Kathy Westmoreland

[Donut]

There goes a link to kathy?s site with some interstings questions from fans about Elvis and her answers.
She is working on a revision of her book "Elvis and Kathy" with new stories plus the old ones. Have any of you read it ? I have heard it was a good one...

http://www.kathywestmoreland.us/askkathy.html

[meg]

There goes a link to kathy?s site with some interstings questions from fans about Elvis and her answers.
She is working on a revision of her book "Elvis and Kathy" with new stories plus the old ones. Have any of you read it ? I have heard it was a good one...

http://www.kathywestmoreland.us/askkathy.html


I have that book.It?s a good one.Only the cancer-story I don?t believe:D

[0349054]

I have that book.It?s a good one.Only the cancer-story I don?t believe:D

Don't think many do!

[Donut]

Hmmmm... I don?t know what to think. Chalie Hodge said Elvis?father told him too ...

[JDD]

I had ordered it, and then Amazon delayed it ike three times and I finally canceled the order. Now I know why it was delayed, Thanks Donut!

[elvislady]

I have kathys book to it took me ages to get it. mine second hand from amazon. i did enjoy it but why would she lie about him having bone cancer. i suppose only she knows the truth to that but i do belive her. she thought a lot about elvis, you can tell by the way she looks at him during some of his shows.:)
elvislady

[meg]

I have kathys book to it took me ages to get it. mine second hand from amazon. i did enjoy it but why would she lie about him having bone cancer. i suppose only she knows the truth to that but i do belive her. she thought a lot about elvis, you can tell by the way she looks at him during some of his shows.:)
elvislady


After Elvis died Vernon was suspicious that someone who was around Elvis was
leaking info about what was going on there and why Elvis died.

He asked Billy to let it slip to Charlie and Grob that Elvis had cancer and see
if it came back in the media and/or gossip.:D

[Donut]

I had ordered it, and then Amazon delayed it ike three times and I finally canceled the order. Now I know why it was delayed, Thanks Donut!

Happened the same to me JDD but if you go to amazon.com now it tells you just can get it used. I hope the new edition comes out soon.

[0349054]

Elvis wasnt aware of the facet he had bone cancer. During his autopsy a small pinhead amount of Bone Cancer which would of formed in the weeks prior to his death.

The bone cancer story was released to find the leak.

As for Elvis describing symptoms.....my personal view is that Elvis was able to talk to women, even if he lied in order to get what he wanted from them. Quite a few of the guys think that's where Kathy got that stuff from. At the end of the day, yes he had sexual relations with her, but he had that with many women, the only difference was that Kathy travelled with him......how close was Elvis to his touring band or to women he slept outside work/sex, thats up to eveyone to decide for themselves.

[Diane]

I think it was possible that Elvis had bone cancer, also that he didn't die of it nor do I believe he died solely of drug abuse. I do believe he had numerous serious health problems and that the combination of these and the drugs, heavy performance schedules etc. all combined to make him die young. I do believe he did suffer from some depression at times but I don't believe he had "clinical depression".

I think Kathy is relating everything in her interview as honestly as she believed it to be true. Same goes for all that Charlie has every said.

[MauriceColgan]

I have received a nice email from Kathy a few years ago.

All the Elvis health stories are like a jig-saw...many of the parts are missing. Yes I have read just about all the theories...with plenty of salt handy.

Many of my close friends did not know I had a triple by-pass heart operation:-) "Why didn't you tell us" they said. "I had other things on my mind at the time!", I replied. :)

[Diane]

0349054, I had to come back to this thread because of one sentence that kept going through my mind. What you had to say about Elvis possibly lying to women to get what he wanted from them. Boy that was way out there as can you honestly imagine that Elvis had to talk any women into anything? Even at the end women were fighting to get to him. We're not talking ordinary guy here even though he was just a human being he did appear bigger than life and his looks, talent and personality were extraordinary.

Maurice I agree, the question of his health problems is a jigsaw puzzle. We can only believe what we feel is reasonable.

