Elvis' Glasses

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The description may not be reproduced in whole or in part, and the photo or photos may not be used, by anyone else, without express permission. Using someone else's description, work product or photos without permission is a violation of eBay rules and of US Copyright law.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On October 21, 1970 after ordering the first of</B></div> <div> <B>the "</B><B>EP</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>™</B></FONT><B>" "TCB" eyeglasses, Elvis left my optical store</B></div> <div> <B>and called his longtime friend and associate Lamar Fike.</B></div> <div> <B>Elvis said,</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"Lamar, I have found my eyeglass man"</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7eb2c3d0.jpg" border=0 width="556" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Oh how he loved his eyeglasses!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="631" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 625 WIDTH="625"><div> <B>Many of you have asked me "How I Met </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Elvis</B></FONT><B>"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>It was in 1970 when I was driving one morning on Sunset Boulevard.  I was going to deliver some eyeglasses I just made to </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Elton John.</B></FONT><B>  I was stopped at a traffic light at Sunset and La Cienega when I looked over my right shoulder and saw </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Elvis </B></FONT><B>Presley driving a black 1969 Cadillac Limousine.  That's correct, he was driving the car.  He had his head out of the window and I said to him,  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>"Elvis,</B></FONT><B> you look like s__t"  and he said "I feel like s__t".  I told him that he needed sunglasses to wit he agreed.  I got out of my car and told him that I had a optical shop just down the street and gave him my business card.  I also told him that I had just made eyeglasses for </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Steve McQueen,</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sammy Davis, Jr., </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Elton John</B></FONT><B> and the </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Beatles. </B></FONT><B> He said "I'll be in to see you".  The rest is Rock & Roll history!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis Presley said it best!! </B></div> <div> <B>“I happened to come along at a time in the music business where the was no trend.  I was lucky, I mean, there was, people were looking for something different and I was lucky I came along just in time”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>and I believe this to be true!!</B></div> <div> <B>“I happened to come along at a time in the optical business where the was no trend.  I was lucky, I mean, there was, people were looking for something different and I was lucky I came along just in time”</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Dennis Roberts</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="175658560.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17d1b58d0.jpg" border=0 width="693" height="653" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a36b3a40.jpg" border=0 width="435" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Graceland does </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>not</U></B></I></FONT><B> have access to the molds.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1958a0350.jpg" border=0 width="672" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b17859d0.jpg" border=0 width="645" height="413" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a385a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="346" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="bd0f4120.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="bd190900.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>I made 488 pairs of eyeglasses for</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis Presley</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And I will make them for you.....</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="619" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 209 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="616" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 158 WIDTH="610"><div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73006f00f033ccff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ticket prices to most Elvis concerts (outside Vegas and Tahoe) were US$10.00, $7.50 and $5.00 in 1972. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73006f00f0ffff0000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Art Garfunkel were spotted at Elvis’ Madison Square Garden concerts that year. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73006f00f033ccff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Elvis was overwhelmingly voted the “Top Male Musical Star of the Year” at the 1977 Las Vegas Entertainment Awards. The award was based on votes from members of the Academy of Variety and Cabaret Artists.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>25th Anniversary Diamon</B><B>d </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ </B><B>Aviato</B><B>r</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7ee35e80.jpg" border=0 width="309" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="7ef35e80.jpg" border=0 width="309" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>30th Anniversary Original Aviator Sunglasses</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I am making these in </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>"All"</B></FONT><B> Aluminum Metal for the 1st time ever!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a2e24210.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a2f24260.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="294" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3024280.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I am now making the original aviator eyeglasses that I made for Elvis!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a8924f20.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a8a241a0.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a8b240e0.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I am now making the original aviator eyeglasses that I made for Elvis!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a8c884d0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a8d88640.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a8e884d0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="333" 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width="500" height="303" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis in Concert - T</B><B>he </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ Sunglasses</B></div> <div> <B>Las Vegas, Nevada</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="183e885c0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="348" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="184588990.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="409" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="184688780.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="376" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18b988410.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18ba887d0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="381" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $29.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18bb88480.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="328" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18bc887e0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="382" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $29.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18b788650.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18b8887c0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>$29.