EPE should launch their own magazine

[keke23]

Everytime I go into a grocery store or Books A Million I see all these music inspired tabloid type magazines but nothin on Elvis, the biggest star in the world.

So I'm thinkin how cool it'd be to see an official EPE magazine on news stands.

They could build it around Elvis, Graceland and his music and career.

They could include pics of unseen rare artifacts and behind the scenes of Graceland and the new expansion development.

Each month they could do an interview with big name stars that love and admire and respect Elvis, like Beyonce, Faith Hill, JT, 3 Six Mafia, Vince Vaughn, etc.

Sillerman could have a section for the show, American Idol to help sell Elvis as well.

The more they include today's stars, the more it would sell and reach today's youth who worship those stars.

Beyonce fans have changed their opinion about Elvis just by her bein on his show. I posted a message on her BW forum about the upcomin 2-dvd release of the ABC show VLV and possibly bonus footage bein included on the 2nd disc and they were sayin they're gonna get it because of Beyonce.

JT fans would do the same if he were a part of somethin Elvis related.

I'm keepin my fingers crossed that EPE gets JT to bring his very popular restaurant, Southern Hospitality to Graceland, since they got plans for upscale restaurants.

Every teenage girl in America would come, lol.

EPE needs to be more creative in their marketing department if they wanna reach a new generation of fans and make Elvis hip and cool.

Don't yall think this would be a cool way to draw interest to Elvis?

[presley31]

I think EPE got to much in there hands to think about magazines at the moment and plus they update there wesbite and myspace quite often.

[ksimms2]

they have something sort of - called Elvis Insiders - where we have to pay to be a member and they have the artifacts, etc. on their web site.

[keke23]

Yall aint seein the full picture.

A magazine with Elvis and today's stars would be much more successful than their Insiders.

Plus, who actually knows about their site if they aint out promotin it and him to interest folks?

[utmom2008]

they have something sort of - called Elvis Insiders - where we have to pay to be a member and they have the artifacts, etc. on their web site.

and they post "real" facts and updates!

[utmom2008]

Yall aint seein the full picture.

A magazine with Elvis and today's stars would be much more successful than their Insiders.

Plus, who actually knows about their site if they aint out promotin it and him to interest folks?

keke23...don't take this the wrong way, but,.......did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today?

[presley31]

and they post "real" facts and updates!

yeah which you have to pay for which is a shame since some can't afford it or don't own a credit card.

[ksimms2]

Yall aint seein the full picture.

A magazine with Elvis and today's stars would be much more successful than their Insiders.

Plus, who actually knows about their site if they aint out promotin it and him to interest folks?

Lakeisha, I can understand what you are saying....and I agree it would be nice to have an EPE authorized magazine that we could buy monthly and they could give us the latest news on Elvis, etc. A good idea....will they do it??? Probably not.....but yes they should - then they could keep us updated on the Graceland Expansion thing......

[utmom2008]

A good idea....will they do it??? Probably not.....but yes they should - then they could keep us updated on the Graceland Expansion thing......

I agree that it would be a GREAT way to keep us up on what is really going on behind the scenes with Sillerman and Soden. But, like you, I don't see it happening anytime soon either.

[KPM]

Yall aint seein the full picture.

A magazine with Elvis and today's stars would be much more successful than their Insiders.
Plus, who actually knows about their site if they aint out promotin it and him to interest folks?

That may or may not be true. Young people today IMO are very very fickle-Tom Jones had a small career upswing about 7, 8 years ago with young people MTV discovered him he had the album "The Lead and How to Swing It"and he was hot. It did not last. Tony Bennett also had a upswing with young people on MTV and a DUETS album-it did not last. So the idea a continuing publication would draw young people is "IFFY" Perhaps something semi annual might have a chance but a monthly publication would not IMO.
The real fans of longstanding would buy more than the young people. Young people today do not latch onto artists and stick with them like in the 50s,
60s and 70s.
My daughters went from Micheal Jackson, to Madonna, to Whitney Houston, to Alannis Morrisette and Jewel- to the Dave Mathews band. All were the flavor of the month for a year or so. Now my oldest daughter has been into the Beatles and John Lennon for about 3 years and at 23 she is no longer a teenager. My son is 25 and he buys a little of everything-magazines do not influence him- the sound of music he likes does.

[keke23]

That may or may not be true. Young people today IMO are very very fickle-Tom Jones had a small career upswing about 7, 8 years ago with young people MTV discovered him he had the album "The Lead and How to Swing It"and he was hot. It did not last. Tony Bennett also had a upswing with young people on MTV and a DUETS album-it did not last. So the idea a continuing publication would draw young people is "IFFY" Perhaps something semi annual might have a chance but a monthly publication would not IMO.
The real fans of longstanding would buy more than the young people. Young people today do not latch onto artists and stick with them like in the 50s,
60s and 70s.
My daughters went from Micheal Jackson, to Madonna, to Whitney Houston, to Alannis Morrisette and Jewel- to the Dave Mathews band. All were the flavor of the month for a year or so. Now my oldest daughter has been into the Beatles and John Lennon for about 3 years and at 23 she is no longer a teenager. My son is 25 and he buys a little of everything-magazines do not influence him- the sound of music he likes does.

