2008 Elvis Blog Archives
by Alan Hanson

Links to the 2008 blogs are listed chronologically below. To access the blog archives by subject, use the button bar at left

March 2008

Entry #1: It's Getting Harder and Harder to Find the "Real" Elvis Presley

Entry #2: An Eye for Truth and Balance Helps Protect the Presley Legacy

April 2008

Entry #4: Don't Sweat the Numbers; Elvis's Legacy Lives On Without Them

Entry #5: How "Loving You" Changed How Hollywood Handled Films

Entry #6: Mariah Carey Passes Elvis in #1s—But Can't Match His Influence

Entry #7: Separating Elvis the Entertainer From Elvis the Human Being

May 2008

Entries #10 & #12: DJ Pat O'Day Recalls Colonel Parker's Tricks and Scams

Entry #11: Letters-to-Editor in '56 Revealed Strong Feelings About Elvis

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 #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 #18-19: Searching for Elvis in the Pacific Northwest—50 Years Ago

Entry #20: Separate Relationships with Elvis in Germany brought Rex Mansfield and Elisabeth Stefaniak Together

Entry #21: Elvis's Memory Still Lives at Motel in Kalama, Washington

August 2008

Entry #23: Remembering Elvis on His 73rd Birthday in 2008

Entry #25: Up Close and Personal with 4 "Elvis Girls" at Elvis Week 2008

September 2008

Entry #26: Did Girls Have Sex on their Minds When Watching Elvis in the '50s?

Entry #27: A Look at the 24-Hour Church of Elvis in Portland, Oregon

Entry #28: The Johnny Rivers-Elvis Presley "Memphis" Recording Caper

October 2008

Entry #30: Being an Elvis Fan in the Early Sixties Was Difficult

Entry #31: Early '56 Elvis Show in North Carolina Amazed Reviewer

Entry #32: I Forgot to Remember to Forget: Elvis's First #1 Record

Entry #33: Elvis and Frank Sinatra: More in Common Than You Might Think

Entry #34: American Heritage Assesses Elvis Presley'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 Elvis Christmas presents—past and present

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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