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News 2003

12th Annual Parkes Elvis Revival Festival at Parkes, NSW, in January 2004 There will be plenty of activities for everyone with participation highly encouraged - Elvis impersonators; dress-ups, busking; free Elvis movie screenings; Elvis sound, look and move-alike contests; Priscilla, Lisa-Marie & Junior Elvis competition; rock 'n' roll dancing; variety of stalls; Johnny Young Live in Concert; and, tribute artist Adam Sutherland performing in "The Elvis Experience". On Sunday there will be an Elvis Gospel Church Service, a plaque unveiled on the Elvis Wall at Kelly Reserve, and Walk Up Talent Contest. Other local places of interest are "Gracelands", The Elvis Lennox Private Elvis Collection and Parkes Radio Telescope. For more information, please contact the Parkes Visitor Information Centre: Web: Parkes Elvis Revival Festival Phone: 1800 624 365; (02) 6862 4365 Fax: (02) 6862 1023 e-mail: tourism@parkes.nsw.gov.au See our report on Parkes Elvis Revival Festival 2003.

Meet Ups for the Anniversary of Elvis's birth Check with Meet Up for arrangements in Australian capital cities for Tuesday 6th January.

Elvis Christmas Peace CD now in Australian music shops A 2-CD-set. The first CD contains a great selection of Christmas songs sung in a variety of styles, showcasing Elvis's great range. The 2nd CD consists of gospel songs which we already have in our gospel CD collections. Why was this included? A single CD of Chrismas songs only would have been perfectly adequate - and cheaper. It has to compete with $10 Christmas CDs of The Platters, Bing Crosby, etc. The song list on the back consisting of white text on a textured fawn background is difficult to read.

Australian Elvis impersonator Deke Rivers Deke Rivers now has his own web site at: www.deke-rivers.com

TCB Band coming to Australia in December Click on image for a larger poster Mick Gerace informs us that he is bringing out the TCB Band (James Burton, Glen D Hardin, Jerry Scheff, Ronnie Tutt) later this year. They will be performing in Sydney and Melbourne only. They perform at Sydney's Lyric Theatre on Tuesday, 9th December, and in Melbourne at the Palais Theatre on 12th December. Plans are underway to bring people by coach from Canberra to Sydney - Canberrans interested in going by coach should contact their club(s). More news at it becomes available!

October 11th 2003 Elvis Second to None The "Elvis Second to None" CD is now available in Australian stores. For those who were sceptical and thought they had most of these songs already, the sound is crisp and fresh. While not everyone likes "Rubberneckin'", there are so many of the old favourites well reworked as well as the previously unreleased bonus track "I'm a Roustabout". We were originally slow to purchase this CD, but were glad we did.

October 10th 2003 Vote for Elvis at Newsday Newsday.com is running a contest in which you can vote for your favourite deceased entertainer. Support Elvis! Other strong contestants are Frank Sinatra and John Lennon. Please go to the following link to vote for Elvis: www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ The survey is in the middle of the page in a section called This Week in Music. Source: epe-fanclubs newsletter.

October 5th 2003 Elvis Lives At last Elvis Lives was screened in Australia on WIN television today at 11 am.

Conference paper On Saturday, 13 September, Susan MacDougall presented a paper in Sydney on Elvis Presley biographies at "Indexing the World of Information", an international conference organised by the Australian Society of Indexers. The paper was called: "Pieces of My Life: the ongoing struggle to improve book indexing, as exemplified in biographies of Elvis Presley".

2003 Orange Blossom Festival, Baulkham Hills The annual Twilight Street Parade was held on Saturday 6th September. This parade is the biggest event of the 11-day long festival and attracts between 10,000-15,000 spectators. Plans for the final float were a tribute to Elvis - despite follow-up e-mails about this, nothing has been received so far.

26th anniversary of Elvis' passing Events are being organised throughout Australia surrounding August 16th. For more details, see the Australian Calendar.

July 18th 2003 Meet-ups are announced again all over the world, including Australia: elvis.meetup.com. You need to register (for free) to select a venue and RSVP about attendance. Although the last Canberra Meet-Up was officially announced as cancelled, 6 people met and had a good evening.

July 13th 2003 Sydney tribute artist Paul Fenech informs us that he has been contracted to Singapore for a series of 24 performances following successful Singapore performances last year. Best wishes to Paul! Paul's segment "The ELVIS FILES" has been quite successful on Channel 31 every Sunday on Joy's World at 11am. Paul has been inundated with callers for his segment and for his upcoming stage shows.

