Reply With QuoteThank you very muchOriginally Posted by presley31
One of the new arrivals this year is the first-ever Graceland-sanctioned Elvis and Priscilla wedding doll. The first few models were auctioned for charity in Memphis this week, with bids up to $6,000.Good for you gettng to Elvis Week,
The regular retail models will sell for a suggested $75
Thank you very much
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will scorn. Where LOVE will bless the earth
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Thank You.Sounds really nice SheilaSheila
I agree with you and alot of others on here. I think its sad.
Shows what some people will do for money...Who cashes in on a marriage? Especially one that ended in divorce?!?!
"My fans want my shirt. They can have my shirt. They put it on my back..."
- Elvis Presley
What is everyone's thoughts on the new Priscilla and Elvis barbie doll?
-SatninLove
"There's A Sweet Sweet Spirit In This Place"....
why picturing two people who divorced alreaddy in 1973
It's hard NOT to imagine Elvis as perfect; how else could someone be THAT good looking, THAT talented, THAT generous & THAT charismatic
I would like to get the Elvis doll ONLY!
http://www.tcb-world.com/showthread....la+elvis+dolls
This is one of the threads on this topic.
I think I might have said this already, but since it keeps on coming up...
The Elvis & Priscilla wedding dolls were obviously manufactured to commemorate a significant moment in pop-cultural history, not to celebrate an iconic example of marital longevity or acknowledge the impenetrable fidelity of the bride and groom.
In this respect, the dolls are no different or less virtuous than the Elvis figurines which honor the Comeback Special and Aloha or the ornamental plates depicting his army years.
This isn't a crusade to enforce the 'Widow Presley' image- it's just the latest chapter in a long line of Elvis marketing. There is nothing willfully dishonest going on. It's a snapshot in time, that's all.
We can probably question the morality of such gratuitous marketing, but I don't think there is any evidence of history being re-written here.
I appreciate that it's difficult for the more hardcore CillaCynics to allow an opportunity to pass them by.
You should see how venomous I can get when the subject of Suz*nne Finst*d or C*rrie Gr*nt is raised.
'Taking Care of Beaulieu'.
Just how venomous?I appreciate that it's difficult for the more hardcore CillaCynics to allow an opportunity to pass them by.
You should see how venomous I can get when the subject of Suz*nne Finst*d or C*rrie Gr*nt is raised.
Too venomous to maintain even a shred of dignity.
Well Teddy, maybe because some of us see all this from the perspective of the one who was dumped by his wife because found a new love interest, came back after his death and made a fortune out of it. I know we won't agree but forget for a moment who they are and concentrate on that fact.I appreciate that it's difficult for the more hardcore CillaCynics to allow an opportunity to pass them by.
You should see how venomous I can get when the subject of Suz*nne Finst*d or C*rrie Gr*nt is raised.
As for the book you are refering to I can believe most of it same as I can believe most of the stories not so positive written about Elvis, I can't see why she could not have made mistakes in her life if we all including Elvis make them all the time. Maybe if she started to not put the blame of all her bad decisions and mistakes on Elvis some of us who don't like her at all would at least try to understand her position better.
" Loving Suzanne Finstad so you don't have to..."
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Outstanding points Donut....nothing more to add.
Teddy soemtimes its good to let things die down and this is of them. Its been really nice around here so lets not blow it.I think I might have said this already, but since it keeps on coming up...
The Elvis & Priscilla wedding dolls were obviously manufactured to commemorate a significant moment in pop-cultural history, not to celebrate an iconic example of marital longevity or acknowledge the impenetrable fidelity of the bride and groom.
In this respect, the dolls are no different or less virtuous than the Elvis figurines which honor the Comeback Special and Aloha or the ornamental plates depicting his army years.
This isn't a crusade to enforce the 'Widow Presley' image- it's just the latest chapter in a long line of Elvis marketing. There is nothing willfully dishonest going on. It's a snapshot in time, that's all.
We can probably question the morality of such gratuitous marketing, but I don't think there is any evidence of history being re-written here.
I appreciate that it's difficult for the more hardcore CillaCynics to allow an opportunity to pass them by.
You should see how venomous I can get when the subject of Suz*nne Finst*d or C*rrie Gr*nt is raised.
Last edited by presley31; 09-23-2008 at 03:38 PM.
Excuse me P but, why did you remind us of the other thread about this just yesterday then? I think Teddy has the right to give his opinion on this even though he doesn't think like me.
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When l posted that link l thought it was a new thread started. Teddy well he can't sit back and let priscilla get the bad end of the stick and lets face it these threads always get heated no matter who's stating there opinions, so sometimes it best to move on when peope have said there opinions over and over again..have a nice day
I don't see it that way P, to him the dolls commemorate a moment in pop cultural history and to me and others mean a distortion of reality. Nothing else.When l posted that link l thought it was a new thread started. Teddy well he can't sit back and let priscilla get the bad end of the stick and lets face it these threads always get heated no matter who's stating there opinions, so sometimes it best to move on when peope have said there opinions over and over again..have a nice day
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well thats your opinion donut, but me is moving on to other threads..enjoy.I don't see it that way P, to him the dolls commemorate a moment in pop cultural history and to me and others mean a distortion of reality. Nothing else.
OK, I will
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I don't see it that way P, to him the dolls commemorate a moment in pop cultural history and to me and others mean a distortion of reality. Nothing else.
That's the statement that I just can't agree with. I don't think many see the their marriage as a "significant moment in pop-cultural history" besides Ann, Paul and Priscilla. If you ask any of the young people of today for a "significant moment" where Elvis Presley is concerned, chances are very good they are NOT going to mention Priscilla.
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