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| Ten Thousand Motels |
ELVIS IMPERSONATORS UNDER THREAT
More than 30,000 ELVIS PRESLEY impersonators in America may be forced to quit by a New York City businessman who has bought the rights to the late icon's name and likeness in the US. Billionaire AMERICAN IDOL owner BOB SILLERMAN paid $114 million (GBP65 million) for an 85 per cent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises - and now controls everything except the King of Rock 'N' Roll's music. Now Sillerman plans to open a new Elvis cabaret show in Las Vegas and prevent any one else from dressing up like the star. He tells The New York Times, "If we were going to do a show that was based on Elvis impersonators, then obviously it wouldn't make sense to have unauthorised Elvis impersonators." In a move likely to outrage fans even further, Sillerman also plans to demolish the legendary Heartbreak Hotel opposite Presley's Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, and replace it with two 400-room hotels, restaurants, shops and an amphitheatre.
17/04/2006 13:34
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| Break The Spell |
Most of the Elvis Impersonator's I've seen would only be qualified physically to cover the 1973-77 era. Here's hoping we don't have Bono impersonators in 2020. |
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| Dead_Flowers |
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Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
ELVIS IMPERSONATORS UNDER THREAT
More than 30,000 ELVIS PRESLEY impersonators in America may be forced to quit by a New York City businessman who has bought the rights to the late icon's name and likeness in the US. Billionaire AMERICAN IDOL owner BOB SILLERMAN paid $114 million (GBP65 million) for an 85 per cent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises - and now controls everything except the King of Rock 'N' Roll's music. Now Sillerman plans to open a new Elvis cabaret show in Las Vegas and prevent any one else from dressing up like the star. He tells The New York Times, "If we were going to do a show that was based on Elvis impersonators, then obviously it wouldn't make sense to have unauthorised Elvis impersonators." In a move likely to outrage fans even further, Sillerman also plans to demolish the legendary Heartbreak Hotel opposite Presley's Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, and replace it with two 400-room hotels, restaurants, shops and an amphitheatre.
17/04/2006 13:34
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| Dead_Flowers |
Sorry, I don't know how to work this yet.
What I meant to say was I didn't know you had to be authorised to be an Elvis impersonator. |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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Dead_Flowers wrote:
What I meant to say was I didn't know you had to be authorised to be an Elvis impersonator.
Well, it seems this character thinks so. I guess he owns Elvis' image. Anyway they stopped Clayton Moore from wearing a Lone Ranger mask some years back. |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
How does this dink ever hope to enforce this? It's just crazy talk. It's one thing to say it, another thing entirely to make it stick. Especially in court..... |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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Sir Stonesalot wrote:
How does this dink ever hope to enforce this?
Maybe he's personal friends with the Las Vegas Police Chief. Perhaps a city wide sweep rounding up all the Elvis impersonators...with stiff jail sentences to send a message to other wannabes.
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| Taptrick |
Dread Zeppelin anyone?
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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Break The Spell wrote:
Most of the Elvis Impersonator's I've seen would only be qualified physically to cover the 1973-77 era.
This really is an outrage. It's like demeaning "Mom", "Apple Pie" and the Flag. It's an attack on the very spirit of America and what it means to be an American. The Elvis Presley Impersonater is a cultural phenomenon that helps to define "Americana". |
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| lotsajizz |
ah, butt-boy and tortelvis!
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Taptrick wrote:
Dread Zeppelin anyone?
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I love their take on Whole Lotta Love. Their version of No Quarter sounds like a completely different song altogether, as with most of their covers. Hail Dread Zeppelin!! |
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| Jumacfly |
Has anyone here seen the great movie "bubba ho tep", featuring an old Elvis??
hilarious stuff!! |
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| Break The Spell |
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Jumacfly wrote:
Has anyone here seen the great movie "bubba ho tep", featuring an old Elvis??
hilarious stuff!!
Funny movie!! Elvis is still alive, he was spotted at a 7-11 with Roy Orbison last week. |
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| Jumacfly |
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Break The Spell wrote:
Funny movie!! Elvis is still alive, he was spotted at a 7-11 with Roy Orbison last week.
my sources told me Brian jones was selling shoes at Wallmart! |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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Jumacfly wrote:
Has anyone here seen the great movie "bubba ho tep", featuring an old Elvis??
hilarious stuff!!
No but I did see Elvis meets Nixon which was pretty funny. |
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Jumacfly wrote:
my sources told me Brian jones was selling shoes at Wallmart!
Poor Brian, Wal*Mart don't like to pay, so hopefully the royalties from the Abcko albums are still rolling in for him. |
