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January 26, 2019

WATCH 10 bonkers musical memorabilia museum shrines


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10 bonkers

musical  memorabilia

museum shrines


the Jerry Lee Lewis Family MuseumLargest Rolling Stones Museum... In SloveniaBritney Spears rural regular Louisianaquirky shrinegirl  MuseumNew Jersey home doubles as The Dylan Shrine


Britney Spears beds Elvis minutiae Johnny Cash AmEx baby marbles Keith Richards fanatics shame



the Jerry Lee Lewis Family Museum



The only musical museum to boast drive-through liquor  is the Jerry Lee Lewis Family Museum, converted from his childhood. 


JLL’s sister Frankie Jean runs thereto his spot, hand-describes his  piano-playing and -sipping.

Largest Rolling Stones Museum... In Slovenia

You you’re Stones fan?


Slavko Franca has beat The Rolling Stones Museum home in Portoroz, Slovenia.

Franca amassed 1,000 memorabilia personally thrown by Keith Richards.

 

Britney Spears rural regular Louisiana

quirky shrine-girl  Museum

The Britney Spears Museum, located inside the Kentwood Museum in the rural Tangipahoa Parish town of Kentwood, is a quirky shrine for fans of the pop superstar who is a Kentwood native. The museum contains memorabilia, fan-donated items such as min
Britney's hometown pride is a wing of permanent focus as a rural, regular Louisiana girl, photos and bed, supreme-fan-donated miniature stage performed HBO concert special.

Elvis Presley genuine 24-hour Elvis shrine, Graceland Too mansion

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Elvis’ Graceland mansion–already so obsessed, they erect their own.

First the late Paul MacLeod turned Holly Springs, Mississippi into a 24-hour Elvis shrine called Graceland Too. MacLeod and treasure trove memorabilia entire lot was bought by anonymous bidder (Nicolas Cage?) for $54,500.
And let’s not forget Denmark’s Henrick Knudsen.

He built a replica mansion twice the size of Graceland. According to CNN, the memorabilia housed inside is valued at $1.6 million, including instruments, clothing, and the cuff links he received from President Nixon. There’s even a diner inside that serves–what else–Elvis’ famous peanut butter and banana sandwich

Bruce Springsteen


Anyone can now access  Bruce Springsteen blindedbythelight.com - view handwritten “Born to Run” lyrics, Lil Bruce’s first grade report card, fonts of  Boss’ handwriting (finally!), and items.

ABBA

Stockholm’s ABBA Museum is dedicated to connecting fans to the Swedish Superglue—for real though. Somehow they’ve rigged a player piano at the museum to sync up with whatever ABBA member Benny Anderson is playing on studio piano in real time. Similarly intimate, a telephone which only four singers have the number. When it rings, lucky visitors have a chance to talk to  casual fans and play dress up with sparkly satin costumes, and funky flashing floors.

Dolly Parton



In 1986 Dolly Parton became co-owner of an existing amusement park called Silver Dollar City. But that wasn’t gonna cut it. She renamed it Dollywood! The theme park celebrates Smoky Mountain heritage and one of the greatest musical talents to spring from the region—herself. Plus, it’s in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, just minutes from her hometown. Three million people visit every season to ride roller coasters, cool off at a water park, and attend concerts where Dolly herself is known to make appearances.

Johnny Cash


This place has so many art from Cash’s life, it might as well be his closet. The visitors lead the rock legend from marbles, middle school books, American Express, and a letter to June Carter after she died  a heart-wrenching experience, Cash  or not, as  with the music video of  Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.”

The Beatles



Alaskan Beatlemaniac Larry Flynn is such a fan, he has a “John Lennon Room,” which a sign reads is, “dedicated to the memory and legacy of John Lennon, the leader of the world’s greatest pop music phenomenon,” according to Alaska Dispatch News. Some of the precious items include a painting of the first time Paul and John met, a replica of the yellow suit John wore on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s (tailored to fit Flynn), 300 Beatles books, and LPs signed by all four Beatles.


Mel Prussak is probably the biggest Dylan fan out there. Just check out his resume to see for yourself. His New Jersey home doubles as The Dylan Shrine, not your standard poster book  records, one-of-a-kind sculptural assemblages called “zim-art,” inspired by Dylan.