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis on Tour, </B><B>Aviator </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ </B><B>Sunglasses</B></div> <div> <B>as worn in the Movie</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10bcf4fb0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10bdf4230.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis in Beverly Hills -  T</B><B>he </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ Sunglasses</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="183f24210.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="184024560.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis in Palm Spri</B><B>ngs -  The </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ Sunglasses</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11d5f40c0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11d6f3630.jpg" border=0 width="499" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>First time ever seen</B><B>, the "</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™</B><B>" Sungla</B><B>sses</B></div> <div> <B>I designed and made for Elvis Presley</B></div> <div> <I><B>circa: November 1970</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1055a9800.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11e8db010.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="513" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1102f4670.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="359" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1103f4730.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 255 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>In November of 1970, Elvis asked me to design something new for him. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Here you will see for the first time, the initials "</B><B>EP</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>™</B></FONT><B>" on</B><B> the right and left sides of the aviator temples I made for Elvis and nothing in the bridge!!  You will see other designs I made for Elvis Presley coming soon.      </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                        Enjoy!! </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis "The Los Angeles Forum" Conce</B><B>rt </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ </B><B>Sunglasse</B><B>s</B></div> <div> <I><B>November 14, 1970</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>As discussed, I designed and made "all" of Elvis Presley's</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>eyeglasses and sunglasses from 1970 until his untimely death in 1977.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am the "ONLY" person in the world that can sign </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>a Certificate of Authenticity testifying to this fact!!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1937242b0.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="555" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="19387a760.jpg" border=0 width="634" height="374" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1939864f0.jpg" border=0 width="646" height="591" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10f1f4eb0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10fef4440.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="580" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1100f45c0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="348" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1101f45a0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="346" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>First time ever, the "Black Onyx" Sunglasses</B></div> <div> <B>I made for Elvis Presley</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="176e88980.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="408" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis Presley's Black Onyx sunglasses....</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18b788650.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18b8887c0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $69.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e0883f0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e188500.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e2884c0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e388500.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e488800.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I am making these black onyx eyeglasses using an all "metal" material</B></div> <div> <B>The finish will not flake, chip, peel or wear off.........</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17eb88310.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17ec88730.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17ed883a0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="314" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17ee888d0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17ef883c0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f088560.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis meets President Nixon -  Th</B><B>e </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP</B></FONT><B>™ Sunglasses</B></div> <div> <B>December 21, 1970</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="14f380fe0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="510" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="78f589a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8d3579a0.jpg" border=0 width="599" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="78d900f0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="271" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="c0990cd0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="184116120.jpg" border=0 width="534" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1842165b0.jpg" border=0 width="534" height="347" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="975f3830.jpg" border=0 width="499" height="643" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>My advisor to the site, Sonny West tells me that Elvis wore </B></div> <div> <B>the chrome EP TCB frames with the purple lenses at the White House.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="107f58e80.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis & President Nixon</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11325ed00.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="464" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>$75.00</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="906f4680.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The Elvis & Nixon MousePad</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="907f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The Elvis & Nixon Coffee Cup</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="908f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The Elvis & Nixon Shot Glass and Coffee Cup & Mouse Pad</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis & President Nixon Cufflinks</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="d0594e70.jpg" border=0 width="660" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>37th President of the United States of America </B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="d06a9490.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="d07a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="547" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 339 WIDTH="541"><div> <B>This is a very nice set of </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Richard Nixon</B></FONT><B> cufflinks, a great collectors item. They feature the prestigious Presidential Eagle emblem in 24K gold plate sculpted in fine detail against a lustrous cobalt blue background, circled by 50 gold stars and trimmed in gold filigree. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>President Nixon's</B></FONT><B> signature appears on the reverse of each cufflink. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This is the same style cufflinks the </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>President</B></FONT><B> gave to VIP's, visiting dignitaries, and close friends. These cufflinks are in pristine condition and include a leather - satin lined jewlery box and embossed gold Presidential seal. