Thank you, Nigel!

Thank you, Clive! And I know, right? In the meantime, we'll try to talk about everything he can remember and go from there! :)

Well.. some of that isn't quite right. Elvis wasn't wearing purple at the Nixon meeting, he was wearing black: his 1969 black Cossack suit with a shirt under it, and a velvet jacket draped over the ensemble - most likely the black velvet jacket used in the "Supper Club Sequence" of the '68 Comeback Special, but potentially a nearly identical jacket. Some of Nixon's people might have seen a shine from the velvet and thought it was purple, but it wasn't. As for Elvis and Priscilla... we all love Elvis here, but there really wasn't a long time when Elvis was exclusive to Priscilla. The rest is something we'd have to look into, as I honestly haven't really looked into Lucy much, but I think (as with all things, honestly) approaching it with a healthy amount of skepticism is a good idea. :)

I remember hearing about that! I'd love to know the full story there; if true, the details, and if not, how it came to circulate around!

@@EAPSociety What’s weird about this is, what good were the tapes to Janelle McComb if she didn’t have a machine to play them on? And, if true, what happened to them?

@lolajoker That's my thinking, too - unless Elvis just wanted to getnrid of them? Definitely food for thought!

I can definitely see him doing that - hopefully we can see something fun on the tapes if we can get a way to transfer them!

Very cool - thank you for sharing that, and those memories, too!

Oh, interesting, thank you for sharing that info! And it might be possible, but other than being able to get the serial number, I'd have to do some looking to know for sure. I don't know a lot about the U-Matic, so I'd be flying a bit on the blind side (I'd imagine there's a community on it somewhere). 😁

@@EAPSociety Here is an excerpt from an article in the April 21st 1993 Phoenix New Times in which Carpenter tells his story of delivering, demonstrating, and instructing Elvis in the use of a VCR and you have to wonder if this is the exact machine you reference in this video: Lyndon Baines Johnson, then president of the United States, was the first person in this country to buy a VCR, Carpenter says. The second was comedian Red Skelton, then starring in his own show. Carpenter spent a few days at Skelton's home, demonstrating how the thing worked. Later, he personally instructed luminaries, from Alfred Hitchcock to Elvis Presley, in the magic of Sony. Carpenter wasn't the star-struck type, though he says a visit to the King's Bel Air mansion in the late 1960s was memorable: "I go to the front gate and I'm told, 'Leave your pencils out here. You won't write down what you see in here or what you do in here. You won't talk about it with anyone. But while you're here, your wish is our command.'" Elvis was an excellent student, Carpenter says--alert and full of life, at that point. Before Carpenter left, he says, Elvis gave him a small painting of himself that a fan had done. Carpenter still has it. But the most significant person Carpenter instructed--in terms of his present status as a murder defendant--was British actor-comedian Richard Dawson, then appearing as Peter Newkirk on the hot television show Hogan's Heroes.

I would think there must be, but I haven't seen them yet! And I agree, it'd be pretty cool for context!

Oh, interesting! We'll definitely look into that, thank you!

That would be amazing, Chance! Thank you so much!

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it! And on Steve: LOL! That's hilarious!

No. Super VHS was an improved version of VHS that came out in the late 80’s.

Hey, Frankie! No disrespect taken at all, I assure you! I can say that more of what Steve says ends up lining up in ways that there's no way he could have calculated. Not everything, of course, and that's important to note, too. That said, we see this as him just recounting what he remembers along with what he recalls Sonny telling him (and he did know Sonny very well toward the end). So we see this as his view of it, not the full story. When we get around to doing a full objective deep-dive into parts of Elvis history (which we really want to do at some point), think of this as one more piece to either take in, accept, or reject. (In whole or in part). Does he say in the video that they didn't sign Elvis's name? Because yeah, they absolutely did do it.

@ I’m sorry, I came off rude and I certainly don’t mean no disrespect. Like I stated, I could be way off, and I really like Steve, (comes off really nice) but I meant no disrespect. I love y’all’s channel and I will support this channel anyway I can. 😊👍

It's all good, man - I actually didn't think it came off rude, so no harm, no foul! 😁 And I appreciate the continued support, it means a lot!

Maybe it would be interesting to help him check his memories with factual informations such as Elvis' divorce papers or the magazine showing Priscilla with Mike Stone (October '72)

That IS interesting, thank you for sharing!

I do believe she is! We're hoping to talk to her at some point - originally it was going to be January, but weather got in the way.

@@EAPSocietythat would be great! She was on Those elvis girls channel and her stories give facinating insight into Elvi’s character. Since she says she will never write a book (sad😂) it would be great to atleast hear firsthand from her.

@sopala3952 Oh, that might be a different Shirley, then, because the one I think Steve is referencing did write one: "Elvis: The Man In My Backyard"

Oh… but whichever shirley would be great to interview !

You're very welcome!

Thank you, Lyall! And hey, if you know a good promoter over there, we're certainly up for it! 😁

Yes, they have been mixed to stereo

Which song was Elvis singing?

@@FrankieLovesElvis True Love Travels on a Gravel Road. Not sure if it's on this set or not, however.