Elvis Presley’s desert retreat in Palm Springs, dubbed "Graceland West" is on the market, priced at a cool $17 million With panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, the Spanish-style, 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-bath house includes an indoor sauna and steam room, a “sunken black and red tile tub” and the King’s “original kitchen appliances.” Elvis paid $85,000 for the house in 1970, according to media reports. After he died, Priscilla Presley sold it to singer Frankie Valli... Read Full Story
The Natural State Hawg has so kindly tagged me with meme. The chore here to reveal six unspectacular quirks about myself and challenge other bloggers to do the same. The rules here are simple: 1. Link to the person who tagged you. 2. Mention the rules. 3. Tell six unspectacular quirks of yours. 4. Tag six bloggers by linking. 5. Leave a comment for each blogger. So here is my unspectacular list: I think my first quirk will be quite obvious. 1) I must watch any program about Elvis that's... Read Full Story
Elvis passed away on this day in 1977. He was only 42 years old. what a sad, sad day for everyone who loved him. Even though his music and movies still live on, I wonder what else he could have accomplished in his life had he not been taken so young. I know that drugs had a huge part in his untimely death, and he had also gained a lot of weight before he died, but I know that he still had plans on going on tour. I saw a video of him singing shortly before he died and his voice was still... Read Full Story
Have you heard about Eco-Elvis? He's spreading the word on how to be more eco-friendly. His name is Matt Riggs, he lives in Kansas City, Missouri, this is his story: Eco-Elvis came about eleven years ago. I was working at a non-profit group here in Kansas City, Missouri, and we were kicking off a recycling program in an office building. And my coworker friend and I were there – we were basically giving out recycling bins, and it was really, really getting boring. And I was thinking, you know... Read Full Story
I've been awarded my very first award for this blog from http://onthebricks.blogspot.com/
This is what Chilly had to say about me:
Elvis Lover at http://elvisloverblog.blogspot.com/ is, well, what can I say? Loves and is a fan of Elvis. Guess deep down, have always liked Elvis's music and I've learned a lot from reading this blog.
It's called the Arte and Pico Award.
I'm honored to have been one of his picks, I love his blog. He always has such interesting stories. I love... Read Full Story
So on the season finale of the "Farmer wants a wife", Matt chose Brooke to be his wife. Matt is 29 yrs. old and lives in Portage Des Sioux, Missouri. Brooke is 23 yrs old and lives in Huntington Beach, California. In her bio for the show she says she is into acting (no kidding) and she likes country boys and reading the bible. So how long do you think this romance is going to last? I'm not sure that Brooke actually wants to get married, and really I don't think any of the girls that went on... Read Full Story
Well for those of you that didn't watch the reunion show, here's the newsflash. Flavor Flav asks his baby mamma of his seventh child to marry him. He claims he has been wrong in trying to find love on a reality tv show when it's been there for him right in front of his face. And she says yes of course. They have such a cute little boy, but I wonder what about the other women, did he not find love with any of them, but he certainly made love with them. Well I guess that's a whole nother story... Read Full Story
May 24, 1945 Priscilla is born on this day in Brooklyn. Priscilla met Elvis in Germany, when the singer was serving his time in the army and Priscilla was a teenager living with her father, an American military officer. Elvis later asked her father's permission for Priscilla to finish her high school years in Memphis, living at Graceland under the strict supervision of Elvis' father. The couple married in 1967 and had one daughter, Lisa Marie. They divorced in 1973. Read Full Story
On the season finale of Flavor of Love 3, Flav picked Thing 2. He had eliminated her the week before, then he took the remaining girls to Cannes. But He thought he made a mistake by getting rid of her so he flew her out there. In the end he chose Thing 2. The previews for the reunion show on Sunday show Flav getting down on one knee and asking someone to marry him. Which one is it? I have read a few stories that say he has'nt been that close with Thing 2, So I think he might have hooked up... Read Full Story
Saturday May 17, 2008, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were married under tents and amid tight security. The ceremony was held in the backyard of Joe and Tina Simpson, decorated in an Alice in Wonderland theme. Ashlee wore an ivory Monique Lhuillier gown with a veil for the ceremony, and the bridesmaids wore black Vera Wang dresses. The men wore black tuxes with skinny black ties. Guests had been asked to wear dark clothing, and most everyone did, with attire ranging from black jeans and sports... Read Full Story