Road Trip! Elvis' "Triple-X Charisma" Displays in Memphis Memorial Day Weekend
WITH AMERICANS PLANNING TO STAY CLOSER TO HOME THIS SUMMER, The Elvis Presley Estate in Memphis, Tennessee has given road trippers a good excuse to head South: That locked-in-time shrine to the dead pop icon is opening a display at Graceland of more than 50 jumpsuits worn by the King. And here's the bonus: the new exhibit will also include never-before-seen-photographs of Elvis performing at Madison Square Garden in 1972.
New Yorker lensman George Kalinsky was the official photographer of the arena, capturing legends such as Frank Sinatra, Muhammad Ali, and John Paul II on film. He recently uncovered four rolls of film he had shot of Elvis while working on a billboard campaign called "Great Moments in New York." When Kalinsky sought permission from Presley's estate to use a photo, reps asked if he had anymore. Why, yes: 40 never-before seen shots of Elvis in all his Viva Las Vegas glory.
Kalinsky's told the press that he went onstage to meet Elvis that night: "He was electrifying in his white jumpsuit, with his cape on. He was quite humble, but he had an aura. There are very few people who have triple-X charisma and Elvis was one."
George, we are awed just knowing you were in the King's presence. Memphis, here we come!
Posted April 15, 2008
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