Jonathan Rhys Meyers disses Elvis

[iloveelvis05]

Look what I found...

"JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is convinced ELVIS PRESLEY was homosexual - as he is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment. The Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp results. He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes has definitely got something going on."

Okay...so I no longer like Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I can't believe he said all of that! :angry:

See the website below:

http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/meyers%20elvis%20was%20gay_1000355

[senadw124]

Well look who's talking..
**** that little s.o.b.. I can't believe he's saying such things! Well.. At least Elvis was something he'll never become. A human, and the greatest :D

[MauriceColgan]

Well "This is Elvis" a musical is on at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin this week:-)

The Myers guy? is just seeking publicity.

[Unchained Melody]

i could careless about what this ***** has to say. he's probably just upset at how bad Elvis fans criticized him for his performance in the movie Elvis, which btw was a horrible movie!

[JDD]

Maybe the way Jonathon Reiss Meyers played him, but in real life he was the farthest thing from you can get. Its been covered pretty well in here in the past but He was by far the worst "elvis" ever portrayed on film. He made Don Johnson look good.



Look what I found...

"JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is convinced ELVIS PRESLEY was homosexual - as he is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment. The Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp results. He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes has definitely got something going on."

Okay...so I no longer like Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I can't believe he said all of that! :angry:

See the website below:

http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/meyers%20elvis%20was%20gay_1000355

[Cherokee]

God, don't you just love how some people believe these cliches/stereotypes?
"Anyone who lives at his parent's home past the age of 18 is a loser"
"Any woman who doesn't marry and has children is a lesbian"
"Any guy who loves his mom is gay"

Funny, I always get a HUGE gay vibe from this nobody. I guess Elvis has served his purpose for this little gnat, he won an Emmy for his appalling (sp) portrayal. He doesn't need Elvis anymore, so now he can bash him. I sense a tiny little dick herehttp://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/teufel/devil-smiley-019.gif

[JDD]

Seems to me its pretty common these days for people to live at home past 18, and it was always common in poor families for them to stick together and help support each other. I guess he needed some publicity or something.





God, don't you just love how some people believe these cliches/stereotypes?
"Anyone who lives at his parent's home past the age of 18 is a loser"
"Any woman who doesn't marry and has children is a lesbian"
"Any guy who loves his mom is gay"

Funny, I always get a HUGE gay vibe from this nobody. I guess Elvis has served his purpose for this little gnat, he won an Emmy for his appalling (sp) portrayal. He doesn't need Elvis anymore, so now he can bash him. I sense a tiny little dick herehttp://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/teufel/devil-smiley-019.gif

[4THEHEART]

JUST SAW THE PHOTOS ,NEVER WATCHED THE MOVIE AND NEVER WILL AND THE IDEA ITSELF WAS DISGUSTING, AS MEYERS IS..:angry: :cursing: :angry:

[franny]

JRM is an *****! :angry: He sucked in the Elvis movie and he probably knows it, so he has to say something negative about Elvis as an excuse for giving a horrible performance...(n)....His way of talking just shows he doesn't have any class or respect for a great man like Elvis...

I don't know why they ever chose him to play Elvis...I can't even believe he won an award for it...:mad:

franny

[Diane]

Oh no the gay thing again!!! I agree, he's just looking for publicity. I didn't like his role as Elvis either. I liked Kurt Russel the best.

[marce_itec70]

TO DESTROY THE JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS CAREER AND DO NOT TO SEE THE TV MOVIE: HE MUST TO LOSE THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD

contactmusic.com

MEYERS: 'ELVIS WAS GAY'

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is convinced ELVIS PRESLEY was homosexual - as he
is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment. The
Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has
branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two
legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp
results. He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and
dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes
has definitely got something going on."
20/06/2006 17:32

DEFEAT ELVIS PRESLEY !!!!!! TO PROTEST WHY EPE AND LISA DO NOT DEFEAT HIM. AND IF EPE, PRISCILLA AND LISA DO NOT DEFEAT HIM IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. YOU PROMISE DO NOT TO GO GRACELAND OR YOU WILL BE IN GRACELAND FOR TO PROTEST AND DO NOT WATCH NEVER AGAIN THE LISA CAREER.

[Awickedreigndrop]

TO DESTROY THE JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS CAREER AND DO NOT TO SEE THE TV MOVIE: HE MUST TO LOSE THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD

contactmusic.com

MEYERS: 'ELVIS WAS GAY'

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is convinced ELVIS PRESLEY was homosexual - as he
is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment. The
Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has
branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two
legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp
results. He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and
dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes
has definitely got something going on."
20/06/2006 17:32

DEFEAT ELVIS PRESLEY !!!!!! TO PROTEST WHY EPE AND LISA DO NOT DEFEAT HIM. AND IF EPE, PRISCILLA AND LISA DO NOT DEFEAT HIM IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. YOU PROMISE DO NOT TO GO GRACELAND OR YOU WILL BE IN GRACELAND FOR TO PROTEST AND DO NOT WATCH NEVER AGAIN THE LISA CAREER.

Ok, so in the Elvis By the Presley Vid, Priscilla said that she will forever defend Elvis' honor... Where is she for this?:hmm:

[Unchained Melody]

I wish EPE would file a lawsuite against this freak for saying such a thing:mad:

[ella]

:lmfao: certainly NOT!!!!

[Lee82]

So, wearing make-up and flashy clothes makes you gay? Uh, not if you're a rock star. ;)

[ForeverTheKing]

So, wearing make-up and flashy clothes makes you gay? Uh, not if you're a rock star. ;)


Totally agree!(y)

Even actors use make-up but...are they all gay?:angry:
I have never liked Jonathan R. Meyers :angry: and I still don't like him so much (as a man and as an actor) but...well, it's just his opinion...Elvis had so many women next to him and they can still prove he wasn't omosexual.
He could have his personal taste and habits about sex but anyone has some...and please...the relationship with his mother is something ridiculous..:lmfao: ...was Jonathan R. M. drunk when he said that?This makes me feel he didn't understand a lot about Elvis..(n)

[ComeBackChick]

So and what if he was.... "Not that there is anything wrong with that.." (Seinfeld!) The guy is just having a theory. Treating it like an insult says more about what people's (JRM and the people he infuriates..) attitude towards being gay is than about Elvis.

[Cherokee]

So and what if he was.... "Not that there is anything wrong with that.." (Seinfeld!) The guy is just having a theory. Treating it like an insult says more about what people's (JRM and the people he infuriates..) attitude towards being gay is than about Elvis.

I hope for your sake you are not including me in your blanket statement.:angry: It's not what he says, it's the way that he says it and the timing. Like I said in my earlier statement:


God, don't you just love how some people believe these cliches/stereotypes?
"Anyone who lives at his parent's home past the age of 18 is a loser"
"Any woman who doesn't marry and has children is a lesbian"
"Any guy who loves his mom is gay"

Funny, I always get a HUGE gay vibe from this nobody. I guess Elvis has served his purpose for this little gnat, he won an Emmy for his appalling (sp) portrayal. He doesn't need Elvis anymore, so now he can bash him. I sense a tiny little dick herehttp://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/teufel/devil-smiley-019.gif

If he was "just having a theory" HE wouldn't have had the need to resort to choosing an insulting and much too generalizing vocabulary >

"the gayest f**king thing on two legs" ........"Anyone who lives with their mama that long....."

It's JRM's wording of his "theory" that makes it insulting, not just to Elvis' memory, but to gays, too.:angry:

[Cherokee]

TO DESTROY THE JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS CAREER AND DO NOT TO SEE THE TV MOVIE: HE MUST TO LOSE THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD

contactmusic.com

MEYERS: 'ELVIS WAS GAY'

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is convinced ELVIS PRESLEY was homosexual - as he
is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment. The
Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has
branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two
legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp
results. He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and
dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes
has definitely got something going on."
20/06/2006 17:32

DEFEAT ELVIS PRESLEY !!!!!! TO PROTEST WHY EPE AND LISA DO NOT DEFEAT HIM. AND IF EPE, PRISCILLA AND LISA DO NOT DEFEAT HIM IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. YOU PROMISE DO NOT TO GO GRACELAND OR YOU WILL BE IN GRACELAND FOR TO PROTEST AND DO NOT WATCH NEVER AGAIN THE LISA CAREER.


I think the word you're looking for is DEFEND.:rolleyes:

[Menwithbrokenhearts]

Unbelievable! After winning a golden globe and then he shows his gratitude. As far as being gay, didn't JRM play that bisexual glam rock star a few years back? Sounds like the whole pot calling the kettle thing to me.

[Dovey]

Isn't there a saying "That people who live in Glass Houses should not throw Stones"? (n) (n) *Jonathan Meyers+:doh: :doh:

[Donut]

Who gave that guy the award ? were they deaf and blind ?

[Albert]

:lmfao: lol..... this is just too funny. I mean, who is this Meyers? I have never, ever heard of this 'actor'.... And trying to get into the spotlight by dissing The King of Music.... how pathetic must you be?