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June 21, 2012

Elvis régnait dans la solitude... je vous écris à nouveau Nick Tosches

Elvis reigned in solitude ... I write Nick Tosches again

It is August Facing the death of Elvis on the floor of the room. If only he had listened to that night, listened to learned teacher. He shook Elvis prison. As there is no sin in the country, fewer people were Elvis-special. End of Road police, reporters, you.

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Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, BB King, Charlie Rich, hyacinth, the main Samantha: Elvis reigned in solitude, the game is no longer in public to retire in a mystery tied to the sovereignty of the first fall--Elvis to royalty.

Jerry wanted to usurp khakis in Germany before the start of a journalist glimpse of Brooklyn.

Elvis Presley's first recording studio in Memphis last month.

Elvis in a national context almost everyone sings never rich with a southern accent to Hank Williams.

Elvis Presley presented to Colonel Parker Jerry Lee's positions in the demographic file only.

Elvis recording.

Elvis arrived this afternoon in the studio with Marilyn Evans, December of a young pretty girl, nineteen, former choir, strong vocalist sings softly, almost shyly in presence of Elvis.

Jerry sang like a hawk.

They sang Blueberry Hill.

Jerry Lewis and again  Elvis stopped.

Elvis looked at Piano led by Fats Domino's Blueberry Hill.

"I really hope people stop me," said Elvis.

Jerry severely reacted completely differently.

"I want driver, Elvis," he shouted in a harsh voice as an accident of chromium and iron over the stories about Elvis occurred.

He read magazines like rock songs, Country Song Roundup, Country-Western Jamboree, stories with titles like "He came".

Elvis in Las Vegas.

You're done.

You are just puppets.

Barkers as Elvis soon Prime Minister--a mean streak-- Elvis was not hers as well.

I hide mine.

I sometimes do.

Elvis better news.

Elvis Christmas holidays has received notice of induction.

Once inside the army of Elvis, Jerry would probably steal a story suggesting that the king of the American press has rapidly invaded the story of Elvis Rock Trolls, and said: "Lotta whole ..."

Flew him as Las Vegas where he recorded a live album in the same hotel as Elvis.

Elvis finished the session by ordering the hell alone.

The stud was registered at the town hall until his release.

Elvis: You will die.

"Of course not," Killer said.

I want to live.

Jerry received the airport.

The fans are not on the home crowd, Elvira Lewis.

Session pianist, Otis Blackwell, eccentric singer-songwriter.

Elvis is black.

Greatest Hits.

This morning, in the master bedroom of Graceland, Elvis has also developed Billboard reported that Elvis Great Balls of Fire increased KWKH Saturday night radio show that, given the departure of Hank Williams on which a few weeks in October,  performed by Elvis Presley brought against the board of health prescribed massive doses of addictive drugs later.

 

Outpatient added Elvis Jerry cursed as evil for no reason. Presence mothers felt terrible in the laundry room of their daughters. What preachers. Elvis surfed. Myra Gale knew weeks pregnant morning after the plane crash. This thing happened after Elvis. I heard one of em play me I when I remember. Jerry came a week later in June to stage Jerry Palomino Club North Hollywood, he looked into the eyes of the audience said. Elvis is dead and best of all. Passage army of Elvis They left Memphis on Wednesday morning. Jerry Lee Russ Smith Myra Gale Brown JW laws Elvis face death on the bathroom floor If only he had listened to that night listened masters scholars. He moved. The imprisonment of Elvis because there was not one. Elvis No persons under the less you have been. It is August Elvis dead face on the bathroom floor. Elvis no country.

Elvis régnait dans la solitude ... Je vous écris à nouveau Nick Tosches

Il est Août Face à la mort d'Elvis sur le plancher de la salle. Si seulement il avait écouté ce soir-là, écouté à l'enseignant a appris. Il secoua la prison Elvis. Comme il n'y a pas de péché dans le pays, moins de gens étaient Elvis-spéciale. Fin de la police routière, les journalistes, vous.

Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, BB King, Charlie Rich, la jacinthe, la principale Samantha: Elvis régnait dans la solitude, le jeu n'est plus en public à la retraite dans un mystère lié à la souveraineté de la première chute - Elvis à la royauté.

