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Chicago, Illinois. March 28, 1957

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Austin Butler (Elvis, 2022)

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Austin Butler (Elvis, 2022)

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Austin Butler (Elvis, 2022)

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Austin Butler (Elvis, 2022)

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Gotta give it to Elvis, this pose is one of the poses of all time

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June 20, 1972:

Elvis performed at the Civic Assembly Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 8:30 pm. He wore the White Two-Piece suit with laced pockets and the Gold Attendance belt.

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That’s the Way It Is, rehearsals at the International Hotel Ballroom, Las Vegas, August 4, 1970.

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Elvis backstage in Tupelo, Mississippi; September 1956.

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New to me and had to share with y’all!

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Okay...I saw this comment on a YT video and just had to share this with you.

"When I was in college in Waco, Texas circa 2006/2007, I saw a documentary on the local access channel about this very subject, but it also interviewed some of the other women who had sex with Elvis when they were adolescents. This was while he was stationed in Ft. Hood which was less than an hour's drive from Waco. In that documentary, it's reported that Elvis rejected a then 18 year old Natalie Wood because, in his words, she was "too old for him." He was 21 then. The house in Waco he used for these nefarious deeds now operates as a bed and breakfast that markets itself as an "Elvis slept here" type of tourist attraction where they obviously gloss over this for obvious reasons. I have scoured the internet and YT trying to find this documentary, but I think Elvis' estate probably bought up the doc and buried it because it detailed things like how Elvis preferred 14 year old girls and they were instructed by his Memphis Mafia before meeting Elvis to make sure they wore white cotton panties. I STG I'm not making this up. I saw this with my own two eyes and my jaw dropped."

Just...what? I've never even heard of this. And if this "documentary" existed, why didn't it start popping up when the MeToo movement rose to prominence? Surely if this happened, the girls would have no reason not to speak up. I tried Googling, but of course I found absolutely nothing.

What do you make of this?

Well, first of all, the house where he stayed while stationed in Waco is still there. It's currently a bed and breakfast that you can rent, which is very cool and I hope to be able to stay there one day. There's footage of him and Anita there, actually, which is pretty neat. Just Google the Elvis House and you'll find it 🙂

As for the rest of your comment, Elvis and Natalie Wood met back in 1956. It's well documented.

However, the reasoning for their breakup is often attributed to Gladys, who didn't approve of Natalie, and Natalie herself was more than aware of that fact.

The rest of it is nothing more than hearsay and rumor, like a lot of things that seem to surround Elvis lately, unfortunately. I don't look too deeply in such things, and I never recommend any fan, new or old, to do so either.

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June 17, 1960:

Elvis wrote to the U.S. Army and requested that he be placed on standby rather than on active reserve, as his work required him to travel a lot.

Photo: Elvis with fans and friends; June 1960.

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June 16, 1956:

Elvis went to local TV host Wink Martindale’s Teenage Dance Party to promote his charity show at Russwood Park in Memphis on July 4.

Elvis announced that the door prize would be his diamond initial ring.

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. July 2, 1973

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June 15, 1959:

After a press conference in Munich, Germany, Elvis traveled to Paris, France, with Lamar Fike, Rex Mansfield, and Charlie Hodge in a private train car.

Photos: Elvis in Paris, France; June 1959.

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June 13, 1958:

Ed Sullivan phoned Colonel Tom Parker and said he wanted Elvis to make a fourth appearance on his show as soon as he was discharged from the Army. Unfortunately for Sullivan, Elvis would never return to his program, as The Colonel chose to book his client on Frank Sinatra’s variety show on May 12th, 1960, for a then unheard-of fee of $125,000.

Photo: Elvis at home at Graceland, on leave from the U.S. Army; June 1958.