2008 Elvis Blog Archives by Alan Hanson
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March 2008 Entry #1: It's Getting Harder and Harder To Find the "Real" Elvis Presley Entry #2: An Eye for Truth & Balance Helps Clarify & Protect the Presley Legacy Entry #3: This Elvis Blog Is Finally Getting Its Act Together April 2008 Entry #4: Don't Sweat the Numbers; Elvis's Legacy Lives on Without Them Entry #5: How Elvis and Loving You Changed How Hollywood Handled Films Entry #6: Mariah Passes Elvis in No. Ones—But Can't Approach His Influence Entry #7: Separating Elvis the Entertainer From Elvis the Human Being May 2008 Entry #8: A Look at Elvis's 1957 Entourage—Fifty Years Later—Part One Entry #9: A Look at Elvis's 1957 Entourage—Fifty Years Later—Part Two Entry #10: DJ Pat O'Day Recalls the Colonel's Twisted Sense of Humor Entry #11: Letters-to-Editor in '56 Reveal Strong Feelings About Elvis Entry #12: Colonel Parker: A Giant Birthday Card and an Elvis Concert Scam June 2008 Entry #13: ELVIS: The Man and His Music—The Best Magazine for Elvis Fans Entry #14: Hugh Jarrett—the Forgotten Jordanaire—Dies at Age 78 Entry #15: Florida Fan Takes His Elvis Movies Seriously Entry #16: Stage Production All Shook Up Celebrates Presley's Music
July 2008 Entry #17: How to Create a Younger Elvis Fan Base Before It's Too Late Entry #18: Looking for Elvis in the Pacific Northwest—50 Years Later: Part 1 Entry #19: Looking for Elvis in the Pacific Northwest—50 Years Later: Part 2 Entry #20: Separate Relationships with Elvis Brought Rex and Elisabeth Mansfield Together Entry #21: Elvis's Memory Still Lives at a Motel in Kalama, Washington August 2008 Entry #22: Reasons to Be Excited—and Apprehensive—About Elvis Week 2008 Entry #23: August 16—A Day to Celebrate and Reassess Elvis Presley's Legacy Entry #24: Thoughts and Comments on Elvis Week 2008 Entry #25: Up Close and Personal with
Four "Elvis Girls" at Elvis Week 2008 September 2008 Entry #26: Did Girls Have Sex on Their Minds When Watching Elvis in the Fifties? Entry #27: An Elvis Catechism and a Fortune Cookie: A Look at “The 24-Hour Church of Elvis Entry #28: Another Look at the "Johnny Rivers-Elvis Presley-'Memphis' Recording Caper" Entry #29: “Elvis Pigsley” and Other Animals Named After Elvis Presley
October 2008 Entry #30: Being an Elvis Fan in the Mid-Sixties Was Difficult Entry #31: Early 1956 Concert Judged Elvis to Be Original and Exciting Entry #32: “Heartbreak Hotel” Was Not Really Elvis Presley’s First #1 Record Entry #33: Elvis and Frank Sinatra: More in Common Than You Might Think Entry #34: Some Interesting Thoughts on Elvis’s Musical Legacy November 2008 Entry #35: During His Lifetime Elvis Was Too Busy to Vote for President Entry #36: The Mystery of Marilyn Evans, the “Million Dollar Quartet” Girl Entry #37: What Made Elvis Presley One of Rolling Stone’s Greatest Singers of All Time Entry #38: What If Elvis Had Made Only One Movie Per Year?
December 2008 Entry #39: Elvis' Christmas Album Drew Harsh Criticism in 1957 Entry #40: Memories of Past Elvis Christmas Presents—and One Request for This Year Entry #41: Elvis’s 1968 TV Special Still Remains a Spiritual Experience Entry #42: Reviewing Elvis’s Twenty-Three Christmases From 1954-1976
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