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elvis</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B> is wearing the EP TCB eyeglasses I made for him when he visited </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Pres. Nixon!! </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Pres. Nixon</B></FONT><B> gave a pair of these cufflinks to </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Elvis,</B></FONT><B> Sonny West and Jerry Schilling when they visited him in the White House on December 21, 1970.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>$225.00</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Presidential Cufflinks</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e71f47d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="381" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="156788490.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="585" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1568c0430.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="579" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1569883a0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="570" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="156a88e60.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="486" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $69.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Presidential Money Clip</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e6ff40d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $49.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The U.S. Senate Cufflinks</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e70f48a0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="394" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $59.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>"RARE" THE DAY ELVIS MET NIXON</B><B> AUTOGRAPH BOOK</B></div> <div> <B>Autographed by Egil "Bud" Krogh</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d6c58d10.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d6d58f20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="498" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This is an autograph copy of the book from the only White House aide to Pres. Nixon</B></div> <div> <B>who was present in the Oval Office when Elvis Presley came to visit President Nixon. </B></div> <div> <B>By Egil "BUD" Krogh!! </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $100.00</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="697" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1819 WIDTH="691"><div> <B>ELVIS and PRESIDENT NIXON</B></div> <div> by Egil "Bud" Krogh</div> <bR> <div> It was December 21, 1970. I got a call from Dwight Chapin, who was one of </div> <div> my best friends on the White House staff. And he said, "The King is here." And I said, "King who?" I looked at the President's schedule and said, "There aren't any kings on the president's schedule." He said, "No, not just any two-bit king, the real king. The King of Rock--Elvis. He's right here in Washington and he wants to see the president." And I thought that was just an elaborate practical joke. . . . We did those things in those days. I felt that this is just a joke, that this wasn't true. But he sent over a letter that he said had been written by Elvis Presley, asking to meet with the president to help him with the drug problem. . . . </div> <bR> <div> In about an hour, through the OMB security office of the Oval Executive Office building I get a call saying that "Elvis Presley is here with his two bodyguards." And they came down the hall to my office and he really was Elvis Presley, dressed in a purple jumpsuit and a white shirt open to the navel with a big gold chain and <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" >thick-rimmed sunglasses.</FONT> And he came in and I must say, I was very impressed with him. I had been a big fan of his during the 1950s. He proceeded to tell me about how much he felt for his country. He wanted to help the country, to do what he could. He felt he had an obligation because he'd been given so much. He talked about serving in the military, and felt that that was his duty.</div> <bR> <div> And I thought, "Well, you know, this guy seems to be saying the things that that Richard Nixon would like to hear, so let's see if we can't set up a meeting." So I wrote a memo to the president suggesting some talking points and, and Dwight Chapin wrote a memo to then-Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman, to get approval for this meeting. And it came back approved. . . . </div> <bR> <div> So I called back over to their hotel and said, "The meeting's on. Come on over." So he showed up about twelve o'clock. I got a call from the Secret Service telling me we had a little problem, because Elvis had brought a gun in to give the president, a nice Colt automatic with bullets in the display case. I had to go over and explain to them that "No guns in the Oval Office" was standard policy around here. I hoped he'd understand. . . . And he seemed to take that in good grace. </div> <bR> <div> But anyway, we walked in a half an hour later into the Oval Office and the president got up. It was a little bit awkward at first, because I'm not sure that Elvis really believed that he was there. They had a really weird discussion about a lot of things that had nothing to do with the talking points I had written. Elvis was telling the president how difficult it was to play in Las Vegas. The president said, "I understand, Las Vegas is a tough town." And then Elvis said, "And you know, the Beatles came over here and made a lot of money and said some un-American things." And the president looked at me, like, "Well, what's this about the Beatles?" </div> <div> And then the real reason for the trip finally came out as Elvis said, "Mr. President, can you get me a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs?" And the president looked and he said, "Bud, can we get him a badge?" And I said, "Well, Mr. President, if you want to get him a badge, we can do that." He said, "Well, get him a badge." </div> <bR> <div> Well, Elvis was so happy about this, he steps around the side of the desk and he goes over and he grabs him. And one of my abiding memories while thinking, "This is probably the last thing I'll ever do in the Oval Office," was Elvis Presley hugging Richard Nixon, who's sort of standing there looking up, thinking, "Oh, my God!" You know? (Laughter) And they parted. And then Elvis asked if he could bring in his bodyguards, to which the president said, "Bud, do we have time for that?" And I thought, "You're this far into it, why not finish it off." So, I said, "Yes, sir, you've got a few more minutes."</div> <bR> <div> So [his body guards] came in and, and the president shook hands with them and told Elvis, "You've got some big ones here, Elvis." And he said, "Yes," and the president went behind his desk, and opened up the bottom drawer to give them each a gift. Well, Elvis just sensed that there was a lot of stuff in that drawer. So he went behind the desk and, as the president is taking out the cufflinks and the paperweights and the golf balls, Elvis is reaching in towards the back of the drawer and taking out the real gold stuff, the valuable presents--because they were sort of lined up in order of expense, or cost. The higher the roller, the more expensive the present.</div> <bR> <div> So Elvis starts taking all these things out, and he says, "Mr. President, they have wives." And so he dived back into the drawer again and out come the presents for the wives. And they walked out of there--of course, this was four days before Christmas--with their hands filled with all of these presidential goodies. And after that, we got him a badge, which Elvis, apparently, carried with him for a long time. It's on display at Graceland. I went down there after I wrote a little book about this, and the wallet in which the badge had been carried was well worn. It showed that he felt that he'd been given more authority than the badge really suggested. This was just an honorary badge, but he took it like he'd been given a real agent's badge. We had to tell him that there were no federal agents-at-large. That's what he'd asked me about. But that remains one of the more humorous incidents of my time in the White House.