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CNN LARRY KING LIVE

Live from Graceland

Aired August 15, 2007 - 21:00 ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


LARRY KING, HOST: It's the eve of the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley and I'm privileged to be about to host one hour with Priscilla Presley, as we enter the gates of Graceland into Graceland itself.
We'll give you a complete tour, as we look at the phenomenon that remains Elvis Presley.

Let's go.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ELVIS PRESLEY (SINGING): The warren threw a party in the county jail. The prison band was there, there began to wail.

You ain't nothing but a hound dog crying all the time.

It's all right now mama.

I'm all shook up.

Viva Las Vegas.

Little sister, don't you do what your big sister done.

Return to sender.

It's now or never.

Well, I quit my job down at the car wash.

I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KING: We made it.

I'm at Graceland.

Let's go in.

PRISCILLA PRESLEY: Hello, Larry King.

KING: Hello, Priscilla, dear.

P. PRESLEY: How are you?

KING: Thank you for having us.

P. PRESLEY: Well, welcome to Graceland.

KING: Thank you so much.

P. PRESLEY: Sure.

Shall we start in the living room?

(CROSSTALK)

Let's go in.

P. PRESLEY: All right, great.

KING: White was big.

P. PRESLEY: White was very big, very popular, and still is today.

He was quite the classic decorator, wasn't he?

And this is still very popular.

KING: Did you have anything to do with all of his building and everything?

P. PRESLEY: No, not here. Not here at all. This was actually exactly the way it was when I arrived at Graceland. And there was a woman named Helen Cooper, who was a decorator that his mother really liked. And this is what they chose and this is what Elvis felt really comfortable in.

KING: Now, as I understand, he redecorated it several times.

P. PRESLEY: Well, he didn't redecorate this area that much. It was more downstairs that he decorated. And he did do a little bit, after I left, actually, he redid it into a red color. He did not like it that much at all, so that's why we went and put it back to the original, the way he always loved it and the way he lived with it when he was (INAUDIBLE).

KING: Now, help me, was his funeral held right here?

P. PRESLEY: Yes.

It was right here.

KING: Right here?

P. PRESLEY: Yes. We are basically sitting where the casket was.

KING: So this was very private?

P. PRESLEY: Yes.

KING: Family only? P. PRESLEY: Family and very close friends, absolutely.

KING: Is it -- I don't want to put words in your mouth -- what's it like for you to -- to be here?

P. PRESLEY: Very surreal. I mean it's interesting because when you're here, it's like you you're right back in that time period. It's like nothing ever happened. It's like Elvis is here. You feel his spirit. And everyone that's ever come here says the same thing.

There is -- this was very much a part of Elvis. I mean, this home represented who he was and what he did, the games he played, the music he played, the laughter that he had, the great times; the bad times, too. It was -- it represented who Elvis was.

KING: Now outside is the meditation garden and Elvis' final resting place. We visited there earlier.

P. PRESLEY: Yes.

KING: That's very -- impressive, I guess, is the word.

P. PRESLEY: It is impressive. It's, you know, Elvis always wanted a meditation garden. That's what it was originally. He would go out there and he just -- he wanted a place where he could just get away. He would come from L.A and when he came to Graceland he just wanted to be, you know, at peace and get away from Hollywood.

And he'd go out and be in the meditation garden.

KING: And buried there is his mother, Gladys; his father, Vernon; his paternal grandmother, Minnie Mae Hood; and the little boy that was born with him, right?

P. PRESLEY: Well, you know, he was a twin. And the, you know, part of that -- you know, Elvis always searched for his -- for his brother -- not always, but wanted to take him and find him, actually. And I don't, to be honest with you, I don't think we ever -- we ever located the presence of that child.

I think he, at one time, thought about doing it. There was no gravesite. There was no marker at all, so it never happened, no.

KING: Now, during this show, by the way, faithful fans are going to be holding their annual candlelight tribute, and we'll be showing that...

P. PRESLEY: The vigil.

KING: That's -- they do it every year?

P. PRESLEY: Yes. An estimated, about 50,000 will be here.

KING: Elvis' untimely passing three decades ago this week was a shock to the family, his friends and millions of fans around the world. We'll take a moment now and look back and remember.

(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Sad...

KING (voice-over): Thirty years ago tomorrow, August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley's body was found in his Graceland bathroom.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): I'm hurt.

KING: An icon was gone. The world was shocked. Like with JFK's assassination, we remember where we were when we heard the news.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Oh...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just can't believe he's dead.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There's nobody else like him. There won't ever be anybody else like him as far as I'm concerned.

KING: Millions mourned. Vigils were held around the world. And here at Graceland, thousands of fans and a media circus descended and gathered, where Elvis lay in state for two days before his burial.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And there, the hearse carrying the body of Elvis Presley, which was such a powerhouse of movement on the stage, now stilled by death, leaves Graceland mansion for the last time.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Love me all...

KING: President Jimmy Carter issued a statement to the nation: "With Elvis Presley a part of our country died, as well."

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): You'll remember, too.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whether you're black or white, from Moscow, London or Memphis, Elvis Presley will still be the king of rock and roll to me.

KING: Elvis was dead at age 42.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): I'll remember you.

(END VIDEO TAPE)

KING: Over 50,000 fans, estimated, have already gathered here at Graceland to pay part and pay tribute to a man who died 30 years ago tomorrow.

Hard to believe, isn't it?

P. PRESLEY: It is hard to believe. Thirty years.

KING: You got a phone call, right?

P. PRESLEY: I got a phone call, yes, from Joe Esposito.

KING: You in Los Angeles?

P. PRESLEY: I was in Los Angeles. I...

KING: How long had you been divorced?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, my gosh, five years.

KING: But there was still a tie, right?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, yes, absolutely. Absolutely. We were very, very close friends, very close. You'd never even know we were divorced, really.

KING: How shocked were you knowing he had obviously some, obviously, physical difficulties?

P. PRESLEY: Ask that question again.

What is it?

KING: How shocked were you?

P. PRESLEY: It was hard to believe because you just never ever expected it to happen, not with him. I think for all of us who were close to him, we just never thought that could happen. He was, you know, he always -- even when he was sick, he would pop out of it. He'd sometimes go to the hospital just to check in, to rest and recuperate, get away from everybody. Or he'd, you know, be sick and you'd think oh, my gosh, you know, what does he have?

And he'd pop out of it in a few days. And just -- he just -- you just never thought it was going to happen.

KING: When we return with the wonderful Priscilla Presley, through her eyes we'll take a look back at some very personal memories.

We're at Graceland.

Don't go away.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

E. PRESLEY: You'll never know how happy I am to be here. Somebody asked me this morning, what did I miss about Memphis? And I said everything.

(SINGING): For Dixieland, I was born early one frosty morn, look away, look away, look away...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

E. PRESLEY: You're not a dream, you're not an angel, you're a woman. I'm not a king, just a man, take my hand. We'll make a space in this life that we planned. And here we'll stay until it's time for you to go.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KING: As we come back with Priscilla Presley here at Graceland, what you see there is torches starting to be lit. That's the eternal flame. They take that and light others and then eventually everybody lights it from one to another.

P. PRESLEY: Right.

KING: And all the people wound up marking a vigil around the gravesite.

P. PRESLEY: That's right.

KING: You told it many times.

How did you meet Elvis?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, gosh.

KING: Were you a tiny tyke.

P. PRESLEY: Yes. It's a long time right now, that's for sure. When I was 14-years-old -- I have told it many times, and I think people get tired of hearing it. But I will do it.

KING: Well, do it quickly.

P. PRESLEY: OK.

I met him when I was 14. I was in Germany and he was stationed in Germany. And I was invited to go visit with him. I was actually, I was at the Eagles Club, which was a place that military families had gone to, you know, eat lunch, you know, have entertainment. And I was writing home letters to all my friends, missing them very much. And there was a guy and his wife that were there. And he intro -- he said -- he introduced himself and asked me, you know, what I was doing there, how long I had been there.

I had just -- oh, my goodness, it was only three weeks that I -- I had just gotten there. He asked me if I wanted to visit Elvis and did I like him. And I said yes. And I'm saying this very quickly to get it over with.

I said I have to, you know, ask my parents, never, ever thinking that, you know, I would meet him. And...

KING: Did you fall in love at 14? Or was it at 14...

P. PRESLEY: It was hard not to fall in love. I didn't -- you know, when I met Elvis, it was a very, very different Elvis, you know?

He was very vulnerable, missing home very, very much. Missing Graceland. He had just lost his mother. In the Army, just devastated because he really never got to mourn, you know, the loss of his mother. So he was at a very -- a foreign country and not being able to...

KING: An amazing courtship, though.

Now, we have some things here.

What is this?

P. PRESLEY: Well, this is his billfold. This is what he carried with him.

KING: An old-fashioned wallet.

P. PRESLEY: Not in his pocket, but he carried this in his black kit. Yes, I guess it is old-fashioned now.

KING: In his what?

P. PRESLEY: It's 30 years ago.

KING: He carried it in his what?

P. PRESLEY: That's pretty updated.

He carried this in his kit that he used to have all of his personal items that he'd carry with him.

KING: And that's the actual wallet?

P. PRESLEY: This is it. This is the actual wallet. This is the actual cards that he had in it. He had a picture of his daughter and himself. I had had a photographer come to the house and these were our personal photos. And badge -- this is all cards from either the policemen or narcotic badges. My goodness, sheriff, police department...

KING: Got money in there, too?

P. PRESLEY: Elvis hardly had any money. He hardly ever carried any money.

KING: No kidding?

P. PRESLEY: No. No. He would always have someone around him.

KING: What's the glasses?

P. PRESLEY: The glasses, these are his trademark glasses here. This has "TCB" on the side. He would go to a place at that time, it was called Optique Boutique, and have all of his glasses made.

KING: Here?

P. PRESLEY: No, in Los Angeles, right on Sunset Boulevard. That was his trademark. This is all of his...

KING: There are sunglasses.

P. PRESLEY: These are. These are sunglasses. And he had many of these, many of these in different colors.

KING: He wore them on stage, too?

P. PRESLEY: Yes, all the time.

KING: What's the pendant?

P. PRESLEY: The pendant is a gift that I gave him, actually, in 1967, I believe. It was from our favorite jeweler at the time, Harry Levitch. It's a calendar in the back marking his birthday with a ruby and diamonds on the side. You know, Elvis did like a lot of flash. He loved jewelry and he liked getting jewelry. He was more of a giver, though. He loved giving gifts more than he did receiving gifts. So this is another (INAUDIBLE).

KING: Does the card mean anything?

P. PRESLEY: The card does. The card is actually the first card that was ever given with Lisa on it. It's -- usually our cards were "Elvis, Priscilla" and this is "Elvis, Priscilla and Lisa." So it means a lot.

KING: She was born?

P. PRESLEY: She was just born and it was her first year. So this is the first card that we sent out to all the fans.

KING: We have an e-mail question from Wayne in Santa Fe, New Mexico: "What do you miss most about Elvis?"

P. PRESLEY: Oh, my gosh.

What is there not to miss?

Elvis epitomized charm, charisma. But I think his laughter. Elvis had the most contagious laughter. He just -- once he started laughing, that was it. Everyone would start laughing. And sometimes it was uncontrollable. He couldn't stop.

And he laughed over the silliest things, you know?

He just -- he just had a great sense of humor. He loved to have fun. He loved to play games.

KING: You still love him.

P. PRESLEY: Well, of course. I mean -- I mean it's -- he was a hard person not to love. KING: Did you love him the day you divorced him?

P. PRESLEY: Absolutely. Absolutely. I didn't -- we didn't get divorced because I didn't love him. You know, sometimes people grow apart and more in different lifestyles. It was a lifestyle that was very difficult to live for a woman. Very difficult.

KING: I'll bet.

P. PRESLEY: It wasn't because I didn't care or I didn't love him. If anything, I did love him more than I can even imagine. But that was a very difficult decision. But he was always in my life and it wasn't as if we were divorced at all.

KING: Did you watch him work a lot?

P. PRESLEY: I did. I watched him work.

KING: When you were married, I mean, go to Vegas and...

P. PRESLEY: I did. I went to Vegas and went to the shows. Women weren't allowed to go at that time a lot. The wives weren't allowed to go a lot. We were opening and closing a lot in the middle, the special occasions. But when Elvis worked, it wasn't really to have, you know, he didn't like to have to worry about people on the set or me coming in. It was hard. It was difficult to come in.

KING: And he worked hard.

P. PRESLEY: He worked very hard. My goodness.

KING: When we come back, a look at the legacy of Elvis Presley on this, the eve of the 30th anniversary of his death.

We're at Graceland with Priscilla.

Stay there.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he started to drive those girls nuts by shaking and jumping and laying all over the stage, you know, what I mean?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right.

And do you think that's bad?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, it's kind of crazy.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): One, two, three, four. We've got to patch it up baby, patch it up, baby. Sing it, George. We can patch it up, baby. Patch it up with a whole lot of love.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time. You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine. Well, they said you was high class, well, that was just a lie. You know, they said you was...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KING: We're back at Graceland.

There's that incredible crowd here on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis. And we're with his ex-wife and widow, Priscilla.

I guess you're both, right?

P. PRESLEY: Gosh, I never thought about that. I don't know...

KING: You are.

P. PRESLEY: I don't know -- (INAUDIBLE).

KING: I've got it. I declare it. All right, three decades since his death.

Why does his influence endure -- in fact, grow?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, my gosh. I think that, you know, the more that I -- there's -- Elvis had so much to give, you know?

Not only talent, but his passion, his compassion, his generosity. I don't know if we'll ever see anything like it again, you know?

And it's growing. We have, now, kids who are 6, 7, 8, 9, into their 13s and are into their teens and really discovering who Elvis is today. And it's spreading.

