ORDERS received before December 18th will be shipped in time for Christmas

WE WISH all CYBER CLUB MEMBERS and  ELVIS FANS everywhere  A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS and  ROCKING NEW YEAR

Elvisly Yours is proud to announce "Jailhouse Rock the Musical" will premier in England at Plymouth on 20th February 2004.

 Plymouth Theatre Royal

for just a two week engagement  

Friday 20^th February - Saturday 6^th March 2004
 Mon-Sat Eves 7.30pm Thurs & Sat Mats at 2.30pm

Tickets :  01752 267222                     www.theatreroyal.com    

NEXT  

at the Palace Theatre Manchester 
March 9th 2004 for two weeks

Tickets :  0870 - 4013000                        www.manchestertheatres.co.uk 

 then “Jailhouse Rock” will be Rocking
into LONDON at the Piccadilly Theatre 

previews from March 26th and grand opening April 19th 2004

BOX OFFICE :  020 7369 1754

see map and directions       see details about the Musical

MARIO stars in "Jailhouse Rock the Musical"

In 1998 I was invited to the Music Hall in Shoreditch to put in our shop for an Elvis Night and watch an Elvis Tribute Show by Mario. I had not heard of Mario before, but the Music Hall had highly praised him and their praise was justified. It was a great night at this wonderful Venue which has sadly closed at this location because it could not get support from the local or central government. The food was great, the atmosphere warm and inviting and then Mario appeared.  He put on a superb show that night with various costume changes and could do the whole repertoire of Elvis Presley numbers through the 50's, 60's and 70's. He looked the part with his dark looks, Elvis style hair and had great costumes. He did not just sing but really entertained the audience and they loved him. He had many curtain calls and had a whole gang of his family along to support him. Mario is of Greek origin and has performed regularly for the Greek community in Britain. We kept in touch and Mario was invited to the opening of the new Elvisly Yours shop at 233 Baker Street in March 2004.

THE REAL VINCE EVERETT

There was a real Vince Everett and he was a dear friend for almost twenty years. I hope with the recognition "Jailhouse Rock the Musical" will receive perhaps my dear friend Vince will also be remembered for his massive contribution to the Elvis World before his untimely death. Sadly, his estranged wife refused to let any of his friends know when and where he was buried. She had good reason to be angry with Vince who was so Elvis mad that he sold the family house without telling his wife. She was evicted with young children from her home when the new owners turned up on the doorstep after Vince left for Memphis to spend the money from sale of the house on Elvis artifacts. He was addicted to collecting Elvis memorabilia, books and photographs and his amazing collection has disappeared. I have repeated the obituary I wrote for Vince Everett and had on display in my shop at the Trocadero in 1998 :

IN MEMORY OF  VINCE EVERETT 1935-1998 THE WORLD’S  NO.1  ELVIS FAN On November 6th 1998 Vince Everett was found dead in his flat. He had died from a massive heart attack and with him died his amazing Elvis collection. Vince wasn’t just an Elvis fan, wasn’t just an Elvis collector. His whole life was devoted to Elvis. As early as 1957 Vince was chasing after Elvis in America. He missed Elvis who was in Hollywood filming but befriended Elvis’ parents and worked for them for nothing as a handy man. In return Vernon Presley gave Vince some of Elvis’ old jackets and so started Vince’s amazing collection. Vince had fourteen of Elvis’ 50’s jackets including the one worn at the signing of the RCA contract. He went to Germany and met Elvis at his home where Elvis gave him a solid gold bracelet. He followed Elvis continuously in the States in the late 60’s and early 70’s until 1973. Vince always said that Elvis died inside in 1973 after his divorce from Priscilla and all the fun times had gone. In 1995 one of Vince’s dreams was realised when we took part of his unique collection to Japan where it was put on display in Mitsukoshi Depart Store in Tokyo for six days attracting 18,000 visitors. It was hoped to follow this success with other tours but alas there was not the money to promote. The collection was displayed in Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival in 1997 but was badly publicized and did not succeed. It is believed part of this valuable collection is still sitting in storage in Scotland. When Vince died sadly the family refused to allow any friends to the funeral and Vince had many friends-who knows what happened to the collection? Vince collected Elvis memorabilia for over 40 years. He had thousands of albums and CD’s, thousands of photographs, books, magazines and hundreds of personal items that belonged to Elvis. Just like a drug addict is addicted to drugs, Vince was addicted to Elvis. He had to buy the next book, the next record, next anything Elvis. He would do crazy trades offering valuable personal artifacts for just one record. Elvis was his life. He will be sadly missed by all his friends and by a special friend who found poor Vince on November 6th 1998. Of all the people I  have ever met in the Elvis World Vince was the most devoted, most knowledgeable about Elvis and no one else can take away his reputation as the world’s no.1 Elvis fan...the no.1 spot is reserved for ever for Vince Everett. Of course, Vince Everett was the name adopted by Vince when he heard that was to be the name Elvis used in the film Jailhouse Rock. Very few people knew Vince’s real name, Andrew Cohen, and that he was Jewish, just like Elvis. We will all miss you Vince. RIP, at least you are now with your hero, Elvis.