June 3, 2003: Meet-ups happen at last in Australia At last Meet-ups are happening in cities around Australia. Interest has increased since Elvis Presley Enterprises officially supported these activities. Canberra Elvis fans met this evening in Starbucks in City Walk. The host was Susan. The gathering was small, but we met new people, had a stimulating chat and a good time, and resolved to recruit more people for the next event.

April 23, 2003: Mick Gerace to perform in Canberra in June Mick Gerace will perform "In the Spirit of Elvis" at the Southern Cross Club on Saturday 14th June. More details later.

April 3, 2003: Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind's charity Gold Ball, May 10th

March 31, 2003: Mark Andrew performs in Sydney on May 2nd. Media release

March 30, 2003: Anzac Day (25th April) at Darling Harbour, Sydney Click on the poster for a larger version

March 29, 2003: Parkes Elvis Revival Festival 2004 The Elvis Revival Committee is seeking quotations and Promo Tapes of Elvis Impersonators for their coming festival in January 9 -11th 2004, Parkes New South Wales. At this stage they are considering an open air concert for the Saturday night's entertainment with a talent show of impersonators in-between a contracted singer. For further information, please e-mail Lynn Mazza, or phone (02) 6863 4258 or 040 8896 380.

March 26, 2003: Lovatts' STARHUNTS Lovatt's STARHUNTS Jan- Mar 2003, pp 32-33 (Australian ed.). A crossword centering on guess whom?

March 23, 2003: Lisa Marie Presley's CD releases Lisa Marie Presley's 2 CDs: the 4-track single "Lights Out" and the album "To Whom It May Concern" are due for release next month in Australia. The dates of release and prices appears to vary, depending on the supplier. For the single, try: HMV and Sanity For the album, try: HMV and Sanity Lisa's songs have received enthusiastic reviews within the music industry, although her voice has been criticised for being too quiet against the backing. To Whom It May Concern - album Lights Out - single

March 4, 2003 Mick Gerace has sent us this newsletter: Mick Gerace: In The Spirit Of Elvis Newsletter Las Vegas As most of you know I have recently returned from Las Vegas. I performed two shows in the prestigious Wayne Newton Theater at the Stardust Casino situated on Las Vegas Boulevard. I was accompanied on Stage by the Legendary Jordanaires and, of course, my good friend Joe Esposito I thought you might all enjoy this photo of me with the Jordanaires and Diamond Joe Esposito (Photo: Below Right) Let me just say that even though I only performed two shows, this was the greatest privelege and highlight of my show- business career so far. I would also like to thank all the fans, fellow performers and organisers of my US tour. They know who they are and they all did a fantastic job. Thank You. Thank you to the people who took time out from their busy lives to give me feedback on the show. All these emails were greatly appreciated and will all be answered. New Show We would like to announce Mick Gerace's Upcoming performance of In the Spirit of Elvis Hear him relate the stories of his recent US Tour with the Jordanaires and Joe Esposito. Come and experience the Show that has all of Las Vegas speechless Get Your Tickets Now! Mick Gerace- Elvis Intimate & Rare- Available Now. This is a great album for Elvis fans. This album came about as a direct result of the tour that Mick did with Elvis' Tour Manager and long-time friend Joe Esposito. This CD contains the music of the first half of that show. Track Listening: Medley: Trouble/ Hound Dog/All Shook Up Blue Suede Shoes Heartbreak Hotel Love Me One Night Jailhouse Rock Anything That's Part of you GI Blues It's Now Or Never Little Egypt Hawaiian Wedding Song Come on Everybody That's Alright/Blue Moon of Kentucky Good Rockin' Tonight. If you would like a copy of Mick's CD, please send an email with all your credit card details(which will be kept strictly confidential) and we will post you out a copy. When you send us your details be sure to include a phone or fax number as well, in case we need to contact you personally. If you would rather send a cheque or money order please email us at www.mickgerace.com and we will let you know the address. The cost of the CD within Australia is $27.50 (inc. G.S.T.) International Order Cost: $25.00 + $5.00 for Shipping and Postage and Handling expenses. We hope that you have enjoyed the first Mick Gerace In the Spirit of Elvis Newsletter! May the Spirit of Elvis live forever. Go to earlier articles.

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