By now, Elvis would fall into the "metrosexual' category, which means that being cool, macho, heterosexual doesn't mean that you can take real good care of yourself.

[marce_itec70]

Ok, so in the Elvis By the Presley Vid, Priscilla said that she will forever defend Elvis' honor... Where is she for this?:hmm:

Priscilla always says in all the interviews that she takes the burning torch of the memory of Elvis and presents herself as the widow. One example: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan and President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush visit Graceland on June 30th, Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley will be there to welcome them.

[marce_itec70]

Is sad but nobody will made something


nobody defend :king:

The elvis fans are :cold: :cold: :cold:

:helpsmili to :king: :king: :king: :king: :king: :king: :king: :king: :king: :king: :king:

I want that the elvis presley fans :Lighten: to defend elvis presley

:king: Is important now than a visit is his honor

I do not want :argue:

I want that elvis fans defend :king:

[marce_itec70]

Y are not a elvis fan. Is important to DEFEND ELVIS but you only read the errors

your notes are:

errors:offtopic:

[EnigmaticSun]

This is just another example of a guy trying to take advantage of Elvis.

Being a well-dressed man hasn't much to do with being gay. Same goes for the other subjects...

And why does this Irish guy uses the word f***in'? Sounds more like Frank Booth..

[marce_itec70]

I think the word you're looking for is DEFEND.:rolleyes:

Cherokee

:stupid:

[marce_itec70]

write the rat Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Buttevant
County Cork
Ireland

http://www.jrmfansite.org/site/index.php?contact

[marce_itec70]

Elvis Fans Vs Jonathan Meyers ONLINE PETITION


http://www.PetitionOnline.com/01081935/petition.html

And the same Elvis fans ask to ignore this message. What happend with elvis fan? The money?
They are really :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold:

[iloveelvis05]

Elvis Fans Vs Jonathan Meyers ONLINE PETITION


http://www.PetitionOnline.com/01081935/petition.html

And the same Elvis fans ask to ignore this message. What happend with elvis fan? The money?
They are really :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold:

thanks for posting this about the petition. i happily signed it and all other fellow Elvis fans should do the same.

thank you everyone for your replies! as soon as i saw that article, i just HAD to post it on TCB-World. i was outraged! thanks again. :king:

[franny]

write the rat Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Buttevant
County Cork
Ireland

http://www.jrmfansite.org/site/index.php?contact

I don't want to write to someone like him, maybe he will take it as fanmail..:lmfao:
and I don't want to waste my time, he's not worth it, but I will sign the petition..

franny

[Menwithbrokenhearts]

Thanks for the petition link. You know the more I think about it the more it irks me. And, not to mention a very stupid thing to do. It would be like Reese Witherspoon calling June Carter CAsh a backwards a** redneck countrified lowlife. June, of course, was not, but even if she was, I believe Reese has class enough and smarts enough not to make a statement even remotely similar. Especially after all the acclaim and awards. Jonathan is an *****. I hope he ruins his career with that statement.

[tcbtigerman]

Well,He is just angry because he did an awfuljob in the miniseries.and about the gay thing..Well,Jonathan myers has been known to be a partime Peter puffer if you know what i mean. He has some nerve.he is just terrible.

[JDD]

Thanks for the petition link. You know the more I think about it the more it irks me. And, not to mention a very stupid thing to do. It would be like Reese Witherspoon calling June Carter CAsh a backwards a** redneck countrified lowlife. June, of course, was not, but even if she was, I believe Reese has class enough and smarts enough not to make a statement even remotely similar. Especially after all the acclaim and awards. Jonathan is an *****. I hope he ruins his career with that statement.



I agree with that ! and aside from Talent and personality, thats why Reese gets 15 million a movie now and Jonathan Rhys Meyers is nobody , doing bit parts badly, and trashing people who actually had talent.

[Cherokee]

Y are not a elvis fan. Is important to DEFEND ELVIS but you only read the errors

your notes are:

errors:offtopic:

Yes, that's right. I "am not a elvis fan"...... whatever.:rolleyes:

[ForeverTheKing]

Thanks for the petition...of course I signed it!

I didn't dislike Jonathan as Elvis in the miniserie...he wasn't similar to Elvis but now I've learnt to take this kind of movie in a easy way (biography)...it' s impossible to see someone else "in his shoes". Elvis was unique as a man and as a performer.

Anyway...I was surprised to read his theory about Elvis..:supriced: :angry:
I did't like this actor very much and now I like him even less. :mad:
I have nothing against gay but you can't say Elvis was gay only because those stupid considerations.
So...I still don't care about him but of course he lost many "points" for me...(n)

[U.S. Male]

I never liked this punk before, and I still don't like him!

Elvis had more acting tallent and sing capabilities in one string of hair than Meyers has in his whole body....the twat!:angry:

[robman]

i can't believe that little shit head said that.
elvis banged more women then hugh hefner
that ***** was so bad at portraying elvis, towards the end of the movie
when he was imitating elvis (singing "if i can dream")he looked like he
was having a seizure.
he was so bad i litteraly could not watch it!!!
but the guy who portrayed tom parker was absolutely brilliant!!!

[ForeverTheKing]

i can't believe that little shit head said that.
elvis banged more women then hugh hefner
that ***** was so bad at portraying elvis, towards the end of the movie
when he was imitating elvis (singing "if i can dream")he looked like he
was having a seizure.
he was so bad i litteraly could not watch it!!!
but the guy who portrayed tom parker was absolutely brilliant!!!


Totally agree about others characters (for example the actors who played his mother and the Colonel or Sam Phillips) and more agree about the last performance that was horrible. :blink:
When it happened to see the miniseries I always jumped the 2 last performances ("Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "If I Can Dream")....I can't watch them...if I do I don't know if I have to :lmfao: or :'( ....poor Elvis....that moments were a real insult. :cursing:
Anyway, I liked the miniseries in general...well, it's better to say I liked it a bit more than the others I saw in the past.
But I wouldn't like to see any other movie about Elvis....nothing about him can be reliable!!!(n)
About Jonathan ...I've alredy said my opinion...I don't like him as an actor in general; I saw Match Point and I didn't like him and the movie!(n) What he said about Elvis is his opinion but is a nosense...:blink:

[tjs]

I think we might all want to be a little careful.

I was shocked and angry at JRM's quote and I went to his website where they have every(or at least seems like every) magazine article he's been in.

I couldn't find him saying anything derogatory about Elvis.

Before we go condemning him we should make sure he said what's been attributed to him.

The Internet is notorious for being wrong.

Proceed with caution and fairly.

[ForeverTheKing]

You're right, tjs!

I think our posts focus on what we read here...I can't know if he said or not those sentences but in case he told that....well that's my opinion about him.

And that quote, true or false, doesn't make me change my opinion about him as an actor...I still don't like him so much.(n)
In this interview Jonathan says something else...so I start to have some doubts he could really have said that bad things about Elvis.
Anyway...here's he speaks most about his music....take a look:

JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS INTERVIEW

1.) What does it feel like to play the King of Rock-n-Roll? It was quite an experience, unlike any other thing I've ever done in my life. But it was good fun, it was a bit nerve-wracking at some stages - to portray such a big legend is a huge responsibility, but overall it was just a great experience. I had great fun.

2.) You've played a rock star before in Todd Haynes' VELVET GOLDMINE. What did you bring from that role to your performance as Elvis? My character in VELVET GOLDMINE, Brian Slade, was such a different kind of rock star. Elvis is so unique in every way, that I really had to go into this role with a completely new slate.

3.) What was it like working with Camryn Manheim and Randy Quaid? Camryn Manheim is probably one of the sweetest people I've ever worked with in all my life, and such a fantastic actress. And from the first moment we met each other we had such a great bond. We really loved each other very, very deeply. And it comes across on screen, you know. And Randy Quaid is one of the funniest guys I've ever met. He's hilarious! I remember seeing him for the first time on set, and I think I met his belly button before I met him, because he's so huge! And I said to the director, "Are you nuts?!?" So they had to give me these special shoes which I nicknamed "Frankies," like Frankenstein, so I had to wear these "Buffalos" so I could actually, in some scenes be the same height as Randy. So we had to do a little movie magic. It was really really funny. But he's a great guy. It was a great cast all in all. Robert Patrick was great as Vernon (Presley) and Rose McGowan is lovely as Ann-Margret. What a sweet girl. She's gorgeous, gorgeous! And Antonia Bernath, this young English actress, played Priscilla; she looks exactly like a young Priscilla Presley - fantastic.

4.) Do you have a favorite Elvis song? "Guitar Man" is definitely my favorite song by Elvis. It's semi-autobiographical and it's just such a great rock n' roll song?not to mention the fact that I love singing it.

5.) Why do you think Elvis' legacy has endured? There has never ever been anybody who has matched the phenomenon that Elvis had. The Beatles sort of matched it, but there was four of them. No one person has ever done what Elvis Presley did and he was the first. He had everything! He had the talent, he had the charisma, he had the sexuality, he had the looks. And it was all natural.

