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  Elvis sightings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elvis sightings are a recurring phenomenon in which people claim to see American singer and rock star Elvis Presley, who supposedly died on August 16, 1977.
One meta-theory holds that stories of Elvis sightings are circulated by the CIA to discredit in advance stories of secret government weapons and activities.
Sightings of Elvis in the Yukon Territory are completely believable, since "Tagish" Elvis Presley, a local resident, has not only legally adopted the name, but dresses as Elvis and believes he is a reincarnation of Elvis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elvis_sightings   (1562 words)

  
 Sightings and Faith
While Elvis sightings are now not as prolific as they were throughout the 1990s, when he is seen at places and in situations many find incredulous, at county fairs, in cafes or restaurants, at the local supermarket, buying petrol etc.
Elvis opened the door to a bourgeoning youth culture, his impact changed the way teenagers talked, the way they dressed, the way they wore their hair.
One of the most interesting narratives in Strausbaugh's book is his commentary on the similarity between (or borrowing of) motifs in Elvis sightings to those present in the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK and the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Jim Morrison.
www.elvisinfonet.com /faith.html   (1465 words)

  
 VH1.com : Elvis Presley : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Elvis was certainly the first, however, to assertively fuse country and blues music into the style known as rockabilly.
Claiming that Elvis made blues acceptable for the white market is not the whole picture; the singles usually teamed blues covers with country and pop ones, all made into rock & roll (at this point a term that barely existed) with the pulsing beat, slap-back echo, and Elvis' soaring, frenetic vocals.
The 1968 album Elvis in Memphis was the first LP in nearly a decade in which Presley seemed cognizant of current trends, as he updated his sounds with contemporary compositions and touches of soul to create some reasonably gutsy late-'60s pop/rock.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/presley_elvis/bio.jhtml   (2335 words)

  
 Welcome to the Elvis Information Network
And as Strausbaugh theorises in his book, "these familiar settings serve a purpose: their banality lends acceptability and plausibility to the sightings." The sightings are consistent with the findings of a number of anthropologists, everyday settings frequently occur in stories of the supernatural and unusual.
Elvis indeed opened the door to a bourgeoning youth culture, his impact changed the way teenagers talked, the way they dressed, the way they wore their hair.
Elvis sightings are proof of the King's divinity." This statement was made by one of the founders of The First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine, Dr. Edwards.
www.elvisinfonet.com /sightingsfaith.html   (4076 words)

  
 NME.COM - News - ELVIS - THE TEN BEST SIGHTINGS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Elvis Presley is alive and well and currently working as a post-gig T-shirt seller in LONDON, according to NME.COM readers.
His sighting placed Elvis Presley a little further south than Peta from Stockholm who wrote: "The King was sweeping the floor in a bar in Stockholm.
There were numerous sightings of Elvis Presley in chip-shops, mostly in northern England, and a few placing him working as a bus-driver/post-man/truck driver in the US.
www.nme.com /news/102663.htm   (464 words)

  
 An Elvis Presley biography — MUSIC LEGENDS of ROCK and ROLL
When Elvis began putting together his collection of music for his comeback, he was able to reflect on many years of a great range of popular American music, including his own and that of other’s.
Elvis sightings are a recurring phenomenon in which people claim to see American singer and rock star Elvis Presley, who is reported to have died in August 1977.
The Elvis Presley biography contents are solely the opinion of the author and should not be considered as a historical fact or authority on the facts.
www.elvis-presley-forever.com /elvis-presley-rocknroll.html   (3190 words)

  
 Elvis-Spotters Club
It was a sad time for millions of people around the world when the news was announced.
Elvis was only 42 years old at the time.
Elvis had many fans that loved his music, movies and magnetic personality.
www.geocities.com /elvis_spotters/ElvisSightings.html   (320 words)

  
 Elvis Tales
Elvis was here at some point during his service in the army.
Elvis I love you man. My friends tell me I'm crazy, but they don't know how I feel when I awake in the morning only to see your glorious face upon my wall.
Elvis, I've never loved and I've never been loved, but I can tell you that you will always be in my heart no matter what stands between us....
www.ibiblio.org /elvis/elvchat1.html   (954 words)

  
 Elvis taxon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In paleontology, an Elvis taxon (plural taxa) is a taxon which has been misidentified as having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of extinction, but is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a similar morphology through convergent evolution.
The term Elvis taxon is used because of the large number of sightings of Elvis Presley long after his death, as well as for his many impersonators.
The dinosaur Cryolophosaurus is known informally as Elvisaurus for its nasal crest resembling Elvis Presley's pompadour haircut.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elvis_taxon   (275 words)