Like our -- our visitorship is enormous with young kids now. So obviously he had something that is certainly -- people have certainly been able to attach themselves to.

KING: And this place is going to grow, right?

I mean they're adding a hotel, right?

P. PRESLEY: Yes. Yes. We have big plans to be able to expand and to be able to make it a lot better for visitors. We have -- in fact, I'm very excited about what's happening.

KING: A big corporation buy into it, is that...

P. PRESLEY: Well, yes, partnered. Partnered with us. And basically...

KING: And you still retain, it, right?

P. PRESLEY: Yes. Absolutely.

KING: So your financial...

P. PRESLEY: We were still very much involved in the plans and it's actually everything that we wanted to do. You know, it just gives us the resources and the networking to be able to get it done. You know, we were a private company for so long. We took it to as far as we can go.

KING: It's going to be amazing.

It's hard to sum up Elvis Presley's impact, but if you look and listen, here's a sense of his incredible legacy.

Watch.

(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new place to dwell, well, it's down the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel. And I've been so lonely baby...

KING (voice-over): He's called "The King."

And for once, the hype hits the mark.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): I'll be so lonely I could die.

KING: Elvis Erin Presley grew up with gospel and the blues.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): You tell me where does I go to the lord?

KING: He got his start as a country act.

(on camera): Did you realize his greatness then?

MARLON BRANDO: I think so. I think everybody that saw him perform did. Yes.

KING (voice-over): Then helped blast open the doors to the rock and roll revolution.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): You ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.

BONO: Elvis Presley is like the big bang of rock and roll. It all -- it all came from there. E. PRESLEY (SINGING): A one night hard man (ph).

KING: His sound hard to categorize.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Is what I'm now...

KING: His onstage persona -- the sweat, the swivel, the sex, impossible to contain.

JOHN LENNON: You know, you went to see those movies with Elvis or somebody in it, when we were still in Liverpool, and they'd all scream when he came on the screen. So we thought, that's a good job.

KING: His influence on music and culture original and enduring.

BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (SINGING): you know I can be found...

That's all I can do.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Sitting home all alone.

We're caught in a trap. I can't walk out...

KING: James Brown said he wasn't just an Elvis friend, he was Elvis' brother.

Bob Dylan claimed that hearing Elvis for the first time was like busting of out of jail.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Let's rock. Everybody, let's rock.

KING: It's estimated that Elvis Presley has sold more than one billion records. That's more than anybody ever. And he's still selling, still singing, still in our lives.

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love. I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.

KING: We're back with Priscilla.

An e-mail from Patla (ph) in Newport Beach, California: "Was it difficult when people said that Elvis wasn't really dead, when there were stories about him being spotted in places? Did you have a tough time explaining it to your daughter?"

P. PRESLEY: No. No, I didn't. I mean, obviously, we knew he was. He was right here and Lisa saw him, so it wasn't like she didn't know. No. No. It wasn't. It was just, I think basically people who wished it were true and thought they saw him or, you know, hoped.

KING: Was it a challenge?

Do you feel that it's a challenge to share him with his fans?

P. PRESLEY: Oh my gosh, that's a challenge. I just spoke about that, actually last night. It's a challenge to speak about him in that people want to know so much about him and it's never enough.

And you question how much is enough?

How much do you give?

You know, Elvis was a very, very private person. When he left Hollywood, this is where he would come to get away from everything. He shared with his very close friends and family who he was more than anyone else.

His fans have always been his biggest supporters and they have always been there with him 100 percent. So they, I feel, you know, I like, you know, sharing as much as I can. But there's still a lot I don't share and really feel I can't because there's a line that one has to, you know, has to say that's it. I have to give him the respect that he always wanted as far as his privacy.

KING: So this was a place he came to?

P. PRESLEY: Absolutely.

KING: To get away from?

P. PRESLEY: That's exactly right.

KING: An e-mail from Michelle in Corona, California: "I attended the official Elvis auction at the MGM in Las Vegas in 1999. It was to benefit Presley Place in Memphis. Can we expect more auctions from the archives?"

P. PRESLEY: Oh, that's a difficult question. I, you know, the archives are very, very special. They're very unique to us. And, I mean, it's really our -- it's his legacy and things that are obviously his. And we don't have -- we have a lot of things, you know, in the archives. But it's a very specialized -- oh, my gosh. If it's an auction, it would have to be something very special to us. But we'd have to have a few of them and not give away what we do have. It's difficult.

KING: Are you amazed at all the things that people leave by the grave?

P. PRESLEY: I know.

KING: From all over the world.

P. PRESLEY: All over the world, yes. Absolutely. And it takes a while, you know, to sift through and go through all of those things. But those are -- those are things that mean a lot to those people. And when you go through it and you look around and you see how important he was to them, pictures that they leave, artifacts, pieces of cloth, it's -- flowers, oh, my gosh, it goes on and on.

KING: You know, Priscilla, most people in the normal situation, they get divorced and they go on with their lives.

Right?

That's it.

You will always be a Presley.

P. PRESLEY: Yes.

KING: How does that hit you?

In other words, does anybody look at you, no matter where you go, what you are in life, how you succeed, the wonderful movies you make, Elvis' wife.

P. PRESLEY: Right. It's the same thing that Lisa has to carry with her, too, and her grandchildren -- and her children and my grandchildren.

KING: It's not easy.

P. PRESLEY: No. It isn't easy. And yet it isn't difficult. It's something that I think you just accept. You accept it now.

Probably more difficult in the beginning because you -- you're working. You have a career and people would, you know, want to talk about Elvis or, you know, have a curiosity about who he was or they'd recognize you and want to ask questions and know again more about him. And I think that's just something you just learn to accept.

KING: Priscilla Presley will take us on a tour of this amazing house, right after this.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

E. PRESLEY (SINGING): Little sister don't you kiss me, little sister don't you kiss me once or twice and say it's fairly nice and then you run. Little sister don't you do what your big sister done.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MUSIC PLAYING, "ONE NIGHT")

E. PRESLEY (singing): Always lived very quiet life, I ain't never did her wrong. Now I know that life without you has been too lonely too long.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KING: As we come back, there's a helicopter shot over Graceland. As you see, all the lights have been lit on this candlelight vigil on this eve of the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. We are now going to -- we'll stand up now, you and I, and we're across the foyer from the living room in the dining room. This decor has, I'm told, evolved over the year. An eight-foot table used for poker games as well as meals. A lot of Christmas celebrations. P. PRESLEY: A lot of Christmas. We had our Christmas tree right here, a beautiful Christmas tree. And that was actually something that meant a lot to me, as everyone participating and putting all the bulbs and the tinsel and the decorations on the tree. And I would have the guys all participate and I would call Elvis to come on in and finish up the tree.

And I'd say, you know, when you put the tinsel on, you do it very delicately, one by one so that looks like icicles, right? So he'd go, OK, I got it. You want it to look like icicles, right? And I'd go, yes. So he'd come back here and he'd take a box of tinsels, him and a couple of the guys. And they would roll them up in little balls and they would throw them on the tree so it looks like snowballs instead of icicles. So I would be so up set because it didn't look perfect.

KING: Was -- this Aladdin Hotel and Country Club Champagne.

P. PRESLEY: Yes. This is when we were married. We were married at the Aladdin Hotel and Milton Prell owned the hotel at the time. And this was his own wife in the Aladdin. This was a gift to my parents actually, and it says here this is from Elvis, May 1st, 1967, and it says: "The first time Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Presley, to Anna and Paul Beaulieu.

KING: And you always here at Graceland have a big staff?

P. PRESLEY: Yes, we did. We had a staff, in fact...

KING: This is not a huge house. It's a nice-sized house.

P. PRESLEY: It's nice-sized house. But you have to remember, when we bought it in 1957, this was an incredible home. It was a mansion and like a plantation.

KING: What did it cost?

P. PRESLEY: What did it cost? About $100,000, very expensive.

KING: Let's head for the kitchen.

P. PRESLEY: We had some great meals here. This was really the focus of all of our gatherings.

KING: And a good cook?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, my goodness, yes. Good southern meals, absolutely.

KING: I love this kitchen, this is -- for its time.

P. PRESLEY: For its time.

KING: This is an incredible kitchen.

P. PRESLEY: And this was an actual working kitchen. I mean, this place was packed all the time. We had cooks full time cooking all the time. This is the actual stove. This is the actual frying pan, this was used. And you could see it's...

KING: I love the gold refrigerator, remember those?

P. PRESLEY: Boy, isn't that the period? Look at that, that's the original refrigerator. We had a huge freezer over here and storage freezer in the back filled with all kinds of meats and vegetables, and my gosh, potatoes. Had a big section for potatoes. We had Paulene (ph)...

KING: Did you cook?

P. PRESLEY: I didn't cook, no, no, I didn't cook. It was too many people for me.

KING: Stained glass overhead fixture.

P. PRESLEY: Stained glass, that's right. You know, this is the heart, this was the room that had all the heart in it. We would sit right down here, there were chairs right around this area. Elvis would sit here. And we'd sit around and have our breakfast cooked, until then later on we had a table put in here and we started having it down there and he'd have his coffee in the morning.

Walking down these stairs right here you could smell the bacon and the eggs and whatever, the biscuits, corn bread.

KING: Was he a kitchen person?

P. PRESLEY: Yes. This kitchen was a big place and a lot of stuff going on. And, you know, we have cameras right over here and you can see the property all around and he would sit there and see the gate open and close and somebody would be driving in. He'd want to know who it was. He had his red phones over here to the side. That was...

KING: That phone.

P. PRESLEY: Yes. But those were his phones over there. That was basically who was coming in, and he would, you know, use it all the time to find out where everyone was.

KING: Can opener from 1836.

(LAUGHTER)

P. PRESLEY: This is all original things right here. We've kept everything.

KING: We're now heading to an extraordinary room in this house at Graceland, the Jungle Room. Wait until you see it. Don't go away.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MUSIC PLAYING, "ALL SHOOK UP")

E. PRESLEY (singing): Well, bless my soul, what's a-wrong with me? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree. My friends say I'm actin' white (ph) as a bug, I'm in love, I'm all shook up. Well, my hands are shaking and my knees are weak, I can't seem to stand on my own two feet. Who do you think when you have such luck, I'm in love.

(speaking): You can't say big *** on this (INAUDIBLE).

(singing): I'm all shook up, I'm all shook up.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MUSIC PLAYING, "IT'S NOW OR NEVER")

E. PRESLEY: It's now or never...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KING: The vigil continues outside. It will go on all night long and we're now in the Jungle Room with Priscilla.

Explain this, Jungle Room. Why?

P. PRESLEY: I'm still trying to get it. I still don't get it. This is really a cute story. This was originally an outdoor patio and it was screened in at one time, and then we didn't really quite know what to do with it and then the furniture started coming in.

We, you know, had seating arrangements but it just never quite fit. And one time Elvis went downtown, saw this furniture in a furniture store, in a window display. He went by, and he just bought it as is, and he just -- you know, he started piece by piece. He went and said oh, my gosh, this is really great, it came in here and it was all placed as is.

KING: What did you think?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, I wasn't here at the time. This was in 1974.

KING: And you were gone?

P. PRESLEY: No, no, no. This -- are you kidding, this wouldn't be here if I was here.

(LAUGHTER)

KING: Because this is a weird room.

P. PRESLEY: This seems to be one of the most popular rooms and it gets all the attention.

KING: Tell me about the waterfall.

P. PRESLEY: The waterfall was actually -- my goodness, this was built, I forgot, some time in the late '60s. And this was a beautiful idea, great idea and it used to come down gushing, beautiful sound, except it flooded everything. It never worked. The whole room would get flooded. So it never worked.

So what he did was he put a television set right in front of it. Obviously it works now. It has been fixed. But it took years.

KING: Interior design was not his talent.

P. PRESLEY: Not really, no, no, not really. But you know what? It's a man's room. He loved it. He relaxed, he put his feet on the table and watched television.

KING: Teddy bear, guitar, everywhere. By the way...

P. PRESLEY: That's -- go ahead.

KING: Did he have a surprise party in here for you?

P. PRESLEY: Yes, he did. He had a big birthday party for me, a total surprise. He actually said we were going to the movie, and get dressed up and were going to go and all of sudden we came out here and there was a room full of people. And he had a big birthday party for me, yes.

KING: All right. What is this?

P. PRESLEY: You know, this is something that we had, one of the first portable telephones. This was actually in 1966, I believe, and if I'm -- I think it is. And we...

KING: You walked around carrying this.

P. PRESLEY: We -- yes. This is like a James Bond telephone. He actually used it. He wrote these instructions on how to work it himself. He was so proud of this phone. I mean, this is something that nobody had. Elvis loved having things that nobody had. This is straight out of a James Bond movie.

KING: We have a cigarette case here, too.

P. PRESLEY: We have a cigarette holder. This is one of the first presents that I actually got him in 1962 for Christmas.

KING: Did he smoke?

P. PRESLEY: Yes, he smoked. Listen to the song. Does it still work? I don't think it's on. It used to work. What happened? Ah.

(MUSIC PLAYING, "SURRENDER")

P. PRESLEY: Do you hear the song? Do you know it? Does it ring a bell? "Surrender."

KING: "Surrender," yes.

P. PRESLEY: That's the song. I found this cigarette box with that song on it and he sung it.

KING: We're going now to your -- I guess, your mother-in-law and father-in-law's bedroom.

P. PRESLEY: Yes, yes. We're going into the room that Gladys Presley and Vernon stayed in while they lived here at Graceland. This was the downstairs room.

KING: Gladys died here, right?

