May 15 - Second coming of the King?

If I come across one more mention of Elvis week on Am. Idol I will die. Enough already.

May 15 - Kid Galahad originator

Caught the very end of a Turner Classic Movies movie, in which the host Robert Osborne mentioned the film was remade several times, including as Elvis's Kid Galahad. Couldn't find a quick photo of Elvis from KG when I searched for Elvis boxer, so here's a photo of him with a boxer.

May 13 - Amazon home page

Okay, so I buy Elvis things on Amazon, but that doesn't mean the home page always has Elvis things. Today, front and center, there was this DVD.

May 13 - Gillian and David sing Elvis Presley Blues

On VH1 Country.

My 13 - Photo of Sun fellow recording artist at Graceland

In flipping thru a book of photos by Harry Benson, I came across a picture of late era Roy O in Graceland, posing with Elvis busts. It was taken circa 1987.

May 12 - Liner Note

Reading the notes on the CD for the best of the Partridge family, an unexpected reference to David Cassidy "nailing the raw Elivs-like vocal nuances heard on the tag of 'Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque."

May 11 - More Lewis name drops

I hate Jerry Lewis, but couldn't resist picking up his book about Dean Martin at the library. Of course, twice he drops Elvis's name -- once saying Elvis was the nicest person he ever met. Since Jerry Lewis isn't very nice, I guess that's saying something...

May 11- YouTube Score!

Robbie Williams doing the Elvis cover of Suspicious Minds. Fab!

May 11 - Steve Jones does Elvis

Today on Jonsey's Jukebox, he had some musician friend and they entertained themselves by singing Chitty Chity Bang Bang as Elvis and later as Tony Joe White would have sung it.

May 10 - Am. Idol again

I'm late in reading this week's People, and of course there's a photo of Elvis and a story on American Idol...

May 10 - George says Jerry

Watching old Ocean's 11 interview with George Clooney in which he describes Jerry Weintraub as being Elvis's manager, which isn't quite right but counts nevertheless....

May 9 - American Idol overkill

Even when I try to escape it, I can't. An innocent E! Online article turns into... Meanwhile, this season's remaining four contestants are still toiling away to pick the right songs, please Paula, shush Simon and stay in Randy's dawg pound. To prepare for this week's show, where they'll channel one of America's first idols--Elvis Presley--Daughtry, Yamin, Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks jetted off to Graceland to work with music mogul Tommy Mottola. Formerly the head honcho at Sony Music Entertainment and spouse of Mariah Carey, Mottola currently heads Universal's Casablanca Records and is married to Latin pop singer Thalía.

And what's a trip to Graceland to study the King of Rock 'n' Roll without a meeting with the royal family? Priscilla and Lisa Marie were also in residence to welcome Idol's final four.

"I think it's a great thing," Priscilla Presley told reporters. "I love the fact that these are people from all over the United States who probably would never have had the opportunity to be in this position."

The season-five winner gets the good news May 25.

May 9 - First Gawker Stalker mention

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, walking in Soho. Now, on its own this would have been kind of boring just b/c I cared more about him when he was the guy from Bend it Like Beckham as opposed to the guy who managed to pull off the lead in a Woody Allen film and a tv movie about Elvis both in the same calendar year. And I’m pretty over both his and Keira Knightley’s pouts. But I digress…So JRM is walking along and talking to his friend (female). He’s in tight black jeans, scary small waist, really pasty, looking a bit like Pete Doherty to be perfectly honest; constantly lifting up his white old man’s hanes t-shirt, kind of a weird spring in his step, and exposing his blue Calvin Klein underwear. Of course, my friend who was with me was convinced JRM was “taunting” him specifically with the underwear flashes. So, the British Elvis is going on and on quite loudly about how apparently Colin Farrell mouthed off on some random radio show that Irish women should wax, and do a bit more grooming downstairs and waxing stats in his country skyrocketed. Like, comparing them to women of the world, Colin was really bummed that his countrywomen were performing poorly in that category. My favorite line from JRM, in that accent of his, “I mean, it’s like Colin f*cking Farrell says get waxed, and women all over Ireland go get waxed.”

May 9 - Second Gawker Stalker mention

5/3, 6 p.m: Saw Lisa-Marie Presley walking south on Bleecker with a bunch of people. Thought, ‘That haggard woman looks a lot like Elvis’s kid.’ Wore sunglasses & a scowl. Took off glasses before quickly getting into a huge black SUV. Looked a bit tired & very much like daddy.

May 9 - Matt Stone & Trey Parker's Universal Promo

Watching on YouTube the Universal promo that I hadn't seen in at least 8 years, I forgot Shelley Fabares makes an appearance and says "When I made Clambake with Elvis."

May 6 - EW skips a week but comes back strong

Late to the story, EW reports on the cover artwork similiarity of the new kd lang album with the Clash London Calling and the first Elvis album -- with photos illustrating each....

May 3 - Cabinet with Elvis painted on it

So I googled Elvis cabinet and this is what came up. This is not what I meant. I meant a cabinet with Elvis painted on it - which is what I saw in a book I picked up at the library tonight about Los Angeles's funky things.

May 2 - More Country Weekly mentions

So the previous issue of Country Weekly with Toby on the cover came a day after the current one (good mail service!) and in it there's an Obit for Charlie Hodge and Jon Bon Jovi mentions Elvis.

May 1- Enough about the Ebay house

In this week's Country Weekly, there's a photo of EP and a small story about the house being sold on ebay, a story which I am mighty sick of by now. But of course I do want to know how it turns out.

April 30 - Tim & Faith sing That's All Right Mama

Finally watched the Tim McGraw TV special, and the McGraws sing the classic Elvis song, at the end of which Tim says in Elvis-ese "Thank You Very Much!"