Re: land of several dances

[Brian Phillips <hagar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Yep, it sure was.  I think that boy had real talent.  He coulda BEEN
>somebody with the right handling!

That statement may not be as funny as intended.  The Colonel turned down
the Streisand remake "A Star is Born"!  I can see that conversation now,
"Son, I got "Live a Little, Love a Little" signed for ya!  America wants to
see you in your jammies, singing next to people dressed as a dog and a cat!"

>Lola
>
>p.s. actually I DO think he could have been a respected actor with better
>handling.  "King Creole" is a really good film IMO, and the Boy
>King , Oooooh - my SOUL!!!


I actually have not seen a complete Elvis movie.  There are bits that I
have seen, but never a whole one.  Mom liked the theme to "Flaming Star",
which starred the woman that my mother was named after, Elvis Pre...I MEAN,
Dolores Del Rio.

Which is the movie that Elvis' mother is in?  She is in the audience.