Jerry voulait usurper kakis en Allemagne avant le début d'un aperçu journaliste de Brooklyn.

Elvis Presley premier studio d'enregistrement à Memphis le mois dernier.

Elvis dans un contexte national presque tout le monde chante jamais riche avec un accent du sud à Hank Williams.

Elvis Presley a présenté à des postes de colonel Parker Jerry Lee dans le fichier démographique seulement.

L'enregistrement d'Elvis.

Elvis est arrivé cet après-midi dans le studio avec Marilyn Evans, Décembre d'une jolie jeune fille, dix-neuf, ancien chœur, chanteur forte chante doucement, presque timidement, en présence d'Elvis.

Jerry a chanté comme un faucon.

Ils ont chanté Blueberry Hill.

Jerry Lewis et Elvis nouveau arrêté.

Elvis avait l'air au Piano dirigé par Blueberry Hill de Fats Domino.

"J'espère vraiment que les gens me arrêter", a déclaré Elvis.

Jerry sévèrement réagi complètement différemment.

«Je veux conduire, Elvis," il cria d'une voix rauque comme un accident de chrome et de fer au cours des histoires sur Elvis a eu lieu.

Il a lu des magazines tels que des chansons rock, chanson Roundup Pays, les Pays-Ouest du Jamboree, des histoires avec des titres comme "Il est venu".

Elvis à Las Vegas.

Vous avez terminé.

Vous êtes juste des marionnettes.

Barkers en tant que ministre Elvis dès le premier - un fond de méchanceté - Elvis n'était pas le sien aussi.

J'ai la mienne cacher.

Je le fais parfois.

Elvis de meilleures nouvelles.

Elvis vacances de Noël a reçu un avis de l'induction.

Une fois à l'intérieur de l'armée d'Elvis, Jerry serait probablement voler une histoire qui suggère que le roi de la presse américaine a rapidement envahi l'histoire des Trolls rock Elvis, et dit: «Lotta entière ...»

Lui a volé comme Las Vegas, où il a enregistré un album live dans le même hôtel comme Elvis.

Elvis a terminé la séance en ordonnant l'enfer seul.

Le haras a été enregistré à la mairie jusqu'à sa libération.

Elvis: Tu mourras.

"Bien sûr que non," Killer dit.

Je veux vivre.

Jerry a reçu de l'aéroport.

Les fans ne sont pas sur la foule à la maison, Elvira Lewis.

Pianiste session, Otis Blackwell, excentrique chanteur-compositeur-interprète.

Elvis est noir.

Greatest Hits.

Ce matin, dans la chambre principale de Graceland, Elvis a également développé Billboard a signalé que Balls of Fire Elvis Grands augmenté KWKH samedi émission de radio la nuit, étant donné le départ de Hank Williams sur lequel quelques semaines en Octobre, interprété par Elvis Presley intentée contre le conseil de santé prescrit des doses massives de drogues toxicomanogènes plus tard.

Ambulatoire ajouté Elvis Jerry maudit comme le mal sans aucune raison. Présence mères se sentait très mal dans la buanderie de leurs filles. Qu'est-ce prédicateurs. Elvis surfé. Myra Gale savait semaines matin enceinte après l'accident d'avion. Cette chose qui est arrivé après Elvis. J'ai entendu l'un des em me jouer moi quand je me souviens. Jerry est venu une semaine plus tard en Juin au stade de Jerry Palomino Club Hollywood du Nord, il a regardé dans les yeux de l'auditoire a dit. Elvis est mort et le meilleur de tous. Passage armée d'Elvis Ils ont quitté Memphis mercredi matin. Jerry Lee Russ Smith Myra Gale Brown JW lois face à la mort d'Elvis sur le sol de la salle Si seulement il avait écouté ce soir-là écouté savants maîtres. Il a déménagé. L'emprisonnement d'Elvis parce qu'il n'y avait pas un seul. Elvis Pas de personnes de moins de moins vous avez été. Il est Août Elvis visage mort sur le sol de la salle. Elvis aucun pays.