[MauriceColgan]

[QUOTE=Diane;
Maurice I agree, the question of his health problems is a jigsaw puzzle. We can only believe what we feel is reasonable.[/QUOTE]

Diane,Yes that is what experience of life dictates.

[0349054]

0349054, I had to come back to this thread because of one sentence that kept going through my mind. What you had to say about Elvis possibly lying to women to get what he wanted from them. Boy that was way out there as can you honestly imagine that Elvis had to talk any women into anything? Even at the end women were fighting to get to him. We're not talking ordinary guy here even though he was just a human being he did appear bigger than life and his looks, talent and personality were extraordinary.

Maurice I agree, the question of his health problems is a jigsaw puzzle. We can only believe what we feel is reasonable.

I agree Diane, however having Elvis confide personal information in you can create a level of trust. Besides, if Elvis put his eye on a woman and she wasnt too keen I certainly believe he would be able to sweet talk her.

Don't forget Kathy lost her virginity to Elvis! It wasnt just becasue he was E-L-V-I-S it was because he formed a relationship with her on an emotional level also.

[elvis himselvis]

i didn't knew that she had a sexual relationship with him
when started this relationship?

[Tony Trout]

Elvis began having a relationship with Kathy fairly soon after she began working for him on August 16, 1970.....

[Diane]

0349054, I kind of believe Elvis confided a lot of things to a lot of women just because he was more comfortable with them. I can picture him scheming very early in his career but I'm sure he'd outgrown that adolescence stuff by the '70's.

[0349054]

That's true Diane. I don't know, but I just feel that Elvis lied about having cancer to Kathy for what reasons I don't know but my best guess is what I have said above.

Elvis wasn't diagnosed with cancer, so unless he was verbalising fears that he had it I can't think of any other explanation.

[Diane]

You're right, we'll never know for sure about so many things in his life. Too many contradictions, false memories, downright lies etc. Like I said in a previous post, we can only believe in what we personally feel sounds reasonable to us.

[dannyboy1]

Kathy's book is many times better than most of the others wriiten by people who knew him. I would rank it among my top 5 most treasured Elvis books. She comes across as being honest and genuine. Whether or not Elvis had bone cancer is a separate issue to whether she genuinely believes that he did. I believe she is nothing but 100% sincere in her belief that he did suffer from it.

[Mystic]

Hello,

I'm new here as you probably can see. I have been looking for this book all over but I can't find it, for a resonable price...


I'm not in the US and I found out that's what makes it more difficult. I'm not familiar with buying intems online either, aspecially not outside the country I live.

Can someone help me with this please?

[0349054]

Hey Mystic!

Welcome!

Ebay is where you need to go.

You will then also set a paypal a/c through Ebay while your setting up your Ebay account.

After that, it is a matter of just bidding and buying the book.

The money will then be transferred from your Credit Card to PayPal which is run by Ebay, who will then transfer the money to the seller.

Happy buying!

[franny]

I ordered that book from amazon, this past June and it's back-orderd until March...I'm sure even longer, the way it's going...:supriced:

franny

[Mystic]

0349054 That's another problem, I do not have a credit card...

Thank you for your welcome!

[Diane]

Thank you Franny for your post. I've been wanting that book too but haven't been able to find it at a reasonable price. I will check Amazon again.

I've always liked Kathy and I think she's always said what she believes to be the truth. Diane

[JDD]

Thank you Franny for your post. I've been wanting that book too but haven't been able to find it at a reasonable price. I will check Amazon again.

I've always liked Kathy and I think she's always said what she believes to be the truth. Diane


Someone has it up on Ebay right now for a Reasonable 629 dollars buy it now price (y)

[Unchained Melody]

On one of the volumes from the Behinde The Image dvds Kathy talks about the bone cancer story..don't know if that was true or not, but I don't see her making something like that up. She does seem to be a real honest and humble person, and I like her very much !

[franny]

Thank you Franny for your post. I've been wanting that book too but haven't been able to find it at a reasonable price. I will check Amazon again.

I've always liked Kathy and I think she's always said what she believes to be the truth. Diane


You're welcome, Diane!

franny

[Donut]

Kathy says the book is out of print, that?s why amazon won?t send it to you even though they delay the delivery over and over again. Go ahead if you want to spend 700 $ in al old book but think she says is going to be reprinted with new stories so... I think is better to wait and don?t give those people that huge sume of money for some yellowed book. That happened too with "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia" and I?m glad I was able to wait and get the new version for a normal price.

[Diane]

Yup Donut, I think I'll wait. Thanks for the info. I just checked her old book out on Amazon and sure enough, $600!!!!!! I like her but NOT that much!:)

[franny]

Kathy says the book is out of print, that?s why amazon won?t send it to you even though they delay the delivery over and over again. Go ahead if you want to spend 700 $ in al old book but think she says is going to be reprinted with new stories so... I think is better to wait and don?t give those people that huge sume of money for some yellowed book. That happened too with "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia" and I?m glad I was able to wait and get the new version for a normal price.

I ordered it at $19.95 in June...Donut, I'm waiting and I think they have to honour the price I ordered it at...at least I hope they do...:D...here's the link
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0961862203/103-8083610-2328663
no, I wouldn't pay no $600 for it, that's for sure...

franny

[Donut]

I ordered it at $19.95 in June...Donut, I'm waiting and I think they have to honour the price I ordered it at...at least I hope they do...:D...here's the link
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0961862203/103-8083610-2328663
no, I wouldn't pay no $600 for it, that's for sure...

franny

I know franny I did it myself months ago and i never got it because according to Kathy it?s out of print. Click on the link below and scroll down.

http://www.kathywestmoreland.us/books.html

[franny]

That's too bad! I know and I saw it on ebay for over $600 too...Thanks, Donut for the link and the info...

franny

[Diane]

Franny, Donut, thanks for both your links to the book. It looks like it is definitely going for in the $600 range. I hope you get your copy Franny as it certainly would be a steal!

Does anyone know why Kathy's book has gone up so much in price? No one else's comes near that including Sean Sharver, Joseph Tunzi's photo books that you'd think would be worth much more??????

[0349054]

Were you there, and do you know this for a fact? If so, how?
Or do you believe this just because Kathy said it?



Do you know that, were you privy to the depths of the emotional level, if such existed?


I'm not trying to instigate arguments here, I just wonder how fans can so matter of factly make statement about people and situations they could not possibly know are fact . . . or fiction . . . or somewhere in between.


Yes I was there with them the whole time. Actually I have Elvis here beside me telling me this. Or maybe I am Elvis!?! Mwahhh!

[Mystic]

I bet Kathy was asked by alot of people to tell about her time with EP. Why not write a book? If it's done fairly, with accurate stories...
I love to write aswell and I always feel good getting something on paper and somethimes I too share it with others. Aspecially when a happening, or a person in kathy's case left a big impression behind. It feels good sharing it with others.
And everyone wants to get the know the man behind the image. From some people we can get to know that man who made such an impression, a little bit more.

I was born in 87 and I'm glad there are some, from which I think good books available.

Sure some books, from my point of view, shouldn't have been published.
But not everyone who desides to write a book does it for the wrong reasons.

[elvislady]

http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/detail.cfm?chunk=25&mtype=&wauth=kathy&wtit=elvis%20and%20kathy&qwork=2011297&S=U&bid=8944543678&pbest=664%2E44&pqtynew=0&page=1&matches=1&qsort=p
heres how much its selling for on alibris.
elvislady

[bogarcon]

Well. Kathy..she is a wonderful person. Her ``problems`` to be put away by the Estate start when they dedided that her book was a little to ``much``.I met her only once but she was a real good person.
Have a nice day, Bogarcon

[T_J]

There's been speculation on this thread about why Kathy said Elvis had bone cancer and where she got the info from. Well, for those who have read it, what does she say in the book? Surely she gives an idea of how she came to believe this?