P. PRESLEY: Gladys died, yes, here. And this was actually a room that we spent a lot of time in. Elvis would come in here. Spend a lot of time with her and him and then when she passed, his grandmother came and lived here and we spent many, many, many nights here.

But this is where they basically stayed the whole time, and this dress is a dress that Gladys wore when Elvis was first inducted into the Army, black velvet. He bought it for her in New York and he gave it to her and he is -- we still have that. We actually found this upstairs in the ethic though her clothes.

These are some of her other clothes actually that I discovered in the attic when I just went through looking through a lot of the boxes upstairs. These are all the dresses that she wore. And as you can see, she was a very simple woman.

KING: Very, yes. You know, she didn't like extravagance. She didn't wear a lot of jewelry. She just, you know, these were her favorite little dresses. It tells you a lot about her, doesn't it?

KING: It sure does. His relationship with her was extraordinary, right?

P. PRESLEY: Oh, my gosh, yes.

KING: I mean, it was really tight.

P. PRESLEY: Yes, they were very tight. You know, they -- he depended on her for her -- you know, her ideas, her opinions. He babied her. She watched out after him. It was a very unique, extraordinary relationship, and a lot of love there.

KING: Lots more to come from Graceland on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, who would have been 72 (INAUDIBLE).

P. PRESLEY: It's hard to believe.

KING: Elvis would have been 72. We'll be right back.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MUSIC PLAYING, "A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION")

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here's Elvis Presley.

(CHEERING & SCREAMING)

E. PRESLEY (singing): A little less conversation, a little more action, please. All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me. A little more bite and a little less bark. A little less fight and a little more spark. Close your mouth and open up your heart, baby, satisfy me. Satisfy me, baby.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Good evening, everyone. I'm Anderson Cooper. At the top of the hour on "360," in about 14 minutes, two breaking stories. Sounds of hope tonight in the mine in Utah where six men have been trapped for nine days. Where are the sounds coming from and could the miners really be alive? We'll talk with the president of the mine and find out latest on the rescue operation.

And in Lima, the capital of Peru, damage assessment under way. A powerful earthquake has struck the capital. Seven million people live in that capital. There are early reports of limited fatalities. Those numbers could rise. We're just now starting to get our first pictures of the area. It's a fast-moving story. We'll bring you the latest. A busy night is beginning at top of the hour on "360."

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KING: We're back and you see more vigil shots. This vigil goes on all night. In fact into the -- what, 10:00, 10:30 in the morning.

Where are we now, Priscilla? What room is this?

P. PRESLEY: This is -- actually, this is down in the basement and it is more of a hangout room. This is where all the guys would hang out. This is actually where actually in the early days, like in the -- you know, when he first got Graceland, this was a little soda fountain here and he had all the Coca-Colas and Pepsis and ice cream and everything else you can think of, which was a -- you know, a nice little hangout room I think for not just the guys but for the girls, too.

KING: And records. Wow, what a shock that is.

P. PRESLEY: Lots of records. Lots of records. These -- this is what Elvis would really come down here for, is listening to the records. Obviously 45s, and if you go through them, it's all of his favorite singers, all the people he liked...

KING: He liked Mario Lanza.

P. PRESLEY: He loved Mario Lanza. In fact, that was one of the conversations we had when I was a kid and met him in Germany, was the fact that I loved Mario Lanza. My mother and father would play him all the time, all the operas. And he couldn't believe that I, at 14, enjoyed his singing.

KING: And of course, television.

P. PRESLEY: Three television sets. This way he could come down... KING: That's all they were.

P. PRESLEY: He can watch the -- you know, the reason why he did this is he could watch -- he loves football -- or loved football, and he would be able to watch all three stations.

KING: And all 45s, a 45 folks, this actually existed once. This is called a 45, played at 45 rpm.

P. PRESLEY: That's right.

KING: There was 45, 78 and 33 1/3.

P. PRESLEY: That's right. Very good, Larry. You remember that.

KING: I know, I was a disc jockey once.

P. PRESLEY: And that's all through a jukebox, and that's a pretty neat one, isn't it?

KING: What's that on the wall? A lightning bolt.

P. PRESLEY: That is a TCB lightning bolt. That was something that he actually gave to all the guys at TCB, meaning "taking care of business." And that was something that he gave as a personal inside, you know, the group, that was a necklace that he had made up for them.

KING: So he spent a lot of time in that room.

P. PRESLEY: He spent, yes, pretty good time in there. This is the pool room. And this is -- as you can see, it's a pretty wild room, very colorful.

KING: All this drapery.

P. PRESLEY: Yes.

KING: Look at the ceiling.

P. PRESLEY: That was -- you know...

KING: Fabrics.

P. PRESLEY: Actually, this was done in about '73, '74. This was after me. This was -- it wasn't like this when I was here. But this was a room that everyone used to play pool. Elvis would come down here every once in a while. He loved games.

And if you look here, we put this up because this is one of the fun games that we used to play that...

KING: Yahtzee.

P. PRESLEY: ... we used to get into. Yes. We played this at Colonel Parker's house. And we were in Palm Springs one time. And Marie, his wife, loved to play Yahtzee. So we would sit down and play and she was one that had to win. You know, you just never beat her. So Elvis, when we went on trip cross country, bought this game and this is what we played most of the time.

And believe it or not, he would not let you beat him. He cheated all the time so you could never beat Elvis at Yahtzee.

KING: Did he shoot pool, too?

P. PRESLEY: He did shoot pool. Yes. He loved to play pool. He was a pretty good pool player.

KING: When we come back, in our remaining moments, we're going to show you -- well, we can't show you. We'll tell you the place of a pretty private place in this house and why we can't show it to you when we come back.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MUSIC PLAYING, "JAILHOUSE ROCK")

E. PRESLEY (singing): The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.

Let's rock, everybody let's rock, everybody in the whole cell block was dancing to the jailhouse rock.

(MUSIC PLAYING, "VIVA LAS VEGAS")

E. PRESLEY: Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire.

(speaking): If I'd know you gals are so downright good-looking I'd have been up here a long time ago.

You know what you did? Nothing, nothing.

(singing): There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there, and they're all livin' the devil may care, and I'm just the devil with love to spare.

Viva Las Vegas! Viva Las Vegas!

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

KING (voice-over): We'd like to say thank you, thank you very much, to the following, for the Elvis music and video featured in tonight's show. Warner Home Video which in conjunction with Paramount Home Entertainment released special edition DVDs of 16 Elvis movies last week. Image Entertainment for the DVD box set "Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Years." And Sony BMG Music for the "Elvis Hitstory" three-CD box set, and the "Viva Las Vegas: Best of the Vegas Years" CD.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) KING: We're back, and we're in the remaining moments. Not much time left with Priscilla Presley at Graceland. We're in the foyer of the house. Special guests were received here, right?

P. PRESLEY: Yes. Absolutely. As soon as you come in the front door. And Elvis liked bringing people into the front door whenever he had a guest. There wasn't a whole lot of people that he had as guests here, but people who did come here, you know, he liked them...

KING: He greeted them.

P. PRESLEY: ... to come in the front. Yes, he would come in -- you know, especially because he was...

KING: He did karate demonstrations?

P. PRESLEY: He did, right here in the front. Right in this area.

KING: And you brought your pony in here.

P. PRESLEY: My pony?

(LAUGHTER)

P. PRESLEY: He brought a few things I'm sure in here, but he...

KING: Let's not get into that.

(LAUGHTER)

KING: All right.

P. PRESLEY: You've got a bad mind.

KING: I didn't say anything. Anyway, why is this part of Graceland private, up those stairs?

P. PRESLEY: This is Elvis' private quarters going up to the staircase to his room and his private office, Lisa's bedroom and his -- it used to be a bedroom but it turned into his own personal walk-in closet.

KING: And that's never open to...

P. PRESLEY: No, never open to the public, no. We're keeping it very private because that was his...

(CROSSTALK)

KING: And he died over here, right.

P. PRESLEY: Yes.

KING: The bathroom was above this part of the foyer. P. PRESLEY: That's right. That's right. So it will remain very private because that was his private sanctuary. This is where he wanted to go to be left alone.

KING: Does Lisa ever have a desire to go up?

P. PRESLEY: Lisa goes up every once in a while.

KING: Well, she can go up, right?

P. PRESLEY: We -- oh yes. The family, you know, we go up. But it's really not open at all to the public, and it's just sacred and that's the way we want to keep it.

KING: So looking back at all of this, we just have about a minute-and-a-half left, what's your reflections on...

P. PRESLEY: You know, I can stand right here and tell you everything. You know, I used to run over to the curtains and look outside when Elvis would come home. He had a huge bus that he traveled back and forth to Los Angeles in. That's how he traveled because he was afraid of flying there for a while.

And I remember we'd be on the phone and he would tell me how far he was before he drove up to the front gates of Graceland. And I used to run to the window every few minutes to see if he was coming up the drive. And I'd run to grandma's room to have her come out and watch and we'd have a reception here when he came in.

And the thing that always amazed me was how the fans knew before we even knew when he was driving through those gates. They just -- you know, they just had a little network that went on during that time.

KING: He had a fear of flying once?

P. PRESLEY: He did. He had a fear of flying, and his mother didn't really want him flying either. She just...

KING: So he stopped for a while?

P. PRESLEY: He stopped, absolutely. But then he got over that. But we traveled on this big, big Greyhound bus that was customized for him.

KING: Because he had his own plane, I assume -- two planes.

P. PRESLEY: He had his own 737, absolutely.

KING: You've been a marvelous hostess.

P. PRESLEY: Thank you so much.

KING: You're a great lady.

P. PRESLEY: Thank you, thank you very much. (KISS)

KING: Thank you. Thank you for everything.

P. PRESLEY: Thank you.

KING: What history. What a life you've had.

P. PRESLEY: Wow, thanks. This is the fastest hour I think I ever had.

KING: Thank you.

P. PRESLEY: Thanks, Larry

KING: Bye. Bye Graceland. Thanks so much.

P. PRESLEY: Thanks so much. Bye-bye.

KING: Bye, doll.

(MUSIC PLAYING, "IF I CAN DREAM")

[elvis fan 1976]

Thanks for the transcript! I missed the whole thing. :(

[Cherokee]

Hi all. Cherokee is back (with a vengeance, hehe. No, just kidding, but
the oldtimers here will remember Priscilla gets on my nerves.)

Hi, Suzan.

Well, I'm just watching it in the rerun now. The second segment
just started. But in the first one her response to the question about
the decor was already so obnoxious and such a reworking of history.

And he did do a little bit, after I left, actually, he redid it into a red color. He did not like it that much at all, so that's why we went and put it back to the original, the way he always loved it

That almost seems like a personal sneer to Linda, who - if I remember correctly -
helped Elvis decorate the red phase.

Also, just now in the second segment about the glasses, that he
wore them on stage "all the time"....... Bulloney.

Then the third segment comes and King introduces her as ex-wife and widow
and she's smart enough to not answer how she sees herself and lets King
decide for her that she's both. Ugh.

(I can't stand her continuous "Oh my gosh, Goodness etc. " either. She's a
shrewd business woman who knows darn well what she's doing.)

Then in the segment where they talk about why the upstairs isn't open to
the public, she leads on as if it's still intact, when it really was emptied out.
I've read that several times, that it is now more or less used as storage....
Can anybody verify that? The way she calls it sacred, then is really laughable.
What's sacred about turning it into storage?

[Dovey]

"Oh My Gosh", you are so right Cherokee!!! Oh My gosh, I agree with you 100% and more. (Oh and my gosh if she had decorated the Jungle Room it sure would not look this way) Golly my gosh, I think we are Elvis fans and want to see how he lived.. wonder if people will go to her house when she passes on.. not!!!! Dovey ;)

[presley31]

I have read other places LInda did graceland in red while he was out of town and come back and wasn't happy about it. Good on priscilla for changing the colour, linda had some bad taste.

[presley31]

I would love to see priscilla house after she dies, considing thats where elvis spent some time and lisa grew up.

[thehillbillycat]

Umm, you made so errors in your translation. First, it is not Elvis Erin Presley. It is Elvis Aaron Presley.

Also, That was Marlon Brando talking. It was Johnny Cash.

Just wanted to let you know.

[Albert]

Man, thank sooo much for this transcript. Reading it feels like watching the program. Great thing you also added the songs that are played through the interview.

[jak]

People are always quick to point out her or anybody else's discrepancies in their recollections concerning memories.People forget how many years ago that stuff happened.It's easy to forget or recall incorrectly details.I've talked to many,many people that knew Elvis.They have always told me the same thing.Actually being part of those events is a lot different than studying them and analyzing details from books.When you were actually part of it many things didnt seem so special at the time.The actual participants dont study and analyze every detail like the fans do.When you were actually part of his life you took things for granted.Just something to think about.
Jak

[ksimms2]

Very good point JAK....I think everyone digs at the tiniest details, looking for discrepancies...but Priscilla has her version, Jerry Schilling has his (I'm reading his book now...quite good so far) Lisa Marie has hers (she was just a child), etc. I don't see why we have to down everyone if they don't say what we want them to say. Elvis was human, and he made errors like all of us....but that doesn't take away from him being the greatest performer that ever lived..... ;)

[presley31]

Very well said jak and Ksimms2

[jak]

Very good point JAK....I think everyone digs at the tiniest details, looking for discrepancies...but Priscilla has her version, Jerry Schilling has his (I'm reading his book now...quite good so far) Lisa Marie has hers (she was just a child), etc. I don't see why we have to down everyone if they don't say what we want them to say. Elvis was human, and he made errors like all of us....but that doesn't take away from him being the greatest performer that ever lived..... ;)

You are correct.Im glad you brought up Lisa.She talks about Elvis like he passed away last year.How can she possibly have so many memories?Personally I dont recall many details from my childhood up to age nine.Im not putting her down at all.I know she's sincere.It just shows how the mind works.How many of us can vividly recall details from 30 years ago?Forgetting some details is not the same as weaving a bunch of lies.
Jak

[presley31]

maybe she doesn't want to lose the memories she had for her father.

