An Elvis Presley fanatic is set to cash in on his obsession with The King of Rock after placing never-before seen footage of 'The King' up for sale to the tune of £10,000!Most everybody knows this quote: "The police filmed a show one time in Florida because of the P.G.A, Y.M.C.A., or somebody. They thought that I was...something. They said, `Man, he`s got to be crazy`. So they, the police, came out and filmed the show. I couldn`t move. I had to stand still. The only thing I could move was my little finger like that. `You ain`t nothing but a hound dog crying all the time`, y`know, for the whole show."...
And now that actual footage is for sale. Bills Ellis, 67, from Rhyl, North Wales paid the modest sum of £2.50 in today's monetary terms for the showreel containing the historical footage, purchasing the unique souvenir alongside some of his favourite Elvis records in 1961. The footage is believed to have been captured by the Chicago police department who were investigating complaints about Elvis' lewd movements on stage.
'The film shows Elvis from the waist up and it looks like he's singing Baby, Let's Play House. 'It is silent and was obviously taken by an amateur some distance from the stage.
Note - There seems little doubt that this film will be the standard Chicago "Gold Lame suit" film that the UK Elvis fan club sold to Elvis fans in the 1960s - as Mr Ellis reports. Filmed in Chicago in 1957, it is not rare Elvis footage at all.
New Worries over Sonny West Health
Sandi Pichon sent EIN this disturbing update today about Sonny West's health today. He has taken a turn for the worse.
I wish I had more encouraging news to tell you... Sonny has serious blood loss to which there seems to be no explanation. He is being moved tomorrow to an after-care/rehab center for two weeks. I don't understand how they can move him when there is no diagnosis or treatment for the blood loss. Judy missed seeing the doctor two days in a row. She was at the hospital last night but Sonny slept the entire time she was there.
Due to their dire financial situation, Judy is going to sell some very personal items. She is offering two champagne glasses which Elvis and Priscilla gave them as a wedding gift. Judy is also considering selling the bible that Elvis and Priscilla gave her, which she carried in her wedding. It is inscribed by Priscilla. I hope she doesn't have to sell that, but she is getting financially desperate.
I ask that you continue to pray for a healing for Sonny. Thank you so much.
Sandi.
Elvis Honored
What an honor! The Association of 3rd Armored Division Veterans visited Graceland yesterday, Friday July 22, to present a plaque commemorating Elvis Presley's service in the U.S. Army from 1958-1960. Paul Allen Smith commented: "We at the Association of 3d Armored Division Veterans are very proud to have presented this Honorary Membership Plaque to the late Sgt. Elvis Presley. He was an outstanding soldier who served his country proudly."
(Source: Daily Mail / Elvis Information Network)