GRACELAND to MEMPHIS

[KPM]

Strange???

[SweetCaroline]

I just think they should "get a job" and leave Elvis to RIP.
They've made enough monry off Elvis Presley.

I totally totally agree with you Cameron. It seems a few of them...and one in particular... has made it their life's work to live off the Elvis Presley gravy train.

[franny]

I have formed the same view on Sonny.

I don't know if I would call it 'impressed', but I tend to believe that those
who were definitive around Elvis should know him best. At least better than
we do, or were you around? The fact that Elvis has died doesn't mean his friends have died as well. They had to live on and for some of them it sure wasn't easy. Some of them wanted to talk about their friend Elvis and the time they spent together. I can't see anything wrong with it. I haven't read Sonny's book yet, but I assume if it is about incidents he experienced with Elvis it seems probable that Sonny is also mentioned here and there .

You're exactly right, Tina. I think there's a lot of "dislike" for the MM and/or for those who were in Elvis' life! Elvis did think of the MM as friends' and did have them around for so many years...So, why are we to "assume" the worst in them!

It's not saying much about Elvis, if they were all no good!

franny

[cameron]

I don't dislike all the MM. Just the ones that still live off him.

[franny]

I don't dislike all the MM. Just the ones that still live off him.

Which ones' live off him?

franny

[cameron]

It would be easier to name the ones that haven't.
Charlie Hodge and Al Strada . I've not seen much from Red West,Billy Smith or Jerry Schilling either .Some just gave the rest a bad name. They'll just have to live with it.

[LORRIELOVESELVIS]

Man Oh Man ! Sonny An That Whole Gang Need To Get A Dam Life. And Im Not Sorry For Saying It!!!! They Need To Quit Riding Elvis Presley Coat Tails..................

[Getlo]

The trailer isnt that promising to be sure.However as Getlo stated it's unfair to judge the entire film from it.I cant think of a dumber plot than Bubba Tep,yet that turned out to be a quite good film

Have to disagree here, jak. To my eyes, the Bubba trailer was terrific, so I went to see it based on that. Ended up hating the film! Hated it so much, I demanded my money back ... and got it!

Elvis Presley is not above satire or ridicule.

Exactly. There is a huge difference between good-natured ribbing (or "piss-take" as we say here in Australia) and downright nastiness. From this trailer, it seems as if the movie is making fun of the "Elvis is alive" theory, and I for one think this is one subject that should be open to ridicule, as well as the fools who believe it.

[Getlo]

It would be easier to name the ones that haven't.
Charlie Hodge ... I've not seen much from ... Jerry Schilling either.

You must be joking.

Hodge spent the rest of his life living off the "gravy train" as you call it. He also wrote a book, remember (a boring, turgid, sychophantic puff piece - a perfect reflection of the man himself).

And Schilling ... ?! He's been sucking at the Presley teat for EPE for years, and is still "living off Elvis" with his work for them. He wrote another book as well, although it was nowhere near as pathetic as Hodge's.

Sonny still works regularly (in the non-Elvis world) and has not stopped since 1977. His Elvis show is a small part of his life, and most of his money comes from other interests.

[cameron]

You must be joking.

Hodge spent the rest of his life living off the "gravy train" as you call it. He also wrote a book, remember (a boring, turgid, sychophantic puff piece - a perfect reflection of the man himself).

And Schilling ... ?! He's been sucking at the Presley teat for EPE for years, and is still "living off Elvis" with his work for them. He wrote another book as well, although it was nowhere near as pathetic as Hodge's.

Sonny still works regularly (in the non-Elvis world) and has not stopped since 1977. His Elvis show is a small part of his life, and most of his money comes from other interests.

I'm not joking. Maybe you could write a book to make the MM look good.
Of course, I don't think anyone really cares what they do.
You might lose money.

[cameron]

[I]There is a huge difference between good-natured ribbing (or "piss-take" as we say here in Australia) and downright nastiness[/I].
From this trailer, it seems as if the movie is making fun of the "Elvis is alive" theory, and I for one think this is one subject that should be open to ridicule, as well as the fools who believe it.