[Cherokee]

You are correct.Im glad you brought up Lisa.She talks about Elvis like he passed away last year.How can she possibly have so many memories?Personally I dont recall many details from my childhood up to age nine.Im not putting her down at all.I know she's sincere.It just shows how the mind works.How many of us can vividly recall details from 30 years ago?Forgetting some details is not the same as weaving a bunch of lies.
Jak

Parts of this discussion have come up many times on this board.
One of those threads: http://www.tcb-world.com/showthread.php?t=8227

[ReGina_89]

Yea I think you are right presley31 My grandfather died when i was 6 and i remember everything that happened as if it were yesterday. I remember the day he died espcially in great detail i miss him ...he was the on that loved me so much :(

[Suzan]

I didn't type the transcript so not my typo's...this came directly from Larry King site.:D

I agree Cherokee, very much so...and yes the Oh my gosh, etc...ANNOYING! She needs to snap out of it and realize that she's not 20 anymore or even 40!
She had red carpeting in her house in the 70's I have photos so *** she's yammering about...lol
AND very very good, those all were discrepencies and they weren't divorced 5 yrs. but 4.
And yes, while we do forget things, she's re-writing history, if she doesn't recall it's ok to say "I don't remember" or "I'm not quite sure" but to blatantly make up stuff or twist history...yes she's shrewd, very much so and it galls me to no end that she's made all these millions off him and continues to do so...she divorced him 34 years ago...she should not have anything more to do w/him, that's Lisa's legacy.
Speaking of which, I have a very very good memory, I can tell you things from 30 yrs. ago that even freaks my parents out, things they've forgotten, my sis on the other hand has ZERO long term memory so I guess it depends on the person, I think Lisa does remember things from that day very well and I think she has snippets of memory prior to...and then she doesn't know things sometimes either...like w/GMA this morning she didn't remember the scarf he gave her that was pictured in the book "Elvis by the Presleys" said she'd not seen it b4...and that she was taking it and framing it.

[Suzan]

Same here Regina, except I was 11, but my paternal grandfather and I were very very close, I remember things w/him from age 4.

[Diana]

WOW:'( Thank you so much!!! It is not possible to see it in Ukraine, so I just have no words! I'm just so thankful!!!:notworthy:notworthy:notworthy

[KPM]

maybe she doesn't want to lose the memories she had for her father.
Well I can recall when I went to my first ballgame in a stadium to see the St. Louis Cardinals I can recall what my step dad wore, the hot dogs I ate the beer vendors -end score was Cards 7 Braves 4. There are several moments like that. Now probably every day was like that for Lisa. Elvis did big things in a big way and they are bound to stay with you. (at least more than the average kid who spends the bulk of their days in school or in the summer playing dolls or baseball. She was driving golf carts at 6 with her Dad. Flew around the country on a plane named after her. She went to several Vegas and on Tour concerts. It should make a big impression-like the ball game did to me. These are not boring run of the mill everyday memories these are spectacular things. Not to mention the hours of home movies she has probably seen which keep memories fresher. We had an uncle who took 8mm for years and if I was able to see them often it might spark my memory on many things I have forgot.

[edbdmiddy]

I frankly think Larry King blew it... instead of concentrating on Elvis he seemed to spend his time kissing up to Elvis's X-wife. Lisa or Sillerman should of been there and it should of been about all the wonderful things that Elvis did in his life time. Who cares if cilla does not like the way the house was decorated or that she feels like she is still married to him. (What a crock of bull... but I guess she still has his money... so she is happy grrrrrrrrr!!!!) She slammed Linda and Elvis's taste in decorating... but she seems to have forgotten that people go there to see how "Elvis" lived and could care less about her. That there girl above(y) that wants to see how she lives... well I hope you make it there someday honey because I do not think it wll be crowed. You must be very young and naive. but that is ok... I was once upon a time too ... but I learned.

Larry King spent no time showing all the albums Elvis had #1's on... or all the charity money he gave to people. The checks are mounted on the wall with the date and year and who he gave the money too. Sure did not see any of that... Oh Gosh, bet he forgot that.

Well I did enjoy the Elvis parts but was disapointed in Larry King. Middy

[presley31]

Red was horrible and Linda did that when elvis wasn't home. I thought it was a great.

[Tommy]

I have one question, who would have kept Elvis and Graceland alive after he passed away???

[Donut]

I have one question, who would have kept Elvis and Graceland alive after he passed away???

Errrmmm... the world is full of House museums and they are not turned into it by family. If I?m not mistaken Vernon turned down an offer by the city of Memphis to do that and the majority of that kind of museums are ruled by the city or the country they are in, they are not private business and they have success many years after their opening. See what happened to Audobon Drive and Elvis birthplace in Tupelo. No sign of Priscilla there but someone else had the brains and the money to let people tour them.
Wether if we like Priscilla or not that?s assuming something that very probably never would have happened. If it wouldn?t have been her it would have been someone else and surely we could have been able to see the first floor of the house just in like every other house museum.

[Suzan]

I couldn't agree w/u more Donut, though that was a very very good ? posed by Tommy.:D

I don't think it was necessarily Priscilla who made it successful, she just knew who to hire, who to listen to, etc...and Elvis, well he's Elvis, anybody could make a business based around him a success.
The other thing that sometimes gets me is when Priscilla is credited w/forming EPE, she did not, that was done by Elvis and the Col. in the 50's.:)
And yes you are right Vernon Presley was approached and turned it down and then after his death it was re-visited and city of Memphis then backed out, so really, all of Pris and manager's work as far as demographics, etc, had already been done for them.:D

[Diane]

I don't fault Vernon for handing responsibility of the estate to Priscilla. He was sick and dying and there was no one else close in the family of an age he could turn to. I do believe she kept herself handy though in helping him make that decision. She was smart in turning to a team of lawyers etc. to tell her what to do to save Graceland.....and getting rid of the Colonel. Beyond that, I think all the estate decisions were made by said people.

I felt the interview with Larry King was okay, the best one I've seen thus far. I do think it would help her image though if she stopped playing the super feminine airhead. Her answers are always so disjointed and she never stops fiddling with her hair. My impression of her is that she is a very uptight, nervous person who is too concerned with her looks and what people will think of her. There is nothing natural about her at all. Lisa is also nervous but guarded rather than uptight and couldn't care less what people think of her looks or how she chooses to say what she has to say.

As far as Lisa's memories of her father being accurate after all this time, I can tell you that there is not much I've forgotten from the age of seven when we lost my baby sister so I sure don't feel that her recollections from the age of nine when her father died were that far off at all.

Diane

[presley31]

That was the best interview l have ever seen. Priscilla did very well and so did larry king.

[ksimms2]

Yes I don't understand all the hard feelings - I thought the interview was good - and it was live - so things were probably a bit nervous for Priscilla and I'm sure she did her best and her fiddling with her hair - was nerves. I do it myself. I'm sure she knows that she isn't the "pretty young girl" that Elvis first fell in love with and is self conscious about it. Regardless of how you all feel about Priscilla - she is Elvis ONLY wife and he always loved her - even after their divorce - also tried getting back with her - but Priscilla just didn't want that lifestyle - even in Jerry's book I'm reading - he was talking about Linda Thompson & Elvis' relationship - Linda also knew that when she wasn't around Elvis he was with other women - the man could not be faithful - he had women throwing themselves at him day and night - what mortal man could say No all the time? Obviously not Elvis........back to Priscilla - Elvis loved her and always loved her - she is the mother of his child - I think she has every right to be in the position she is in now and has done a fantastic job of preserving Graceland and Elvis' memory........I'm sorry if others don't agree......that doesn't take away from the wonderful performer Elvis was and still remains to be to this day......

[jak]

Yes I don't understand all the hard feelings - I thought the interview was good - and it was live - so things were probably a bit nervous for Priscilla and I'm sure she did her best and her fiddling with her hair - was nerves. I do it myself. I'm sure she knows that she isn't the "pretty young girl" that Elvis first fell in love with and is self conscious about it. Regardless of how you all feel about Priscilla - she is Elvis ONLY wife and he always loved her - even after their divorce - also tried getting back with her - but Priscilla just didn't want that lifestyle - even in Jerry's book I'm reading - he was talking about Linda Thompson & Elvis' relationship - Linda also knew that when she wasn't around Elvis he was with other women - the man could not be faithful - he had women throwing themselves at him day and night - what mortal man could say No all the time? Obviously not Elvis........back to Priscilla - Elvis loved her and always loved her - she is the mother of his child - I think she has every right to be in the position she is in now and has done a fantastic job of preserving Graceland and Elvis' memory........I'm sorry if others don't agree......that doesn't take away from the wonderful performer Elvis was and still remains to be to this day......

I couldnt have said it better myself(y)

[presley31]

l agree(y)(y)(y)

[KPM]

I have one question, who would have kept Elvis and Graceland alive after he passed away???

I have often asked that question. The estate needed some force to keep it going. I'll say this -the estate was down to its last capital. How much sadder would we all feel if it would have been forced into bankruptcy? Sure the state could have taken it over and perhaps done exactly what has been done-but Lisa would no longer own Graceland. The state of Tennesee would.
This was a real possibility. Would we then blame Priscilla for not getting involved for Lisa's sake and looking out for her interests? I am happy the estate has made money and the story has not ended even worse with Lisa possible losing the house and grounds which meant so much to Elvis.
Considering Elvis's spending habits, his fathers lack of real investments while Elvis was alive to increase Elvis's worth, and the deal which gave RCA all Elvis's recordings before 1973, I am happy the house and grounds are still in Lisas hands and that the running of the estate is considered a huge success by the business world at large. (although to us fans- sometimes we don't agree with all they do)
I know a lot of people can't stand Priscilla for a lot of reasons and I can see why on some things but- IMO- she was Lisa's mother and had no choice but to protect her daughters interests any way she could.

[Cherokee]

As far as Lisa's memories of her father being accurate after all this time, I can tell you that there is not much I've forgotten from the age of seven when we lost my baby sister so I sure don't feel that her recollections from the age of nine when her father died were that far off at all.

Diane

It's not Lisa's recollections of her at age 9 at the time of Elvis' passing
that are doubted. It's the "recollections" of her 4 (and not even full 4
I might add, since they also alternated between California and Memphis)
years during which her main address was Graceland that
are far fetched at best. We're not saying none of it happened the
way she thinks she remembers it did. It's simply the frequency, easily
deducted from knowing that Elvis is still, I believe, the artist who
toured most often during a year compared to other artists. And if
and when he was home, his day and night schedule was totally
upside down. It's true that on occassion he would get little Yisa
out of bed whenever he felt like it, regardless of the hour. But it
didn't "always" happen, the way Lisa and Morticia nowadays like
to tell it. Not only does it not add up, not only is it physically
impossible since he simply wasn't there ALWAYS, but it also
contradicts earlier statements from especially Ms. Beaulieu -
certainly those she made in the first years after the divorce.
Again: her main complaint then was - and she made it
frequently in several interviews - that she barely saw Elvis
(whereas she now even says he was there "all the time"
even after the divorce), that it was impossible to live that
lifestyle, especially with a young child, that the few times
he was home, they were never alone, that she'd often see
people around the house she didn't even know and so on
and so forth. Rewriting of history, plain and simple.
Today's product "Elvis" has very little to do with the artist
Elvis when he was alive and even less with the human being
Elvis - dead or alive.

[Suzan]

"Ms.Beaulieu" lol...well she's been re-writing history for decades now...why stop here? lol :D
I think at times she thinks she is Elvis and yes I also agree that she is way to concerned w/her looks and "age", etc...
Lisa, I love Lisa and I do believe she remembers what she says she remembers and at times I think she remembers what she has heard.

[jak]

I like Lisa and I believe she believes what she thinks she remembers.It's an absolute fact that people create their own memories at times and adhere to them.It just goes against common sense that a person can recall such details before they were nine some 30+ years later.I've heard her say she saw and heard stuff the MM did among others things.I dont buy it.She's sincere because she's got the idea's in her head.Like I said I like her but she is confusing actual memories with what she wants to believe.
When it comes to Priscilla the bashing just gets old.I've been married longer than she was to Elvis.My wife is still correcting me on a continous basis when it comes to dates,places or various details.Im not rewriting our history.I just dont remember because much of it didnt seem so critical at the time.I bet many of the posters here might say the same thing.Why would Priscilla be any different?
Jak

[KPM]

Well this is one of those questions nobody can have the answer to and then say I know this for fact. What Lisa actually remembers and what she may have created by what shes heard and think she remembers theres no way to know. Its just opinion, and this type of opinion is really only based on how you look at it. Some of us may remember many things way way back, others may remember little. The brain is not interchangeable- one size fits all. So I guess its safe to say what one might remember easily others might forget and visa versa. I myself am beginning to have the problem of not recalling recent things, but things long past I recall with a snap. Go figure.

[Diane]

I wasn't claiming that everything single event Lisa claims to remember is completely accurate. Time can change some parts of one's memory, other parts stay clear as a bell.

Lisa's memories at around the age of 3 or 4, that's another thing altogether - it would be sketchy at best if nothing untoward happened to cause her to remember something vividly.