You're basin all that on your daughter's taste?

Anyway, it would work because whoever's hot today would be who would be helpin to sell it and kids who like those artists would be the ones buyin it, not daughters of moms who are fans.

I think some of yall have been Elvis fans so long that it's engraved into your minds that the world resolves around him, when it don't.

I love Elvis, but I aint gonna lie.....I only care for keepin him popular with a newer crowd because he's a Memphian who brings in revenue for the city and keeps Memphis on the tourist map.

And the more he stays popular, the more visitors come to Memphis to take in the Elvis world experience" and discover his legacy which keeps Graceland a hot attraction, and that means more needed money for the strugglin economy here.

That's why I am 1,000% for the expansion.

The bigger, the better as far as tourism is concerned.

[keke23]

Somethin some of yall aint realizin also. Music is seen differntly in America form other countries. So what someone likes in the UK may not be so liked here.

For instance, Kelly Rowland, of DC, aint even that popular as a solo artist in the states, but in the UK she's as big as Beyonce is.

[TotallyInsane]

Everytime I go into a grocery store or Books A Million I see all these music inspired tabloid type magazines but nothin on Elvis, the biggest star in the world.

So I'm thinkin how cool it'd be to see an official EPE magazine on news stands.

They could build it around Elvis, Graceland and his music and career.

They could include pics of unseen rare artifacts and behind the scenes of Graceland and the new expansion development.

Each month they could do an interview with big name stars that love and admire and respect Elvis, like Beyonce, Faith Hill, JT, 3 Six Mafia, Vince Vaughn, etc.

Sillerman could have a section for the show, American Idol to help sell Elvis as well.

The more they include today's stars, the more it would sell and reach today's youth who worship those stars.

Beyonce fans have changed their opinion about Elvis just by her bein on his show. I posted a message on her BW forum about the upcomin 2-dvd release of the ABC show VLV and possibly bonus footage bein included on the 2nd disc and they were sayin they're gonna get it because of Beyonce.

JT fans would do the same if he were a part of somethin Elvis related.

I'm keepin my fingers crossed that EPE gets JT to bring his very popular restaurant, Southern Hospitality to Graceland, since they got plans for upscale restaurants.

Every teenage girl in America would come, lol.

EPE needs to be more creative in their marketing department if they wanna reach a new generation of fans and make Elvis hip and cool.

Don't yall think this would be a cool way to draw interest to Elvis?

Breaking News for Keke

Elvis invented hip and cool!

[goodelvisgirl]

well there are alot of young elvis fans around the world and a magazine would be good to keep us updated but probably they don't have the time but a magazaine was out every 2 weeks or every month not that long ago and everyone was buying it and was about the man the music the movies the legacy and it had artifacts in the magazine

[SeeSeeRider777]

They wont do it because after a while they will run out of things to say.

[EP75]

Everytime I go into a grocery store or Books A Million I see all these music inspired tabloid type magazines but nothin on Elvis, the biggest star in the world.

So I'm thinkin how cool it'd be to see an official EPE magazine on news stands.

They could build it around Elvis, Graceland and his music and career.

They could include pics of unseen rare artifacts and behind the scenes of Graceland and the new expansion development.

Each month they could do an interview with big name stars that love and admire and respect Elvis, like Beyonce, Faith Hill, JT, 3 Six Mafia, Vince Vaughn, etc.

Sillerman could have a section for the show, American Idol to help sell Elvis as well.

The more they include today's stars, the more it would sell and reach today's youth who worship those stars.

Beyonce fans have changed their opinion about Elvis just by her bein on his show. I posted a message on her BW forum about the upcomin 2-dvd release of the ABC show VLV and possibly bonus footage bein included on the 2nd disc and they were sayin they're gonna get it because of Beyonce.

JT fans would do the same if he were a part of somethin Elvis related.

I'm keepin my fingers crossed that EPE gets JT to bring his very popular restaurant, Southern Hospitality to Graceland, since they got plans for upscale restaurants.

Every teenage girl in America would come, lol.

EPE needs to be more creative in their marketing department if they wanna reach a new generation of fans and make Elvis hip and cool.

Don't yall think this would be a cool way to draw interest to Elvis?

I think this is a FANTASTIC idea!!!! It would be so nice to go to the bookstore or Publix and see an EP magazine for everyone to see. But that being said, I doubt it will happen. EPE has proven time and time again that they only care about saving money and forcing the fans who want anything to pay and arm and leg to get it. Hence their ripoff fan club setup with the Insiders.

