One of my favorites. Thank you for watching.

There are many places I would like to visit if I had a time machine. I did a video of Elvis at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The Manhattan skyline he saw in 1958 was so different than today.

Thank you for watching. I appreciate your comment.

It’s my favorite also! I also love Girls, Girls, Girls. And you can see the “Blue Hawaii” poster on a marquee in that movie.” I appreciate your comment.

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I can’t say for certain, but as Elvis said “It was to exploit the Presley name.” After the divorce she was no longer a Presley. And the few offers she got for interviews, she literally had to put in her terms “ no questions about Elvis”. This was brought up in a few newspaper articles especially when she became the “Wella” spokeswoman. Plus you have to have the talent to back up your claims. She is ok but not really talented. It was when she realized people were only interested in Elvis, she started granting interviews & got paid well for them. And then she used the opportunity to talk down about him.

@@jmf2471 Early one after the divorce she was saying she wanted to put Elvis behind her, "that's a part of my life that's over!" She tried to get interviews and things without talking about Elvis, thinking for some self aggrandizing reason that the public was interested in HER. She lived in Never Never Land. She got nowhere in show business until Elvis died and she could use him. The part in the divorce settlement where Elvis says "the movie offers were because of the Presley name" (she CLAIMED she was getting movie offers) proves that Priscilla was already wanting to go into show business when she left Elvis, and they had probably been arguing about it. In my opinion, that is the real reason she left him. To go into show business because right after the divorce she got an agent. All her other excuses for leaving him are bogus if you look at them closely. Jo jo, is there some reason or setting on your site that keeps people from making a link to you? I tried to give several people links to your video but it just won't take. Do you know why?

@@jmf2471 I think it was SHE who wanted "no questions about Elvis" because with her gigantic ego, she thought the public would be interested in her for herself. However, by the time she was doing the Wella commercials, Elvis was dead and she was using his last name.

The way she looked at him sometimes…she was smitten.

I found it on a used book website. But how I wish I could have gotten my hands on one of the autographed copies that came up for auction.

Thank you for commenting. From what I recall there was a time where Kathy would be at Graceland when Linda was there. If i recall correctly, there is a photo of Elvis, Linda, Billy and a few others, walking in the parking lot of a Cadillac Dealership. Elvis bought around 17 cars. One of those cars were gifted to Kathy so they were friendly to each other. Maybe not best friends but they got along. Anita did not personally write her own book but she was integral in writing it with her daughter. There is an interview on youtube kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obN_i7Kprq_LeHU.htmlsi=r5vDU2N9H836Heo3 with Anita's daughter about writing the book. I will re-visit Kahy's book and get back to you on any specifics regarding Linda. TCE

Mario was one the greatest pop singers as well as operatic -do some research!

Mario had a #1 pop hit called Be My Love in 1950: the first single to reach 1 million in sales and this while his movie The Great Caruso was a huge success in theaters. Amazing talent!

I greatly appreciate your generous comment. I hope you can go back and watch a few others. (I apologize in advance for some of the weak audio. I'm still learning.)

@@jmf2471 I most certainly will 🤙🏽

Ps: You are so very lucky to have Arlene 's book,I'm so grateful for your excerpts on Instagram 🙏

@@anne_and_elvis8596 I’m still working on finding a way to make it more accessible. I just have to contact the right people.

May has to be one of my favorites. What a glamorous life. And she was personal friends with Marilyn Monroe. The stories she must have known but kept sacred. Integrity!

The Elvis Ignited is fantastic if you live or visit Florida. There are so many Elvis landmarks there to explore. Especially in Jacksonville & that home in Orlando. (You will know what I mean when you read the book. I don’t want to give it away.) And Thank you again.

I have my limit on what I can spend also. I just got lucky in finding Arlene’s book for $190.00 that was right before they shot up to $500. But Iam exploring options with that one.

Thank you so much for watching. I read “The Private Elvis” a few years ago, however I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing any information. The page numbers vary & Unless I study each book page by page, I don’t see much different n the bulk of the information with exception of the events that occurred in the last year of his life.

For the Presley men; "What happened in Germany should have stayed in Germany"' would have been beneficial for both. However, we can't re-write history. My theory is, Elvis was not ready to marry at 25 years old. He put his life on hold for 2 years in the Army and after that was behind him, he wanted to pick up were he left off. I feel, that is why his tone changed when he wrote those letters to Anita. His first letters pledged his undying devotion and his later letters were like, well 2 years is a long time to wait for someone so if you found some one else... I think he did not want to drag Anita around another 5 years, she was already 22, which in those days, the clock is ticking to marry. With Priscilla, he had time to wait until she was 21. I think Priscilla was very accommodating to Elvis during the dating years but she wasn't being herself. She put on a façade and then one day was like, things will change when we are married. They did not change and then she realized she was not going to get out of Elvis what she thought she would. Her own fame. She threw Elvis under the bus with her book. She underestimated the Elvis fans. We love Elvis. I am an Elvis fan. (period)

@@jmf2471 great response, could not have said it better myself. You are so right when you write that Priscilla underestimated Elvis's fans. She gave me the impression that she put herself above them, whereas Linda has always been happy to chat with them on a fan to fan basis.

