Any Elvis fans here?

[Mikey]

The Beatles were fans of Elvis ....
Elvis sung Beatles songs at his concerts ...

There is no Elvis vs Beatles

[huedell]

It's a constant battle around this house to get air time for the king...LOL
My wife is a die hard beatles nut and I'm all about the king!!!

That "battle" is the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread.
I too am a big BEATLES fan....PULP FICTION fan too...and in one of
the cut scenes in PF Vincent and Mia have a bit back and forth
regarding "Beatles Man vs. Elvis Man".

[fallensaviour]

Hell Yeah!!!
Love the King man.
It's a constant battle around this house to get air time for the king...LOL
My wife is a die hard beatles nut and I'm all about the king!!!
Not a day goes buy I don't listen.
Songs,movies you name it,it's all good.

[EmergencyIan]

I'll be at Graceland in just over a week.


- Ian

[SeattleEd]

Have yet to see any good Elvis impersonator live but did see El Vez back when he started out in L.A. in the 80's.

I saw Harry Mann in concert back when he was just about the only Elvis impersonator around.

Andy Kaufman was the first famous Elvis Impersonator. He was the one that got me into Elvis when I first saw him do Elvis on SNL when it aired in October 1975. After that, my brother and I were hooked.

Love all his movies no matter how cheesy.

[megoapesnut]

mum wont entertain any knockoff copy singers of any kind! no matter how good theres only 1 king she says

As far as impersonators go I don't much care for them. 6 years ago I shot a demo video for a guy who would dress up like Elvis but didn't move, or sound like him. However the guy was fat and loved to pop pills, smoke dope and throw back the booze. The things we do for money right? Interestingly enough the crowd where we were loved him. I mean really loved him. It's crazy.

In the end there was only one Elvis and he's dead. All these other guys need to find something better to do with their lives. I appreciate the fact that they do bring some joy to the lives of die hard fans but honestly I have to scratch my head. They have talent and the ability to entertain, I just wish they would tap their own potential instead of just following the steps of a guy that's been dead for 33 years. Who knows what they could do to further the style and genre of entertainment that Elvis helped create.

Okay.... now I'll shut up.

I felt the same exact way. I had no desire whatsoever to see the "Elvis Tribute Artists", but I stumbled on Shawn Klush by accident. I am a big fair fan and we went to the Schuylkill County Fair one year and he was performing that night and I walked by the amphitheater and caught a song or two and I was captivated. This guy has it down pat. If you have seen Elvis live during the early 70's, especially the 72 Hawaii concert, you would be shocked how much Shawn brings Elvis alive. He has the mannerisms, the playfulness with the audience, the whole package. He's not just some fat guy up there making a fool of himself. And he has been doing it for 15 years, keeping the music of Elvis alive and allowing those who never saw him to get a small taste of what it must have been like. I am telling you that you would change your mind if you saw Shawn in concert. The management team at Graceland has picked him to be the official Elvis tribute artist and for good reason.

[saildog]

...when i hear the cc rider music it still makes my hair stand up on the neck lol,

Me, too!!!

[toystalker]

i was brought up on elvis... put it this way lets just say i thought elvis was my dad!
pictures all over the walls, and wall hangings, my mum is a huge huge fan, she had a shrine at one point
growing up in my house it was all about singing and elvis music, good memories, my dad left when i was 2 years old so growing up i thought that this guy all around the house in pictures was my dad lol
being here in the uk mum never got to see him live, she is disabled and could never afford to get to usa at the time, and thinking like a lot of folks that he would come here to tour some day, mum has polio and was in leg iron at the time so it was a thing that was never going to happen, 8 opperations later and she has now visited graceland 4 times mums one of the few to have made it passed the red rope barriers and sit on one of the chairs allowed by security as one time her hip gave out and they sat her on one of the sofas lol... typical mum
now its said that mum has a substantial collection around here, nothing major on a worldwide scale but she has some cool stuff from life size standees to one of his neck scarfs
i used to enjoy the xmas album growing up as when i hear that it always takes me back to childhood at xmas time, i like in the ghetto, and dont cry daddy, we also have a soft spot for you'll never walk alone which was played at my bros funeral
but yeah good times growing up on elvis, no real harm done, i would have deffo liked to have seen a show live, when i hear the cc rider music it still makes my hair stand up on the neck lol, mum wont entertain any knockoff copy singers of any kind! no matter how good
theres only 1 king she says

[ScottA]

I've always liked Elvis and his music. I'm kind fond of Dixie Land. I went to Stone Mountain in GA and they played that during the laser light show. The laser outlined the figures on the mountain while the song was playing and they rode off the side of it. Then at the end of the song they came back from the other side and took their place back on the mountain. One of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[Mikey]

I can't sit through any of his movies.

I like his music, but for me his movies are unwatchable

[Riffster]

have a bunch of the cd's and love the movies, Clambake is alltime fave

[saildog]

I love Elvis' music and watching/listening to the concert footage and recordings that exist. Not a big fan of any of his movies, though.

One thing every Elvis Fan needs to take in, at least once, is Elvis Week. I went in 2002 for the 25th Anniversary and it was an amazing and interesting few days, to say the least. The Anniversary Concert at the Pyramid Arena was something I will never forget.

[jimsmegos]

I do like Elvis and even got the chance to go to Graceland. I was actually surprised at how small the place is. I guess the image of the man is so large that a 1950's "mansion" pales. It was cool though.

As far as impersonators go I don't much care for them. 6 years ago I shot a demo video for a guy who would dress up like Elvis but didn't move, or sound like him. However the guy was fat and loved to pop pills, smoke dope and throw back the booze. The things we do for money right? Interestingly enough the crowd where we were loved him. I mean really loved him. It's crazy.

In the end there was only one Elvis and he's dead. All these other guys need to find something better to do with their lives. I appreciate the fact that they do bring some joy to the lives of die hard fans but honestly I have to scratch my head. They have talent and the ability to entertain, I just wish they would tap their own potential instead of just following the steps of a guy that's been dead for 33 years. Who knows what they could do to further the style and genre of entertainment that Elvis helped create.

Okay.... now I'll shut up.

[huedell]

I'm hit and miss with ELVIS...however, I'm pretty dang keyed into his
more well known songs... they mean a lot to my sense of rock history.

[LonnieFisher]

I'm not a huge fan, but I did see him in concert. Front row, slightly off center. My mom is a super huge fan and her best friend worked at the box office at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland. I remember all the ladies storming the stage and being escorted out the entire time he played. I held onto my mom's arm the entire time. I thought if she stood up they would take her out too. Because they were all being marched right past us to the exit...