Elvis fever shakes, rattles and rolls Australian town

by: admin January 11, 2009

SYDNEY (AFP) The quiet Australian town of Parkes was awash with Brylcreem, gabardine and gospel, as a record number of Elvis faithful met there to pay homage to The King, according to organisers.
Cooked up one summer’s night at the local “Gracelands” restaurant, the Elvis Festival has exploded from a one-night event in 1993 to [...]

Shake, rattle and roll aboard the “Elvis Express”

by: admin January 9, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The hair. The hips. The skin-tight, rhinestone suits. Hundreds of Elvis Presley lookalikes gyrated their way onto the “Elvis Express” on Friday to take part in one of Australia’s biggest tributes to The King.
Some 370 devotees, many decked out with quiff hairstyles, aviator sunglasses, guitars and those infamous suits, will take [...]