Diane

[Suzan]

I remember things from 3 and 4, I blow my parents away sometimes...it depends on a person's long term and short term memory capacity.:)

It's not bashing Priscilla but seriously go thru her interviews, she's CONSTANTLY changing her story, every 3 yrs. we get a different version, example, she discussed their lack of sex life, both in print, tv and in her book, and last year said that they had a great sex life and didn't know where people got the idea that they didn't have sex after Lisa was born, well from her she said it, how the hell would we know what went on in their bedroom? She also said on Larry King "we" purchased Graceland in 1957, well no she was not a "we" w/Elvis then...and Gladys did not die in the bedroom, stuff like that, yet other things she never stumbles on or forgets, so she doesn't ring true w/me...I used to be staunch supporter of her's HUGE, but the more I hear her the less I believe her...she really needs to pick an acct. and stick to it.:)

[Cherokee]

I remember things from 3 and 4, I blow my parents away sometimes...it depends on a person's long term and short term memory capacity.:)

It's not bashing Priscilla but seriously go thru her interviews, she's CONSTANTLY changing her story, every 3 yrs. we get a different version, example, she discussed their lack of sex life, both in print, tv and in her book, and last year said that they had a great sex life and didn't know where people got the idea that they didn't have sex after Lisa was born, well from her she said it, how the hell would we know what went on in their bedroom? She also said on Larry King "we" purchased Graceland in 1957, well no she was not a "we" w/Elvis then...and Gladys did not die in the bedroom, stuff like that, yet other things she never stumbles on or forgets, so she doesn't ring true w/me...I used to be staunch supporter of her's HUGE, but the more I hear her the less I believe her...she really needs to pick an acct. and stick to it.:)

Exactly! When you think about it, Lisa was 4 when she and Pris moved
to California, yet the way Ms. Beaulieu uses the word "always" when
she's talking about Christmas celebrations or even daily events like
dinner or something and it includes Lisa, you'd think she's talking
about a period of decades. And like I said in another thread: Elvis
is still the record holder as far as tours per year are concerned.
When you take that into account, you KNOW he wasn't there often
enough to be able to use the word "always".
And Linda said on Larry King Live once that, at least when she was
with Elvis, the contact between Elvis and Priscilla was very minimal
and that it would mostly concern travel details of Lisa who, small
and young as she was, often flew alone to Memphis (or perhaps
with a guard, but not Priscilla) for visits with Elvis!

[Suzan]

Cherokee THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I wasn't sure how far I should go w/what I wanted to say, but you just TOTALLY completed my thoughts, that is EXACTLY the acct. I heard from SEVERAL sources close to Elvis...Linda Thompson included. :) That is the main reason I lost total respect for Priscilla...Ms. Beaulieu (lord that cracks me up :D:D)...here's one more thing that got under my skin, ok more then one, rof...she said that it's not bad to be a Presley, but correct me if I"m wrong, did she or did she not for nearly 2 decades yammer about how much a burden his name was? And why is her family included in "Presley" matters?????? I would LOVE to hear that bs of an explanation from her.rof And Navarone was there, she introduced her son to the audience and said it was his first ever Elvis week event, ummm, why? When she was w/Navarone's dad she couldn't wait to tell the press /media how different her life w/Marco was and how much better for her he was, unlike Elvis...???????? What next, she's going to change his name to Presley as well? I'm sorry, I know it's not Navarone's fault, he seems like a nice enough guy and he is Lisa's half brother, but it just goades me to no end how she, never mind I shut up. ROF
THANK YOU again! :D:D:D:D:D

[Suzan]

Cherokee THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I wasn't sure how far I should go w/what I wanted to say, but you just TOTALLY completed my thoughts, that is EXACTLY the acct. I heard from SEVERAL sources close to Elvis...Linda Thompson included. :) That is the main reason I lost total respect for Priscilla...Ms. Beaulieu (lord that cracks me up :D:D)...here's one more thing that got under my skin, ok more then one, rof...she said that it's not bad to be a Presley, but correct me if I"m wrong, did she or did she not for nearly 2 decades yammer about how much a burden his name was? And why is her family included in "Presley" matters?????? I would LOVE to hear that bs of an explanation from her.rof And Navarone was there, she introduced her son to the audience and said it was his first ever Elvis week event, ummm, why? When she was w/Navarone's dad she couldn't wait to tell the press /media how different her life w/Marco was and how much better for her he was, unlike Elvis...???????? What next, she's going to change his name to Presley as well? I'm sorry, I know it's not Navarone's fault, he seems like a nice enough guy and he is Lisa's half brother, but it just goades me to no end how she, never mind I shut up. ROF
THANK YOU again! :D:D:D:D:D


OH WAIT GOT ONE MORE...a few mos. ago she gave an interview (I apologize I don't remember to whom @ the top of my head) but she stated that Navarone had once asked her something along the lines of Elvis and being a dad, don't know exact quote would have to dig interview up, anyway, she said her response to him was that Elvis could have been his step-father, ***????? I heard from MANY people who knew Elvis that he had NO intention of taking her back...that when she got into a fight w/Mike Stone and called Elvis to come back he refused her.

[Elvis_Lady_1984]

i heard that she had her name changed after the divorce and then she changed it back to presley after he died. i never heard that gladys died in the graceland. i think she helped elvis' estate, but she had an alterior motive. THE MONEY! it isnt hard to sell elvis, he(as stated above) sells himself! i just dont know about lisa. i kinda like her, and then again i kinda dont. i agree that there should have been some scenes with elvis' accomplishments and his charity involvement.

I love elvis!

[Suzan]

Hi.:D:D
Yes she ADDED Beaulieu back in, so she went by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, but on the apartment listing she shared w/Stone the mailbox said Beaulieu. She seems to have dropped it again. lol
Lisa too uses Beaulieu on occassion, interesting tidbit.:D

[EDOEP]

I didn't type the transcript so not my typo's...this came directly from Larry King site.:D

I agree Cherokee, very much so...and yes the Oh my gosh, etc...ANNOYING! She needs to snap out of it and realize that she's not 20 anymore or even 40!
She had red carpeting in her house in the 70's I have photos so *** she's yammering about...lol
AND very very good, those all were discrepencies and they weren't divorced 5 yrs. but 4.
And yes, while we do forget things, she's re-writing history, if she doesn't recall it's ok to say "I don't remember" or "I'm not quite sure" but to blatantly make up stuff or twist history...yes she's shrewd, very much so and it galls me to no end that she's made all these millions off him and continues to do so...she divorced him 34 years ago...she should not have anything more to do w/him, that's Lisa's legacy.
Speaking of which, I have a very very good memory, I can tell you things from 30 yrs. ago that even freaks my parents out, things they've forgotten, my sis on the other hand has ZERO long term memory so I guess it depends on the person, I think Lisa does remember things from that day very well and I think she has snippets of memory prior to...and then she doesn't know things sometimes either...like w/GMA this morning she didn't remember the scarf he gave her that was pictured in the book "Elvis by the Presleys" said she'd not seen it b4...and that she was taking it and framing it.

dear suzan,

thanks a lot for posting the transcript (y). and oh my gosh, i do agree with you in everything you said :hug:, especially on all the 'goshes'.

BTW, i never thought HER taste could or can be called 'good' as well (mrs beaulieu probably would disagree with my opinion :lmfao:).

OK, i am judging this on my background of having been brought up in a central-european country in a upper-middle-class family .... we all know there's hardly really an agreement on the subject 'taste'. others might regard my taste as 'boring', 'bourgeois' or 'puristic'. oh my ghosh!

it's ridiculous if a woman of 60+ displays a behaviour like she still was a giggling teenie. another oh my gosh LOL.

reg. the pics of her house: you made me really curious now. would you mind posting them or maybe sending them to me privately? i would be rather grateful.

about all these discrepancies: i totally agree - it's not a shame to forget things. but then one should make clear memory does not serve very well after all these years and one does not remember too well any more.

hugs, ellie

[Cherokee]

Cherokee THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I wasn't sure how far I should go w/what I wanted to say, but you just TOTALLY completed my thoughts, that is EXACTLY the acct. I heard from SEVERAL sources close to Elvis...Linda Thompson included. :) That is the main reason I lost total respect for Priscilla...Ms. Beaulieu (lord that cracks me up :D:D)...here's one more thing that got under my skin, ok more then one, rof...she said that it's not bad to be a Presley, but correct me if I"m wrong, did she or did she not for nearly 2 decades yammer about how much a burden his name was? And why is her family included in "Presley" matters?????? I would LOVE to hear that bs of an explanation from her.rof And Navarone was there, she introduced her son to the audience and said it was his first ever Elvis week event, ummm, why? When she was w/Navarone's dad she couldn't wait to tell the press /media how different her life w/Marco was and how much better for her he was, unlike Elvis...???????? What next, she's going to change his name to Presley as well? I'm sorry, I know it's not Navarone's fault, he seems like a nice enough guy and he is Lisa's half brother, but it just goades me to no end how she, never mind I shut up. ROF
THANK YOU again! :D:D:D:D:D


OH WAIT GOT ONE MORE...a few mos. ago she gave an interview (I apologize I don't remember to whom @ the top of my head) but she stated that Navarone had once asked her something along the lines of Elvis and being a dad, don't know exact quote would have to dig interview up, anyway, she said her response to him was that Elvis could have been his step-father, ***????? I heard from MANY people who knew Elvis that he had NO intention of taking her back...that when she got into a fight w/Mike Stone and called Elvis to come back he refused her.

Hi Suzan,

If she were any other person, she'd be called out for what she is:
a historical fraud. Yet, nobody does it (aside from a few fans of
Elvis who kept track of things since it all happened) despite all
the physical evidence that she even submitted herself in the shape
of books and mini-series and countless, yes countless interviews.
It's a crude word, but the phrase "attention *****" comes to mind.
You're right: after the divorce she gave plenty of interviews on
how she "escaped" that crazy place called Graceland and that
horrible excuse for a husband called Elvis. I have two or three
of those interviews in print, the last one from JUNE 1977!!!
By that time she must have realized how bad Elvis' health was
and that possibly he would not be around for a very long time
anymore, yet her way of describing him isn't mild at all.
Between 1972/1973 and 1978! (so one year AFTER his death
and not, what I thought, 1977) in interviews she pretty much
condemned Elvis as an absent father and husband.
Don't get me wrong: that was probably closest to the truth
than anything she's been saying since.
As far as I'm concerned, Elvis was not the marrying kind, at
least not at that time and that age.
She repeatedly said in interviews that being married to Elvis
robbed her of her own identity and personality. That he did
not allow her to be herself, that he decided everything for
her and that he suffocated her and did not allow her to do
much of anything. She also repeatedly said she "had to break
free" from him and Graceland and show the world that she
was not an extension of Elvis, but her own person.
She insisted on taking back her own name, Beaulieu (actually
she's a Wagner, but Beaulieu raised her as his own since
she was a toddler), and she went into fashion. Her designs
were sold in a store she ran with a friend "Biss and Beau" if
I'm not mistaken. The reason she gave for it was that she
had lost her identity in her Elvis years and she wanted the
world to know she was her own person, an individual "Priscilla
Beaulieu".
She repeatedly dropped revealing facts, not unlike what the
bodyguards did in their book, that took away from the clean
image that Elvis still had for the general public. She revealed
that he sometimes was very threatening and violent. That
guns were laying around the house everywhere and that it
was not an environment to raise a small child. That he
thought he could make up for his absence by buying Lisa
absurd and expensive gifts but that he didn't spend any
time with her because she refused to let the child stay up
late so she could enjoy her father's presence when he
decided to wake up.
Again: don't get me wrong. She had very legitimate
complaints about Elvis. What irritates me to no end,
however, is how these days she says the complete opposite
and NOBODY reminds her of her own revelations from right
after the divorce up until a year after his death!!!!
I remember being very surprised when she acted in
"Dallas" and her intro shot said "Beaulieu-Presley", I think
that was in the early eighties. And the longer he was
dead, the more she became "Presley" again.
And the longer he is dead, the more perfect a husband,
father and human being he becomes in her refabricated
version of history.
It disgusts me terribly how the scores of younger
fans and even some first generation fans eat it up with
a spoon.:cursing:

[alstrada]

Mistake :

Priscilla said : P. PRESLEY: He had his own 737, absolutely.

[Donut]

CNN has Larry interviewing Priscilla online
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/08/16/lkl.elvis.medium.cnn

Just 3 comments on this not meant to offend Priscilla?s fans.
Observe Priscilla?s reaction when he asks her if she still loves Elvis... she doesn?t know what to say and stutters. Inside her brain her common sense is clearly in a battle against her real feelings in the present time.
The second when she says she didn?t leave Elvis because she didn?t love him, just because they grew apart. She fails to remember she left him because she felt in love or whatever with Mike Stone and went to live with him. Shame on her, she would be more liked by Elvis fans if she was more sincere...
And the third one at the end when Larry tells her she always be a Presley... she goes on with that?s not easy etc, etc, and starts to play with her hair like a shy school girl caught stealing candies from a store...
Well, is she loads so much being recoginised as a Presley she should stop playing like she is and goes on with her life.

[Donut]

And the longer he is dead, the more perfect a husband,
father and human being he becomes in her refabricated
version of history.


That has an easy explanation. She has to give that impression because she placed herself in a situation at EPE when Vernon died where all the world would have seen her as an opportunist only interested in money. She couldn?t keep telling their real story and knew it was better to say she does it to keep his memory alive and because they never stopped loving each other. When we all know Elvis brought Linda to live with him at Graceland soon after she left and were together for 4 years, she went to live with Mike stone and they just keept in touch for things concerning Lisa and their divorce mostly by phone.

[presley31]

Elvis loved priscilla till the end, l just think fans like to think otherwise.