And here there's another piece of interview:

What was it about Elvis as a character that appealed to you as an actor?
Well, because he was a phenomenon, of course. Very, very talented, but he was also very contradictory, because he was very raw, very talented, white boy from the South, singing rhythm and blues in the 1950's, getting all the girls hot under the collar. But at the same time, he was a mama's boy, a great humanitarian, and a devout [Christian]. So, you know, he had that dichotomy. That's very interesting to play.

What was the toughest part of playing Elvis, do you think?
To get that energy. Because Elvis did a lot of things. Most people ask, "What was harder? The dance moves? The guitar playing? The singing or the lip-synching?" I'll tell you what it was ? the energy. If you're playing someone like Elvis Presley, the Elvis Presley that I know from reading and researching, you do it from the heart. So, I had to really put myself in those shoes. It was very, very hard, having to pretend to be Elvis Presley, because I'm an actor doing it, but unless you wake up every morning being Elvis Presley, you really don't know what that feels like.

What sort of research exactly did you do? Books, or did you watch all of his films? What exactly did you do to prepare for the role?

I watched documentaries, Elvis '54, Elvis '56, The Great Performances, Elvis in the Army, Elvis and June, which is about him and his relationship with his girlfriend, June Juanico, which has a lot of footage of him, Red West and the boys just hanging out on boats and shooting air rifles and stuff, which was really good stuff. There's actually this great sort of home movie in it, where they're shooting air rifles, and Elvis is holding out a packet of cigarettes for Red West to shoot it out of his hand. Which is really funny, because it's his right hand, and if he shoots his right hand ? that could've been the end of his career. He didn't give a care.


Who knows what is the truth?
Anyway...I read that news also in another site.:hmm:

[ForeverTheKing]

This is a link to an interview with Joe Esposito where he talks about many subjects (the relationship with Ann Margret, Dee Presley and so on), including the claims that Elvis was gay.
It doesn't concern with Jonathan Rhys Meyers but someone else told the same things before him.
Maybe it can be interesting...(y)

http://www.elvispresleynews.com/AnnMargret.html

[marce_itec70]

Jonathan Rhys-Myers does not answer about this until now.
I wrote to his fan site and I do not receive answer

I repeat: The Jonathan Rhys-Myers site is the next::mail: :mail: :mail: :mail:

Jonathan Rhys-Myers


:excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl:

You can write to this site and ask about this note. The Jonathan Rhys-Myers site must answer you

And write to contacmusic.com and to ask about their note. They must answer you

[marce_itec70]

News - Music, movie, Entertainment
MEYERS: 'ELVIS WAS GAY'

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)
2006-06-20 19:09:15 -


JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS is convinced ELVIS PRESLEY was homosexual - as he is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment.
The Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp results.
He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes has definitely got something going on."


YOU CAN WRITE TO THIS SITE FOR TO RECEIVE ANSWER ABOUT THIS NEWS.

http://www.wenn.com/

http://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23448

[marce_itec70]

http://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=277245#277245

Melanie from Elvis-collectors write an open letter to Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:27 pm

Open letter to JRM,

I am sad to report that I actually paid for the DVD, because your mini-series was never on TV here. I thought that Mister Quaid, Mrs. Manheim and Mister Patrick might save the day. They delivered strong performances. I tried. Believe me I really tried. I loved the attention to detail, the sets caputured the eras quite beautifully, the clothes etc. But I got so irritated by your acting, your hair, your impromptu singing, that I had to stop watching, before the last act had finished. Some of the images still haunt me to this day. And Kurt R. is still gold standard.

And what must I read now? Let's not kid ourselves. The trashy report hardly qualifies as news, only two webpages ran the story. Not much PR is it? Let's assume you really made the statement and on top of that think you uncovered a fact. Considering your poor performance I think the only book on Elvis you might have read to "prepare" is The Hollywood Years by David Bret.

He writes that "Parker blackmailed Elvis into virtual slavery by threatening to leak reports of the romance. Parker held secret information about a homosexual affair between Elvis and actor Nick Adams over his head like a sword. He made it clear that... if Elvis didn't toe the line, he'd let it get out. At that time, it could well have ruined his career. That's why Parker had so much control over him. Presley's sexual experimentation began with a "teenage crush" on actor James Dean that grew into an obsession. Adams claimed that he had a brief affair with Elvis after Elvis agreed to be his date for a preview of Nick's 1956 film The Last Wagon. Presley, by then a sex symbol sending legions of women swooning, became smitten with Adams and even tried unsuccessfully to get him a part in his first movie Love Me Tender. In 1958, Nick Adams and Elvis stayed in the same room of the same hotel in New Orleans while Elvis was filming King Creole there. Many journalists' attempts to 'out' the star in the past were thwarted by his manager."

Says Bret. But did anybody believe him?

Now what's left for you to do? You should sell your Golden Globe on eBay and donate the money. Then hire a ghost-writer to churn out a trash novel called "Confessions of a Counterfeit King".

Here is hoping that I'll never read a new topic on you again, so kindly leave the Elvis world right now.
_________________
What's Next ?

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[franny]

Cherokee

:stupid:

There's no need for insults...
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...

franny

[waymore44]

it's funny i felt like his portrayal was very feminine in comparison to how Elvs actually acted. i said to my wfe that i thought Johnathan acted gay.

[ForeverTheKing]

it's funny i felt like his portrayal was very feminine in comparison to how Elvs actually acted. i said to my wfe that i thought Johnathan acted gay.


Ehy...I thought the same!(y)
Especially in the last scene when he walks ready to sing "If I can Dream" :lmfao: but also in many others.
To be honest Jonathan Rhys Meyers looks like a gay "more than Elvis could seem"...this is the reason why I can only laugh thinking about what he said..if he said that...:supriced: ...and I noticed this aspect also in others movies...well, no doubt he was a perfect gay in Velvet Goldmine..(y)

[marce_itec70]

I agree with you franny but Cherokee began.
And Cherokee finally said that is not fan of Elvis.
I deserved respect too. And like you I quoted too:

There's no need for insults...:argue:
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...(y)

There's no need for insults...:argue:
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...




There's no need for insults...
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...(y)

franny

[EnigmaticSun]

It seems that these claims have caused quite a fuss.

A gay person can be a hairy 235 pound motorcycle-driving man with a mustache. And of course there are those who play the fool and wear lipstick. Anything is possible.

It's too bad that people still mess' with a dead man's private life, someone who's just unable to defend himself and his legacy. Maybe the Meyers-guy is craving attention and tries to get it with some negative publicity. Elvis was succesful without trying to diss others and if these claims are made by Meyers he shows to be immature and slanderizin'.

Elvis wasn't exactly 'homophobe'. He just wanted his physical integrity to be respected; he could get along with decent gay people too. (example) Some people react with violent anger if a doctor touches them inappropriately, irrespective of an attraction to a specific gender.

I don't think that, in his heart, Elvis really would have liked to be 'taken' (just like that: example 'Dolores Gomez' in Fun Acapulco) by a woman, but it was considered ungentlemanly to hit a woman.

[marce_itec70]

Very interesting. And I saw him in a porno movie of a tv channel.


Ehy...I thought the same!(y)
Especially in the last scene when he walks ready to sing "If I can Dream" :lmfao: but also in many others.
To be honest Jonathan Rhys Meyers looks like a gay "more than Elvis could seem"...this is the reason why I can only laugh thinking about what he said..if he said that...:supriced: ...and I noticed this aspect also in others movies...well, no doubt he was a perfect gay in Velvet Goldmine..(y)

[marce_itec70]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=JONATHAN+RHYS+MEYERS+-+MEYERS+ELVIS+WAS+GAY&btnG=Search+News

[Cherokee]

I agree with you franny but Cherokee began.
And Cherokee finally said that is not fan of Elvis.
I deserved respect too. And like you I quoted too:

There's no need for insults...:argue:
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...(y)

There's no need for insults...:argue:
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...

Good God! Are you for real? I began what? Helping you with the right word in your post. You DO know what "defeat" means, right? No true Elvis fan would want to "defeat" him. So I'm helping you saying the word you were looking for is "defend" and you can't take that? Get a grip:angry:

And then you can't correctly interpret another post of mine.

Yes, that's right. I "am not a elvis fan"...... whatever.:rolleyes:
taking it as a confession of sorts that I am not an Elvis fan????:wallbash:

Ever heard of sarcasm? Ever heard the meaning of the term "whatever" as it is used by me in my post?

Read back my posting history and maybe then the coin will drop for you on my status as an Elvis fan (only 30 plus years, thank you very much).

And don't even start on


There's no need for insults...:argue:
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...(y)

There's no need for insults...:argue:
We are all Elvis fans here and we should all respect each other...