 YOU MEAN LOT !

On our website and in our last Cyber Newsletter we asked fans to bid at least £50.00 for the few remaining signed photographs of Julie Parrish and not one of you mean lot has bid. We will extend the offer until December 31st 2003 after which we will use eBay. Surely, with Christmas coming such a signed photo will make a great gift and help a cancer charity in Julie's memory!!

BUY A SIGNED PHOTO OF JULIE PARRISH and help raise money for the Lynda Jackson MacMillan Centre for cancer support.

When Julie died, on October 1st and had been so kind to me by sending FORTY signed photographs in gratitude for a brief period of time I helped her, I wanted to honour her memory. I had already given ten of her photos to the Elvis Express Club to raise money for the Chestnut Tree House children's hospice and others were given as prizes in a special competition or on display at the Elvisly Yours Shop. Except for a few, including one made personal to me, the remainder will be auctioned through our Elvisly Yours Cyber Club and web site. There are no more signed photographs of Julie Parrish. Just a few she signed to fans she met in Memphis or friends and some sold through her website or at a limited number of Elvis Conventions. She did not even realise until quite recently that Elvis fans would want her signed photos.

We are asking generous fans to bid at least £50.00 (about $80.00) per signed photograph and all proceeds will go to the Lynda Jackson MacMillan Centre. It is a unique charity that supports cancer victims and their families by offering advice and counselling to all those in need and they have helped tens of thousands of people over the years. Julie had ovarian cancer twice and I am sure would be honoured to think her signed photographs and memory are helping others who have had to battle cancer. Perhaps you want something special as a Christmas gift for a family member or friend, we can even frame the photo for a small additional cost of £5.00. We would like to aim for a target of £1,000.00 for the charity so Julie's family may be sent a special certificate from the Lynda Jackson MacMillan Centre. Each purchaser will receive a letter of thanks and receipt from the charity. There are seven photos with Elvis from the film in which she co-starred, "Paradise Hawaiian Style" and the rest are from StarTrek, model photos of Julie, Beverley Hills 90210 and other famous TV shows. Remember not only will the photos be an investment but you will be helping a cancer charity. We do hope that Elvis fans are generous and we are giving you the first option to bid for the photographs and if any remain they will be auctioned on eBay. 

SCOTTY MOORE HAS BRAIN SURGERY

Scotty Moore has just had a brain surgery and was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. His surgery was for a brain embolism and apparently went very well. The doctors seemed very optimistic and expect a full recovery; this was not a stroke.

I was recently informed that Scotty was only ever paid a pittance for "Don't be Cruel" and other songs. His image has been used to sell pop up greeting cards and such. BMG release old out takes as new records but paying the musicians the one time recording fee back in 1956 at let's say $46.00. Yes, only $46.00 was paid to Scotty for "Don't Be Cruel" the slow version, with Scotty's lead in, which virtually made the record. Scotty has been trying to sell his personal belongings just to pay for food bills and supplement his social security cheque while EPE and BMG have made hundreds $millions. What a way to treat one of the world's greatest ever guitarists. We wish Scotty a full recovery and hope he gets better very soon.

AN ELVIS MOMENT IN TIME