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June 19, 2012

Elvis Instamatic Worshipers (MASKED MAN MURDERS MASKED MAN)


Elvis Instamatic Worshipers

(MASKED MAN MURDERS MASKED MAN)

orig. published by PERFECT完 AMERICAN な

December 3, 2008

(JIMMY ELLIS, WE'LL MISS YOU TENDER)

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IT WILL BE EXACTLY 10 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 15th,

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THAT
 JIMMY ELLIS WAS BRUTALLY GUNNED DOWN IN HIS PAWNSHOP IN ALABAMA.

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THAT MIGHT BE BAD ENOUGH HAD JIMMY ELLIS, THE PAWNBROKER, NOT ALSO SECRETLY BEEN THE WORLD'S MOST BARELY FAMOUS MASKED IMPERSONATOR.
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SEE
ORION IN A SMALL VOA CLUB IN SOUTH LOUISIANA IN 1981, AND WHAT I SAW CAN NEVER BE DESCRIBED, UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO UNDERSTAND WOLF CALLS OR DOLPHIN SQUEAKS.
SO...WITHOUT FURTHER ADIOS, I AM PROUD TO REPUBLISH A
POSTING ON THE GREAT 'LONE RANGER OF ROCK 'N' ROLL', HIS DEATH, HIS LEGEND AND HIS NOT-SO-SECRET IDENTITY.

ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SEEM LIKE IRONY TO SOME (SOME ABOVE A DEMARCATION CALLED THE MASON-DIXON LINE),


THIS OCCUPATION,


APPARITION,
FACT,

THAT IS ORION,
IS AN IRONYLESS
AND WALKER PERCY-TYPE EVERYDAY  
BENIFIT OF INHABITING THE SOUTHLANDS--
AS COMMONPLACE AS BEING INSULTED BY A SHOPKEEPER IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD OR EATING GOOD CHINESE FOOD, PERHAPS.

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR, LET'S GET TO GETTIN' WITH IT!




O R I O N

 

"as long as they spell my name right publicity is okay I guess...
thank you, thank you very much".
  

*The History
of

ORION...

begins with invention anointed; a true Historasy that unrolls until its decisive end, or rather, its indentation.


This is its lashed dissection.

In the city of harsh-hardeners with Titanic dreams, vacant or heisted--Orion was anecdote, cued from emulators, ordinators, Instamatic-worshipers...

Orion was inalienable of Elvis' excess; his supernatural excrescence; his incorporeality--his America.

From the Troy of music and like superstructures came the name Orion--and it was Mammon's, in the loot of HIS velour blousing, muscles and SHOULDERS retooled; in the foul, mean language of Elvis--that was Orion.

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El
vis


Impersonator



Killed


Gunned Down

in His
Alabama

Pawn Shop


Dec. 15, 1998


By Todd Venezuela

REVEILLE, Ala. (APB) --

One of the world's most famous Elvis impersonators was killed when a robber with a sawed-off shotgun stormed into a pawn shop he owned and blasted him and his ex-wife at close range, authorities said.
Jimmy Ellis, who for years used his remarkably Elvis-like voice in a masked stage persona he called Orion, was standing before the display counter in his Jimmy's Pawn and Package Store just after noon Saturday when the gunman burst in and, in seconds, turned the quiet shop into a slaughterhouse.

 

"Mr. Ellis never had time to do nothing or say nothing," Dallas County Sheriff Harris Huffman Jr. told APB News. "He just opened fire in seconds and hit Mr. Ellis in the side."

After the first blast, which left the 53-year-old Ellis mortally wounded and crawling for safety, the gunman turned his weapon on the singer's 44-year-old ex-wife, Elaine Thompson, who was on a stool behind the counter. He fired once into her face, killing her instantly and hitting another worker, Helen King, in the hand.


Wounded victim shot at again..



The gunman, who police believe is Plantersville resident Jeffery James Lee, then fired twice more in an attempt to blast Ellis a second time as he struggled to find a haven behind a computer desk,

Huffman said.
The shot missed, and then Lee allegedly turned his attention to the cash register, which he knocked off the counter after he could not open it, Huffman said. He then dropped the gun, fled the store and drove off in a car with two accomplices,

authorities said.


