#elvis in vegas

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[hooked-on-elvis]

ELVIS USES THE 'F' WORD DURING A CONCERT 🤬

PICTURE: Elvis performing live at the Hilton (International) Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 30, 1974 (Midnight concert, 12:00 a.m.).

Elvis Presley was humble and kind to everyone, everyone — even the ones who demonstrated not being keen to his music or holding prejudices against him, something he usually took it in a stride, showing his understanding and mature side when comprehending it was only their right not to appreciate his music or performance, therefore he didn't hold resentment for his haters/detractors or took it personally in any way, but Elvis wasn't cold blooded and sometimes he snapped back at the rude and mean people that crossed his way showing extremely senseless hate to him.

On August 30, 1974, Elvis was performing in Las Vegas at the Hilton International Hotel. It was his second show at the night (Midnight concert). Out of the blue, while Elvis talking to the audience and getting ready to sing another tune, a fan lady in the audience screamed 'I love you Elvis'. Elvis kindly replied, 'I love you too, sweetheart', and then another person said something to him (inaudible in the recorded material) to which we can hear Elvis replying, 'Well, I don't take that for granted'.

Suddenly, right following this endearing moment between a music idol and his fans, a smart-ass in the audience, probably trying to make Presley uncomfortable or just intending to call some attention for himself, shouted, 'I HATE YOU, ELVIS'. Without even thinking twice, Elvis immediately snapped: 'FUCK YOU.'

Elvis, who was in a great mood, very talkative throughout the concert, cracking jokes and even demonstrating some karate moves at some points, surely wasn't up to go on with that distasteful situation any longer, depriving his fans of some more valuable and joyful moments of his performance, so, without waiting for any kind of reaction from the unwelcome hater, Elvis begins singing 'An American Trilogy' and the show went on as smooth as if nothing of that nature had ever happened.

I wonder if the guy left the showroom or not. Probably he didn't.

Not much time later, Elvis can be heard laughing and then saying, "Just kidding" still in the middle of the "An American Trilogy" performance. I'm sure Elvis didn't feel proud of what happened in the way he responded the "fan" because he knew this could leave a permanent impression on this person. His (somewhat) apologize was not a matter of "damage control" concerning Elvis' image as a performer, in my opinion, but the will not to let that person go home feeling mistreated by him. Elvis was sensitive to other people's feelings. His close friends have said many times how El could be pissed off at someone, act impulsively in his anger but then immediately regret it afterwards and apologize the best way he found suitable. As I said, Presley never treated fans, who took their time to watch his live performances, in that manner but he just couldn't help feeling upset by that guy's bothering remark and that's completely forgivable - even because some of us would have done even worse in his place, if we can be honest with ourselves. As it seems, EP probably regretted the impulsive reply, but the guy totally asked for it.

This snippet is from a concert in Las Vegas, on August 30th 1974. The moment happened right after he finished singing 'Hound Dog'. You can hear the FULL CONCERT HERE (that moment begins at 35:23).

I recommend you to listen to the full concert. There's many great moments of Elvis on stage that day. One of the nicest things, right at the end of the concert, is when Elvis tells the audience that Dean Nichopoulos (son of his doctor, George Nichopoulos) is in the audience. Elvis tells them that Dean requested for him to perform 'Suspicious Mind', to what he shares with the audience that he would but under one condition. He made a deal with Dean that, if he sang the song, the boy would have to workout in Memphis at the karate dojo there, every day starting from the moment they went back to Memphis after the engagement was over.

This is the friend Elvis was. He wanted the best for the ones he cared for. 🥹⚡ Can we have any more doubt on why his friends and coworkers and all the fans talk so highly on Elvis since always? It is not exclusively because of who he was as a performer, much less because of any favors granted them over the years too. It happens simply because of who Elvis was as a human being and how special and loved he made people feel whenever he was near. Precious boy! My heart can't stand the amount of love and appreciation I have for Elvis, seriously. He was not only one of the greatest performers the world has ever seen. He was one of the precious souls to ever walked the earth - a faulted man at times, but a great human being, a figure of love, generosity, compassion, loyalty, true friendship and so much more. God bless his soul. 💙

LIVE ALBUM 'Elvis: Night Fever in Vegas'. Release: 1997. Recording Type: Live Soundboard Recording. Location: Las Vegas, Nevada. Date: August 30 - 1974, Midnight Show.

