HuntsvilleForester.com - Elvis tribute returns to tell it The Way it Was
Stephen Kabakos (aka Elvis) is back! He returns to the Algonquin Theatre on November 8. The second half of the show apparently re-enacts the 1973 concert special Aloha from Hawaii.
Kettering Elvis impersonator, aged seven, to appear on Britain's Got Talent - Northants ETA seven year old Elvis impersonator, Bradley Goode, is set auditioning to perform on the popular ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. The article says:
"Bradley started to enjoy Elvis one year when his granddad was playing his music in the car on the way to a holiday and he just loved it.
"So every year on holiday he wanted to perform Elvis songs and just wanted to get more of his things and an outfit.
"It is extra special because Bradley's other grandfather lives in America and hasn't seen him since he was two, but is coming over on holiday and will see him audition."
And listen to this fabulous quote-Joseph Hall returns to perform in York - Top Local Stories - News : KHAS-TV
"I am getting calls from all over the world," Joseph said. "It is magical." "I am in a dream,"
This is great news for Hall and other talented Elvis tribute artists..
Joseph has many goals and one of them is to become a performer in Las Vegas. But he hasn't forgotten his Nebraska roots
It seems that a top-rated Elvis Presley impersonator from Chattanooga has pleaded guilty to patronizing prostitution and been given a diversion.10/16/2008 - Elvis Impersonator Given Guilty Plea Diversion On Patronizing Prostitution Charge - Breaking News - Chattanoogan.com
If after a year and he gets into no further trouble.Matthew A. Cordell can have the charge expunged.
Dorian Baxter is an Elvis impersonator, an Anglican preacher and a Canadian federal election candidate - it's that simple.The Canadian Press: Elvis impersonator makes third bid to win Ontario seat being vacated by Stronach
Baxter is making his third bid to enter federal politics in Newmarket-Aurora, the Ontario riding held by Belinda Stronach since 2004.
"In terms of electing an Elvis impersonator into the House of Commons, I have to remind people, Elvis has not left the building. He wants to get into the building - the Parliament building."
The article also states:
"While Baxter is no longer wearing colourful Elvis jumpsuits as he campaigns door to door - he did so in 2004 - he still has the tell-tale pork-chop sideburns Presley sported in Las Vegas during the '70s.The race four years ago also saw Baxter comb his hair into an Elvis pompadour and incorporate election-themed songs inspired by the King.
Baxter has literally changed his tune this time around."
This is an unusual story - whoever thought another species could look like the King?All Hook Up: The Elvis lookalike who's a fish | Mail Online
This Mail On-line story says "there’s a whole world of Elvis impersonators. Yet few can be found below the ocean’s surface.But with the same pouting lips, deep soulful eyes and, of course, the trademark quiff this denizen of the deep is an uncanny lookalike of the rock and roll icon."
I wonder how this story came to be - was the Daily Mail reporter just browsing a fish magazine when he spotted the resemblance?
See what you think..
This sounds good - it caught my eye... the article says..Dinner, tribute to Elvis Oct. 18 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park | www.northfloridanewsdaily.com | North Florida NewsDaily
"Ladies and gentlemen, if it’s Elvis you love, it’s Elvis you’ll get Oct. 18 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park when "Elvis" will be in the building for dinner and a Vegas-style show."
Apparently the show lasts for about three hours and features Elvis in three stages of his life - they reckon it will sell out quickly..
To purchase tickets ( a very reasonable $27 each) or get more info on the event, accommodations for the night or weekend at Florida’s premier camping facility in North Florida, call the SOSMP at 386-364-1683 or go to www.musicliveshere.com.
Prueher and Pickett host a Found Footage each year. The Found Footage Festival, founded in New York in 2004, has been shown throughout the United States and Canada. While some people like to collect vinyl, these guys sit through thousands of "mostly excruciating hours"" watching videos to edit together about an hour of so of "hilarious and bewildering bits of vid".Found footage is basis of festival | CITIZEN-TIMES.com | Asheville Citizen-Times
I had to include today's story because guess what's in the mix..
“We found a video at a Salvation Army store last year made by an Elvis impersonator on how to be a better Elvis impersonator".
A whole lotta fakin' goin' on! At the Porthcawl Elvis Festival anyone can be the King for a day | Mail OnlineThousands of visitors from all over the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada stampeded Bridgend for the Fifth Annual Elvis Festival recently. This story says..
"The first 'Elvis' I spot is at Bridgend railway station. He's sporting a shabby black jumpsuit slashed to the waist and a matted quiff, and is standing outside the ticket office drinking Special Brew, chain-smoking and muttering obscenities into his mobile phone.
The next - sleek and dark and dapper in a crisp GI uniform - is chatting politely to a couple of pensioners in a petrol station forecourt.
Ten minutes later, as we drive into Porthcawl, they're everywhere. Thin Elvises, fat Elvises, Hawaiian Elvises, knackered-looking Elvises, swarthy Elvises, bickering Elvises . . . all hurrying along the seafront towards the Seabank Hotel and a big, wobbly-lettered sign that reads: 'Elvis is Here! September 26-28."As usual we discover the hotels were fully booked and the Brentwood Hotel changed its name to the Heartbreak Hotel in honour of the festival. Hot on the heels of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, ,this is said to be the largest of its kind in Europe.
It is reported that the organizer believes that this is the biggest to date.
I may be biased but I do believe this phenomena is growing and growing year by year. Would love to hear why you think this is so?
