I obviously love Elvis’ music, but I also equally enjoy his movies. For some reason, it just occurred to me to read books about Elvis’ movie career. David Bret’s Elvis the Hollywood Years was my second book on the subject – bad choice. I did not enjoy this book. Bret did not [continue reading]
I love Elvis and I love his music, but I especially love his movies. The movies are what first introduced me to Elvis, when I was just a toddler back in the mid 1970s. I used to watch them with my mom on tv on the weekends. I knew Elvis’ movies before I knew his songs. In the late 1990s, I [continue reading]
Elvis’ seventh movie 1961’s Wild in the Country was an easy choice for my ‘W’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge as it is my second favorite Elvis movie. This is my second favorite Elvis movie, and it’s only second because my favorite movie has a sentimental / [continue reading]
I chose the movie Viva Las Vegas, released in 1964, as my ‘V’ Elvis topic for the Blogging A to Z Challenge, with honorary mention to Vernon’s Office as it has always been my second favorite place in Graceland (after the Living Room / Foyer). Everyone loves Viva Las Vegas, and [continue reading]
Last year when I couldn’t be in Memphis for Elvis’ 82nd Birthday, I celebrated by watching all 31 of his movies in chronological order for three days from Friday January 6 through Sunday January 8, only breaking for sleep. Elvis’ movies were how I discovered Elvis, how I fall in [continue reading]
I couldn’t be in Memphis for Elvis’ 83rd Birthday Celebration as I was just there for New Year’s, so I tried to make my home this weekend as much like Memphis as I could. And by that I mean I just listened, watched and read about Elvis. It was only Elvis from Friday afternoon [continue reading]
It’s totally tubular you joined me as I blogged the A to Z Blogging Challenge this past April. I hope you enjoyed the journey back to the totally awesome 1980s as much as I did writing about my favorite television shows, movies and music from the best decade ever, the decade I grew up in as I [continue reading]