[EDOEP]

CNN has Larry interviewing Priscilla online
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/08/16/lkl.elvis.medium.cnn

Just 3 comments on this not meant to offend Priscilla?s fans.
Observe Priscilla?s reaction when he asks her if she still loves Elvis... she doesn?t know what to say and stutters. Inside her brain her common sense is clearly in a battle against her real feelings in the present time.
The second when she says she didn?t leave Elvis because she didn?t love him, just because they grew apart. She fails to remember she left him because she felt in love or whatever with Mike Stone and went to live with him. Shame on her, she would be more liked by Elvis fans if she was more sincere...
And the third one at the end when Larry tells her she always be a Presley... she goes on with that?s not easy etc, etc, and starts to play with her hair like a shy school girl caught stealing candies from a store...
Well, is she loads so much being recoginised as a Presley she should stop playing like she is and goes on with her life.

donut,

i also agree 100 % with your statement. except in one point: she cannot go on with 'her life'. what life?

except for maybe those 3 or 4 years following the divorce (when she ran that boutique with dorothy bis), she has ALWAYS defined herself via her former resp. late former husband.

without him, she is a nothing and a nobody. since she herself decided it that way herself, she can neither blame him nor the fans who find that inapproriate.

hugs, ellie

[EDOEP]

Elvis loved priscilla till the end, l just think fans like to think otherwise.

i think he did not love priscilla till the end, and i also just think fans like to think otherwise.

after all, they divorced. divorces in my part of the world are not regarded as indicator for everlasting love. that may be different in other cultures :lol:.

[Donut]

donut,


without him, she is a nothing and a nobody. since she herself decided it that way herself, she can neither blame him nor the fans who find that inapproriate.

hugs, ellie

You are correct. She LOVES being called Presley. She uses it for obvious reasons $$$ and has spent more than half of her life milking the cow. Her book, tv series and last dvd about Elvis have been a poor excuse to USE Elvis and defend HERSELF telling HER story the way she wanted it to be seen by us instead of telling Elvis? life story and achievements as the head of EPE that she was. My opinion is she has made an awful work keeping Elvis legacy and a good work for herself and her daughter to keep on with their way of living.
Disgusting.

[tlcElvis]

I don't know what to believe about Priscilla's "love" for Elvis. She wrote the tell-all book after he died which I thought was a dirty thing to do. Then, to add insult to injury, she co-produced the movie based on the book. The movie painted her as a poor tormented person while Elvis came off as an evil monster (even a rapist). I can't imagine how Lisa felt as a teenager reading the things that her mom wrote about her dad. She had to feel betrayed. Even if every word of the book is true, out of respect for Lisa, she shouldn't have written it.

On the other hand, there must have been something really special about Priscilla. She lived with Elvis longer than any other woman and he married her. I don't think he realized how much he loved her until she was gone. After all, he said "listen Cilla" when he was singing 'Its Midnight' after the divorce. You can hear it at the link below.

http://jordans-elvis-world.com/audio/destorm/destorm.html

[srj1967]

I'm not a believer in all that body language crap, but today I watched This Is Elvis for the first time in ages.

Two scenes struck me.

1. Footage of 14-year-old Priscilla waving Elvis goodbye from Germany. Look at her facial expression: you can almost see the dollar signs in her "innocent" eyes already. She has that ******** teen look about her.

2. During the kiss when they were pronounced man and wife, she doesn't close her eyes.

Also, the home movie scenes from the 60s ... maybe it's because I've always said she was a gold digger from day one, but you can see clearly she is enjoying the role of being "Mrs Presley".

Yeah, I know this is a completely personal opinion and has no scientific or empirical basis, but she's always bugged me. She would be nothing without Elvis.

Her facial expressions give away quite a lot in these scenes, IMO. Not much chance of that ever happening again, though! :lol:

[ksimms2]

Elvis did love Priscilla, to the end, and he didn't realize until after he lost her and Lisa - which is usually what happens - yes? I think toward the end his career and everything around him was falling apart and he wanted that stability of his family back.

As for Priscilla, I agree with tlcElvis - her book and movie made Elvis look like a monster - I hated that "Elvis and Me" movie...once again...it's her version...I think she doesn't want to be too negative anymore because his legacy has lasted this long and she wants to give the fans positive and not negative. Just my opinion. Of course $$ has to do with it as well.....doesn't it always????

[ksimms2]

Hey - my membership title has changed finally!! Coming on Strong - well that's good!!! I'm climbing the TCB - World Ladder! :)

[presley31]

This is something we all have different views on.

[Cherokee]

I'm not a believer in all that body language crap, but today I watched This Is Elvis for the first time in ages.

Two scenes struck me.

1. Footage of 14-year-old Priscilla waving Elvis goodbye from Germany. Look at her facial expression: you can almost see the dollar signs in her "innocent" eyes already. She has that ******** teen look about her.

2. During the kiss when they were pronounced man and wife, she doesn't close her eyes.

Also, the home movie scenes from the 60s ... maybe it's because I've always said she was a gold digger from day one, but you can see clearly she is enjoying the role of being "Mrs Presley".

Yeah, I know this is a completely personal opinion and has no scientific or empirical basis, but she's always bugged me. She would be nothing without Elvis.

Her facial expressions give away quite a lot in these scenes, IMO. Not much chance of that ever happening again, though! :lol:


ITA, you hit the nail on the head, completely.
What innocent 14-year old goes on a hunger strike so that
her parents (I'm still baffled by that, too, by the way) give
in to her and let her have her way to visit a superstar across
the ocean for two weeks and later - even less understandable -
at 16 to let her live with an adult man, even if she stayed at
Vernon's for the first year?

She was more sophistocated than Elvis and his people/family
gave her credit for. If anything, according to her version of
the book and mini-series, it was not just a desire to be with
Elvis, but to leave the house as she'd not long before discovered
the man she called father was really her stepfather and her
siblings half siblings. She was a teenager, so that must have
fueled her rebellion.

[presley31]

That does happen when you find out about your parents, but it was no show with elvis and priscilla, there was a love there that was special to the pair of them, just us fans can't seem to see it or choose not too. we should be lucky people don't air our serects cause l bet there alot of stuff we all reqret at one time or another.

[Suzan]

OMG I so agree w/everything you all said, except presley31, sorry on this I have to disagree w/u, I'm sorry.:(:(
He did not love her til the end, I strongly believe that, that is her version of things, shoot she flew out once to pick up Lisa and didn't even go to Graceland stayed @ a hotel nearby, did same thing for funeral. So how "close" could they have possibly been.
The other thing that disgusts me is that she basically blackmailed Elvis when she realized she needed more money in the divorce, by telling him that she and Mike Stone thought it would be a good idea if he didn't see Lisa for awhile and even his divorce atty. said that upon his subsequent meeting w/Elvis, Elvis said "give her what she wants, money means nothing to me, but Lisa is everything." And soon after that and her filing of "fraud" against Elvis (this was their 2nd divorce, I don't know how many know this little tidbit) she got 1.2 mil. whereas b4 she agreed to 100,000 because she thought that was enough even though Elvis tried to tell her she needed more, but anyway, since he agreed to pay her what she wanted, she agreed to joint custody of Lisa whereas w/1st settlement she had full custody. Also, she said in an interview that one of Elvis atty's had said "what does she expect a house in Beverly Hills?" and Pris said her response was "yes, I'm entitled to that"...ARGGGHHHH

And she always blamed him for her looks, but she was away from him years afterward and she still had poor fashion taste and unless she's dressed in black or solid colors, her taste is still ????? roflmao.

I have a 1994 interview w/her that is just disgusting in how she speaks of Elvis and gushes about Marco...

Sure thing, here are some pics. of the interior of her home in 1975.:)

[presley31]

He did not love her til the end, I strongly believe that, that is her version of things, shoot she flew out once to pick up Lisa and didn't even go to Graceland stayed @ a hotel nearby, did same thing for funeral. So how "close" could they have possibly been

Hw do you know for sure elvis didn't love her till the end, you have proof about that?? Priscilla did stay at graceland when she flew in for elvis funeral, she stayed in one of the bedrooms with lisa. Priscilla also had a great taste and that was cause Elvis taught her about how to look good.

[Suzan]

He did not love her til the end, I strongly believe that, that is her version of things, shoot she flew out once to pick up Lisa and didn't even go to Graceland stayed @ a hotel nearby, did same thing for funeral. So how "close" could they have possibly been

Hw do you know for sure elvis didn't love her till the end, you have proof about that?? Priscilla did stay at graceland when she flew in for elvis funeral, she stayed in one of the bedrooms with lisa. Priscilla also had a great taste and that was cause Elvis taught her about how to look good.

I've heard from those around him...and how do you know he did if that's the line of questioning we're going down???? None of us know, this is all what we think.:D:D
No she didn't, they went up to Elvis room' and Lisa picked out his razor to keep and a golf cap and Pris his cane, but she stayed @ a nearby hotel, that comes from several several sources, including, but not limited to, the household help. Also in "Child Bride" several sources stated that even @ Vernon's funeral, she didn't stay at Graceland w/Lisa and her sister Michele but @ a hotel near to Graceland.:)

There's more I can say but won't as I usually agree w/u and I don't want to get into a discussion about this as we don't seem to agree.:D:D:D:D So Ieave it @ that...:):) ;)

[presley31]

I have read in my book inside graceland she stayed at graceland in one of the bedrooms with lisa marie. child bride is full of crap just another jealous person trying to cause trouble. In my opinion elvis loved priscilla and only priscilla, and thats what l believe.

[Donut]

He did not love her til the end, I strongly believe that, that is her version of things, shoot she flew out once to pick up Lisa and didn't even go to Graceland stayed @ a hotel nearby, did same thing for funeral. So how "close" could they have possibly been

Hw do you know for sure elvis didn't love her till the end, you have proof about that?? .

Errmmm... because he never stopped scre...ing around and did nothing to change when she left him?????? You know... those things that you do when you are in love and you want to bring your wife back.

[presley31]

He screw around on everybody, so whats your point??

[Donut]

He screw around on everybody, so whats your point??

OK I see we are going nowhere. If you think that?s normal we should agree to disagree.

[Suzan]

That is fine presley31 :D:D your entitled to your opinion. And Priscilla CONSENTED and met w/the author of Child Bride on several occassions for interviews, but when the author didn't portray her as she wanted to be she claimed it wasn't authorized.:)
I don't know where you read that, but I have a few interviews where she (Pris) refustes that, that they weren't playing, she gives a rather different version of events on the day she arrived @ Graceland...actually they arrived (Pris and family) rather late on eve. of 16th, almost Wed. Aug. 17th.:)

Yes he did do those things, but so did she, she had affairs as well, neither was perfect in the marriage.:) She also knew about his girlfriends, herself admitting in Peter Guralnicks book that Elvis TOLD her about Ann Margaret, that he NEVER hid anything from her, which I was shocked to read because this whole time she stated that he lied to her about his affairs.

[jak]

I've heard from those around him...and how do you know he did if that's the line of questioning we're going down???? None of us know, this is all what we think.:D:D
No she didn't, they went up to Elvis room' and Lisa picked out his razor to keep and a golf cap and Pris his cane, but she stayed @ a nearby hotel, that comes from several several sources, including, but not limited to, the household help. Also in "Child Bride" several sources stated that even @ Vernon's funeral, she didn't stay at Graceland w/Lisa and her sister Michele but @ a hotel near to Graceland.:)

There's more I can say but won't as I usually agree w/u and I don't want to get into a discussion about this as we don't seem to agree.:D:D:D:D So Ieave it @ that...:):) ;)

You make assumptions about elvis' feelings towards Priscilla that you couldnt possibly know.Mama Pauline said until the end that Elvis wanted Priscilla back at Graceland.She said Elvis never stopped loving her.The way some fans think they have intimate details of Elvis' private and personal feelings towards her is mind boggiling.I see nothing in his actions that have ever shown that.They walked out of divorce court hand in hand.Priscilla is truthfull when she said the judge asked if they were sure they wanted a divorce.Elvis was a good old fashioned southern boy and she mothered his only child.He loved the mother of his child until the end.
Jak

[presley31]

Press statements made by Elvis-
1967
"She knows me very well-she understands how it is for me in the business-and she supports me in all that I do. I can go to her, tell her something I'm worried about and she'll give me a different view, yet she doesn't try to tell me what to do. I couldn't be happy with a woman who did that-however gentle coaxing will get me to come around to about any situation. (Laughs) She's smart enough to know that already-and I appreciate that."
1969
"She is... very important to me-to my happiness in that she provides a place of quiet, peacefulness, something you really begin to miss in this business-or any tipe where there is much discord, and eh- turmoil. She is good for me, for my ego and for my peace of mind."

"She stays home because of the baby, and because I prefer her to be there as I am so busy usually, or I'm too tired out for being much company- my hours are upside down to her routine and the baby's, so it works out best for her to come over a day or two and then go home. She understands how I am when I'm working and it's not a problem. I realize she gets lonely, always waiting on me, but that's my lifestyle-something she has adjusted to and handles well for one so young."

"She is beautiful, isn't she? Man, she always looks great-no matter what time of day it is, or what's been happening. I can look at over at her and she takes my breath away! I'm always thrilled to see her walk into a room-to know that someone that good, that sweet and beautiful as she is, could love me!"

1967-to May Mann, just before he had given Cilla the ring marking their engagement-

"She is very young, there is a lot she will learn over the
years as she grows to maturity and wisdom, and she'll change, not too much I hope, but since I love her, I'm sure that I will be able to make the changes necessary to suit her maturity. It will be me who has to make the adjustments as I'm older, my life is formed and hers is still in the budding stage. I'm willing to make the moves, because she is worth it."

1972
"Priscilla and I will always be friends-we have a baby to raise and because of that fact, and our love for each other, we'll always make the most of understanding and being there for each other. We're apart, living separately, but I still care for her and she cares for me. That'll never change."

1973
"Priscilla has her own life to live-different from mine and one she is forming to fill her needs in life. I can only wish her well, and be there for her should she need me in some way-be it advice or help. I'll always care for her-I hope she'll know that she can always come to me for anything."

