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Video/Audio Elvis in his own words
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on October 30, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/10/30/video-audio-elvis-in-his-own-words/
Why Elvis Presley’s legacy is in trouble
I have always liked, and respected, Elvis Presley onstage and more importantly offstage.
I’ve spent, thank you chronic sleep apena, thousands upon thousands upon thousands of hours; collecting, cataloging, converting to digital formats, etc. so many photographs – videos – recordings – books – handwriting/letters/notes/etc. And yet I have never once monetized my collection or my knowledge.
Elvis Presley’s legacy is in trouble because those such as Billy (Elvis’ cousin who was Elvis’ trusted friend and beloved cousin) & Jo Smith have not been formally recognized, respected, and honored as PRICELESS assets. This is an abomination that is decades in the making and it needs to stop…now.
Elvis Presley’s legacy is in trouble because people my age and even older were the LAST generation who grew up during Elvis’, whole and/or in part, career (i.e. 1954-1977). Those who shared their memories and knowledge. Those who shared their facts and favorites with fans locally and around the world. Those who paid their hard earned money to go to see him in concert and/or in movie theatres. Those who revealed in Elvis’ successes and understood his failures and even his being…human. These are the people who are (sadly) dying in record numbers. Each is irreplaceable and my heart and prayers go out to the families and loved ones
Elvis’ Presley’s legacy
…to be continued
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on May 13, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/05/13/why-elvis-presleys-legacy-is-in-trouble/
Elvis was raw
Yeah I said it
Elvis was raw and from 1956-1958 the world witnessed it as they did in 1968 and 1969.
But, through the beauty of video and audio recordings, we can see it and hear it for ourselves.
You want the polished Elvis? Well, Toodie there never would have been any type of polished Elvis without the raw Elvis and the raw Elvis was the driving force. The basking in the martial arts, the legendary anger that warranted his nickname “fire-eyes”, and his ability to send you to the roof with energy, and yeah he did that all his life, but down back again with his ballads but behind those blue/brown/green eyes was always a fuse and onstage and before tv cameras it was lit. Gloriously lit.
Here is my top 7 Elvis raw examples in no order;
Tiger man
Trouble
Hound Dog (1956, 1957)
Baby, I don’t care
Mean woman blues
Shake, rattle, and roll
PS: Contrary to John Lennon’s statement of “the Army killed Elvis”, aaaggghhhhh, what is a truth is that the Army caused Gladys to die (sooner) and her death killed Elvis in many ways but what was left – and what was to come – would be utter magic and he is missed. Man, he is missed.
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on April 11, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/04/11/elvis-was-raw/
Natalie Wood and Elvis Presley circa 1956
ACCORDING to Lana Wood Natalie’s sister: Intrigued by 21-year-old Elvis’ music and image, Natalie, then 18, had asked her Rebel Without a Cause co-star Dennis Hopper to introduce them. She was charmed by their first dates. “To go to the movies, he bought out the theater,” Natalie’s sister Lana Wood exclusively told Closer Weekly in the magazine’s latest issue, on newsstands now. “That’s not what she was used to.”
Elvis, meanwhile, was starstruck by Natalie, a former child actress. “She was in Miracle on 34th Street when he was a little boy,” Ray Connolly, author of Being Elvis: A Lonely Life, told Closer. The singer invited her home to impress his parents, but his mother Gladys soured on the actress quickly. “Natalie wore a very flimsy nightgown around the house,” Connolly shared. “Gladys was like, ‘Not in my house!’”
Natalie, meanwhile, found Elvis’ close relationship with Gladys troubling. “His mother said something like, ‘Come and sit on Mama’s lap,’” Lana recalled. “They were very affectionate, and it bothered Natalie. She called and asked our mom to make up a story about why she had to come home.”
Their brief romance ended with no regrets. “Later, he called her ‘Mad Nat,’ I think for how angry she got,” Connolly said. Natalie also put the trip behind her. “There were people that she idolized,” Lana said, “Elvis was not one of them.”
DIRECT QUOTE from Natalie Wood:
A former child actress, she had blossomed into an 18-year-old sweater girl and Oscar-nominated actress by the time she met Elvis in 1956. However, in her following comments in the San Francisco News on October 14, 1956, she sounded more like a normal 14-year-old girl with a crush on Elvis.
“I saw his picture in the paper before he got very popular and I liked his eyes. I thought then I just had to go out with him. He’s really great and the most totally real boy I’ve ever met. He’s a real pixie and has a wonderful little boy quality. He’s very courteous and polite and so sweet! He’s the nicest boy I know. A wonderful dancer—and he sings all the time to me. All the girls in the country are in love with him—so why should I be any different?”
When Natalie Wood came to Memphis in 1956, and yes they dated briefly, she was the teenage queen of Hollywood and she was drop dead gorgeous. Their brief fling flamed out with both parties giving, to personal friends, different accounts. BUT there were witnesses to the relationship and there have been several interviews, books etc which go into detail about this period in the lives of these two vastly different (except in looks as both were blessed in those areas). The books authored by Alanna Nash comes to mind.
Elvis
The King got all shook up when he dated Natalie Wood.
As a traffic light turned green, Elvis Presley gunned the engine of his Harley Davidson, causing his passenger, Natalie Wood, to hold her head scarf more tightly. At the height of the singer’s early stardom he’d brought his famous new girlfriend home to Memphis, Tenn. — but it didn’t work out the way either expected.
Intrigued by 21-year-old Elvis’ music and image, Natalie, then 18, had asked her Rebel Without a Cause co-star Dennis Hopper to introduce them. She was charmed by their first dates. “To go to the movies, he bought out the theater,” Natalie’s sister Lana Wood tells Closer. “That’s not what she was used to.”