  
 Dead Elvis's Homepage for the Bardo & Afterlife Challenged
From time to time a sighting may be posted that is suspicious.
Yep, Dead Elvis is known to post news from time to time.
In and amongst the ramblings of a dead guy are a few useful bits of information for those of you that also happen to be dead or dying.
www.deadelvis.com   (646 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Elvis Sightings in the Roman Rite
Liturgical legislation is--or ought to be--a means to prevent accretions that threaten to distort the liturgy as the "one Sacrifice." The contemporary impulse to lard over a traditional liturgy with a multiplicity of liturgical adaptations hence disfigures the liturgy.
The details of authentic liturgical legislation protect the integrity of the Mass--which is, after all, the marriage of heaven and earth, sealed by the blood of the Cross.
When I speak of the "Elvis Rite," I am hoping to disparage with humor serious defects in the way the Mass is being celebrated, not in any way the true nature of the Mass.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=21200   (4040 words)

  
 Elvis sightings abound at open casting call - TELEVISION - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Some 200 sneering, hip-swiveling Elvis Presley look-alikes in pompadours, leather jackets, jumpsuits and blue suede shoes lined up for an open casting call Wednesday outside CBS studios, hoping to play the king of rock ’n’ roll on TV.
Elvis impersonators from as far away as Buffalo, N.Y., Boise, Idaho, Toronto and even Scotland turned Sound Stage 46 into a virtual international house of Presley as they filed one by one before casting directors and producers to perform a few bars of “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock” or “Hound Dog.”
Organizers said they were looking for someone who captures the “essence of Elvis” and bears a close resemblance for an upcoming CBS miniseries about his early career.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6455862   (715 words)

  
 Miniature Graceland, Roanoke, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Don Epperly lives with his family in an older neighborhood at the base of Mill Mountain, nightly bathed in the eerie glow of the Roanoke Star.
Back in the 1980s, he built a magical miniature hamlet of Elvis landmarks on the sloping property next to his home.
A bronze Elvis stood next to the front porch stairs, along with a white mail box for donations.
www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/VAROAelvis.html   (683 words)

  
 Dead Elvis Sightings for the Bardo & Afterlife Challenged
I went up to him and said "Hey, are you Elvis?" he looked at me and said "Sure I am sweet sugar babe" and then he gave me a kiss and a cinnamon heart.
Circumstance: I think that Elvis deserves our respect, He was the King and He will be the king forever, so please do not make fun of him, he has to live in our hearts, so please stop.
He sang 2 elvis songs and his hair was fl with grey streaks later I talked with him, and he told me he was going to do a recording in Glade water Tx.
www.deadelvis.com /sighting/seedeadc.html   (1331 words)

  
 Elvis Sightings,Elvis Presley Sightings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rivera said Elvis was eating something that looked fried and did not look up as they drove past.
At the next intersection, Sacessfa circled the block to come back by the café on the side of the street where Elvis was, but when she drove by in that direction, he was no longer at the table.
She said she was so occupied with the contents of the plate that she didn't really glance at the man's face, which she remembers only as being a little pasty.
honorelvis.com /sightings.htm   (858 words)

  
 The ElvisSightingBulletinBoard.com - A Hunka Hunka Burnin' HyperText   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I saw Elvis walking round the maze at Hampton Court Palace whilst eating a Mr.
It's a welcome sight to see the King being so particular about seperating his glass, from his plastic, from his aluminum recycleables.
i saw elvis in asda i asked him which way to the cheese aisle and he said uh hur that way pointing.
www.elvissightingbulletinboard.com /SightingLog.shtml   (969 words)

  
 Catholic World Report - January 2002
Elvis and his hootenanny combo are not facing the sanctuary in worship; they are facing the people, with their backs to the altar and tabernacle.
For the sake of convenience, let’s call the cumulative effect of these innovative practices since the Council, the “Elvis Rite.” The key component to the Elvis Rite is self-absorption.
The details of authentic liturgical legislation protect the integrity of the Mass—which is, after all, the marriage of heaven and earth, sealed by the blood of the Cross.
www.catholic.net /rcc/Periodicals/Igpress/2002-01/essay.html   (4135 words)

  
 Elvis Presley in Death and Religious Myth from The Bomp Bookshelf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Refried Elvis accounts for the events of 1968 and their aftermath by revealing a mounting crisis of patriarchal values, linked both to the experience of modernization during the 1950s and 1960s and to the limits of cultural nationalism as promoted by a one-party state.
Doss examines Elvis in specific contexts: as a religious icon honored in household shrines, as a focus of sexual fantasy for women and men (both straight and gay), as an inspiration for countless impersonators, and as an emblem of whiteness held in disdain by many fls--despite his having crossed racial lines with his music.
Elvis dearly loved his family, friends, and fans and I think he would want them to understand that he was a man who did the best he could with what he understood at the time.
www.bomp.com /BompbooksElvisDead.html   (6165 words)