1976
"I'll always love Priscilla-she is my wife... we're apart... but she is the mother of my baby... I love her, I always will."

[presley31]

You make assumptions about elvis' feelings towards Priscilla that you couldnt possibly know.Mama Pauline said until the end that Elvis wanted Priscilla back at Graceland.She said Elvis never stopped loving her.The way some fans think they have intimate details of Elvis' private and personal feelings towards her is mind boggiling.I see nothing in his actions that have ever shown that.They walked out of divorce court hand in hand.Priscilla is truthfull when she said the judge asked if they were sure they wanted a divorce.Elvis was a good old fashioned southern boy and she mothered his only child.He loved the mother of his child until the end.
Jak

I agree jak

[Suzan]

jak we are ALL making assumptions, your statements as well, how do you KNOW? None of us were there, we are all going by what we've heard from others. HOw can you be 100% sure he did and Nancy Rooks and another maid (name escapes me at the moment) gave quite different accts. on Elvis feelings.:(
Yes they walked out hand in hand, and LMP and MJ kissed on the MTV awards, means nothing in the celeb PR room.:D
Linda Thompson too stated that in the end Pris was hardly around, and Sheila Ryan has said that Elvis stated things about Pris as well that were contrary to Pris version of events, and one other girlfriend (may have been Linda Thompson, would need to wade thru the interviews I have) said that Elvis did not always talk kindly of Pris, and you know I do think w/divorced couples, it's common, you have up and down feelings about them.:D

[Suzan]

Those are all late 60's...when they were @ their happiest and the comments from the 70's well those too he stated at concerts, where his daughter was present, what else was he going to say? I'm saying what I've heard, which granted may or may not be true, came from those around him at the end. NONE of us will ever ever know the whole truth, or even a portion of it, for we weren't there.

[presley31]

Maybe linda should tell about the times he spoke about priscilla in the desert storm cd, or how he had to be knocked out cause he wanted mike stone dead for taking his priscilla away or that song its midnight when he said it was for cilla.

[Suzan]

And did you read Jerry Schillings acct. of day Pris left? He was upset ABOUT LISA.:(

And many many of his guys said he wanted Stone dead, not because he took his wife, but because his ego was hurt and Pris had approached him and told him that she and Stone thought it was a good idea for him not to see Lisa for awhile...yeah that's love for you, threaten him w/what you KNOW is dearest to him and matters the most so that you can get more $$$, I've posted this in either this thread or another...:)

[jak]

jak we are ALL making assumptions, your statements as well, how do you KNOW? None of us were there, we are all going by what we've heard from others. HOw can you be 100% sure he did and Nancy Rooks and another maid (name escapes me at the moment) gave quite different accts. on Elvis feelings.:(
Yes they walked out hand in hand, and LMP and MJ kissed on the MTV awards, means nothing in the celeb PR room.:D
Linda Thompson too stated that in the end Pris was hardly around, and Sheila Ryan has said that Elvis stated things about Pris as well that were contrary to Pris version of events, and one other girlfriend (may have been Linda Thompson, would need to wade thru the interviews I have) said that Elvis did not always talk kindly of Pris, and you know I do think w/divorced couples, it's common, you have up and down feelings about them.:D

Knowing Elvis' southern background I feel comfortable in the assumption that he loved the mother of his child.I offered you the comment from Pauline just to show that otheres felt he did want her back.Her statement was made in private.She had nothing to gain by lying.When this subject comes up people let their own perspectives cloud the truth.I've yet to hear what evil Priscilla did to Elvis to warrant the image she has with so many.I've been a fan for a long time and consider myself fairly knowledgable.I just dont get it.I have always claimed it's mainly the female fans who are jealous.I see no other logical explanation.That's just my opinion so dont anybody get riled up!
Jak

[Suzan]

As I have been a huge fan of her's as well and you would not believe what my collection consists of...my dislike arose after his death. I to am equally sure in my assumption. And equally know what was said in private that I will not post here.
And yes as the MOTHER of his child he would still love her, many many men say this of their ex wives that does not mean he loved HER as her, you know what I'm trying to say? :)
Nobody, at least not me, I'm not getting riled up, I do however get a bit confused when someone is strong in their opinion yet doesn't see or understand or accept another's equally strong opinion, in my head it sounds better what I'm trying to say then perhaps is coming across in the written word.

[jak]

Having a big Elvis collection does not make anybody a better or more knowledgable fan.I have everything I've bought for the last 35 years including several of his personal items.My wife had collected longer than me.We had to have a building built outtback to store our Elvis items.It's nice to have these things but it doesnt mean we know anything more than somebody who has only a few cd's for instance.Im just continously amazed at the zeal that people go after her.I can find no great evils that she's done to him.She has always defended him.I wont comment again on this topic but it leaves me scratching my head wondering how people form their convoluted viewpoints.
Jak

[ksimms2]

interesting reading here...those that defend priscilla and those that attack her. You say they both cheated - which is true - however- Priscilla and Elvis never had sex again after she had Lisa....while Elvis was out screwing everyone....I think Priscilla had a right to try and get comfort where she could and I guess eventually when nothing changed - she decided to leave. I don't blame her for that at all......I don't see how anyone could. Elvis was just a human you know - we all love him and I guess some try and defend him and try and keep him "godlike" that he never made any mistakes......he made mistakes like the rest of us do. I don't see how Priscilla can be blamed - good grief - he pretty much controlled everything in her life - how she looked/dressed, etc. look at the hollywood starlets she had to compete with - it drove her crazy I'm sure trying to stay beautiful so that perhaps Elvis wouldn't stray....but he did anyway. But in defense of him - millions of women throwing themselves at you? yea....see how many men won't give in.....most would (not all I guess but most.)

[ksimms2]

jak - bet you have a great collection - probably would be awesome to see. :)

[Cherokee]

Having a big Elvis collection does not make anybody a better or more knowledgable fan.I have everything I've bought for the last 35 years including several of his personal items.My wife had collected longer than me.We had to have a building built outtback to store our Elvis items.It's nice to have these things but it doesnt mean we know anything more than somebody who has only a few cd's for instance.Im just continously amazed at the zeal that people go after her.I can find no great evils that she's done to him.She has always defended him.I wont comment again on this topic but it leaves me scratching my head wondering how people form their convoluted viewpoints.

Jak

I'm assuming that with "she" you're referring to Pris? Well, then - especially with
your big collection - you should look up all publications of interviews with her
between 1972 and 1978 and you will find plenty of criticism from her to his address
and quite the opposite of defending him: plain attacks on him and revelations on
what he'd done to her. Of course, she changed her story (or rather, stories) several
times since then......





interesting reading here...those that defend priscilla and those that attack her. You say they both cheated - which is true - however- Priscilla and Elvis never had sex again after she had Lisa....while Elvis was out screwing everyone....I think Priscilla had a right to try and get comfort where she could and I guess eventually when nothing changed - she decided to leave. I don't blame her for that at all......I don't see how anyone could. Elvis was just a human you know - we all love him and I guess some try and defend him and try and keep him "godlike" that he never made any mistakes......he made mistakes like the rest of us do. I don't see how Priscilla can be blamed - good grief - he pretty much controlled everything in her life - how she looked/dressed, etc. look at the hollywood starlets she had to compete with - it drove her crazy I'm sure trying to stay beautiful so that perhaps Elvis wouldn't stray....but he did anyway. But in defense of him - millions of women throwing themselves at you? yea....see how many men won't give in.....most would (not all I guess but most.)


Wow, what were you a fly on the wall?

I know, I know, that's what Pris said in her earlier commentaries
on her failed marriage. But you do know that she later retracted
that and denied that they never had sex again, right? Now, what
does that make her?

[ksimms2]

Suzan, you obviously know people on the inside...which is really cool to me...would love to hear stories one day...I know you won't post anything on this public forum as you've stated before....but boy it sure would be interesting to hear some of the things you do know....there is so much that is not being said - and I don't hate anyone in Elvis' circle and no matter what has happened during Elvis' years alive - its too late to save him - he's gone - and we just have to accept it and just enjoy the legacy he left for us.....(my personal opinion of course)

[presley31]

I believe this topic is going nowhere, we all think different.

[ksimms2]

Makes me crazy - is what it makes me - so much is being said and like someone said earlier - I guess we'll never know the real truth? I don't hate priscilla, or the MM, or anyone....these are the only links we have left of Elvis - we hunger for information. (No i didn't know priscilla recanted her story sorry, I only went by her book and that stupid movie they made of the book).....so see....I'm not a know it all either.....lol......

[ksimms2]

now that is definately agreed upon! lol...we all think different. ;)

[Donut]

You make assumptions about elvis' feelings towards Priscilla that you couldnt possibly know.Mama Pauline said until the end that Elvis wanted Priscilla back at Graceland.She said Elvis never stopped loving her.The way some fans think they have intimate details of Elvis' private and personal feelings towards her is mind boggiling.I see nothing in his actions that have ever shown that.They walked out of divorce court hand in hand.Priscilla is truthfull when she said the judge asked if they were sure they wanted a divorce.Elvis was a good old fashioned southern boy and she mothered his only child.He loved the mother of his child until the end.
Jak

Hi jak.
I think they loved each other and that he loved her untill the end buy i think it was a different kind of love if you know what I mean.
After they got married and Lisa was born he lost interest in her and she went out to find someone else and rightfuly so. After that claimed she had really found someone that treated her like a real woman. I wasn?t there for sure living with them but that tells you he didn?t see her like a woman/wife and all the things that takes. In my opinion Elvis wanted someone he could mold his way and be waiting for him when he got home and at the same time be a bachelor when he wasn?t at home and he found that in Priscilla for years untill she grew up and realised there was more to live than that.
So in my opinion there was love, he loved her because he raised her being the teen she was when she went to live with him and she loved him because the same reason.
My dislike for Priscilla is not because she left him, I think is the best she could do at the time.I don?t know what the reason are for the others here though. What I don?t like is the way she twist the story whenever it suits her to made her look like she has earned the right to represent him and the few things she has made to show how talented he was as a performer and the lot she has made to show his flaws and private life just for her own benefit.
Sometimes we get carried away regarding her and I have to say you are right, but I?ll tell you a secret... sometimes I have felt simpathy for her too, and your posts have something to do with that. Shhh don?t tell anybody LOL.

[jak]

Hi jak.
I think they loved each other and that he loved her untill the end buy i think it was a different kind of love if you know what I mean.
After they got married and Lisa was born he lost interest in her and she went out to find someone else and rightfuly so. After that claimed she had really found someone that treated her like a real woman. I wasn?t there for sure living with them but that tells you he didn?t see her like a woman/wife and all the things that takes. In my opinion Elvis wanted someone he could mold his way and be waiting for him when he got home and at the same time be a bachelor when he wasn?t at home and he found that in Priscilla for years untill she grew up and realised there was more to live than that.
So in my opinion there was love, he loved her because he raised her being the teen she was when she went to live with him and she loved him because the same reason.
My dislike for Priscilla is not because she left him, I think is the best she could do at the time.I don?t know what the reason are for the others here though. What I don?t like is the way she twist the story whenever it suits her to made her look like she has earned the right to represent him and the few things she has made to show how talented he was as a performer and the lot she has made to show his flaws and private life just for her own benefit.
Sometimes we get carried away regarding her and I have to say you are right, but I?ll tell you a secret... sometimes I have felt simpathy for her too, and your posts have something to do with that. Shhh don?t tell anybody LOL.

Hey Donut
I couldnt let your well balanced post go without comment.I think you have come to a logical and reasonable conclusion concerning her.It's shows some balanced thinking on your part.I know you and I dont quite see eye to eye on her but I agree with you.I will go a step further and say that her manipulation of past events may be more frequent that I am aware.I honestly just dont follow her.I tend to attribute her slanting things in her favor as human nature and maybe just old fashioned bad memory on some points.Just give her and some others a fair deal is all I say.Good post(y)
Jak
p.s. I have named the leader of my pack of guinea's "donut" in your honor due to your avatar.I shall forever remember your avatar long after you have changed it

[Donut]

p.s. I have named the leader of my pack of guinea's "donut" in your honor due to your avatar.I shall forever remember your avatar long after you have changed it

LMAO thankyouvermuch. That?s almost like being inducted or whatever it?s called to the Duck Walk Hall of Fame by the Peabody. Let?s see if we can get Priscilla Beaulieu to make the honors on my behalf.

[john carpenter]

When Larry King asked her if Gladys died here..I think she meant after Gladys died in the hospital. Grandma (Dodger) Minnie Mae died in that room. Lisa even said her Grandmother died in Gladys and Vernons' old room on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

[utmom2008]

I can't get past her saying that Elvis "always wore his glasses on stage". What on earth was she thinking???:hmm::doh::supriced:

[EP75]

I can't get past her saying that Elvis "always wore his glasses on stage". What on earth was she thinking???:hmm::doh::supriced:

He did wear his sunglasses during rehearsals which sometimes were onstage. There's footage with evidence of that. So maybe that was what she was referring to.

[rocknroll]

She sure does say "oh my gosh" a lot.

[presley31]

She sure does say "oh my gosh" a lot.


I don't see the crime in that since l say that alot.

[rocknroll]

I don't see the crime in that since l say that alot.

Don't make my comment out to be something it isn't. I was reporting no crime. Nice try, again, though.

[utmom2008]

He did wear his sunglasses during rehearsals which sometimes were onstage. There's footage with evidence of that. So maybe that was what she was referring to.
Sure....we have all seen those videos. I'm wondering if she wasn't really nervous during that interview, for whatever reason. :hmm::hmm:

[Joe Car]

Sure....we have all seen those videos. I'm wondering if she wasn't really nervous during that interview, for whatever reason. :hmm::hmm:

I think as people get older, they make mistakes and forget things. We all know that Elvis very seldom wore his glasses, or even brought his glasses on stage, with the exception of maybe once or twice. I'm assuming he handed them off to Joe Esposito before a concert, who gave them back once he had finished as was taking off in the car. I believe there is some footage of this happening a couple of times.