Elvis, meanwhile, was starstruck by Natalie, a former child actress. “She was in Miracle on 34th Street when he was a little boy,” Ray Connolly, author of Being Elvis: A Lonely Life, tells Closer. The singer invited her home to impress his parents, but his mother Gladys soured on the actress quickly. “Natalie wore a very flimsy nightgown around the house,” Connolly says. “Gladys was like, ‘Not in my house!’ ”
Natalie, meanwhile, found Elvis’ close relationship with Gladys troubling. “His mother said something like, ‘Come and sit on Mama’s lap,’” says Lana. “They were very affectionate, and it bothered Natalie. She called and asked our mom to make up a story about why she had to come home.”
Their brief romance ended with no regrets. “Later, he called her ‘Mad Nat,’ I think for how angry she got,” Connolly says. Natalie also put the trip behind her. “There were people that she idolized,” says Lana, “Elvis was not one of them.” — By Louise A. Barile, reporting by Amanda Champagne-Meadows
“Gladys was embarrassed,” says Connolly. “She didn’t like the idea of this fast Hollywood girl with her son.”
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on April 2, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/04/02/natalie-wood-and-elvis-presley-circa-1956/
EXTREMELY COOL ELVIS PRESLEY PHOTOS March 2020 edition
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on March 21, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/03/21/extremely-cool-elvis-presley-photos-march-2020-edition/
Elvis goes Army photos January 2020 edition
You said you wanted RARE
You said you wanted COOL
You said your wanted Elvis in the Army
You said you wanted 7 photos
Well, Jack now you got ’em
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on January 22, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/01/22/elvis-goes-army-photos-january-2020-edition/
Wednesday January 8, 2020 & Elvis Presley
In less than 30 minutes it will be the 85th EIGHTY-FIFTH anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Elvis!
For whatever reason(s) I am really…sad.
Take care and may God bless you.
Jeff Schrembs
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on January 8, 2020
https://theelvisexpert.com/2020/01/08/wednesday-january-8-2020-elvis-presley/
Happy New Year 2020 to Elvis Presley fans Worldwide
Elvis singing Happy New Year in concert
It has been my pleasure to share my opinions, insight, true stories, facts, documents, photographs, videos, handwriting, personal letters, etc. to Elvis Fans Worldwide these 7 decades.
Though this year has been tough on me missing the likes of; Marty Lacker, Joe Esposito, Red West, Sonny West, Sandi Pichon, Patti Perry, Todd Morgan, Colonel Tom Parker, Lamar Fike, etc. My heart, and prayers, will forever go out to their families as it will to Elvis’ family/friends/loved ones/etc.
I know not how much longer I can share things about Elvis as though I am getting better these cancer battles have taken their toll. But I will continue to do so as much as possible and I am thankful to WordPress, Graceland, Jack Soden, Google, ElvisCollectorInfo, ElvisCollectorWorldwide Fan Club, Elvis Collector Worldwide Forum, my Elvis blogs, etc.
I remain saddened that I am a member of a wonderful, yet declining, group of people who lived during the majority of Elvis’ life. To have seen him. To have heard his music firsthand. And I can tell you it was NOT always cool to be an Elvis fan especially from 1974-1977. The man was a blessing in the entertainment filed endowed with talents, and gifts, from God but more than that he was an exceptional man/person. I miss him
I have to go
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020 to you and your family.
Take care and God bless you and yours…always.
Jeff Schrembs
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Jeff Schrembs
Man that PHOTO IS TOO BIG and I can’t resize it aaaaaaaggggghhhhhhhhhh. But that is really me and YES it is recent for those thinking I was born in Prehistoric times
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on December 30, 2019
https://theelvisexpert.com/2019/12/30/happy-new-year-2020-to-elvis-presley-fans-worldwide/
My thoughts Christmas Eve 2019
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on December 25, 2019
https://theelvisexpert.com/2019/12/25/my-thoughts-christmas-eve-2019/
Merry Christmas to Elvis Presley fans around the world
We all want to wish you and yours a blessed & Merry Christmas.
Also, we want to wish you and yours a Happy Hannukah.
Since this is part of the holiest days of the year let us not even forget the; poor, needy, sick, elderly, imprisoned, persecuted for being Christian or Jewish, nor their family members. For they are just as deserving of happiness, good health, and long lives as we are and in most cases MORE deserving. I keep them in my prayers.
People ask, and man I get thousands of email questions from strangers and another thousands of emails a week from our active Elvis related email list (currently over 202,00 – WOW thank you one and all), “what Elvis music are you listening this time of year”? So ladies and gentlemen with a nod to the children around this world God created my answer is (in no specific order):
Somebody bigger than you and I
You’ll never walk alone
The first Noel
If everyday was like Christmas
Peace in the valley
Lead me guide me
If I can dream
Momma liked the roses
I believe
*** Every song on Elvis’ first Christmas album
IF you haven’t listened to each song on this short list do yourself a favor and take the time to do so as Elvis, as was the case in most of his recordings sans many of the 1960’s sub-par movie songs, put his heart and soul into them. Also, many held special meaning to him and it showed in his vocal inflections and overall great sound. Man, I miss Elvis the man first followed by Elvis the entertainer.
Lastly, please let others know about this blog, AND our sister website ElvisCollector.info, via social media.
THANK YOU & MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HANNUKAH to everyone at WordPress.com for your endeavors have brought me great joy and has enabled us to reach millions more Elvis Presley fans throughout the world (directly and indirectly).
Take care and may God bless you and yours…always.
Jeff Schrembs
Posted by Jeff Schrembs on December 20, 2019
https://theelvisexpert.com/2019/12/20/merry-christmas-to-elvis-presley-fans-around-the-world/