Clearly you hardly have a clue what that means(n)

I apologize to the regulars here for my little temper tantrum. Some people just rub you the wrong way.:blush:

[Terry the Ted]

Whoa guys... calm down!!
Let's remember why we are all here - a mutual love for Elvis - we are all Elvis fans and should try not to fall out over silly actors making stupid comments (if he did).

The main reason he would have made a comment like that, would be to get attention and cause a stir - guess what he has done here! ;)

And now to contradict myself - here is the link for the petition again, just for those who haven't seen it: http://www.petitiononline.com/01081935/petition.html

[marce_itec70]

Cherokee.. live your life:D :D :D :D
don?t feel :compress: :compress: :compress: by my erros

is more important :king: :king: :king:





Good God! Are you for real? I began what? Helping you with the right word in your post. You DO know what "defeat" means, right? No true Elvis fan would want to "defeat" him. So I'm helping you saying the word you were looking for is "defend" and you can't take that? Get a grip:angry:

And then you can't correctly interpret another post of mine.

taking it as a confession of sorts that I am not an Elvis fan????:wallbash:

Ever heard of sarcasm? Ever heard the meaning of the term "whatever" as it is used by me in my post?

Read back my posting history and maybe then the coin will drop for you on my status as an Elvis fan (only 30 plus years, thank you very much).

And don't even start on


Clearly you hardly have a clue what that means(n)

I apologize to the regulars here for my little temper tantrum. Some people just rub you the wrong way.:blush:

[ComeBackChick]

I love sarcasm!!!:clap:

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[thehillbillycat]

those pictures looks gay........I have to sheild my eyes.



But the man is lucky.......I will give him that.

I wouldn't mind working with Rose McGowan............:P :D

I wouldn't mind it at all........................................:notwor thy :D

[THENATUREBOY]

Meyers is just another untalented person driven by both jealousy and frustration, trying to generate some interest about him. It's really sad that he doesnt have the ability to do it by himself and has to result to putting down someone that isnt around to defend himself.

And no Meyers Elvis definitely wasnt gay, but your job of betraying him would give someone that idea if they were judging on that alone. You should go right now and thank your co-stars on the Elvis min-series for carrying you through the whole thing, and making a otherwise dreadful movie almost watchable. ;)

[Menwithbrokenhearts]

Joe Esposito posted this on his site as a response to the JRM fiasco. Thought you guys might want to listen to it. Just save and open. www.tcbjoe.com/TheJonathanMeyersRumor.mp3

[ForeverTheKing]

Joe Esposito posted this on his site as a response to the JRM fiasco. Thought you guys might want to listen to it. Just save and open. www.tcbjoe.com/TheJonathanMeyersRumor.mp3


Thanks a lot for this "response"!(y)
This, of course, it's what we all fans think and already know...I don't want to talk anymore about this stupid rumor.....and Joe is right...he obviously doesn't know anything about the King...(n)

[franny]

Joe Esposito posted this on his site as a response to the JRM fiasco. Thought you guys might want to listen to it. Just save and open. www.tcbjoe.com/TheJonathanMeyersRumor.mp3

Thanks, for posting Joe's comments...

Joe states he would like to sit down with JRM to explain to him about Elvis, what's there to explain?? He already said this ridiculous rumour, obviously we the fans don't believe it, but we are upset that JRM said it!...Elvis had how many girlfriends?? If JRM did his homework as an "actor" he would have known that Elvis loved woman....If he thought so little of Elvis, why did he portray him in the movie? Making false statements against Elvis who isn't here to defend himself, really is beyond low...:mad:...Joe made the mistake in saying he thought JRM is a good actor...this isn't true...(n)

franny

[JDD]

.Joe made the mistake in saying he thought JRM is a good actor...this isn't true...(n)

franny



That just can't be stressed strongly enough ! He made Don Johnson, DON Friggin JOHNSON, look like a good Elvis in comparison. He's really really bad, horrible, awful, THE worst movie Elvis ever, and I said that before he started saying stupid stuff recently.

[Awickedreigndrop]

Joe Esposito posted this on his site as a response to the JRM fiasco. Thought you guys might want to listen to it. Just save and open. www.tcbjoe.com/TheJonathanMeyersRumor.mp3

I know that some Elvis fans don't like Joe E. But I know that even the ones that don't like him applause him for this! :clap: He sounded like he was really heated about this comment that this jerk had made about his deceased friend. I'm glad that someone came to Elvis' rescue! Btw I am not one of those fans who disslike him, I think he's a cool guy.

[Katie]

I didn't even like JRM in the Elvis movie.

Now I dislike him more.

YAY!:D

Somebody's jealous of Elvis

[franny]

This was on EIN...
Larry Geller responds...

franny


Larry Geller responds to Rhys-Meyers claims: If Jonathan Rhys Myers' remarks about Elvis weren't so mean-spirited, they would be laughable and not worthy of comment. But since some people don't know the truth they can be swayed or confused by lies. For those of us who knew Elvis and spent many years with him, this is particularly absurd. Of all people, Elvis was the essence of the all-American heterosexual male. Obviously, Jonathan Rhys Myers is looking in the mirror and his vision is clouded by his own questionable sexual orientation.

[EnigmaticSun]

Of all people, Elvis was the essence of the all-American heterosexual male.

franny

I don't know what the essence of the all-American heterosexual male is, but if it's true that Geller made those claims, he's at least showing some loyalty, no matter what I or others may think of his interest for the occult (he's the 'spiritual' guy, unless I'm very much mistaken).

Anyway you look at it, it's hard to judge a book by it's cover - although Elvis wore 'different' clothes and used make-up to 'endarken' the area around the eyes, he wasn't menacing and I feel the Rhys-Meyers-comments (if they have been made) are just insane.

"A sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament"

[marce_itec70]

In contact music you can read this:

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/meyers%20elvis%20was%20gay_1000355

screen name: elvis might have been gay? ( 1) posted on 01/07/2006 05:06
comments: MEYERS HAS A POINT!
ELVIS LOVED JAMES DEAN
SAL MINEO NICK ADAMS
THEY WERE ALL GAY!!
SO MAYBE ELVIS THE
KING WAS REALLY ELVIS
THE QUEEN!
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YDKM
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject:

Of cource Elvis is 'Gay' you only need to watch the complete version of Polk Salad Annie at the Las Vegas 12.8.70 M/S and watch what he does with the microphone to work that out!!!!
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[ad schijven]

Mister Myers is an asshole !!! and a big one too. i saw this terrible movie last night and couldn`t watch it till the end........a terrible movie (n)
Myers doesn`t look one little bit like Elvis, his acting is worse and during the movie i`ve had the strange feeling that i was watching a remake of `Botox Pris` her movie, wich i didn`t like either. Even the lines from the movie where excactly the same as in `Elvis and me` (n)
And then comes this `nobody` telling us that Elvis was gay? I have news for him......I don`t care mister Myers, because i like Elvis as a singer and a entertainer. All the things you NEVER will be. As a matter of fact....the only highlights in your terrible movie where the songs performed by Elvis himself !!!:angry: :cursing: :angry: :cursing:

[franny]

Mister Myers is an asshole !!! and a big one too. i saw this terrible movie last night and couldn`t watch it till the end........a terrible movie (n)
Myers doesn`t look one little bit like Elvis, his acting is worse and during the movie i`ve had the strange feeling that i was watching a remake of `Botox Pris` her movie, wich i didn`t like either. Even the lines from the movie where excactly the same as in `Elvis and me` (n)
And then comes this `nobody` telling us that Elvis was gay? I have news for him......I don`t care mister Myers, because i like Elvis as a singer and a entertainer. All the things you NEVER will be. As a matter of fact....the only highlights in your terrible movie where the songs performed by Elvis himself !!!:angry: :cursing: :angry: :cursing:

I agree about JRM! I couldn't have said it better myself...:lmfao:
It was a terrrible movie and he was terrible in it...If you saw him at the end lip synch If I Can Dream...it was beyond horrible...:lmfao: (n)

franny

[ForeverTheKing]

I agree about JRM! I couldn't have said it better myself...:lmfao:
It was a terrrible movie and he was terrible in it...If you saw him at the end lip synch If I Can Dream...it was beyond horrible...:lmfao: (n)

franny


I'm not so critical towards his performance...I didn't dislike the miniseries so much and I think the biggest mistake for us (the fans) is to want to see "Elvis" in these movies....it's impossible!!!!!:'(
I didn't find it so bad...although I don't like Jonathan R.M. as an actor in general and I admit it was hard to watch some scenes (for example "If I Can Dream"). :wallbash:
But about some forced expression I can't get angry with J.R.M. 'cause I saw the same difficulties in many others actors that played Elvis before (also Kurt Russell).
As I've already said it's hard to "act" something that in Elvis was natural...so I think we should be more comprehensive with actors called to be Elvis...THEY REALLY RISK THEIR CAREERS :lmfao: since Elvis is still so famous and loved.
For example...I liked Joaquin Phoenix playing Johnny Cash in "Walk The Line" but are we sure every Cash fan liked him?Maybe they found something strange compared to their favourite singer.
No doubt he was really good and maybe more natural as Meyers playing Elvis!:lol:
What I want to say it's that when you love someone as we love Elvis we can't be really objective.:hmm:
Anyway...talking about Jonathan R.M., I still don't know if he really said that about Elvis but I don't want to care a lot about his opinion...I'm only sorry that he told to have "studyed" Elvis before making the movie...but of course I don't think he learned a lot about him (n)

[Menwithbrokenhearts]

Of cource Elvis is 'Gay' you only need to watch the complete version of Polk Salad Annie at the Las Vegas 12.8.70 M/S and watch what he does with the microphone to work that out!!!!
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Are you kidding? He was just fooling around, a silly spontaneous thing. If I"m walking by my bother sitting on the couch and decide to suprise him by sitting on him does that make me gay? What about all those football players going around smacking each other on the a**, does that make them gay? Elvis was always willing to do whatever to make people laugh or lighten up. That's awful presumptuous to make such a broad characterization with such little knowledge. As bad as Meyers himself!