CLARIFICATION ON THE LIVE ALBUM COVER PICTURE — 'Elvis: Night Fever in Vegas', released in 1997.

Looking for pictures of that August 30, 1974 concert, I found Elvis wearing different suits. I was so confused on which one was the right picture from that concert that I had to do some research, otherwise I wouldn't be in peace. Here's what I found, I hope it can help clarify some fans too.

At the concert that moment happened, Elvis was not dressed as the cover from the live album shows. He was dressed in the Two-toned Wine Glass Leather Two-piece suit (picture above is from the actual concert on August 30, 1974 - Midnight concert). For the dinner concert earlier that night (8:15 p.m.) he wore the Emperor Beige Leather Two-piece suit. On the live concert album cover released in 1997, is a picture of Elvis dressed in the Chinese Dragon suit, first worn during the latter part of the 1974 August/September Las Vegas engagement. To be exact he wore the Dragon suit for the first time on September 2, 1974, therefore that picture used as a cover to the live album with the recorded August 30, 1974 concert can be either from September 2, 1974 or from one of the next Vegas engagement concerts when he wore the Chinese Dragon suit again (September/October 1974).

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SOURCES ⚡

For last, I'd like to thank/mention www.elvisconcerts.com for being a precious source of enlightenment on Elvis' concerts dates and the suits worn by him, with their amazing index on the website. It helps me A LOT getting the accurate info for the pictures of Elvis onstage (1969-1977) that I share in my posts. Other sources for the info on this post were: elvisoncd.com [concert setlist], Pinterest [pictures], Youtube [ELVIS WORLD and J.R. The King of London (Channel 2) [recorded concert].

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Elvis attending Nancy Sinatra's opening show at The International – August 29, 1969.

Photographed above with Joe Esposito, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire.

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This photo is equally as crazy in context as it is out of context 😂

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[that-one-raccoon]

Soukoku Wedding in Vegas:

The Reception...

(just to clarify, i have no idea where the og picture was taken but i doubt its vegas)

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You look lost...

[parchmentknight]

wastelanders and squatters... the King.

ive always wanted to draw him (and use him as an excuse to draw elvis but, like, a better version of elvis who doesnt come with elvis-sin and presley-burdens), and include the image of the kings school of impersonation blackboard because it brings me much joy.

and the king would be the one teaching the kings, at least at first, because it was just him and pacer in the beginning. which would imply that pacer would also be a teacher, and id like to imagine that new kings are terrified of pacer and would much rather prefer having the king teach them instead. pacer = strict substitute, the king = cool teacher

im real proud of his face, but please note that i took inspo from @/spursthatjingle and @/t00thpasteface, both on tumblr! while also using his "agent elvis" character design and real pics of elvis (i also headcanon this man to look like an EXACT double of elvis).

[luckywildgirl]

Vegas Elopement

[t00thpasteface]

arrested for anarchist conspiracy, public indecency, and other made-up crimes that aren't real. luckily the ncr justice system moves so slowly that blue has pleeeenty of time to break them out

[hooked-on-elvis]

Photo by Ann Moses. Elvis at the International Hotel, Las Vegas on August 1, 1969.

From the "Happening in Hollywood" by Funky Duke Lewis column, December 1970:

"When ELVIS PRESLEY played the International Hotel in Vegas, house engineers set the air conditioning in the showroom 11 degrees lower than normal due to the heat generated by his audiences. His take home pay for the four-week gig was $1,000,000. He worked hard for it.

One thing you won't want to miss in the Elvis" flick "Elvis: That's The Way It is," a documentary during due out at Thanksgiving, is our Editor, Annie Moses, filmed talking about her fave (El) and watching his show in Vegas, the very same one you read about in Tiger Beat. Besides The King, the documovie has a section on his fans."

Article published by Ann Moses on her Facebook page, on July 18, 2022.

Elvis and Ann at the International Hotel, August 1, 1969.

[grickle14]

"It's Elf-vis, baby!"

[p0lksaladannie]

Elvis live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas on August 21st, 1969.

[rainydayz101]

I yearn to see Elvis preform an it breaks my heart that I cant 😭

[areyouscaredyet]

How did I forget to put this here what

[musicalfilm]

my rival is a baby blue racing car.

viva las vegas (1964) // dir. george sidney