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The Auction At Graceland , which starts at 2:00 PM CST on the 7th, has more special Elvis items than ever! Elvis was involved in so many different pursuits and his life touched so many people that there are many important items still left at the Graceland estate for auction.  With the help of Invaluable, fans have the chance to own part of his legacy. Here are a few lots to check out: Lot 61 :   Elvis Presley Gold and Diamond Ring Estimated Price: $10,000 - $15,000 The offered ring emanates from Charlie Hodge . It was purchased in the early 1980s along with 11 other rings and the original box in which Elvis kept them when he gave them to Charlie. Lot 126:   Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley Signed Divorce Document Estimated Price: $5,000 - $7,000. Their love was legendary and their parting was amiable, as evidenced in this one-page Supplement to Property Settlement Agreement in which assets are divided. According to the document, Priscilla is t...

On Dec. 28, 1956, the Chicago sisters begged their mother to let them go on a short bus trip to see their idol in “ Love Me Tender ,” Elvis Presley ’s first movie. Within days, Mr. Rock ’n’ Roll himself would send a personal message to the star-struck sisters.     “If you are good Presley fans, you’ll go home and ease your mother’s worries,” the singer pleaded. Unfortunately, Barbara, 15 , and Patricia, 13, would never know they had received this singular honor. By the time Presley issued his appeal, the girls were already dead.  About a month later, a construction worker driving along a deserted road near Willow Springs, Ill., noticed “these flesh-colored things” in a ditch. They were the frozen remains of the Grimes girls . Source: Chicagonow Their mother, Loretta, said she had sent them off that evening with instructions to be home before midnight. A neighbor said she and her 6-year-old sister sat with the girls in the theater. Several peo...

DJ Magazine reports Prince’s estate will host a four-day celebration in honor of the 'Purple Rain' singer. The event will take place at Prince’s home-turned-museum, Paisley Park, and will feature guided tours, panel discussions and live music from some of Prince’s former collaborators.  BIM:    Sound Familiar? Yes, exactly! Elvis Week. The celebration will take place during the first anniversary of Prince's passing. I bet a vigil will be part of the plan as well. There's two very good reasons for that. 1. The company now managing Graceland and it's tour operations also is starting up Paisley Place. 2. Our very own, Angie Marchese, Director of Archives is also now part of Paisley Place. I am sure her years of experience and knowledge are helping build and protect the legacy of Prince just as she has done for Elvis Presley. New Power Generation, the Revolution and 3rdeyegirl are set to perform, with tickets currently on sale for $ 499 for g...

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"Paisley is representative of everything Prince was and what Prince stood for and it is a very exciting time here," said Angie Marchese, Director of Archives at Paisley Park .  Visitors to the museum can see the studios where he recorded his hits, his guitars, "Purple Rain" motorcycle, costumes, awards and other memorabilia. Also on display is an urn and a stylized replica of the building that contains Prince's ashes. "Oh the collection is massive here, we've got over 6,000 pieces of wardrobe in the collection. Over 121 guitars, so we've got everything from the hohner guitar which, as you know, created so much great music, to handwritten lyrics in a spiral notebook from 1977 for his first album, 'For You.' Costumes from 'Purple Rain,' the Oscar is on display, as well as costumes all through his last tour. So it kind of spans the gamut, there's wardrobe, there's instruments, there's handwritten lyrics," Ma...

Leah Remini is best known from the CBS hit series, King of Queens . She made headlines recently when she left the Church of Scientology. Leah's limited docuseries on A & E ,  is on  Tuesday nights at 10 PM EST It is mind blowing! I find myself, re-watching the episodes two and three times. It is fascinating!  Elvis fans know rumors swirled that Lisa Marie Presley left the church years ago. And we know Elvis was NOT a fan of Scientology. He saw right through it.  Lisa has said it helped her in many ways. Lisa has never officially made a statement towards the church.  But if you have any curiosity about this religion, YOU MUST WATCH!  Stop what you are doing SERIOUSLY! And go to your DVR and set this up to record Tuesday nights at 10 PM EST.  Then, go to your on demand menu, find A & E network, and catch up on Leah Remini Scientology and the aftermath.  I hope this limited docuseries continues because...

In this REVISED AND UPDATED version of her 1994 hardcover, Joyce Bova has written an additional chapter, which most revealingly chronicles her personal life before and after Elvis. She also discusses the Presley/Nixon meeting and reiterates the real reason behind Elvis’s visit to Washington, D.C. Additionally, there are dozens of digitally enhanced color photographs. Many of them are new and were not in the original book, along with some that were. She has added a postscript divulging some events she neglected to include in the hardcover, as well as a very touching P.P.S. Joyce is an identical twin. Elvis was born an identical twin. Joyce shares her innermost thoughts, and Elvis’s, about his conflicts in coping with the absence of his twin and how severely it impacted his life. It started out like a fairy tale. She was a beautiful, hardworking Congressional aide. He was America’s most explosive entertainer. They met one night in Las Vegas in 1969…a night that changed Joyce’s...