Elvis Family & Friends - Have you met them?

[buttonhead]

It is weird not to be abel to meet the man himself, but when you visit Graceland you will feel pretty close...

Thanks for the sweet comment P.S Annie, as i remember you were there on Elvis Week this year, if you dont mind me asking, is that way too over whelming to be there in August with thousand of people ,fans and events ?

[E.L.V.I.S]

no worries annie,

we seem to have got a tad off-topic here guys (maybe you could put together a new topic to discuss it more ) anybody else met any well-known faces in elvis world?

[NEA]

Hi Annie,

Nice Sentiment to Buttonhead about visiting Graceland....I was a child fan and never got to meet him or anything, but I visited his home for the first time in last year....you are definitely correct Annie.

[P.S. Annie]

Hi Buttonhead, it is quit overwhelming, for me the most important reason to go during Elvis week was because of the Candlelight Vigil. We stayed a couple of days after Elvis week was 'closed' and I must say that I really enjoyed my visit to Graceland more than a couple of days before. Because the second time I was sometimes alone in the rooms, and that is great.

[E.L.V.I.S]

sorry to take it off-topic again guys but did you know its now possible to pay to spend a night in one of the rooms in graceland? whether true or not i think i may start saving.

should be spending my night there in year 3056

[P.S. Annie]

Didn't know that, I heard about the possibility to hire the Lauderdalcourt apartment from a hotel.

[NEA]

Hi mate,

Where did u hear that?.....don't think i like that idea....worth a new thread i think.

[buttonhead]

sorry to take it off-topic again guys but did you know its now possible to pay to spend a night in one of the rooms in graceland? whether true or not i think i may start saving.

should be spending my night there in year 3056

oh i wish i could do that too, it would be a little spooky to sleep in a place where mmm controversial death was there, i am sorry if i am off the topic but i might not be able to sleep there if i HAD the chance,..i would have just explore whole night inside the graceland.. oh well..just a dream i guess..

[E.L.V.I.S]

it was on tele text over here in the uk.Maybe its a total fake but i kinda like the idea.But maybe not graceland they should be for elvis only .No wait i think it may have been ' bel air ' you can spend the night at still good though .They really should make a museum at 'bel air' with elvis items

[NEA]

Ok guys,

Back to the topical thread of Elvis family & friends - from James Burton to the controversial family members such as D.P.E.

[P.S. Annie]

Ok good idea NEA, who did you meet? Please share

[NEA]

Hi Annie,

I met Joe Esposito, Harold Loyd, Jerry Schilling, Becky Martin (Elvis' friend from Tupelo), David Stanley & D.P.E.

I've recently made acquaintances with Elvis' 'Live A Little, Love A Little' co-star, Celeste Yarnall - lovely woman.

[P.S. Annie]

Celeste Yarnell, I believe we saw her at the TCB/Legend concerts on august the 13th, is this her??? please correct me if I'm wrong....

[NEA]

Yes that's 'Ms. Little Less Conversation' - Celeste Yarnall.

[buttonhead]

Hi Buttonhead,

You mentioned 'Presley' in name but not in honour. I suppose because name = Dollars $$$$$$....and lots of them!

It's a shame, because Donna & Hubby come across as genuine people....but you ever seen the film 'Jeckyll & Hyde'??!!

Is the tape recording of Mr. West and Elvis the genuine article? That must have been eerie to listen to? Obviously West had the phone bugged at the time - more dollars eh?

I felt and still feel sorry for Elvis.

Yes, Donna Early and her hubby "their taste is champagne but their budget is beer", they really are suppose to be in jail.

The tape i got here was a gift, from my friend, he said it was along with the Elvis What Happened book first released in 1976...1977 i didnt remember, but yes it is genuine recordings, plus Red West swear alot,..he said 'F' words this and "Sh..t" that, and so was Elvis to my surprised,..the conversations actually pretty much friendly, but yet you could tell that Elvis was in big trouble ( debt ) since Joe E. came up with the idea to have this racquet ball court plus day care in there blah blah...elvis might loose graceland for that idea
..good job Joe E.

If you read the thread about the selling of elvis by friend,family...on few weeks ago thread, it is sad how some of elvis long life friends still making money out off presley name, but its not one way , since the fans of elvis always curious wondering the life they have with the legend.

Well,..thats all i can say about that..for now.

[buttonhead]

Yes that's 'Ms. Little Less Conversation' - Celeste Yarnall.

she still looks as beautiful as she was ..

[carolynlm]

I met Sonny and Judy West while at Elvis Week. Sonny was at the hotel where I was staying and he is just great. Judy is a fantastic lady and I for one applaud any of the MM wives who stayed around as long as she did. Sonny had lots of great stories, one in particular that I won't repeat. NEVER.....EVER...
He answered questions about the book, and didn't hesitate at all. I talked to him before his first appearance and I asked him how did he handle questions about the book. He told me that he will answer them straight, and if someone touches on a subject that he doesn't want to talk about he will just say that.
I sat next to Donna Early at the Legends Concert, she was very polite to me when I needed to get past her to use the bathroom.....
It seems as though Annie and I met almost the same amount of people, one of the nicest was Jordan from Jordans-Elvis-World.........

[NEA]

Hi Carolyn,

Good Story....I like to steer clear of the likes of the name 'West'. I'm sure Sonny is a nice guy in this day and age, and appears to have grown-up a lot since 1976. And, he always appears to be quite sincere on Chat shows as opposed to his bitter 'sour grapes' ramblings from the the late seventies.

I reckon Judy must be a very nice person - fair play to her. I will be very interested to pick up a copy of Sonny's new re-tell publication whenever it comes out. I'm sure it will be a lot more sincere and truthful as opposed to the first attempt with his cousin and that old part-timer Dave Hebler.

To be quite truthful, I can't really be bothered with the three of them - but to each their own.

You passed Donna E. to go to the bathroom? - it's a wonder she didn't charge you a fee!....hope you kept your eye on your purse whilst you were seated next to her - lol!

[quinn53]

I'm sorry for getting off the subject, but i do have an interesting story that happened in front of the Graceland gates. My girlfriend asked a guy to take our picture in front of the gates. He had an English accent so I told him I liked The Beatles too. He asked what I knew about The Beatles and I said a lot. He asked me if I knew who Tony Sheridan was. I said sure he was the British singer who The Beatles backed up on a rock version of "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean." Well, it turns out this guy was Tony Sheridan, Jr. We had dinner with him and he told us great stories about growing up with The Beatles playing in his back yard. Tony, Jr. is a guitar player, Big Elvis fan, and had a rockabilly band at the time. This was about 3 years ago. That's it.

[NEA]

Hi quinn

Hey what a great story, and a fantastically small world!