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News 2003

February 27, 2003 Mick's forthcoming show. Click on the poster for a larger version.

February 23, 2003 4th Annual Independent Survey of Elvis Websites The 4th Annual Online Elvis Survey 'Special Nominee" Awards included these Australian individuals nominated as deserving of special recognition of their efforts on behalf of Elvis: Piers Beagley (Elvis Information Network) Susan MacDougall

February 22, 2003 PayPal Be wary of this online payment service. There have been a number of complaints. See www.paypalwarning.com.

February 2, 2003 Parkes Elvis Revival Festival Russ Morison has kindly sent some photos of the Parkes Elvis Revival Festival 2003.

February 1, 2003 Australian bushfires Graceland is thinking of us. The EPE Fan Club Newsletter of 27th January contained this paragraph: "Please keep Elvis fans living in Australia in your thoughts and prayers. They have been experiencing terrible brushfires near some presidents' and fans' homes. Everyone is safe and none have lost their homes. Please keep those living in these areas in your thoughts and prayers."

January 25, 2003 New Elvis pic Madeline Burt has kindly supplied the photo of Elvis below, which she took in Lake Tahoe. Photograph copyright Madeline Burt Madeline was one of the original fans who used to go up to Elvis's house in Los Angeles and sit there for days just to get a look at him.

January 22, 2003 Anyone know Bob Stevens? We received this request from Madeline Burt: I am looking for a past president of an Australian fan club. He was president for several years in the early 70's and did make several trips over to the US and saw Elvis. He once met him in Las Vegas. His name was Bob Stevens and visited our home twice when he was here. I would like to get back into contact with him, so if anyone knows of him please forward my email address on to him. At the time my name was Madeline Winston and he visited my mother Jane Winston and my sister Margaret Winston. I can be contacted at mburt@cybrquest.com. Thank you for any and all help you can give to me in this quest. Madeline (Winston) Burt

January 17, 2003 Mext Meet-up Meetup has arranged February meetings for Elvis fans. Go to presley.meetup.com for details of a Meetup in a city or town near you. Sign in and vote for your preferred venue.

January 14, 2003 Maurice Gibb, member of disco sensation the Bee Gees, dead at 53 Maurice Gibb, who with his brothers built the Bee Gees into a disco sensation that ruled the charts in the late '70s with hits like "Stayin' Alive" and "More Than a Woman," died Sunday at the age of 53. ... The brothers had nine No. 1 songs, wrote dozens of hits for other artists, and sold more than 110 million records -- placing them fifth in pop history behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. ... Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell and Jose Feliciano recorded Bee Gees songs, as have newer acts such as Celine Dion and the Fugees. ... Originally from England, the brothers gained fame as a teen pop group in Australia. They returned to England in the 1960s, and their first four albums contained hits such as "1941 New York Mining Disaster," "To Love Somebody," and their first U.S. number one song, 1971's "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart." They have lived in South Florida since the late 1970s. Source: nj.com / Associated Press, January 12

January 13, 2003 Parkes Elvis Revival Festival a Success Last weekend's Elvis Revival Festival in Parkes, NSW, went very well, according to a report in the Canberra Times on January 13, page 2. The Festival, which was the 11th in succession, was the biggest so far. More than 100 Elvis Presley lookalikes of various shapes and sizes descended on Parkes. People from Belgium, the United States, England and New Zealand came to this year's festival, as well as the usual contingent of locals and people from around Australia. "The street parade and outdoor concert attracted thousands and gospel church service was filled to overflowing".

January 7, 2003 News from 14-year old Tribute Artist Sean Spiteri Sean's recent performances have been at La Casetta Restaurant, Golden Wing Restaurant, Ming Dynasty and some private gigs here and there. ... But the biggest show Sean has done at this time has been at La Casetta Restaurant on New Year's Eve. Sean did a full performance for two hours -- it featured Sean doing three eras of Elvis: the 50s, the "68" Comeback and the 70s. Sean had very good feedback during this show and had the honour of meeting one of Tom Jones's backing Singers. Sean says its been one of his best gigs this year. But what he is really focused on is his gig at Taylors Lakes Reception on the 1st March. And Sean just says he hopes to do even better in the year ahead, 2003.

January 5, 2003 Television viewing on January 8th - Elvis' birthday At 12 noon on Wednesday January 8th WIN Television will show "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1963 movie).

January 3, 2003 Sydney Fireworks on Australia Day The 9 o'clock fireworks display cancelled at the last minute on New Year's Eve will be held on Australia Day, Sydney's Lord Mayor, Frank Sartor, said. The 10-minute show will feature fireworks launched from barges moored at Fort Denison and Goat Island. In sharp contrast to the classical strains of New Year's Eve's midnight show it will feature a soundtrack comprised of pop artists as diverse as Kylie Minogue, Elvis Presley and George Benson. Source: Sydney Morning Herald, January 3, 2003

January 3, 2003 Australian Tribute Artist Mick Gerace to perform in Las Vegas John White Promotions is taking Mick Gerace's "Elvis Extravaganza!" performance with Joe Esposito (which toured Australia in 2002) to Las Vegas on January 13th and 14th.

January 2003 Andy Warhol's Elvis Over the next year, some of the National Gallery of Australia's most treasured works of art will be exhibited across the nation as part of its twentieth anniversary celebrations. The works include Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series, Andy Warhol's Elvis, Peter Paul Ruben's Self-portrait, Claude Monet's Haystacks, Midday, Henri Matisse's The Abduction of Europa, Willem De Kooning's Woman V, Lucian Freud's After Cezanne, Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles, Arthur Streeton's Golden Summer, Eaglemont and Eugene von Guerard's North-east View from the Northern Top of Mount Kosciusko and Ferntree Gully in the Dandenong Ranges. The works will be on show at 20 regional, remote and metropolitan galleries in all Australian states and territories, including galleries in Perth, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia; Port Lincoln, Adelaide and Mount Gambier in South Australia; Alice Springs and Darwin, Northern Territory; Cairns and Rockhampton in Queensland; Armidale, Broken Hill, Albury and Sydney in New South Wales; Mornington, Hamilton, Melbourne and Langwarrin in Victoria; and Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania. Tour dates for Andy Warhol's Elvis: 7 March-25 April 2003 - Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery NSW 16 May-6 July 2003 - New England Regional Art Gallery, Armidale NSW 18 July-8 September - Riddoch Art Gallery, Mount Gambier SA Source: The National Gallery tours Australia

January 2003 ELVIS LIVES Television Special International air dates for the ELVIS LIVES Television Special have been received from Graceland. In Australia, it will be aired on the Nine Network. The date is yet to be determined. We are asked to check local listings for the premiere date and a second airing.

January 2003 Elvis P & O Cruise DID YOU KNOW ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S TOP ELVIS IMPERSONATORS IS DOING A P&O CRUISE 23 MARCH 2003??? THE CRUISE LEAVES FROM AUCKLAND AND ELVIS (Andy Stankovich) is escorting a group of Elvis and Rock and Roll Fans. Click on the pic for a larger poster. Interested to know more? :- email lillian.mann@travelunited.co.nz.. DONT MISS THE BOAT.......

January 2003 2003 Parkes Elvis Revival Festival Click on the pic for a larger poster.

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