Huffman said King, who played dead, was treated and released from a hospital for her hand wound. Ellis died in his store about 10 minutes after the attack, Huffman said.
Later that day, sheriff's deputies caught up with the two alleged accomplices, Andre Darren Lee, 19, who is the alleged gunman's brother, and Jerry Dewayne Johnson, 17, who is his cousin. Police later found Lee holed up in a motel about 30 miles outside Atlanta. All three are being held without bail and are facing the possibility of the death penalty on two counts of capital murder, authorities said.
 
Fans mourn star's death..
Word quickly spread through this town about 20 minutes west of Selma that one of its most popular residents was killed. Soon, Ellis fans around the country were mourning.
"I was just devastated," said Kathy Hoffman, a Maryland woman who is the president of the Jimmy Ellis fan club. "It's just a very sad thing. He was just the sweetest guy."
Ellis' career took off after Elvis Presley's death in the late 1970s when producers at Presley's former record label, Sun Records, discovered that his voice sounded hauntingly like the King's.
They suggested that he don a mask and perform under the name "Orion," doing a mix of old Presley standard and his own work. He stood out among the many Elvis impersonators partly because of his voice and partly because he only performed as Orion, never claiming publicly to be copying Elvis.

Broke from Presley image..

He enjoyed several years of popularity and worked with many of the top performers in Nashville such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Loretta Lynn. According to Hoffman, his fan club once numbered in the thousands. However, in the mid-1980s, the novelty of his act wore off, and he removed his mask in an attempt to be taken more seriously.
It wasn't an easy move for the Orrville native. In a 1997 interview, he said that his attempt to be a star in his own right was stifled by his voice's natural likeness to Presley. "It's been both a blessing and a curse," he said. "The Nashville establishment won't accept anyone who sounds that close to Presley."
In the '90s he went back to his Orion persona and played the U.S. earlier this year. He also stayed closed to his core fans.
"He was a friend," Hoffman said. "He was a very easygoing person. His career was important to him, and he was sometimes discouraged because he had so many ups and downs."


Todd Venezuela is an APB News staff writer - toddv@apbnews.com







*written in the style of Nick Tosches...
stay tuned for full article, either serialized through this site or on the perfect american site




begins with invention anointed; a true Historasy that unrolls until its decisive end, or rather, its indentation.

This is its lashed dissection.

In the city of harsh-hardeners with Titanic dreams, vacant or heisted–Jerry Lee was anecdote, cued from emulators, ordinators, Instamatic-worshipers…

Jerry Lee was inalienable of Elvis’ excess, his supernatural excrescence, his incorporeality–his America.
From the Troy of music and like superstructures came the name–and it was Mammon’s--in the loot of HIS velour blousing, muscles and SHOULDERS retooled, in the foul, mean language of Elvis–that was Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Nick Tosches FANTASY!




    It will be exactly 10 years, December 15
    THAT
    Jimmy Ellis was brutally gunned down in his pawnshop in Alabama.
    COULD be bad enough HAD Jimmy Ellis, the pawnbroker, secretly MORE PENALTY NOT AS THE WORLD CELEBRATES THE MASK Impersonator.
    I had the privilege SEE
    ORION IN A SMALL CLUB IN VOA southern Louisiana in 1981, and WHAT I SAW can never be described, unless you understand the calls of wolves or squeaks DOLPHIN.
    SO ... NO MORE ADIOS, I am proud to reissue a
    DISPLAY ON THE GREAT "Lone Ranger OF ROCK 'N' ROLL", his death, his legend and his identity-SO-SECRET.

    IF this may seem to some IRONY (ABOVE A CERTAIN COURSE called the Mason-Dixon line),
    This profession,
    APPEARANCE,
    DONE,
    WHO'S ORION
    IS A IRONYLESS
    Walker Percy-TYPE AND DAILY
    Advantage of living in the southern lands -
    As banal as to be insulted by a dealer in your part of the world or eat CHINESE, MAYBE.
    What are we waiting for, let us at Gettin 'WITH HIM!

O R I O N
    "As long as they spell my name right publicity is okay, I guess ...
    thank you, thank you very much. "
* History
of
ORION ...

begins with the invention anointed one Historasy is true that decisive run its full course, or rather, its indentation.
This is his dissection whipped.
Severe in the city of dreams Titanic hardeners, vacant or heisted - Orion was anecdote, identified from emulators, coordinators, Instamatic-worshipers ...
Orion was an inalienable right of the excess of Elvis, his supernatural excrescence; incorporeity his - his America.

