BackinMemphis

😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴 Sorry, I fell asleep! What is this jerk talking about? And WHY is he USING ELVIS for it? If you think you know anything about Elvis then you know this.... Keep Elvis out of POLITICS and Please Don't USE him for your own benefit!  What a bunch of nonsense!  As IF this wasn't enough to make your blood boil, read on!  Variety - If “Promised Land” has a thesis, the short version of it — it’s declared in the opening 15 minutes — is that America has entered its Fat Elvis period. We’re bloated, addicted, going through the motions, coasting on our legend, courting self-destruction. Yet the question the film asks is how, exactly, we got there, and Jarecki attempts to answer it by taking every aspect of Elvis’s life and career — the kitsch along with the glory, not just the greatness but the betrayal of greatness — and holding it up to the light, as an essential facet of his being. Elvis, by the end, thre...

USA TODAY - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley and featured on the National Geographic Channel is set to be auctioned after sitting on a runway in New Mexico for 30 years. The red 1962 Lockheed Jetstar, one of many owned by the King of rock ‘n’ roll, has no engines and needs a restoration of its cockpit. But Elvis designed the interior that has red velvet seats and red shag carpet. The plane had been a source of mystery in Roswell, New Mexico where it has sat largely untouched and tucked away at a small airport’s tarmac. Liveauctioneers.com, which is handling the bidding, said the jet was owned by Elvis and his father, Vernon Presley. “This jet has the potential of being fully restored, and placed on exhibit for the world to come see,” the auction website said. Photos of the plane show exterior in need of restoration and seats of the cockpit torn. Roswell International Air Center Interim Director Scott Stark said the plane is privately owned a...

The Daily Mail reports that Priscilla Presley arrived home to Los Angeles on Tuesday night after flying in from Europe. Elvis Presley's former wife wore a dark ensemble as she exited LAX after her long flight from Vienna. The 71-year-old paired dark slacks with a matching colored coat over a black top that had a cowl neck and semi sheer panel. She wore large brown-framed sunglasses and left her long dyed hair loose. BIM: Only Priscilla could get off a long flight and look THAT good on the EVE of her 72nd birthday ! Happy Birthday Priscilla!

Friday, August 11 Elvis Fan Reunion 2:00 PM. Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $10 Join us for one of our most celebrated first-time events from last year – as we welcome Elvis fans to Memphis. This special Elvis Fan Reunion allows fans to re-connect, meet new friends, share stories, play Elvis team trivia and much more. Elvis Week hosts Tom Brown, Joey Sulipeck and DJ Argo will be part of this special event. This is an Elvis Fan "Family" Reunion to celebrate YOU! Tickets for this event are available as part of an Elvis Week ticket package or individually through Graceland Reservations. Ticket general on-sale begins Thursday, May 25. Elvis Week Dance Party 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.  Graceland Soundstage A, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. $25 Join Elvis Radio DJ Argo as he spins your favorite Elvis records while you dance the night away at our Elvis Week Dance Party event. The night will feature dancing, games and lots of giveaways! Tickets for this event a...

Former body guard to Elvis Presley, Sonny West has passed away after battling cancer. Many fans around the world got to know Sonny personally as he toured Elvis conventions talking about his former boss, Elvis Presley. Sonny is also well known for the 1977 infamous book, Elvis What Happened? written along with cousin Red West, fellow former body guard Dave Hebler and journalist, Steve Dunleavy. After Elvis' death in August of 1977, the book sold over 3 MILLION copies. Rolling Stone Magazine 1977   Keep the West family in your thoughts and prayers. Sonny's widow, Judy is currently battling cancer as well. 

The Daily Mail reports Priscilla Presley looked incredibly youthful as she stepped out in Vienna on Monday. Elvis Presley's former wife was in town to receive a key to the city. Presley received the key by environmentalist councilor Ulli Sima at the Viennese town hall on Monday. Before the big tribute event in the Stadthalle, the icon received the Vienna plaque in gold. According to a local paper, Priscilla has already explored the city and was particularly impressed by the historic buildings. 'I understand why people like the city,' she told reporters at Town Hall.

WREG Memphis reports two men are accused of pretending to be housekeeping staff to enter rooms at the Guest House at Graceland. Officers were called to the hotel around 6 a.m. Sunday, where a security worker relayed complaints about men entering rooms, posing as housekeeping staff. He said he saw the suspects driving toward the exit, and police were able to detain them. The security worker told police one of the suspects used to work at the Guest House at Graceland but was terminated and banned from the premises. The Guest House at Graceland clarified neither suspect was an employee; they were contract agency workers, one former and one current. The hotel said it is terminating its relationship with that temp agency. Police said one of the suspects had a master key card in his possession as well as stolen property. Security footage showed the two suspects went into multiple rooms, police said. The Guest House at Graceland said the stolen property was returned to the guests and ...