[Albert]

:D this is just toooo funny...

Folks, we (and the rest of the world) know better. There isn't anything to prove. And why should we need to convince an unknown actor that he was wrong?

[spanish eyes]

Jonathan what's his name said what? :lmfao: This is the voice of a jealous man talking, who probably has trouble getting any woman and has no style of his own. He carried out research, my foot, he obviously hasn't seen the 68 Comeback Special. If Elvis was still here he would show this jerk what a real man is - he would shoot him down in flames with that famous Elvis killer look. This man is simply a jealous coward and hasn't got a clue what he is talking about.

Isn't it amazing how many people have said bad things about Elvis after he passed away, they would never dared say it to his face cos he would have kicked butt.

[Memphisgurl]

to think i actually liked that guy(n) how in the hell would you think elvis presley was gay? that is the most ludicris thing i have ever heard, and clearly he wasnt!!!!!!! so elvis had a little flash in him, so what, it suited him, its what he liked and what he enjoyed! i see no gayness in that. JRM is a tool, little does he realize what a **** HONOUR it was to play the king, and its not like anyone heard of him before that film anyways,


REMEMBER THE KING :king:

[franny]

I'm not so critical towards his performance...I didn't dislike the miniseries so much and I think the biggest mistake for us (the fans) is to want to see "Elvis" in these movies....it's impossible!!!!!:'(
I didn't find it so bad...although I don't like Jonathan R.M. as an actor in general and I admit it was hard to watch some scenes (for example "If I Can Dream"). :wallbash:
But about some forced expression I can't get angry with J.R.M. 'cause I saw the same difficulties in many others actors that played Elvis before (also Kurt Russell).
As I've already said it's hard to "act" something that in Elvis was natural...so I think we should be more comprehensive with actors called to be Elvis...THEY REALLY RISK THEIR CAREERS :lmfao: since Elvis is still so famous and loved.
For example...I liked Joaquin Phoenix playing Johnny Cash in "Walk The Line" but are we sure every Cash fan liked him?Maybe they found something strange compared to their favourite singer.
No doubt he was really good and maybe more natural as Meyers playing Elvis!:lol:
What I want to say it's that when you love someone as we love Elvis we can't be really objective.:hmm:
Anyway...talking about Jonathan R.M., I still don't know if he really said that about Elvis but I don't want to care a lot about his opinion...I'm only sorry that he told to have "studyed" Elvis before making the movie...but of course I don't think he learned a lot about him (n)

I can't speak for everyone, but it's not that I want to see "Elvis" in these movies, but that I for once wanted to see a great movie about Elvis portrayed by a good actor..I did not see this in this horrible "movie"....It's too bad because I don't think we will ever see it...The acting was very bad and the movie wasn't worth watching...this is only my opinion, of course...:lol:...

I do think JRM said that because if he didn't he would be commenting about it, one way or another...

franny

[ForeverTheKing]

I can't speak for everyone, but it's not that I want to see "Elvis" in these movies, but that I for once wanted to see a great movie about Elvis portrayed by a good actor..I did not see this in this horrible "movie"....It's too bad because I don't think we will ever see it...The acting was very bad and the movie wasn't worth watching...this is only my opinion, of course...:lol:...

I do think JRM said that because if he didn't he would be commenting about it, one way or another...

franny


I agree about the fact they had never made a good movie about Elvis...this last wasn't very good too...but I didn't dislike as others I saw.
To be honest I didn't like either Kurt Russell playing Elvis...and we can't say he's not a good actor.
It's not a question of "good actor" or not, to me, just a very big difficulty to play Elvis as he really was.
This is the reason why I prefer not seeing any movies...this last one wasn't a "great movie" ...in my opinion just decent...more thanks to others actors than Jonathan Rhys Meyers....but after have seen "Elvis and Me"...well everything is a lot better for me....anyway..just defferent tastes...:lol:

[EnigmaticSun]

It's hard to play Elvis' role on screen and what can they do to simulate the King, except for making a cartoon (which only requires a voice-over)..? And even if they do, how honest and realistic is Elvis' life being portrayed?

After so much scientific research, it is still not really clear what homosexuality is. After all, this term became stronger when psychiatrist's started out in the evil business. They put it in the category of paraesthesia; sexual desire for the wrong goal or object. (Krafft-Ebing wrote and published his book Psychopathia Sexualis, discussing this matter).

I feel that homosexual men are not by nature effeminate; many of the great heroes of history were homosexual - this (homosexuality) hasn't got anything to do with Elvis' different way of wearing hair and clothes, so I think it's better to leave Rhys-Meyers for what he is. I doubt he'll be very succesful as a serious actor trying to spread this plain meanness.

I'm impartial regarding Elvis' private life and erotic feelings; it doesn't really add much to his musical mastership. It's not up to me to give a definitive 'yes or no' answer - Elvis can't speak for himself right now, so it might better to stop minding these critters. Of course it is recommendable to defend Elvis; we are always in the midst of the paradox that the more we got to know, the more we know we don't know all that much..

[0349054]

The way I look at it is; each one to their own. Some people like Elvis, some people don't. Some people find men attractive, some people don't. Some people find women attractive, some people don't.

In 2006, matters of sexuality to me are not important, people should be judged for who they are and what actions they take. People who point to someone's sexual orientation as a means to demean them are livng in the stone age.

[JDD]

People who point to someone's sexual orientation as a means to demean them are livng in the stone age.



which unfortinatly is probably still half the world in 2006.

[EnigmaticSun]

which unfortinatly is probably still half the world in 2006.

So when will metallurgy be invented?? It's kind of difficult to solve this problem - human beings have become so scientific and technical, though a lot of us still lurk in the darkness, like those who demean others. I guess that's why I heed the call to defend Elvis, educating the masses.

[graceland123]

In the case of Jonathan Rhys Meyers I know I may be in the minority here but I didn`t find him too bad in the mini-series. With respect its the hardest job an actor can take as you are playing a real person and not only that but the most famous entertainer that ever lived.
You face so much criticism that its a wonder anyone would want to tackle the part. I found him pretty good in it considering the lame script and omitting the last musical number If I Can Dream which we all seem to agree was utterly horrid horrid horrid.
I don`t know whether he has had a lot of criticism and that is why he has said these comments (if indeed he has said them but it seems to be the case) and hes trying to get his own back by hurting the fans and the memory of Elvis as well but its certainly not the way to go about it.
I am very shocked that he has said this because he has made some wonderful comments about Elvis prior to this and he has let himself down more than anything else.
Where the hell have all these gay rumours come from over the years as there isn`t a scrap of evidence to support it.
Apparently Nick Adams told someone he had a gay relationship with Elvis and this someone made some money but how conveniant that both men were dead- Nick Adams died in 1968 and Elvis died in 77 so thats a lot of back up isn`t it.
Dee Stanley is even claiming Elvis was gay and she`d know wouldn`t she, yeah right.
But back to Mr Meyers comments and he is totally out of order with what he has said and since when does wearing flashy clothing make you gay?
How does being close to your mama make you gay as well?
I must be a raving homosexual then!
Anyone who lives with their mama that long has definitely got something going on said Mr.Meyers so he doesn`t say maybe he says definitely so I take it he must have been there then.
A lot of people in the South live with their families and their wives and children but obviously he doesn`t know this.
Anyway as Elvis`s mother died when Elvis was only 24 I hardly call that a long time.
How the hell does having a close maternal relationship with your mother make you gay oh my god everything is black and white in Mr Myers world.
He certainly has a lot to learn and by all accounts he is a homo himself so why has he not got a close maternal attachment and why isn`t he wearing flashy clothes?
He has only humiliated himself in the end with his spiteful comments.

[ForeverTheKing]

In the case of Jonathan Rhys Meyers I know I may be in the minority here but I didn`t find him too bad in the mini-series. With respect its the hardest job an actor can take as you are playing a real person and not only that but the most famous entertainer that ever lived.
You face so much criticism that its a wonder anyone would want to tackle the part. I found him pretty good in it considering the lame script and omitting the last musical number If I Can Dream which we all seem to agree was utterly horrid horrid horrid.


