Trash To Jail
Bruno Tillander, author of the trash book "The world knows Elvis Presley – but they don´t know me" in which he falsely claims that Elvis collected Nazi items, may end up in jail, as the website EIN discovered: "Three well-known Swedish musical artists Lotta Engberg, Martin Stenmarck, and Magnus Carlsson plus their booking agent Bruno Tillander have been charged with tax evasion and face up to two years in prison, reports news agency TT. The artists' booking agent Bruno Tillander is also being charged and is suspected of gross accounting violations and serious tax evasion. Tillander faces up to six years in prison and if he is found guilty he would be forced to serve a minimum of 6 months in jail."
In a radio interview, Tillander talks about Elvis's extensive Nazi collection, "but nobody knows where it ended up." One word applies here: B*llsh*t.
ElvisMatters asked Larry Geller if he knew more about the book and the 'Nazi link', here's his swift reply: "Hi Peter, I was asked to write a short piece for Bruno's book. I haven't read it yet. Elvis and the Nazi's? This is pure hyperbole and or fantasy as far as I'm concerned. If Elvis was into that I certainly would have known. Yes, he did have a lot of guns from various countries and cultures. But Nazi objects...something is fishy here!"
Marty Lacker also tells EIN, "I read that story about Tillander's new book and all I can do is shake my head in disbelief at some of that shit he states.
As for Elvis' supposed vast Nazi memorabilia, all I ever saw in 20 years was a Nazi Military officer's hat and a brown overcoat that they were always depicted as wearing in the winter.
First of all, he features two great pillars of truth, Larry Geller and George Klein so I suggest they list this book in the FICTION section. Geller and his far eastern spiritual crap that screwed Elvis' head up and Klein who is a habitual liar. Where do these people get all this bullshit? Anyone who wastes their money on this piece of shit is an idiot."
Celebrate Elvis Presley's 80th birthday at Graceland in January!
EPE announced the schedule for Elvis Presley's 80th Birthday. The festivities include the annual Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony, Official Insiders Reception, Elvis Birthday Dance Party and a Conversations on Elvis panel.
In addition, there will be a special double screening of "Viva Las Vegas" and "Jailhouse Rock" on January 9, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra will present "Tribute to Elvis: Birthday Celebration" on January 10.
There are many more events on the calendar and lots of special guest announcements to come. More details at Graceland.com.
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Collecting Elvis
Volume 75 in the German "Elvis Sammlung" magazine series has been released. This edition contains the usual magazine, memorabilia reproductions and a mini-poster with a promo for the International Hotel.
(Source: Amazon / ElvisMatters / Elvis Information Network / Elvis Aktuell)