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Title: Elvis in Hawaii by Jerry Hopkins ISBN: 1573061425 Publisher: The Bess Press Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33
Rating: 4
Summary: A lavish keepsake...
Comment: Elvis had an affinity for Hawaii: he made three films there, did six concerts (including the historic 'Aloha' satallelite broadcast, and had many longtime friends. This loving assemblage of pictures and anecdotes, by one of Presley's first biographers, is full of the kind of critical judgment and eye for local detail that is often lost in fan-oriented books of this sort. There's pictures of him being casual with local people, accepting local awards, hanging out at the local radio station, and having a good time all around. Profusely illustrated with photos from private collections as well as official documents, this is a lovely keepsake.
Rating: 4
Summary: Dreams come true in Blue Hawaii
Comment: All Elvis fans will recognize this title as a line from the song Blue Hawaii sung by Elvis in the movie with the same title.
However it's not only that it's also what Jerry Hopkins new book is all about; Telling the story of Elvis, following his dreams and having fun in paradise surroundings. Elvis visited the Hawaiian Islands many times, sometimes for business when filming on location or for one of the six live performances on the islands but also for a (well-deserved) vacation.
Jerry takes the reader on a stroll through the 50's, 60's and 70's as we follow Elvis from his first visit to the Islands in 1957 till his last visit 20 years later. Besides the obvious close-up look at the 3 "Hawaiian movies" ( Blue Hawaii / Girls Girls Girls / Paradise Hawaiian Style) the reader also gets to "hear" such funny stories as how the first concert in Hawaii (1957) was finalized (Colonel Tom Parker is supposed to have made a deal with an Australian promoter by winning a "game of dice" !!) and the story about a hilarious concert promotion by an Elvis impersonator
(No, this time there was no involvement by The Colonel). Not only do we get to know more about Elvis' activities in Hawaii, we also get to learn a bit more about Hawaii' natives with an Elvis connection, such as Karate teacher Ed Parker and James Shigeta (co-star in Paradise Hawaiian Style).
However, to me the highlight of this book must be the sections where we get to hear the stories of people who where actually there at the time.
People like country comedian Minnie Pearl, Velma Fisher (passenger on the SS Matsonia that sailed Elvis to Hawaii on his first trip in 1957), Tom Moffatt (Hawaiian D.J.) and Marty Pasetta (producer of the Aloha from Hawaii special). All have an interesting story to tell about their time with Elvis.
To me this book is a welcome addition to Jerry' previous two Elvis-biographies (Elvis: A Biography & Elvis: The Final Years). The book also features about 100 photos of which some are rare or never seen before. Quality of the photos varies from fair to very clear but the majority of them are interesting to see.
This leaves us with one big question: "Why did Elvis love Hawaii so much ?" I think the answer to this question can be found all-over in this book but is best described by Tom Moffatt when he says: "In Hawaii he could relax and wander more freely ...... people here respect his privacy"
Guess that alone was enough for Elvis to make Hawaii his paradise...............
Rating: 5
Summary: Lots of great photos
Comment: This book is written by the guy who wrote the only serious Elvis biography while Elvis was alive, but this is not at all like that book. Instead, it's packed with great photos of Elvis in Hawaii, many from the local paper. There's also set lists from the benefit concerts he did -- written by hand by Elvis! Very fun!
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Title: Sergeant Presley: Our Untold Story of Elvis' Missing Years by Rex Mansfield, Elisabeth Mansfield, as told to Marshall Terrill and Zoe Terrill ISBN: 1550225456 Publisher: ECW Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Elvis: A Radio History from 1945 to 1955 by Aaron Webster ISBN: 1556229437 Publisher: Republic of Texas Pr Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Elvis: A Celebration: Images of Elvis Presley from the Elvis Presley Archive at Graceland by Mike Evans ISBN: 0789489023 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Girls' Guide to Elvis: The Clothes, the Hair, the Women, and More by Kim Adelman ISBN: 0767911881 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 09 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title:Elvis - His Best Friend Remembers ASIN: B00006674W Publisher: Umvd Pub. Date: 17 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.99 |
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