You're not alone...I have the same opinion...he wasn't so bad...not so good but neither so horrible(except the two last performances).
But I think everyone has his point of view and opinion...there was no resemblance, of course, but I liked the miniseries too.(y)

[EnigmaticSun]

Anyone who lives with their mama that long has definitely got something going on said Mr.Meyers so he doesn`t say maybe he says definitely so I take it he must have been there then.
A lot of people in the South live with their families and their wives and children but obviously he doesn`t know this.


Stereotype, stereotype..

I agree with you - there are gay people who ignore their parents and straight people who love them..

Living with families, wives and children sounds like a noble thing to do - by any means it is to be preferred above 'every man for himself' and yet again these characteristics have nothing at all to do with orientation.

[Menwithbrokenhearts]

People that live in glass houses........ He does a better job playing up the homosexuality here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXHvxWPBWWQ&mode=related&search= than he does playing Elvis in the movie.

[EnigmaticSun]

I'm sorry if it seems strange to bring this thread up again, but there's something I wanted to say about the gay-thing, defending Elvis.

I don't think Elvis was gay, because homosexual people who desperately try to hide it (for image's sake) wouldn't make jokes in front of the TV & a large crowd the way Elvis did with Charlie Hodge; (if he needed to hide something) he would be more like Aaron Carter or Billy Gilman ('don't get me wrong... I do have feminine friends' or the manager might threaten to sue you!)..

Dennis Hopper, for example, made a statement about James Dean which I think was very clumsy:

"What pisses me off is that they dwell on the idea that he was a homosexual"

What's the use of being pissed off? Does it seem too unbelievable that a gay person would be able to achieve anything, perhaps?

If you don't think a person was gay, you can write/say:

"Although some people have said he's gay, I have reasons to think it's not true/my observation or information doesn't lead to that conclusion".. I somehow get the impression 'pissed off people' need to hide something.

[Joe Car]

Ask the thousands of women that EP reputedly slept with, or better yet, his bodyguards who lived with him night and day for years. Just a ridiculous statement from an ***** actor who had no idea what EP was about.(n)

[elvisia]

I watched only the part one of Elvis the early years(2005) and feel absolutely NO need to surch for the second part( "The later years" I think it`s called)
From what I saw in part one, Jonathan Meyers knows nothing about Elvis at all......this statement of his is just ridiculous

[fanforlife]

Jonathon Meyers portrayal of Elvis was basically total rubbish the guy is a midjet Elvis was 6-1ft,his accent was rubbish, his acting stinks,his whole acting style was crap.OBVIOUSLY THIS GUY IS SO UNTALENTED that he had to make a false remark like that to get some publicity.I don't think he will make any progress in the acting world as he is fake and totally see-through.Elvis had more talent in one strand of hair then that guy has in his whole body.

[ajr]

IMO, the only person I've ever seen & enjoyed "playing Elvis" was Kurt Russell.......I liked that guy . ;)

[desiree]

I'm sorry if it seems strange to bring this thread up again, but there's something I wanted to say about the gay-thing, defending Elvis.

I don't think Elvis was gay, because homosexual people who desperately try to hide it (for image's sake) wouldn't make jokes in front of the TV & a large crowd the way Elvis did with Charlie Hodge; (if he needed to hide something) he would be more like Aaron Carter or Billy Gilman ('don't get me wrong... I do have feminine friends' or the manager might threaten to sue you!)..

Dennis Hopper, for example, made a statement about James Dean which I think was very clumsy:

"What pisses me off is that they dwell on the idea that he was a homosexual"

What's the use of being pissed off? Does it seem too unbelievable that a gay person would be able to achieve anything, perhaps?

If you don't think a person was gay, you can write/say:

"Although some people have said he's gay, I have reasons to think it's not true/my observation or information doesn't lead to that conclusion".. I somehow get the impression 'pissed off people' need to hide something.

Well, I agree with you on pissed off ppl need to hide something. It's true, but also joking can be a way to hide it. If you make fun of something, everybody assumes it's just humor and how many of us hides behind the jokes? Quite many!
I don't think he was gay though.:D

[Burning_Love]

Ok Ok...I ********* HATE HIM !!!!!!!!!!!! What an *****, if he thought that then why did he play Elvis..jeez people these days need to get over their jealousy. Just because he thinks he something special. Grrrr thats made me angry. Elvis..Gay ??? No WAY !!!!!! Elvis was a straight as a ruler, i reckon these Jonathon must have been gay to spot that Elvis was gay. Unbelievable. Thanks for the info :king:

[TCBnAflash]

JRM said that comment before he won the golden globe award. I do believe that it might have been a publicity stunt or he doesn't know how much Elvis contributed to America's big screen image, make up and all. Elvis had blonde hair and needed to match his eyelashes with his hairdye but he would never of known that cause they never shot any sceens with Elvis as a blonde. From day one in the Sun records days, they had him in black hair. JRM is an excellent actor and I do believe that he did an awesome job on the part and the side of Elvis they wanted to show. Mostly the fustration with the changes of the 60s but overall, the script towards the end was bad and extreamly rushed only to end at the 68 comeback.
JRM was probably in my opinion the actor to who best played Elvis so far. That's for the acting abilities side of it. The music side of it I wasn't impressed with at all. They needed a body-double to play the stage sceens. He looked stiff and in some parts, I'd have to say, GAY. I had to turn it off during, If I Could Dream, that's how bad the music productions were.

[EnigmaticSun]

Well, I did wonder how you all felt about this, since I am gay and do want Elvis' integrity being respected, I think they have tried to hurt his legacy often enough. I think those mentioning this guy wants publicity are right..

I don't think you can spot all gay people a mile away and some are even what they'd call 'macho' - what (you can't say: macho = straight) proves that Elvis, not being a typical construction worker type of person (physically), was straight.

Let me tell you I'm not a gay artist but an artist who just happens to be gay.. ;)

[EnigmaticSun]

It has been said that Elvis was the all-American macho heterosexual - heterosexual perhaps, but the All-American macho thing just doesn't ring true. He was a very sensitive kind of person, although he had that image of the tough, rigid rebel.

May I add I'm not the decadent or excessive one and people would have a bewildered look on their face if I would say to a guy 'great you've got a girlfriend, but keep it in the bedroom where it belongs, please' - don't people realize how stupid that is?

Elvis didn't appreciate anyone violating his physical integrity, it didn't have anything to do with machoness or being homophobic. Remember Elvis learnt (more about) how to relate to his crowd and the dresscode from Liberace!

'Don't criticize what you don't understand son'! Elvis remembered that from his childhood!

My opinion is that it's absolutely foolish of that Rhys-Meyers guy to talk about Elvis like that.

And I'm familiar with this: 'since I'm a Christian I think it's wrong being gay.. and I have been in the military!' I just laugh at those guys, although it's most of all an American problem.

[0349054]

It has been said that Elvis was the all-American macho heterosexual - heterosexual perhaps, but the All-American macho thing just doesn't ring true. He was a very sensitive kind of person, although he had that image of the tough, rigid rebel.

May I add I'm not the decadent or excessive one and people would have a bewildered look on their face if I would say to a guy 'great you've got a girlfriend, but keep it in the bedroom where it belongs, please' - don't people realize how stupid that is?

Elvis didn't appreciate anyone violating his physical integrity, it didn't have anything to do with machoness or being homophobic. Remember Elvis learnt (more about) how to relate to his crowd and the dresscode from Liberace!

'Don't criticize what you don't understand son'! Elvis remembered that from his childhood!

My opinion is that it's absolutely foolish of that Rhys-Meyers guy to talk about Elvis like that.

And I'm familiar with this: 'since I'm a Christian I think it's wrong being gay.. and I have been in the military!' I just laugh at those guys, although it's most of all an American problem.


Anyones sexual orientation is there own business. However - the world is full of bigots who oppose peoples sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity etc...

I do think Elvis was homophobic, he didn't like the feminist movement as he used to joke about it when Priscilla or any of the women would voice an opinion etc...

Elvis was a typical Southern American Male who absorbed his surroundings and adopted a cultural identitiy similar to those around him. It is amazing that Elvis wasn't a racist - which he wasn't, but as for being homophobic - i would say he was slighlty homophobic. Not to the extent of being a bigot etc, but only because it was something he probabaly didn't entirely understand due to there being a lack of awareness about it in those days.

Hell - Alexander the Great enjoyed mens company and he conqured most of the known world!

[EnigmaticSun]

I kinda like your post. I've seen pictures of Elvis spending time with Liberace and there was no homophobic thing noticeable. A gay person would be able to talk with him, as long as there's no violation of his integrity or outrageous behaviour in general - I don't like that either.

Yes, he was a Southern American Male (as far as America is really a coherent country rather than a corporation) - I've got respect for his manners: treating old folks, the sick or whatever-'minority' with dignity.