Me too. I especially liked it better the second time I read it.

If you could direct me to the source of that information, I could put that in the description box for clarification. We reported his scholarship when he was in his teens. But I could not find information on him taking lessons as a young child. It also seems , every time I’m in Philly, his museum is closed. But I do appreciate your comment.

@@jmf2471Mario Lanza did not get into singing seriously until he was a teenager, and that’s when he began taking lessons, most notably from Enrico Rosati, who had taught Benjamino Gigli. Incidentally, Mario’s birth surname is pronounced Cocotzza.

Thank you for the information and clarification @@alexvaliansky7707

Thank you for your questions. I would not say she was a girlfriend. She was part of “the Gang” She was friendly with Frances, Heidi and Darlene. And she was welcomed to Elvis’s Audubon home by Gladys at the time Graceland was being renovated. She is also in that last photo of Elvis in Texas at boot camp the night before his train ride to Brooklyn. It is Arlene on that phone conversation that you here on the internet. Everything changed when Anita left. When she left, most of those girls were already married even though Anita was 4 or more years older then them.

*hear on the internet (not here)

Thank you for watching & I appreciate your comment. I will work on a reboot of that. Hopefully soon.

The video was RE-BOOTED today. I hope the audio is improved. I did not have an issue with it on my desktop. I did not review it on my iPhone or Smart TV and I am hoping you do not have audio issues with it. I appreciate your comment.

There are many pictures of her and Elvis together. As well as Jerry & Joyce and Sonny and Joyce. Many of her stories line up with those of the MM. it appears Elvis was dating Barbara, Joyce and Kathy at the same time. I imagined it like the movie “Boeing, Boeing” of the 1960s 🤷🏻‍♀️

@@jmf2471 Haha. A friend visits his philandering friend just as that man's scheme of being secretly simultaneously engaged to three flight attendants goes awry. That's about the size of it.

@@jmf2471 A timeline of events that, according to Joyce, took place during their relationship from August 19, 1969 through February 1972 equaled approximately 910 days. Based on the book, the time that they were actually physically together, seems minuscule (approximately 35 days) in comparison to other love interests.

@@LoanShoppingExpert I can’t imagine being one of the MM and keeping all these women straight. I’m surprised they didn’t get their names mixed up.

Yes! A perfect description.

Numerous Elvis fans have reported that Kathy was working on another book. However, Kathy has not been as active on Facebook as in the past, to report a status. In some instances Kathy goes into details and others are generalized. I think it was difficult on describing her relationship because they went from a a working relationship, to a love affair to being good friends and back to a working relationship, which is never an easy thing to maneuver. But they were 2 adults living their life. The thing I found interesting is she too dated Jerry Schilling and I just can’t figure the timeline yet. Just that they dated. According to the newspaper article from 1961 (not 1960 as I may have said in the video) Anita signed a contract with Sun Records a few weeks prior to the news article.Sam Philips said “She’s a fantastic talent,” “We’ve been trying to sign her for a long time.” I can only report on what I find in research the only way to confirm 100%,is if I had the contract to view.

Thank you for watching and your comment. I appreciate it.

I’m so glad you enjoyed the Elvis Book video and thank you for your comment. This video is the third in the series. I’m thinking of doing my “Fringe” book collection. These are books by and of other artists but have great Elvis stories that are quite credible. I picked up a lot of information from these books and they fill in, or support many Elvis stories. But it may take me a while to get that one started.

I doubt there are 60 books out there about him. If you do have so many do you have any by some lady named Trina? I'm really interested in the one about him in the military that she wrote, but I feel she's not very reputable, and I don't want her to profit off our beloved Elvis. If you've read the military book, do you feel that it's reliable and truthful? Just curious if you have all (3) books she wrote about him? I think there were (3) I would like to read Dixie's book.

@@resa.walters The army books I have are “Sergeant Presley” by Rex & Elizabeth Mansfield. Elizabeth was Elvis’s secretary in Germany & Rex his friend. And Soldier by by Ira Jones and Bill E. Burke. Bill was a memphis news reporter & wrote many books on Elvis. He was photographed with Elvis on the train from NJ to Memphis when Elvis got out of the army. While I don’t know Trina’s book, it maybe very well researched just like many biographies. My book collection focuses on books written by people who knew Elvis, but those are becoming rare. I would go into the newer books maybe down the road sometime.

