Here are some links to other Elvis
impersonators, some of whom I have met (though I have not
seen any of their shows - I do have a life, you know). Shmelvis
- (the UK's No 1 Jewish Elvis - a top bloke & he tells
gags too!) Not to be confused with Schmelvis,
which is an American site (and funny, too) Marty Tempest
- very conscientous. Will make sure you have a great night
and he has a heart of gold, too. Eddie Vee - The
Yorkshire Elvis. Wanna know the gossip in the world of Elvis?
Mr Vee's your man. Has his own cape.
Sal (The Pakistani Elvis) - a nice chap, we sang a duet
together on Radio 5 Live Colbert
Hamilton - The Black
Elvis - with a great rock 'n' roll voice, I like Colbert
a lot Louis
Rockafella - this guy
has some hilarious merchandise, which I can recommend. A
fun geezer. Scouser, however...so keep your valuables locked
up Lou
Jordan - He did Angelina
Jolie with me as mentioned above (and what a time we both
had) ToddElvis
- OK, so I have not met him - but he sent me a nice email Deke
Rivers
- One of the 1st Elvises I ever met - this guy actually
owes me money and has done for over 4 years! But
I am sure he wouldn't rip you off... Rick
Dunham (Elvis Himselvis)
- Great Stage Name! (but never met the bloke) Martin
Fox - (met him, nice
guy and comes highly recommended!) Mark
(Ireland-based) Leen- the Emerald Elvis -
("Europe's No 1 Elvis" - If you say so, Mark...
(see below)) Paul
Lillie - If you actually
want to hire someone with some musical talent (which given
you have read all the way down to here you obviously don't!)
then I have to recommend Paul, who plays the guitar very
well, sings and won a competition recently. He is also a
very nice man William Maurice
- is a great guy that sold me a great costume. An International
Man of Mystery-style Elvis, Bill is hard to track down The Flying Elvii
- you've seen that film with Nic Cage. Here they are online Evil
Elvis - Ever wondered what happens to Elvises when they
become jealous of one another?
Evil, is what! Elderly
Elvis
If you are looking to get the low-down
on Elvis resources, I can recommend this site: Elvis
Directory An"Official"
website can be found at APEPTA,
which stands for an A Process to Exclude Performers That
we dont Approve, I believe.
Here is one with a list - I am there or thereabouts WORLDS
GREATEST ELVIS.com
Or try this one - Elvis
Mania (a new, fun-packed
site)
and this seems to be popular - elimpersonators.com
And storming up the charts is a brand new site - Elvis
Entertainers.com
A shameless rip-off of the Million Dollar Homepage - THE
Worlds Greatest Elvis.com
Here is an UK-based agency that have booked me in the past
Pure-Elvis
This is quite good too -I
AM ELVIS! - a website for Elvis Impersonators...
And of course there is Sid Shaw's online presence for his
Elvisly Yours
shop
Looking
For Elvis Lyrics?
I have in the past put up links to sites where you can find
Elvis lyrics, but they are not great or easy to use. You
have to install Active-X on your machine in some cases,
which is very dodgy to say the least, and worse, the site
owners having agreed to put a reciprocating link up have
failed to do so. So screw them. I have in the meantime received
a copy of all the lyrics (written by some mug with too much
time on his hands). Its not perfect but they're as good
as what you'll get on any site. And once you have downloaded
it, its there for you. You can then open it up and search
the document for the song title. Easy. Right-click
and Save-as here for comprehensive 389 page PDF file (781KB).
ChineseElvis' "UK's Number 1
Elvis" 5-a-side Football Team
(addressing the question of who is the best
Elvis in the UK)
In the world of
impersonating Elvis, there is a lot of rivalry buried deep,
like a glob of jelly in a deep-fried peanut-butter and jelly
sandwich. It got quite nasty on the Elvis
internet message boards
recently, which is how I got to hear of it. It was very
entertaining, but now, unfortunately, it has been censored.
But a lot of bitterness surrounds who is the "Number
1 Elvis in the UK". Well, after 5 minutes of looking
on the internet, I discovered five of them. And that is
enough for an Elvis football team. Let us not forget the
impact Elvis had on the 2002 Soccer world-cup with his remixed
hit, "A Little Less Conversation". The Nike ad
featured overpaid soccer "stars" but would have
been much better featuring my "Number 1" team
below, in my opinion.
If you know of
any other "Number 1" or "The Best Ever",
please let me know and I will add them to the squad in a
rotational way, in the style of Rafa Benitez. To qualify,
they have to have the words "No 1" or similar
in their advertising. They are all number 1, bless.
The Team
(in alphabetical order) Steve
Ballard Adam
Carter Mark Goddard
(new entry - check out
the web-address! Thats told the rest of us!) Lou
Jordan Steve
Preston Louis
Rockafella (Capt)
Manager - Mark Leen
(He is "Europe's No 1", after all, which gives
him precedence I guess, over the UK. Plus he seems to be
quite serious - making him perfect for this role)
The "Top Ten
Elvi in the Land"
Here
is a site dedicated to naming the ten best Elvi in the land,
owned in a conflict-of-interests, Halliburton-esque way,
by an Elvis (allegedly) called Steve Preston (above) aka
Evil
Elvis! It calls itself "The
Official Top Ten Chart".
Official. Like the government approved it or something.
Official!! Thats funny enough in itself..
Interestingly enough, a bitter bout of internet-squabbling
started because of notable absences from this list Or something
like that. If you are thinking of booking an Elvis, please
take a look at this site, think twice about what you are
letting yourself in for. Do you really want a tatooed idiot
with a microphone and his cretinous entourage
showing up at your event? You do?! Well, then here is another
list of Elvii at The
Worlds Greatest Elvis.
Other Links
Wedding photographer? I like her style, she took this piccy
and thats good enough for me. Its Rowena
Amos
The best DJ in
town - DJ Simon Henderson's website. What town, though?
Manningtree? Its not clear where -but who gives a monkey's
when he's THE BEST...?!
The
cheapest DJ in town - Harvey is nothing if not good
value for money... Harevy has provided my sound many times
and is reliable as well.
This links you to the site of the
film Almost
Elvis which is about
Elvis impersonators and is hilarious and brilliant.
This takes you to a site about
Chinese
food, which has nothing
to do with Elvis Impersonators but plenty to do with Chinese
food.
While I'm at it, try this new site
where you can review your local Chinese restaurant (or something
like that) Chinese
Nights Out
After Elvis sadly passed away,
I felt alone. Ten years later, I was introduced to the 80s
popstar, Dominguez
- and I felt even more alone.
This takes you to a site, which has nothing to do with Chinese Food or Elvis Impersonators, but is a tv film I was in: The Lost Battallion