On Oct. 8 about 5,000 items either once belonging to Elvis or in some way related to his life will be auctioned off at the MGM Grand. The items range from Elvis

"Presleyism" Does sort of have a "ring"to it!

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John B.
jblersch@optonline.net

So V,
What'cha gonna buy?
Lee-PA

John Sr.: How about being a "Presley-terian"?

Lee: I forgot to mention the times the public can view the junk--I mean, the junque--Tuesday through Oct. 7, 10 a.m. - 11:00 p.m, MGM Studio B, free admission.



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Just a side note on Elvis, There is an Elvis museum being built on Industrial AVe, north of Spring Mtn Rd corner. ( one block down from Show Girls Video). Its called "Elvis-A-Rama" Honest,,, it's really there...

Paul,
Oh My! Do we really need an Elvis-o-Rama?

Is the statue of Elvis still at the entrance of the Las vegas Hilton? On our last trip, I don't remember seeing it.


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Lee-PA
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Veronica,
There was a brief mention tonight on the Philadelphia news tonight about the Elvis auction. It mentioned that his sixth grade report card sold for $6000 and his draft notice sold for $22,000. It was stated that the proceeds will be used to build housing for needy families in Memphis.

Lee Ann
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I went to the Elvis garage sale on Wednesday at the MGM and will mention a little more about it in my trip report. I guess it was a big deal, since it was front page twice last week in USA Today, although it wasn't too crowded when I was there. There was LOTS of junque! Even more than I expected.

Here are some more prices of what things sold for at the Elvis auction.

First piano $90,000

1956 Lincoln Continental $250,000

Keys to Graceland $23,000 (sure hope they changed the locks) <vbg>

Loveseat $27,000

Screen door $4000

Receipt for a Motorola TV he bought in 1955 for $292.32 $1900

First RCA Recording Contract 65,000

Lee Ann
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This was either a real big deal or it was a slow news day, but CNN made mention of the junk...er...stuff that was on sale! LOL

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Lee-PA
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a little humor,

The Elvis Presley auction in Las Vegas did way better than anticipated,
taking in over $4 million.
-But funny enough, one item didn't even get a bid ---- probably cause
Elvis never used it: A can of SlimFast.

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Lee-PA
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