  
 Find your radio host at DJ Moves: Elvis Sightings in Miami?
Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo on Z-100 in New York is soon also going to be Elvis Duran and the Y 100 Morning Zoo in Miami.
Elvis, Zoo, etc, will be simulcast from NYC so that the station in Miami will have something with which to replace
Ok, Elvis holds his own in NY and will probably do well in Miami, but it probably helps that he is bringing with him former K & F hottie Carolina Bermudez who moved to NY to join the Zoo last year.
www.djmoves.com /2006/05/elvis-sightings-in-miami.html   (413 words)

  
 News
There’ll be Elvis Tribute Artists and look-a-likes, vintage cars, hula dancing, an Elvis dress-up booth sponsored by Café Hon, special appearances by the Zoo’s animal ambassadors, luau food, and icy alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks.
Founded in 1876, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is the third oldest zoo in the United States and is internationally known for its contributions in conservation and research.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles.
www.elvis.com /news/full_story.asp?id=1085   (475 words)

  
 Elvis Lives -- Report Sighting
We are currently plotting a map of reported Elvis sightings.
Also, be aware of the large and increasing number of Elvis impersonators, many of whom look very similar to Elvis.
This was generated using the same sophisticated techniques used to compile photos that aid in the location of missing children.
www.elvislives.net /pages/sighting.html   (110 words)

  
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Elvis, miraculously rejuvenated after his close brush with death, worked for several years in the late '80s and early '90s as a gynecologist in a free clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan under the name "Dr. Slive Yerpsel." Really.
Last year while I was on vacation in Tahiti, I kept teasing our bartender on how much he looked like Elvis.
Elvis spent the last 25 years in a Costa Rican pawn shop.
www.worth1000.com /cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=605   (636 words)

  
 Elvis sightings, beliefs and apparitions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This mass-yarning for Elvis made him one of the most frequently sighted man even after years of official pronouncement of his death.
I saw Elvis In a leather tannery(undisclosed location to protect the kings privacy, of course) eating Chester fried chicken and drinking a yahoo in the break room at lunch.
We saw Elvis at a fish and chip serving cod and mushy peas.
www.efestivals.biz /elvis/apparition.dxl   (454 words)

  
 Elvis wig and wigs by Cosmic Outfitters.
lvis wigs and Elvis wig pompadours for one of the most flavored and revered American icons.
A popular costume character at parties and gatherings, Elvis sightings are constantly pouring into the fertile imaginations of super market tabloids.
Elvis impersonators keep the spirit of Elvis alive all over the world in many different forms.
www.cosmicoutfitters.com /elvis_wig.htm   (423 words)

  
 Elvis Sightings in Boonville, Mo
Gary had won first place at the Isle of Capri Elvis Contest in Kansas City, in both 2001 and 2002, so I've been lucky enough to see his crowd pleasing abilities on several occasions, and he definitely had that old charisma in high-gear tonight.
From Dearborn Michigan, Matt has been performing for audiences as Elvis since the age of 13.
Elvis Sightings in Boonville, Mo Previous Article
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/elvis_presley/103906   (419 words)

  
 Elvis: sightings, stories and scandals
I believe Elvis is dead for the simple fact he was a known drug addict.
The mispelling on his tombstone, the 'sweaty' corpse (IE, melting wax dummy), the insurance policy that no one ever claimed, the fact he was unhappy with his life, and the list goes on and on and on.
I believe Elvis faked his death, but he probably died in the late ninties or early millennium.
www.ivillage.co.uk /newspol/dilemmas/0,,160990_527641,00.html   (282 words)

  
 Elvis Presley Biography - Elvis Biography
Elvis himself recognized his inherent gifts when he announced, upon his arrival at Sun studios that
Elvis represented the convergence in one small-town boy, born at the right time, in the right place, in the right environment and under the right circumstances, of all the musical currents of America's subcultures: fl and white gospel, country and Western, and rhythm and blues.
A quarter-century after he checked into that great Heartbreak Hotel in the sky, Elvis Presley is everywhere, but especially in the forefront of pop culture with a hit single and several new releases.
www.elvis-presley-biography.com   (597 words)

  
 elvis presley art
Elvis has left the building and entered the Web.
Elvis tribute singer specializing in convention and corporate entertainment for Memphis, TN.
GG Allin meets Elvis Presley in the fever dreams of Artaud.
artelvis.co.uk /links.htm   (933 words)

  
 VIVA ELVIS >>Sightings
Because those who claim to have seen Elvis are too numerous to count accurately, as are the claims themselves, VIVA ELVIS has started with an overview of what we believe are the more well-known websites and pages that are out there.
There are tabloids that thrive on news of Elvis sightings and they enjoy great popularity despite the lack of credibility that characterizes them.
This is the standard reference for Elvis-sighting techniques and the history of Elvis sightings.
village.fortunecity.com /radclyffe/778/sighting.html   (358 words)

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