhaps that is the legacy Elvis left for us the fact that everything we do...makes an imprint/impression (i.e. then the lesson being to make the most of what you do - every moment of everyday for in a "fleeting moment"...it is all...gone).
Elvis gave of himself...unselfishly to others. I have always believed that the "Greatest gift a man can give....is of himself". No one (in the entertainment field) lived up to that more than Elvis Aron (I am using his "birth name" here) Presley.
In 2008 there are many problems in this World that were "unheard of" (inasmuch as it was not widely known/widely covered/etc.) to imagine in 1977. Regardless of the changes in hairstyles, Top 40, colors (like our ability to create them with the touch of a button or a setting on a computer), autos, houses, politics, etc. the fact remains that we are ALL here on this Earth...for a limited amount of time. Hence, we are all deserving of respect - love - compassion - understanding - and support (when warranted).
To all of the "Elvis fans", on EBay and elsewhere, know that I share in your "heartache" (on August 16th...and everyday) but that we should always (a) be thankful to Lisa and Priscilla and EPE for "forwarding the legacy of Elvis" (b) share our memories of Elvis (c) be respectful to those who worked with Elvis and, if possible, enlist their services/products/etc. and (d) enjoy the everlasting history that Elvis left us (i.e. music, film, TV, concerts, etc.).
Most of all we should do what Elvis did his entire life, sometimes publicly but mostly in private, and that is to help others - consistently - with grace (and from our hearts). If we do this, daily - weekly - yearly, then this world will be a better place for all...now and in the future. Elvis wanted that for his parents - then his daughter - and then for the "worlds children/families". I think, we all, should want that too (and not just for "ours"...but for "all").
Take care, for now, and God bless.