[Getlo]

He did wear his sunglasses during rehearsals which sometimes were onstage. There's footage with evidence of that. So maybe that was what she was referring to.

No, she is simply mistaken. Cilla doesn't know the first thing about Elvis' stage work!

Although, Elvis did wear sunglasses on stage in concert - more times than people think, actually.

[john carpenter]

Yes,she does say Gosh and oh my goodness alot..LOL. But what i think is a good idea is when they have dinner at Graceland (now) they ...and i'm mean the maid cooks out of the same pots and pan that they used when Elvis was alive. And you can see how close Lisa Marie is to Patsy. Lisa even said "she half raised me". On "Elvis by the Presleys" Priscilla saw the Christmas lights and said "Oh my goodness look at all the lights" She's so fake.

[Getlo]

On "Elvis by the Presleys" Priscilla saw the Christmas lights and said "Oh my goodness look at all the lights" She's so fake.

Oh, please.

Now you're just reaching for straws, and picking on the slightest of things! :mad:

[utmom2008]

No, she is simply mistaken. Cilla doesn't know the first thing about Elvis' stage work!
Good to hear someone validate this, that's what I was thinking.:hmm:


Although, Elvis did wear sunglasses on stage in concert - more times than people think, actually.

I've only seen pics from one particular time. Do you know the dates or places where they were worn on the stage?

[TotallyInsane]

[/B]
Good to hear someone validate this, that's what I was thinking.:hmm:



I've only seen pics from one particular time. Do you know the dates or places where they were worn on the stage?

I'd be curious to find that out as well - don't recall the sunglasses being a big part of his attire at concerts.

[Tony Trout]

I'd be curious to find that out as well - don't recall the sunglasses being a big part of his attire at concerts.


They weren't a big part of his attire on stage...and that's what makes me so mad at some ETAs who think that Elvis wore his sunglasses/glasses on stage...I can't find the cooresponding date but the only pics I've ever seen of Elvis actually wearing glasses on stage were (at least) on two occasions in 1974.

[utmom2008]

They weren't a big part of his attire on stage.I can't find the cooresponding date but the only pics I've ever seen of Elvis actually wearing glasses on stage were (at least) on two occasions in 1974.

Me too Tony.....I hope Getlo can provide dates and/or cities.:supriced:

[Diane]

I just ran across one that was in '74 when he was wearing a black karate jacket over what I think was the leather rainfall suit so that would be Sept. '74 and I know I've seen one or two others but that's it.

Diane

[presley31]

those are the two from 74

[cameron]

those are the two from 74

Interesting, JEN. What concert was he in?

[presley31]

Interesting, JEN. What concert was he in?

Not sure cameron, l got these from the gallery and it just says 74vegas, maybe someone could give the collect information on this concert. Tom jones comes to mind when l see these pictures but not sure what concert

[presley31]

http://www.elvisconcerts.com/cdr/covers/740822ms_b.jpg

little information in the link about the pictures

[Diane]

Yup Jen, Elvis was wearing this same outfit when he went over to see Tom Jones doing his show and ended up on stage with him.

Diane

[presley31]

Yup Jen, Elvis was wearing this same outfit when he went over to see Tom Jones doing his show and ended up on stage with him.

Diane

Thanks diane,:hug:

[cameron]

Thanks, Jen. I was just reading about Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly .
I've never seen Elvis wear these on stage..
Learn something new every day.:P

[Tony Trout]

those are the two from 74


There's actually another photo somewhere on the web where he's (I think) wearing the "Chinese Dragon" suit and he comes onstage wearing sunglasses.

[Wendy56]

Big work to make this transcription! :cool: for sharing it, though I got lost in my reading. :P When can I get the original show? I'd like to see the video. :)

NOTE: Someone said Linda had a bad taste, but I don't think so... Elvis and her shared a "crazy-decorating-style", that's all. :)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I like the point that Jak made earlier in the thread, people do forget things over the passing of time. It is easy to pick out statements and call someone out. Yes Priscilla has made some terrible gaffs over the years, yes it depends on how she feels about Elvis on that day.

I genuinely believe that Priscilla loved/loves Elvis but she is constantly berated by the press and fans. She will never do right for doing wrong.

If she came out with the same statements all the time and was pitch perfect then I would know she was lying, she doesn't do this. So IMO the human element of fading memories and re-assessment of things past change her perception of events.

I am not Priscilla's biggest fan but we have to be balanced, she views Elvis through the eyes of someone who loved him, lived with him, seen his faults and could see Elvis as a person rather than how a fan views him. The comment made by Getlo in another thread some time ago is pertinent here.. "If some fans really knew Elvis they probably wouldn't like him".

As for the comment that Priscilla has changed her views and is more positive about Elvis in interviews is very telling, Priscilla has to play ball now that Sillerman owns the Image rights etc, it is bad business to bad mouth the product you are selling and lets not fudge the issue here, Priscilla is selling a product!

On the whole I view Priscilla as someone who realised that she would never break free from or get away from the giant shadow that Elvis cast over her, she decided that if she couldn't beat the system that she would run it and change history from the inside rather than look like a bitter outsider, she has done a fantastic job whilst slowly convincing the world that she is the widow of Elvis Presley. We shouldn't be to harsh on Priscilla, we have much to thank her for, because if Pris wasn't the money grabbing single minded person she is I believe Graceland & Elvis' legacy would have suffered in some way.

[babydove]

I would love to see priscilla house after she dies, considing thats where elvis spent some time and lisa grew up.Oh my god are you deluded. Elvis spent some time at priscillas house oh yes with mike stone and I suppose they all sat around laughing and having dinner together.
As for priscilla saying that Elvis did it red but didnt like it and thats why she put it back to white. As if Elvis would live with a color scheme that he didnt like. Even after he and Linda split he still kept the living room the red colour scheme so he must have liked it. He could have had it changed in a second if it wasnt to his taste.
Those are her words and they`re complete crap.
She put the room back to how it looked when she lived there just out of spite to Linda Thompson.
The biggest problem with Priscilla is that she can`t except that Elvis loved another woman after her.
She lets interviewers call her elvis`s widow and never contradicts them.
Shes that much of a liar that she is now saying that Gladys died in graceland.
She needs help.

[Getlo]

I hope Getlo can provide dates and/or cities.:supriced:

Indianapolis, October 5, 1974 (ES) - Tiger Suit
Dayton, October 6, 1974 (ES) - Dragon Suit

[Getlo]

Oh my god are you deluded. Elvis spent some time at priscillas house oh yes .

Actually, you're the one that's deluded.

Elvis did indeed visit and spend time with Priscilla at her house.

[babydove]

Actually, you're the one that's deluded.

Elvis did indeed visit and spend time with Priscilla at her house.Priscilla wasnt on the scene according to linda and she was there.
He only went once and priscilla hid her boyfriend in the bedroom so Elvis wouldnt find out. That was the french guy she was banging after she dumped mike stone. Sneaky to the end.

[Getlo]

Priscilla wasnt on the scene according to linda and she was there.
He only went once and priscilla hid her boyfriend in the bedroom so Elvis wouldnt find out. That was the french guy she was banging after she dumped mike stone. Sneaky to the end.

Charming way of expressing yourself. And your source for this bedroom escapade?

[presley31]

Priscilla wasnt on the scene according to linda and she was there.
He only went once and priscilla hid her boyfriend in the bedroom so Elvis wouldnt find out. That was the french guy she was banging after she dumped mike stone. Sneaky to the end.

where you source to these these claims??

[presley31]

I like the point that Jak made earlier in the thread, people do forget things over the passing of time. It is easy to pick out statements and call someone out. Yes Priscilla has made some terrible gaffs over the years, yes it depends on how she feels about Elvis on that day.

I genuinely believe that Priscilla loved/loves Elvis but she is constantly berated by the press and fans. She will never do right for doing wrong.

If she came out with the same statements all the time and was pitch perfect then I would know she was lying, she doesn't do this. So IMO the human element of fading memories and re-assessment of things past change her perception of events.

I am not Priscilla's biggest fan but we have to be balanced, she views Elvis through the eyes of someone who loved him, lived with him, seen his faults and could see Elvis as a person rather than how a fan views him. The comment made by Getlo in another thread some time ago is pertinent here.. "If some fans really knew Elvis they probably wouldn't like him".

As for the comment that Priscilla has changed her views and is more positive about Elvis in interviews is very telling, Priscilla has to play ball now that Sillerman owns the Image rights etc, it is bad business to bad mouth the product you are selling and lets not fudge the issue here, Priscilla is selling a product!

On the whole I view Priscilla as someone who realised that she would never break free from or get away from the giant shadow that Elvis cast over her, she decided that if she couldn't beat the system that she would run it and change history from the inside rather than look like a bitter outsider, she has done a fantastic job whilst slowly convincing the world that she is the widow of Elvis Presley. We shouldn't be to harsh on Priscilla, we have much to thank her for, because if Pris wasn't the money grabbing single minded person she is I believe Graceland & Elvis' legacy would have suffered in some way.

Great post JJ(y)(y)

[presley31]

Indianapolis, October 5, 1974 (ES) - Tiger Suit
Dayton, October 6, 1974 (ES) - Dragon Suit

Thanks for the pictures.

[Diane]

Thanks for the pictures and dates Getlo. (y)

Diane

[cameron]

Thanks for the pictures. One question:
Was this during a concert or before or after ?

[Getlo]

Thanks for the pictures. One question:
Was this during a concert or before or after ?

The two photos I posted were of Elvis walking on stage for each show. He kept the sunglasses on as he walked up and down the stage, then gave them to Charlie as he collected his guitar.

He was having troubles with his eyes during the October 1974 tour, so he kept the glasses on until he got used to the bright lights.


it just says 74vegas, maybe someone could give the collect information on this concert.

The other shots with the leather suit are from Vegas August 30, 1974 (MS). And here is another shot from that show.

Elvis put on the glasses mid-show for this one, and presumably other shows.

[cameron]

The two photos I posted were of Elvis walking on stage for each show. He kept the sunglasses on as he walked up and down the stage, then gave them to Charlie as he collected his guitar.

He was having troubles with his eyes during the October 1974 tour, so he kept the glasses on until he got used to the bright lights.

The other shots with the leather suit are from Vegas August 30, 1974 (MS). And here is another shot from that show.

Elvis put on the glasses mid-show for this one, and presumably other shows.
Ok, thanks.
Yes, I've seen him walk on stage with them on and then take them off. I think it would be hard to do his show and leave them on.

[utmom2008]

We shouldn't be to harsh on Priscilla, we have much to thank her for, because if Pris wasn't the money grabbing single minded person she is I believe Graceland & Elvis' legacy would have suffered in some way.

:lol::lol: I love that comment!!(y)(y) Tht has to be the best back-handed compliment I have ever heard. (y) Good one JJ! (y)

[presley31]

The two photos I posted were of Elvis walking on stage for each show. He kept the sunglasses on as he walked up and down the stage, then gave them to Charlie as he collected his guitar.

He was having troubles with his eyes during the October 1974 tour, so he kept the glasses on until he got used to the bright lights.



The other shots with the leather suit are from Vegas August 30, 1974 (MS). And here is another shot from that show.

Elvis put on the glasses mid-show for this one, and presumably other shows.

Thanks for the information(y)

[Tony Trout]

Indianapolis, October 5, 1974 (ES) - Tiger Suit
Dayton, October 6, 1974 (ES) - Dragon Suit


Getlo,

BINGO! Those were the photos I was looking for! Thanks!! (y)(y)

[Suzan]

[/B]

:lol::lol: I love that comment!!(y)(y) Tht has to be the best back-handed compliment I have ever heard. (y) Good one JJ! (y)

I agree.(y)

[Wendy56]

Yep, I guess JJ has the point... :hmm:

[KPM]

I like the point that Jak made earlier in the thread, people do forget things over the passing of time. It is easy to pick out statements and call someone out. Yes Priscilla has made some terrible gaffs over the years, yes it depends on how she feels about Elvis on that day.

I genuinely believe that Priscilla loved/loves Elvis but she is constantly berated by the press and fans. She will never do right for doing wrong.

If she came out with the same statements all the time and was pitch perfect then I would know she was lying, she doesn't do this. So IMO the human element of fading memories and re-assessment of things past change her perception of events.

I am not Priscilla's biggest fan but we have to be balanced, she views Elvis through the eyes of someone who loved him, lived with him, seen his faults and could see Elvis as a person rather than how a fan views him. The comment made by Getlo in another thread some time ago is pertinent here.. "If some fans really knew Elvis they probably wouldn't like him".

As for the comment that Priscilla has changed her views and is more positive about Elvis in interviews is very telling, Priscilla has to play ball now that Sillerman owns the Image rights etc, it is bad business to bad mouth the product you are selling and lets not fudge the issue here, Priscilla is selling a product!

On the whole I view Priscilla as someone who realised that she would never break free from or get away from the giant shadow that Elvis cast over her, she decided that if she couldn't beat the system that she would run it and change history from the inside rather than look like a bitter outsider, she has done a fantastic job whilst slowly convincing the world that she is the widow of Elvis Presley. We shouldn't be to harsh on Priscilla, we have much to thank her for, because if Pris wasn't the money grabbing single minded person she is I believe Graceland & Elvis' legacy would have suffered in some way.
Great point. She had to have seen some things that would not be considered "Kinglike" to some fans.

[utmom2008]

Charming way of expressing yourself. And your source for this bedroom escapade?
:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: