Reply With QuoteHi Maurice,
I'm Jess.
It is great to see someone who is respectful of Elvis' memory. I find the statue quite touching.
Jess
Some of us want to help get Elvis the respect he deserves. The only way is to use our own real names, knowing we will be sniped at by all those content to sit on the side-lines.
I purposely targeted Tupelo back in 1997 after seeing how little had been done to foster Elvis tourism to the City.
Mayor GlennMcCullough replied to my telephone call and a ball was set rolling which has not stopped yet.
OK I have become accustomed to the Me Me Me accusations by some of our less intelligent members here and elsewhere. I can live with that! That's the price we pay
Newer members may not understand all the hostility my hard work generates..............does anyone?
http://irelandtoo.blogspot.com tells a little of my ten year old campaign which has generated hundreds of newspaper articles and a lot of TV Radio coverage about Elvis. Yes, ELVIS!
Hi Maurice,
I'm Jess.
It is great to see someone who is respectful of Elvis' memory. I find the statue quite touching.
Jess
Hello Jess, thank you for your interest.
The beauty of being out in the open is people in the USA, UK, and Ireland etc often contact us by email and telephone. Sometimes by snailmail too.
Dr Vernon Chadwick of the "International Conference on Elvis Presley" drove us from Oxford MS to Tupelo in 1999. I noticed there was no Elvis statue, but did not act on that knowledge till early Jan 2001.
My letter reached the Mayor on Elvis's birthday, and the statue was unveiled on Elvis's birthday the following year!
I was asked by the Mayor of Tupelo to give the signal for the water to be turned on for "The Fountain of Life" close to Elvis's birthplace seen here.
Maureen tends our garden:-)
Last edited by MauriceColgan; 01-19-2007 at 05:05 AM. Reason: added info
Originally Posted by MauriceColgan
Some of us want to help get Elvis the respect he deserves. The only way is to use our own real names, knowing we will be sniped at by all those content to sit on the side-lines.
I purposely targeted Tupelo back in 1997 after seeing how little had been done to foster Elvis tourism to the City.
Mayor GlennMcCullough replied to my telephone call and a ball was set rolling which has not stopped yet.
OK I have become accustomed to the Me Me Me accusations by some of our less intelligent members here and elsewhere. I can live with that! That's the price we pay
Newer members may not understand all the hostility my hard work generates..............does anyone?
http://irelandtoo.blogspot.com tells a little of my ten year old campaign which has generated hundreds of newspaper articles and a lot of TV Radio coverage about Elvis. Yes, ELVIS!
Maybe it would suprise you to know Mr Colgan but I am in fact a very intelligent person who can see right through people like you!!!!
My job entails me meeting lots of people but I have yet to come across as anyone as crass as you. If you had Elvis's interests at heart really you would just get on with what you do and not tell anyone about it. Instead you phone here there and everywhere hoping for self-gratification, but then again maybe you are after another free holiday on the run up to the 30th Anniversary
I was At Elvis Birthplace back in 1988, there have nothing there only house and the chapel, little sign said Brithplace of King Of Rock andRoll, Elvis Aron Presley That Time. It look Def'net now I was there.
Take a look at you and me,,Are we too blind to see, Do we Simply turn our heads and look the other way.....(Line From "in The Ghetto")
Yes the amazing improvements to the birthplace and the surrounding park are most welcome. Increasing numbers of Elvis fans are now arriving by the coach load.
Thanks to the really intelligent Mayors in recent years the work continues. I have been in contact with three of them and exchange email with the present one now. They appreciate an imaginative Elvis fan..........even if I say so myself
http://irelandtoo.blogspot.com is fairly informative and a very modest blog too
Back in early January 1997 because it would be the important 20th Anniversary I first contacted the Irish newspapers about doing an Elvis story.Maybe it would suprise you to know Mr Colgan but I am in fact a very intelligent person who can see right through people like you!!!!
My job entails me meeting lots of people but I have yet to come across as anyone as crass as you. If you had Elvis's interests at heart really you would just get on with what you do and not tell anyone about it. Instead you phone here there and everywhere hoping for self-gratification, but then again maybe you are after another free holiday on the run up to the 30th Anniversary
They were not Interested.! After all WHO was I?
Undaunted, I contacted our national radio RTE1 with excellent results they did an Elvis Special on the Pat Kenny show on Elvis's birthday
Months later, in May the Irish newspapers ran Elvis stories which lead to more Radio coverage. Tens of thousands of Euros worth of publicity for Elvis was generated by my efforts. At a cost of thousands of Euros (Telephone bills!) and thousands of hours of dedication.
The facts speak for themselves. Your cheap comments carry no weight at all. Even moderator Albert knows how hard I work to get publicity for Elvis's beautiful music. That's why Shreveport Tourism called me by telephone for help, That's why the City of Tupelo appreciates all our hard work.
I like to share the great Elvis stories we have generated hoping young fans will learn by example and begin to write and call their local media.
I understand my outspoken style may cause a little resentment but the vast majority of Emails we receive encourage us to continue.
The following is a sample of the media we have reached with good results, many of the presenters and journalists came back every year since 1997 for more Elvis info. More than 400 articles have been printed. That's quite a lot of cash in publicity terms.
Because of Threads like this one we have been contacted by a lot of media people..you never know who is visiting at any given time. That's why I repeat some of the subjects now and again.
The Media has no interest in our lives....their first questions are always about Elvis Presley. That doesn't do my ego much good.
Stars and Stripes, DC
The Memphis Business Journal, TN
Southern Sentinel, MS
Daily Journal, MS
News of the World, UK
The Irish Times,
The Irish Examiner,
Evening Herald
Irish Mirror,
Irish Star,
Irish Sun,
The Irish News,
Galway Advertiser,
Fingal Independent,
Evening Echo,
Sunday World,
Dublin Daily,
Sunday Daily Star,
Derry Journal,
Northside People,
Southside People,
Belfast Telegraph,
The Irish World,
The Universe,
Evening Echo, Newspapers
My Weekly, Magazines
Yours,
Ireland?s Own,
Ireland?s Eye,
In Dublin.
TV Memphis.
RTE1 TV
TV3
RTE1 Radio
Today FM
2FM
LM FM
Light FM
Near FM
Anna Livia Dublin Radio
Tupelo FM Radio
WHBQ Indianapolis station
WTIX Louisiana station
WRVR radio Memphis
BBC Radio
2FM Radio
WORC 1310 Mass radio
"Self gratification" that is funny, you just have no idea how funny
Diamond, Is that your name? If my posts upset you so much the intelligent thing would be to ignore them. Right?
Last edited by MauriceColgan; 01-19-2007 at 12:22 PM.
Keep up the good work maurice people should be able to see all the hard work you put into your threads and i get to learn even more things from the threads you do.
elvislady
Elvis' beautiful music it what matters.
We all miss him.
Jess
Thank you Elvislady and Jess,
Getting Elvis Presley's beautiful and versatile voice heard is the most important aspect of our work.
Good Publicity is crucial. Any story that generates such should be used time and again, if at all possible.
Sometimes for just an ordinary Elvis fan the unexpected rewards are priceless:
Mostly for newcomers.
Last edited by MauriceColgan; 01-20-2007 at 01:31 AM.
That's nice you share that to us, We are one Big Fan Of Elvis On Here, WE miss Him and God give him Special Gift He share to us.
He Save My life, around He past way I was in my teens and I was Loner With Speech problems From Stoke At Brith and I found out Had Epilepsy that year
I had alot goals shot down. because of it I close To end my life that time, then my aunt play this record, Elvis In Preson after listerning few songs there
one song that change my life, It was In The Ghetto.
I was hook on Elvis Since, few my goals changes little bit, It took me longer to do them.
now I got A famliy, no one give me hope have a famliy or kid. I will have my up and downs liked anothers.
An week after 911, I was Driving To store get some stuff one was my Med for My Epilepy, I had some kind spell, I black out and hit a power pole and
I was lucky be a life from that wreak.
My Driving days coming to End, I do Drive little bit, It's not far from home.
I know this not right place post this.
I had to Share it.
What You Did For Elvis Brithplace is super.
Tom
Great work you are doing Maurice, keep it up my friend!
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Thanks poormansgold and Cheif77.
It's heartening to be appreciated.
Here "The Times" online uses an Elvis related message I posted about it's Muhammad Ali coverage.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...547613,00.html
An LA Times reporter emailed me this afternoon in reply to a comment I made about the movie featuring a young girl Elvis fan.
That's how easy it is to play a little part in working for Elvis.
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