However now that there's a new leader in charge, things could be much different in the next 5 years when marketing and promoting EP.

[EP75]

They wont do it because after a while they will run out of things to say.

How could they possibly run out of things to say concerning the most recognizable face to walk the planet?

[TotallyInsane]

I'm sure there will be many changes in the next five years which will include higher prices!!

[SeeSeeRider777]

How could they possibly run out of things to say concerning the most recognizable face to walk the planet?

How much are you going to talk about his carrer and graceland and all the other stuff? I cant see this mag being a long term thing.

[EP75]

I think that is why EPE has "The Insiders". "They could include pics of unseen rare artifacts and behind the scenes of Graceland and the new expansion development." - it's all on the Insiders. They also mail out a newsletter "Through The Gates" each quarter. Along with all this, there are discounts for merchandise, etc. Here is some of the news:

This spring, you'll see a whole new look to the shopping center just to the north of the entrance to the Graceland parking area. In addition to Souvenirs of Elvis, the Graceland Harley-Davidson Shop and the Rock 'n' Roll Café, the Graceland Crossing shopping center will also be the home of the '68 Special exhibit and shop and the Private Presley exhibit. Also new to this area is the Everything Elvis shop which will offer a great selection of Elvis gifts and merchandise. A kick-off event is planned for late March.
To help share the excitement of this transformation and installation of three new exhibits, Graceland Archives Director, Angie Marchese, will be posting blog entries here in the news section of elvis.com, so check back for regular updates.

Be sure to check out EXCLUSIVE pictures of the new exhibits at www.elvisinsiders.com. If you're not an Elvis Insider, join today! When you join The Official Elvis Insiders, you’ll receive discounts and get access to rarely seen Elvis Presley photos, Graceland artifacts, Elvis video clips and rare documents from the Graceland archives are just a few of the exclusive items you'll have access to as an Official Elvis Insider.



FEBRUARY 12, 2008
Hey everybody, there is plenty of activity at Graceland these days, especially in Archives, WOW, we are ALL on the move. We are starting the transformation and creation of three new exhibit areas that are sure to knock your socks off, or my archival gloves, when you see them!

We just put the final touches on the new VIP Tour exhibit yesterday. We dug deep into the Graceland Archives for this re-vamp of the VIP Tour exhibit area. For the first time ever we are displaying the living room furniture from Elvis and Priscilla's honeymoon hideaway in Palm Springs, truly a blast from the past with this vintage furniture display.
Another favorite of mine in this exhibit is a collection of photos from the first-ever professional photo shoot with Elvis. In 1955 Elvis posed for William Speers here in Memphis and this portion of the VIP exhibit allows visitors to see the original proofs from that shoot that have Elvis’ handwriting on the back, indicating his favorites.

I would write more, but it is back to work for me and the Archives staff. Check back soon for more updates in our news blog.

Angie


FEBRUARY 13, 2008
It’s another day and a different side of the street. We are now over at Graceland Crossing working on the installation Private Presley. Before we could even start thinking about putting up camouflage netting and exhibit text panels, we first had to de-install the Elvis After Dark exhibit, hopefully you all had the chance to see it. Oh my, that was a job. Following typical Graceland Archives protocol, all of the artifacts were delicately packed away in acid free tissue and boxes, then loaded onto a truck and back to storage until they are needed.

Now the space is ready for a new coat of paint, Army Green of course, then it’s off to the races for our Archives staff. We have three days to turn this space into Private Presley. Looks like a mess right now but we are starting to get a feel of what it will look like as test paint and camouflage nets are going up on the walls as we speak, it’s all coming together nicely, and the good news is that it’s still on schedule!

Angie

FEBRUARY 13, 2008
Less the 48 hours to go. Things here at Private Presley are going along smoothly. Just a few more photos and a couple more yards of netting to hang and we can start dressing mannequins. Was going through some of our Army documents to pick some out for exhibit and found a letter sent to Vernon and Elvis from Elvis's grandfather Jesse. He basically catches them up on what was going on state side in Louisville . Also found a rough draft of a article from Family Circle titled "Has the Army Changed Elvis?" It was really cool to read a first hand account from Elvis's troop leader in Germany.
Now comes the task of deciding what documents to use and how they fit into the story. While working on the text for the exhibit I realized the like this year, 1960 was a leap year. How? Elvis's last day in was Feb. 29,1960. Well, better get the white gloves on and get back to work.

Angie

Latest artifacts:
2008 is the 40th anniversary of the first airing Elvis's 1968 television special. This extravagant entertainment special features Elvis in some of his greatest and best-loved moments captured on video. Elvis's informal jamming in front of a small audience is regarded as a forerunner of the "unplugged" concept, later popularized by MTV. This is one of Elvis's song lists from the show.

Rare photo from Elvis's assignment to the 3rd Armored Division in Germany.

This is the third time in less than 12 hours that this same report has been posted in three different threads.