Elvis was certainly not the one to hate other races, which would have been difficult anyway, having Native American roots.

And yeah, Plato and Michelangelo were gay too. Although most gay guys marry a woman, being conformistic.

[0349054]

I kinda like your post. I've seen pictures of Elvis spending time with Liberace and there was no homophobic thing noticeable. A gay person would be able to talk with him, as long as there's no violation of his integrity or outrageous behaviour in general - I don't like that either.

Yes, he was a Southern American Male (as far as America is really a coherent country rather than a corporation) - I've got respect for his manners: treating old folks, the sick or whatever-'minority' with dignity.

Elvis was certainly not the one to hate other races, which would have been difficult anyway, having Native American roots.

And yeah, Plato and Michelangelo were gay too. Although most gay guys marry a woman, being conformistic.

Exactly.

Society dictates - or should I say used to dictate to people how to live their lives.

People are entitled to have their own religion or to have consenual sex with anyone they want.

Elvis certainly exhibited a lot of his female side in his dress and dance. Essentially Elvis was very capable of expressing his femininity.

[EnigmaticSun]

Well, what I like about Elvis is that he had the guts to be different. He proved that a graceful guy is not always gay.

Society still dictates to find a girl, settle down, play soccer in Europe or American Football in the US, buy a mobile phone, have 2.1 kids, listen to MTV's music, eat at McDonald's.. be normal!

[goodelvisgirl]

to verbaly bash someone who is no longer alive just sickens me here we have an example of someone looking for attention he should be ashamed of himself

[moondust]

I can't believe he said all that crap about Elvis :mad: ... I don't think he such a great actor either ... he didn't convince me in Woody Allen's Matchpoint at all ... but he resembles Elvis quite a bit ... at least more than all the other actors so far ...

[nabelt24]

So, is he saying that if you're nice and friendly to people, that makes you gay? What an ***!

[EnigmaticSun]

Such a guy is confirming stupid stereotypes, such as 'mother's child is gay' and 'graceful guy is gay'. The problem is not so much having a discussion about homosexuality, it's the way Rhys-Meyers is doing it.

All in all I'm cold to my parents and I am gay.. haha!

[Diana]

:angry: :angry: :angry: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:
He is just another one jelous stinky nobody, when he dies we would only remember he said something about Elvis...
Another one jealouse piece of s***!!!:cursing: :cursing: :cursing:
Thank you very much for site!!!

[marce_itec70]

If anybody want to send their anger against the fool of Jonathan Rhys Meyers can send the messages to:

http://www.jrmfansite.org/


I sent may point of viw and for few days my messages were in the site and later deleted.

Now thanks to his bad mouth he is an Jonathan Rhys Meyers has entered rehab for alcoholism. His rep?s comment seems imply that he was overworked and needs a break.

?After a non-stop succession of filming Jonathan Rhys Meyers has entered an alcohol-treatment program,? rep Meredith O?Sullivan says. ?He felt a break was needed to maintain his recovery. Jonathan plans to resume his schedule following completion.?


http://www.jrmfansite.org/2007/04/420

Jonathan taking a break
According to People, Jonathan has entered a rehab facility.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Checks Into Rehab
TUESDAY APRIL 24, 2007 01:00 AM EDT
By Julie Jordan

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of Showtime?s The Tudors, has entered a rehab facility, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

?After a non-stop succession of filming, Jonathan Rhys Meyers has entered an alcohol-treatment program,? rep Meredith O?Sullivan says. ?He felt a break was needed to maintain his recovery.?

The 29-year-old actor, who costarred with Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen?s Match Point last year, plays Henry VIII in The Tudors, which premiered on April 1, and recently finished filming the drama August Rush with Keri Russell, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams.

Meyers?s rep adds: ?Jonathan plans to resume his schedule following completion.?

This sounds like a very proactive way for Jonathan to be at his best mentally and physically right before he starts filming the second season of ?The Tudors?. This is also a chance for him to get some much needed rest before resuming his demanding schedule.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I hold no malice to wards Jonathan Rhys Meyers the guy obviously is suffering from small penis syndrome :lol: How sad that he feels embarrassed playing the king, he obviously feels he need to distance himself in some way, he needn't have bothered he is already a million light years away :blink:

In all seriousness, I feel for this guy, if he needs to diss the king he must feel insecure about himself, whereas Elvis never felt insecure, he could and would wear whatever he wanted, it must have been very liberating.

[renapap05]

At first i thought he was a good guy,but now that i'm thinking about it again,he looks and is a ***!!!:mad:
Well,how he can talk like that about the King!!! I'm really angry about this!:angry::angry::angry:

[Unchained Melody]

I dont like the man at all but I enjoyed the movie..has it been released..btw, JRM is the worst lip singer I've ever seeenn..(n)

[dstrattenfan]

I don't like the man at all but I enjoyed the movie..has it been released..btw, JRM is the worst lip singer I've ever seeenn..(n)

Let me tell u what people think of that movie...Not long ago I was at the video store and I saw that they had like 10 copies,for 6$ well I didn't have the 6 bucks and I mention to my husband that I wanted it, the manager was behind us..He tapped me on the shoulder and said I let u have it for 3$ he said we cant get rid of them!!!!:lmfao:

[Unchained Melody]

Let me tell u what people think of that movie...Not long ago I was at the video store and I saw that they had like 10 copies,for 6$ well I didn't have the 6 bucks and I mention to my husband that I wanted it, the manager was behind us..He tapped me on the shoulder and said I let u have it for 3$ he said we cant get rid of them!!!!:lmfao:

Ha ha thats great..so did you get a copy :lol::lmfao:

[dstrattenfan]

Ha ha thats great..so did you get a copy :lol::lmfao:

Ur **** SKIPPY I DID

[Merry]

Ur **** SKIPPY I DID


It wasn't worth the $3.00? lol :)

[dstrattenfan]

It wasn't worth the $3.00? lol :)

I totally agree, but I am on a never ending quest to buy just about anything about the King. I couldn't past it up, I can't build a large collection because I'm poor (o wait now-a-days u have to be PC) financially challenged....what is so wrong with the word poor these :P:lmfao:

[Merry]

I totally agree, but I am on a never ending quest to buy just about anything about the King. I couldn't past it up, I can't build a large collection because I'm poor (o wait now-a-days u have to be PC) financially challenged....what is so wrong with the word poor these :P:lmfao:


:hug:

I think what you are doing it cute. I don't have two of anything, or I'd be able to share with you. Is you husband a fan of Elvis' too?

Youtube is what I look in on, as I know you do, too. You know, Rhys-Myers, and I know you won't mind me saying it, as I think you feel the same, is a lousy actor. I think that he brought himself, his personality, into the roll. It's been a few years since I saw his movie on television.

Good on you.

[dstrattenfan]

:hug:

I think what you are doing it cute. I don't have two of anything, or I'd be able to share with you. Is you husband a fan of Elvis' too?

Youtube is what I look in on, as I know you do, too. You know, Rhys-Myers, and I know you won't mind me saying it, as I think you feel the same, is a lousy actor. I think that he brought himself, his personality, into the roll. It's been a few years since I saw his movie on television.

Good on you.

O Thank u sweety....:blush:

Well my husband doesn't mind E he just not a crazy fan like I am! He is 8 years older than me so he grew up with E.

As for Myres, his acting is god awful! I just watched and was like o merciful god, how could EPE lest this happen

[presley31]

I have seen this mini series a couple of times on tv and this guy sucked the movie, but l haven't seen many people pull of elvis except kurt russel and that was a good movie to see.

I do like the movie this Jonathan Rhys Meyers played in Bend it like beckham. love scoccer movies.

[Silenz]

LOL The guy is a loser and he cryes every evening and wishes he was Elvis!!!!

[waymore44]

JRM is AMAZING in "THe Tudors" but WAY less than amazing in "Elvis".

[utmom2008]

I hold no malice to wards Jonathan Rhys Meyers the guy obviously is suffering from small penis syndrome :lol:

Nothing more needs to be said!(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)

[Merry]

[quote=Jumpsuit Junkie;115613]I hold no malice to wards Jonathan Rhys Meyers the guy obviously is suffering from small penis syndrome quote]



How could I have missed this gem, JJ! lol

(Along with Goldman, and a lot of others). :blush::):D(y)



Yeah E! (y)
((((((:king:))))))
xxx

[Wendy56]

That's is his most st*pid opinion. The guy didn't even do a propper acting in the tv serie... How can people say something if they don't have a clue. Just cause they are "famous"? :lmfao:

[Yada]

Jonathan, darling, I live in Ireland and many people were suspicious of you being a gay for a looong time.
Elvis was one very straight man, as we all know. History made it so. Your allegations are for nothing but publicity.
I mean, to think that you think he sang the songs for men, just tells a lot about you
You just mind your acting, dear

[ricky]

As has been said by most of you the Guy is a B********er out to get as much publicity for himself as he can, I went into Showbiz as a UK Rocker late 50's with all the British RnR Guy's we all wore make up onstage if you didn't under the spotlights you would have looked like a Ghost, we wore Max Factor No:28 (Panstick), and as for the Mother thing that is just low down and dirty,most of us were poor and lived with their Mom & Dad into their 20's, if anyone was straight it was Elvis, as some of you Guy's have already said, check out the women in his life, don't tell me they were all smokescreens.. rest easy Elvis this guy wasn't fit to wipe the S**T off your shoes let alone play you badly in a C**P production..Sorry, I don't do impersonators, there is but one original and he made it on his own with unbelievable talent that will never be seen again...:king::king::king::angry:

[Merry]

LOL, and the witty replies continue :)

[shelley.m.]