There really is a difference. Hoped you could tell.
It's ok to "make fun of Elvis", that he went off to some other planet instead of dying ?
Sonny was one that spoke out against all that too So, what changed his mind? Money, fame ?

[Getlo]

Maybe you could write a book to make the MM look good. Of course, I don't think anyone really cares what they do.

Most thinking, objective fans do care ... the MM and Elvis' friends are essentially the last connection we have with the man, and offer better and more accurate insights into what went on (certainly better than Cilla, Lisa, nurse Cocke, Mary his cook and the minions at EPE).

It's ok to "make fun of Elvis", that he went off to some other planet instead of dying ?

It is not making fun of Elvis at all, from what the trailer tells us; it is making fun of the stupid idea that Elvis is still alive.

Sonny was one that spoke out against all that too So, what changed his mind? Money, fame ?

Then this adds credence to my theory. If the film takes the piss out of that theory, then Sonny would want to be a part of it. The Elvis is alive theories deserve to be ripped apart and exposed for the rubbish they are, in any way possible.

And of course it's okay to make fun of Elvis, and to make fun of any aspect of his life - so long as that fun is good-natured. I see nothing in this trailer than indicates otherwise.

And of course, you will choose to judge the film based solely on this trailer, and condemn it without fair appraisal.

When Elvis Met Nixon ... Elvis and The Beauty Queen .. both films were good-natured. Protecting The King was not; it was a decidedly ugly and nasty piece of work. I have seen all three films, so I can be objective.

Until I see this new flick (if I choose to see it) I shall reserve judgement.

[cameron]

And of course, you will choose to judge the film based solely on this trailer, and condemn it without fair appraisal.

When Elvis Met Nixon ... Elvis and The Beauty Queen .. both films were good-natured. Protecting The King was not; it was a decidedly ugly and nasty piece of work. I have seen all three films, so I can be objective.

Yes, I will judge this film . The same thing you are doing.,only putting a positive spin on it. I've seen the films and read most all the books. I don't need anyone to tell me what I might like. Most everyone can think for themselves , if given a chance.
It's too bad most of us don't know as much as we profess to know.

BTW: I heard someone was giving you a baby shower . What do you neeed?

[Getlo]

Yes, I will judge this film . The same thing you are doing.,only putting a positive spin on it.

And where have I judged the film exactly? I am going on the trailer. Try to keep up.

BTW: I heard someone was giving you a baby shower . What do you neeed?

Well, I'd probably need you to to spell correctly for a start. Then, I'd probably need for you not to be so smug and condescending. But one can't have everything.

[JDD]

Until I see this new flick (if I choose to see it) I shall reserve judgement.

As will I. I thought I'd hate a few of them, but when I gave them a shot I ended up enjoying them. Elvis Meets Nixon, Finding Graceland, and heartbreak Hotel to name three I guessed wrong I wouldn't like. I'm not saying I'll rush to buy it, but sooner or later I see them all, If it sucks when I see it I'll say so.

JD

[cameron]

Well, I'd probably need you to to spell correctly for a start. Then, I'd probably need for you not to be so smug and condescending. But one can't have everything.

No, but some try .

[Sanditcb]

Cameron, Sonny is not "still mad at Elvis for firing him" as you said. You don't know him and have no right to presume what he feels, or thinks. And quite frankly what he does or does not participate in doesn't concern you either. There are a lot of fans who love Sonny and recognize him for the man he is.

[Tony Trout]

Cameron, Sonny is not "still mad at Elvis for firing him" as you said. You don't know him and have no right to presume what he feels, or thinks. And quite frankly what he does or does not participate in doesn't concern you either. There are a lot of fans who love Sonny and recognize him for the man he is.

WOOHOO! You go, Sandi!!

[cameron]

Cameron, Sonny is not "still mad at Elvis for firing him" as you said. You don't know him and have no right to presume what he feels, or thinks. And quite frankly what he does or does not participate in doesn't concern you either. There are a lot of fans who love Sonny and recognize him for the man he is.

You have a right to your opinion. Same as I do.