Troy's music and superstructures as did the name Orion - and he was Mammon, in the spoils of SA blousing velvet, muscles and SHOULDERS rebuilt in the fault, the language medium of Elvis - who was Orion .

Elvis
Imitator
    Killed
    Felled
    in its
    Alabama
    Pawn Shop
December 15, 1998
By Todd Venezuela

WAKE, Ala. (APB) -
One of Elvis impersonators in the world most famous was killed when a robber with a sawed-off shotgun stormed into a pawn shop he owned and blasted him and his ex-wife closely, have authorities said.
Jimmy Ellis, who for years used his remarkably Elvis-like voice in a masked stage persona he called Orion, was standing before the display counter in his Jimmy Pawn and Package Store just after noon Saturday, when the gunman burst in and, within seconds, the shop is quiet in a slaughterhouse.

"Mr. Ellis never had time to do nothing or say nothing," Dallas County Sheriff Harris Huffman Jr. told APB News. "He just opened fire in seconds and hit Mr. Ellis on the side."
After the first explosion, which left the 53-years old Ellis mortally wounded and crawling for safety, the gunman turned his weapon on the singer 44 years of ex-wife, Elaine Thompson, who was on a stool behind the counter. He shot once in his face, killing her instantly and hitting another worker, Helen King, in the hand.
Injured victim fired again ..
The gunman, who police believe is Plantersville resident Jeffery James Lee, then shot twice in an attempt to blast Ellis a second time as he struggled to find shelter behind a desktop computer,
Huffman said.
The shot missed, then Lee allegedly turned his attention to the cash register, where he knocked on the counter after he could not open it, Huffman said. He then dropped the gun, fled the store and left in a car with two accomplices,
authorities said.
Huffman said King, who played dead, was treated and released from the hospital for his hand injury. Ellis died in his shop about 10 minutes after the attack, Huffman said.
Later that day, sheriff's deputies caught up with the two alleged accomplices, Andre Darren Lee, 19, who is the brother of the alleged gunman, and Jerry Dewayne Johnson, 17, who is his cousin. Police later found Lee locked up in a motel about 30 miles outside of Atlanta. All three are being held without bail and face the possibility of the death penalty on two counts of capital murder, authorities said.
Fans mourn the death star ..
Word spread quickly through this town about 20 minutes west of Selma that one of its most popular residents was killed. Soon, Ellis fans around the country were mourning.
"I was just devastated," said Kathy Hoffman, a Maryland woman who is the club president Jimmy Ellis fan. "It's just a very sad thing. It was just the sweetest guy."
Ellis career took off after the death of Elvis Presley in the 1970s when producers at Presley's old record label, Sun Records, discovered that his voice sounded hauntingly like the King.
They suggested that he don a mask and performing under the name "Orion" to a mix of old Presley standard and his own work. He stood out among the many Elvis impersonators partly because of his voice and partly because he performed as Orion, not publicly claiming to be a copy of Elvis.
Broke of the image Presley ..

He enjoyed several years of popularity and has worked with many of the top performers in Nashville such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Loretta Lynn. According to Hoffman, his fan club once numbered in the thousands. However, in the mid-1980s, the novelty of his act was dissipated, and he removed his mask in an attempt to be taken more seriously.
It was not an easy decision for the native of Orrville. In a 1997 interview, he said that his attempt to become a star in his own right has been stifled by natural resemblance of his voice to Presley. "There has been both a blessing and a curse," he said. "The Nashville establishment will not accept anyone who sounds that close to Presley."
In the 90s he returned to Orion and his character played the U.S. earlier this year. He also remained closed to her fans base.
"He was a friend," said Hoffman. "It was a very easy going. His career was important to him, and it was sometimes discouraged because he had so many ups and downs."
Todd is a writer Venezuela APB News staff - toddv@apbnews.com
            * Written in the style of Nick Tosches ...
            stay tuned for the full article, or serialized by this site or the site perfect American
            THE PERFECT AMERICAN な 完 完


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