:angry:(n)(n)(n):angry:Is all I can say!!!

[TotallyInsane]

I honestly cannot stand this guy!! The movie was a total embarrassment and a waste of everyone's time!!!!

[Diane]

(y)(y)(y)

Diane

[SleepyJack]

Oh right...the guy that played "Henry the Ape" in the "Two-doors"!!!.......Yeah...I care what he has to say.....not!:P:P

[dstrattenfan]

I honestly cannot stand this guy!! The movie was a total embarrassment and a waste of everyone's time!!!!

I can't understand why EPE endorsed it. In my DVD booklet it says it's only the second movie about E to be sanctioned by the Presley estate.

It also says: "The final freeze frame leaves us with a trim, beautiful E as we want to remember him." If that were the case maybe they should have put more effort into getting an actor who isn't way too thin and 4 inches shorter than E..(n)

Has anyone seen Elvis and the Beauty Queen? Don Johnson plays E

[presley31]

I can't understand why EPE endorsed it. In my DVD booklet it says it's only the second movie about E to be sanctioned by the Presley estate.

It also says: "The final freeze frame leaves us with a trim, beautiful E as we want to remember him." If that were the case maybe they should have put more effort into getting an actor who isn't way too thin and 4 inches shorter than E..(n)

Has anyone seen Elvis and the Beauty Queen? Don Johnson plays E

There is only one reason why EPE put this out and his name is sillerman, the man who walks about with money signs in his eyes and doesn't think about elvis image at all(n)(n)

[dstrattenfan]

There is only one reason why EPE put this out and his name is sillerman, the man who walks about with money signs in his eyes and doesn't think about elvis image at all(n)(n)

Is that the guy who own most of EPE now?

[Diane]

I haven't seen Elvis and The Beauty Queen and don't plan to...Don Johnson playing Elvis doesn't appeal to me at all.

Other than Kurt Russel in the Elvis movie, 3000 Miles To Graceland, Bubba HoTep, and I can't remember the title of the one where the man thought he was Elvis and was trying to get to Graceland...is that the title Trying To Get To Graceland?....something like that anyway, I can't say I enjoyed any movie about Elvis.

Diane

[presley31]

Is that the guy who own most of EPE now?

yes sillerman owns elvis rights and image.

[dstrattenfan]

I read somewhere (can't rememeber where) that things at Graceland are mislabeled...Like pieces of jumpsuites are with the wrong suite and stuff like that. Is that true or do u know

[presley31]

I haven't seen Elvis and The Beauty Queen and don't plan to...Don Johnson playing Elvis doesn't appeal to me at all.

Other than Kurt Russel in the Elvis movie, 3000 Miles To Graceland, Bubba HoTep, and I can't remember the title of the one where the man thought he was Elvis and was trying to get to Graceland...is that the title Trying To Get To Graceland?....something like that anyway, I can't say I enjoyed any movie about Elvis.

Diane

Kurt russel in this movie is the only one l really enjoyed

MBYh2rxBs0o

[presley31]

I read somewhere (can't rememeber where) that things at Graceland are mislabeled...Like pieces of jumpsuites are with the wrong suite and stuff like that. Is that true or do u know

Not sure, but i did hear things.

[dstrattenfan]

Unfortunately prsley31 I have never got to see the Kurt Russel movie do they have it in parts on YT? I saw that u had a clip in ur post...But my puter is a piece of crap.....28084 This is so me

[SleepyJack]

That could just as easily be me!!.....I`ve tried to kill my computer several times!;);)

[midnight]

I haven't seen Elvis and The Beauty Queen and don't plan to...Don Johnson playing Elvis doesn't appeal to me at all.

Other than Kurt Russel in the Elvis movie, 3000 Miles To Graceland, Bubba HoTep, and I can't remember the title of the one where the man thought he was Elvis and was trying to get to Graceland...is that the title Trying To Get To Graceland?....something like that anyway, I can't say I enjoyed any movie about Elvis.

Diane

Same with me Diane. I guess we know so much about Elvis, that it just seems no one can get it right.
I remember when the Jonathan Meyers "Elvis" movie was on and I went to work the next day everyone was waiting for my opinion on it . They all said they could not get over how much he looked like Elvis!:angry: The next day I reminded them what the "real Elvis " looked like. I brought in some of my photos and a short clip from TTWII. They were not long realizing that no body looks like Elvis!! That is just it...most people who are not big Elvis fans have never seen TTWII. It is such a big eyeopener to those who see it for the first time.
I may of looked silly that day but I proved my point!! There were lots of woman who went home that day with a new appreciation of who Elvis really was!!!:D

[Diane]

Oh heck Kim, I don't think you looked silly at all and it was a great thing you did to show them what Elvis really looked like and what he was all about...Three cheers for you!

Diane

[dstrattenfan]

Same with me Diane. I guess we know so much about Elvis, that it just seems no one can get it right.
I remember when the Jonathan Meyers "Elvis" movie was on and I went to work the next day everyone was waiting for my opinion on it . They all said they could not get over how much he looked like Elvis!:angry: The next day I reminded them what the "real Elvis " looked like. I brought in some of my photos and a short clip from TTWII. They were not long realizing that no body looks like Elvis!! That is just it...most people who are not big Elvis fans have never seen TTWII. It is such a big eyeopener to those who see it for the first time.
I may of looked silly that day but I proved my point!! There were lots of woman who went home that day with a new appreciation of who Elvis really was!!!:D

That is the sad thing E has just basically been looked over..And I mean like he is such an icon that people really don't give him a second look...Gosh I am having trouble explaining what I mean in words...Like E just has been seen to many times they don't pay attention to what he really looks like..That is the best I can describe it.:blush:

[midnight]

That is the sad thing E has just basically been looked over..And I mean like he is such an icon that people really don't give him a second look...Gosh I am having trouble explaining what I mean in words...Like E just has been seen to many times they don't pay attention to what he really looks like..That is the best I can describe it.:blush:

I think a lot of it is the type of people they have playing Elvis in these movies and the type of things that is put out about Elvis that the "real Elvis" is often over looked and less appreciated. People just see the big hair and huge glasses that is put out there to represent him that they forget what the "real Elvis" was like. It is such ashame because he was just so much more than that!:'(

[dstrattenfan]

I think a lot of it is the type of people they have playing Elvis in these movies and the type of things that is put out about Elvis that the "real Elvis" is often over looked and less appreciated. People just see the big hair and huge glasses that is put out there to represent him that they forget what the "real Elvis" was like. It is such ashame because he was just so much more than that!:'(

That was how I wanted to say it!!!! I don't express myself well enough trough words:blush:

[presley31]

Sad enough Lisa marie presley can't stop these things that came out since she sold off the rights and image. Gosh if l was lisa my blood would be boiling seeing some of the crap that has been releashed from EPE.

[Diane]

Does anyone know who advised Lisa to sell that large a percentage in the first place?

Diane

[rickb]

I'm sure there will be hundreds of website and message boards discussing the life of Janathon whatever his name is in 50 years time!
NOT

[presley31]

Does anyone know who advised Lisa to sell that large a percentage in the first place?

Diane

Not sure diane, but this alittle message is from lisa about selling.

A Personal Note from Lisa Marie Presley:

Hello and Happy Holidays!

I would like to further clarify and ease any weary minds (If there are any about the recent business announcement.)

First off, companies merge all the time and while it is true that EPE has been successfully holding its own for 25 years, myself, my mother and the board came to realize that in order to take the business to a whole different level, merging with another provenly successful team would accomplish that.

The search for the right person has been going on for years, none of us at EPE would have done this if it weren't in the best interest of my father and his legacy. No stone was left unturned in making sure that business will be run as it historically has been, with integrity, always preserving and protecting my father.

The executives, my mother and myself remain very active in the operations of Graceland and its entities. What is and has been done will remain, and merging with Bob Sillerman and his team simply gives us new opportunities that we didn't have before.

Business-wise any company can always grow, what is predominately sacred and can never be touched is Graceland itself and its contents and artifacts and that is and remains mine and my family's forever.

Frankly, we are all united and excited about this and I send my best wishes to you and yours for the holidays.

Much love,
LMP



I bet Lisa wishing different when she see the stuff that has came from EPE and even pasty presley must be just livid over some things.