Starmaker – The Autobiography of Hal Wallis
Hal Wallis’ autobiography from 1980 was a quick read at only 186 pages (then 50 pages of memoirs and filmography). This was a perfect a perfect memoir for me as it [continue reading]
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Careless Love – the unmaking of elvis presley by Peter Guralnick
I always want to call this book “Careless Whisper” like the Wham song. I first read Careless Love: the unmaking of elvis presley by Peter Guralnick when it first [continue reading]
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
This was my second time reading Peter Guralnick’s Last Train to Memphis (over 400 pages) I first read it in the 1990s as my second Elvis book (my first was Elvis [continue reading]
Elvis Presley Change of Habit
I first saw this HUGE Change of Habit book at Graceland over New Year’s. It was an FTD release in 2015 about the making of Elvis’ last movie. And when I say huge [continue reading]
All 31 ELVIS Movies in chronological order watched non-stop over 3 days
I usually celebrate Elvis’ Birthday by watching his movies, but one year I celebrated by watching all 31 of his movies in chronological order for three days only [continue reading]
Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley
If you are an Elvis fan, you have read Elvis and Me and seen the movie. And if you are like me you have read the book twice and seen the movie countless times. [continue reading]
I Was the Last One in Graceland in 2017 and the First One in Graceland in 2018
I did what I set out to do. I was the last visitor in Graceland in 2017 (the last in the mansion, the last at the grave and the last on the grounds), AND I was the first one [continue reading]
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