Eddie... I was there at NBC in Burbank when Elvis taped his "comeback" special. Your story brings back memories (I'm not going to say "Pressed between the pages" - Elvis fans will get it). I have so many great stories to tell... Elvis' popularity was sinking around that time, with all those fluffy movies he did and with the music scene having changed. Remember, the Beatles (as you well know Eddie) brought the "English Wave" into the mainstream in the mid to late 60's. Elvis himself was being kept in a "bubble" by his manager - thinking that his popularity was at a peak, but during that week he came to NBC, Elvis soon sadly learned that he didn't need the seclusion and security he was led to believe. Within that weeks' period - from the response the small studio audience gave him - he re-instated himself by deciding it was time to return to the public spotlight. Elvis came out of the shadows and stood on a stage in front of people again. Las Vegas had never experienced anything like magnitude that Elvis had on their town, and has never experienced anything like it since he passed on over 35 years ago. I was at The International Hotel (Now the Hilton) on his opening night. One could not breathe when he walked out on stage. Flashbulbs went off all over the place and the oxygen in the room just disappeared! Another memory I will never ever forget! Thanks Eddie!!
Wow... I heard on the radio, the news that a gentleman who appeared in films by both The Beatles and Elvis had passed away. The news caught my attention, but I really hadn't a clue who the actor was until I just read Eddie's article. As soon as I saw his picture and read Eddie's description, I knew who it was immediately! Thanks to Eddie, I'm getting smarter all the time!
My friends Aunt used to work for Hitchcock in central California and her stories were not what you would expect to hear... apparently Alfred was just a normal person who actually didn't like to even hear stories that were similar to ones he created on film. Thanks Eddie for such a neat article on Psycho!
I have so many great stories to tell... Elvis' popularity was sinking around that time, with all those fluffy movies he did and with the music scene having changed. Remember, the Beatles (as you well know Eddie) brought the "English Wave" into the mainstream in the mid to late 60's. Elvis himself was being kept in a "bubble" by his manager - thinking that his popularity was at a peak, but during that week he came to NBC, Elvis soon sadly learned that he didn't need the seclusion and security he was led to believe.
Within that weeks' period - from the response the small studio audience gave him - he
re-instated himself by deciding it was time to return to the public spotlight. Elvis came out of the shadows and stood on a stage in front of people again. Las Vegas had never experienced anything like magnitude that Elvis had on their town, and has never experienced anything like it since he passed on over 35 years ago.
I was at The International Hotel (Now the Hilton) on his opening night. One could not breathe when he walked out on stage. Flashbulbs went off all over the place and the oxygen in the room just disappeared! Another memory I will never ever forget!
Thanks Eddie!!
Thanks to Eddie, I'm getting smarter all the time!
Hopefully they saved the box it came in... it's worth more that way when one decides to sell Lego's on Ebay after they get older.
Thanks Eddie for such a neat article on Psycho!