Soldier Boy

Hi Ann, I’m so glad you enjoyed this collection. There are a few women who I did not include here. I would put that in my “mystery” collection. And yes Priscilla’s book will be another video. I adore Dixie’s book. She has told a few of her stories in interviews. The Spaguy has 2 that I know. And recently “Two girls talk aboutElvis” channel go over her book. The letters are adorable but basically, when she was in class she would write him letters instead of do her school work. She would write about being “Mrs. E.A. Presley” so you could imagine the conversations they had. The fact that these letters were kept, is just too adorable. Also, I would check for interviews. Maybe the Elvis Australia site.

One more thing, read the answer to the other comments. I will be addressing some of what Kathy wrote. She also has a Facebook page so some of what she wrote maybe in there.

I will answer one topic at a time. Elvis told Kathy in early 70s he had a “cancer-like” condition. (She, Charlie & Larry held that info in strict confidence. He had pernicious anemia, glaucoma, cluster migraines, chronic insomnia and suffered 3 other mild heart attacks. He said often to her (because his mom died early and his uncle) that “I don’t have much time left.” Some of the health episodes were either exaggerated or downplayed depending on who wrote about it and what publisher had it out for Elvis (me paraphrasing Kathy)

Page 55 “Elvis was on the phone…he was talking to Priscilla and he sounded angry,.,When he hung up …he proclaimed: ‘Marriage is an outdated institution. It just doesn’t work for most people and ought to be abolished.” This is not saying he didn’t love his wife, just that his profession was not conducive to that lifestyle. On the one hand he believed marriage was for life and you bear thick & thin. On the other hand, his life was restrictive due to his fame, that who he spent time with was one area he could express being free.

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@@jmf2471 Do you know if he told Billy Smith about his med conditions, according to Kathy? And thank you for your responses.Her book is too expensive for me to buy and difficult to find.

I’m sorry I didn’t answer sooner. It is interesting because she didn’t mention it in the book if Elvis made that info known to Billy. Being that Elvis was so close to Billy, Billy would have known. On the other hand it has been rumored that Elvis Planted that story to see who the gossip was, although Ed Parker also knew. Or Billy did know and swore to secrecy & never broke that trust ever. Billy didn’t like when Elvis told a story about Billy so I can’t see Billy doing the same to Elvis, due to the pledge.

Thank you for watching and your comment. That would be awesome if Coco Palms was restored. There are quite a few photos of Elvis on vacation there also..

I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. The last time I was in Philly I was able to find Mario Lanza’s museum Unfortunately, his home is no longer standing. I am also researching where his family’s market was located. As far as Mario’s voice, it was perfection. No wonder Elvis admired him. As far as their celebrity, the similarity is uncanny.

Because there are no long shots of the home, I believe the house was completely built on set in California. I do love the set design though. The only actual home on record, that Elvis stayed at was during his March 1977 vacation. There is a book called “The Last Vacation” that has more information on that trip. I have been trying to pin point the address, I do not have the book. I just know it was on the north shore & has been demolished & rebuilt.

Also, Elvis usually stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village when he stayed In Oahu. The only other private home on the island he spent time at was Jack Lord’s home.

I greatly appreciate you watching the video. I was shocked about how similar they were. Lanza was a favorite of mine especially after seeing him in the movie “The Great Caruso” I can see why Elvis admired him. But I am a huge Elvis fan.

And check Thriftbooks and Abebooks for good used books.

My apology for the audio. Unfortunately, once it’s published on KZfaq, I can’t edit. This one maybe my next “Re-boot” with better audio. I do appreciate your feedback & for watching.

Thank you for watching and I completely agree. I think Arlene's book is one of the most important books of the insight of Elvis just being himself. She wrote a respectful and insightful book. I am trying to find out if her son, co-writer or publisher own the rights to it. Now they have print on demand books, meaning you don't have to expend the cash to have alot printed hoping they sell. There is also e-books. I will keep searching.

Thank you for watching and for those suggestions. I will check them out! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Thank you for watching my video. I know this is your favorite subject matter. I hope you get the opportunity to read some of them. 💕 💕

I very much appreciate you watching the video. As you can see my book collection is not displayed as beautifully as yours.

Thank you so much. I makes me so happy to share information that many fans may not have access. I think Arlenes story is so important to give insight into Elvis’ life. His & his family’s hospitality, and generosity. I think they were all so grateful to be blessed and out of poverty that they wanted to share the success with everyone.

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It really is a fantastic book. If you get a chance, and have Instagram, there are some excerpts in my highlights labeled Arlene, and Ii & III

I greatly appreciate you watching!

It is so kind of you to leave a comment. It is great to share anything Elvis with people who appreciate it and even more wonderful that you can share it with your family.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. TCB

Thank you for watching the video and your comment. TCB

Thank you for watching. My family is from Brooklyn but I grew up on Long Island so a lot of things I say pretty much comes from me hearing my family members all my life. 😄

@@jmf2471 My dad was from Brooklyn - my grandmother was Brooklyn through and through. My great Aunt and Uncle lived in Queens most of their lives! Keep up the great work!

I agree.

So true... the scenes in the movie are the 1960s Hawai'i I remember