Elvis Fooling Around On Stage, Mid 70's.

Elvis: Suspicious Minds X RATED

Front Seat Drive of Elvis' Mercedes 600 Pullman.

'76/77 Airport Departure...

Can anyone tell me the Irish connection of each song ? Email info@elvisonline.org   

March 3rd, marked the first year since the passing of Charlie Hodge. Elvis' close friend and fellow musician. In rememberance, I post this youtube item.

38 years ago this week,  Elvis gave his first concert at the Houston Astrodome   It was his very first performance outside Las Vegas since 1961. On February 28th 1970, 37.733 people witnessed the Elvis Magic.Elvis and the guys from the entourage flew to Houston for Elvis' engagement at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Kirk Kerkorian's private jet. Though the Colonel had tried to force the guys to travel on their own, they all went along with Elvis except for the wives this time.   Text: Courtessey Elvismatters, edited by EOL

Did You Ever Wish You Were Elvis? By Kevin Molloy, former member of The Dublin City Ramblers and supporter of ElvisOnLine.Org . Did you ever wish you were Elvis Did the music get to your soul The hits and the thrills And the screaming young girls And the madness born from Rock ?n Roll   Guess it all began in Memphis In the state of Tennessee The young kid with the truck And the mean cool look Elvis Aaron Presley   Fate dealt the hand Formed a hic' country band Crossed the path of Samy from SUN Spun the kid on the waves Spawned a new teenage craze And a new world sound had begun   That's all right Mama But it wasn't too cool with Dad And Heartbreak hotel Leading the young kids to hell Screamed the preachers They thought we were mad   Yeah the girls in their teens Loved the dude in blue jeans Twisted knees and a wild swinging Pelvis Had the kids all shook up The magic and mayhem of Elvis   Time marches on and our hero has gone That August in ?77 When a star in the sky Wiped a tear from a sigh Took our hero Elvis to heaven   But he's still in our soul In our barman Noel To most he is still everything And his star's burning bright If you're lonesome tonight He's still with you, Elvis the King (c) Lyrics Kevin Molloy/Image (C) EPE

Cameron Crowe: I love Led Zeppelin For a surreal moment, they found themselves staring at the three-dimensional embodiment of their own youthful rebellion. Plant spoke first, without cracking a smile. "Of course not," he said. "We're family men. In fact, I get the most pleasure out of walking the hotel corridors, singing your songs." Plant leaned forward, and offered his own best Elvis Presley impersonation. "Treat me like a foooool, treat me mean and cruuuel, but loooooove me." Presley eyed Plant very carefully. Presley's "Memphis Mafia" studied the moment with growing intensity. And then Presley burst out laughing. The bodyguards burst out laughing. Suddenly, the atmosphere was dorm-room friendly. For the next two hours, Presley entertained them with his own road stories, and tales from his movie-making days. He confessed that he had never heard Led Zeppelin's music, except for the one song his stepbrother played him - Stairway to Heaven. "I liked it," said Presley. Later, walking down the hallway from the hotel room, Page and Plant congratulated themselves on their meeting with the King. Had it really gone as well as it seemed? The answer arrived a moment later. "Hey," came a voice from down the hall. Elvis had poked his head out the door. They would never meet again, but this last image was one for the memoirs. It was Presley, serenading his new hard-rock friends with a perfect imitation of Robert Plant doing him. "Treat me like foooool." Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

Image (C) EPE   While tuned in to Elvis Memories hosted by my friend John Kavanagh on Dublin City FM (103.2) last Sunday, Nov 25th, he was talking to fellow listeners in Portlaoise. During their interviewing, it was mentioned how Pricilla recently visited there on a less publicised trip to Ireland. John did mention the possibility that Elvis may have accompanied her should he have still been alive today, which made me think, would Elvis have ever visited Ireland?   It is likely he would have, if that European Tour had ever have kicked off, why not?. The European Tour having been speculated and talked about on many ocassions including 1973 post the Aloha concert, while being future plans in 1977 in the following year of 1978. Elvis did however make it near, stopping briefly in Scotland on route to Germany during his drafting. Ireland did see the light of day during his career, with the recording of My Boy, penned by Irish song writer Phil Coulter. Also, having heard Elvis perform a brief attempt at When Irish Eyes Are Calling during a rehearsal outtake. Should the often mentioned European Tour post 77 have occurred, do you think Elvis would have visited Ireland? There's no reason why not. Text (c) EOL

Elvis' close relationship with Charlie Hodge, both professional and as a friend, saw Charlie Hodge having much influence in Elvis' working career. It was Charlie that recommended that Elvis finish each show with Can't Help Falling In Love, amongst other things.

You don't find too many pictures of Elvis on board of his airplane the Lisa Marie. This rather unknown picture of Elvis wearing what looks like a jogging jacket, taken in January 1976 in Aspen, Colorado. Posing for the camera are: Elvis, Mrs. Jack Kent, R.L "Skeet" Antonio, & sitting: Ron Pietrafeso.

Courtessey: ElvisMatters

In a sold out auditorium one night in the 1970's, Elvis Presley turned to Charlie Hodge while taking a brief break between songs and asked Charlie Hodge, "Do you think when I die, people will remember me?". While no justification is necessary to script Elvis' popularity today more then ever, I think if only he could have known...

Popular music today, can only be derived as a result of Elvis and other greats of the time. To quote John Lennon, "No Elvis, No Beetles", Celine Dion "He really was The King". With much fame today around manufactured bands and music shows as Pop Idol, American Idol or X Factor, to see Celine Dion's performance on stage with him, performing If I Can Dream, says it all...

There has never been a more popular time, to be a proud Elvis Presley Fan...

Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u_6qofNGRQ&feature=related

Text (c) EOL.