Elvis in England / May 1 2008
There is a dispute raging at the moment over whether Elvis Presley ever paid a proper visit to this country.
Veteran singer Tommy Steele recently acknowledged a story that he took Presley on a secret tour of London. But Lamar Fike and Marty Lacker, two of Presley’s inner circle of friends, insist the King never travelled [...]
Giant Elvis / March 10 2008
The newly painted sign above the door of the flower shop in the market place declares, in big gold lettering on a purple background: Victorian Posy Shoppe, Florist and Balloon Decorator. In the window, behind which usually reside clever arrangements and bouquets of colourful roses and carnations, there is an assortment of silver and gold [...]
Thank You Very Much / August 17 2007
It’s hard to believe that it is only 30 years since Elvis Presley died. It seems like yesterday. (Sigh.)
I was only a twinkle in my father’s eye when the famous singer shrugged off his mortal coil whilst trying to empty his bowels on a toilet in Memphis back then in ’77, but I remember it [...]