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Original Aviator frames I made Elvis in a </B></div> <div> <B>Custom and Slightly Smaller Size</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1107f4f40.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="244" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1108f4f80.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $75.00</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="156bf4f60.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="246" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12c5f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="184458680.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="184358680.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B>  $95.00</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Custom Eyeglass Cases</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="113bf4710.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>These cases are virtually bulletproof to protect your sunglasses</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B> $42.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="113af4890.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="393" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This larger case will hold up to 4 sunglasses</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Price:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B> $89.95</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>This web site is maintained by Dennis Roberts.  It is</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>NOT</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>affiliated with Elvis Presley Enterprises ("EPE"),  it's officers, agents and employees.</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>All</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>designs, drawings and art work on this site are from the intellectual property of</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Dennis Roberts</B></I></FONT><I><B>,  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>circa 1970.   The TCB, EP and LIGHTNING BOLTS design is scanned from my original designs I made in 1970 and my new design for the TCB Lightning Bolts in 2001.  Any attempt to copy or convert my work as described and pictured herein shall be construed as an attempt to defraud and steal from me and this web site.  I shall prosecute violators to the fullest extent of the law,  including</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>EPE and designbyartie a.k.a. Aret Artie Dadyan and his pal Craig Waite the rockinrollfraudster.</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>All rights are reserved.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The First "EP" Sunglass, circa 1970</B></div> <div> <B>Designed and Made by Dennis Roberts</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e8a028a0.jpg" border=0 width="514" height="394" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e67028a0.jpg" border=0 width="514" height="394" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>ELVIS TCB the 30th ANNIVERSARY EVOLUTION© SUNGLASSES </B></div> <div> <B>by Dennis Roberts!!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>The TCB LIGHTNING BOLTS design is scanned from my original designs I made in 1970 </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and my new design for the TCB Lightning Bolts in 2001 as shown below.  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="193c8aef0.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="193b8af00.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3188430.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="323" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3288460.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="326" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3388520.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3488240.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>My good friend for over 32 years.....</B></div> <div> <B>Sonny West</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101bf4980.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="408" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101df4870.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sonny is wearing his "ON TOUR" sunglasses in the picture!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="127090f70.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="503" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1133f4470.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="583" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bill Belew, Elvis Presley's Costume Maker</B></div> <div> <B>I did the eyeglasses and Bill did the wardrobe!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="612" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 4894 WIDTH="606"><div> <B>Bill Belew, the man who dressed the King</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The creator of the glorious "Burning Flame of Love" and other sartorial extravaganzas recalls what it was like to design costumes for the messiah of Memphis.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - - - - -</B></div> <div> <B>By Mike Thomas</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>"If the songs don't go over, we can do a medley of costumes."</B></div> <div> <B>-- Elvis Presley, in concert at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, August 1970</B></div> <div> <B>Some months ago, Rick Lenzi, a California mechanic and part-time Elvis impersonator, was invited to flex his pork chops on "Your Big Break," a spiffed-up, non-lip sync version of the '80s variety show, "Puttin' On the Hits." The program's contestants, who mimic their favorite singers, are aided in their metamorphoses by a small staff of professional costume designers. </B></div> <div> <B>Upon arriving in Burbank, Calif., for taping, Lenzi learned that his transformation would be presided over by a man named Bill Belew. At first, the name had merely a familiar ring. Then it clicked. "You're not </B><I><B>the</B></I><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Bill Belew</B></FONT><B>, are you?" Lenzi asked incredulously, almost reverently, when the two met. </B></div> <div> <B>"Yes, I am," </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> said. </B></div> <div> <B>Lenzi's jaw dropped -- he knew, as any diehard Elvis maven would, that </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> wasn't just any costume designer. He was, in fact, Elvis Presley's costume designer and personal fashion guru for nearly a decade. "I was in awe," Lenzi recalls. </B></div> <div> <B>The </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B>-Presley union began in 1968, when the producers of Presley's NBC "comeback" special, "Elvis," who'd worked previously with </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> on a Petula Clark production, invited the designer to create some hip threads for the now-legendary program that would herald the swivel-hipped one's second coming. When asked what "look" he envisioned for Elvis, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> claims he knew almost immediately. "It always seemed like people assumed he wore black leather," he says, "but he never did. He may have worn a leather jacket, but that's about it. At that time, though, we were into denim, and I said, 'What if I just duplicate a denim outfit in black leather?' Elvis loved it." And so the cowhide was procured and fashioned and fitted, then later, after the second stand-up show, pried by </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew </B></FONT><B>with much difficulty from Elvis' sweat-soaked body.</B></div> <div> <B>If clothes make the man, then </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew's</B></FONT><B> clothes made The Man -- made him sultrier, flashier, manlier. Following the success of the NBC special, which reinvented Elvis not only musically, but physically, Belew realized what promise there was in this alliance. "He was a great person to dress," </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> says. "He had a terrific build at that point . . . [But] at the time we started in Vegas, everything was Liberace. And I would see these outlandish things with fur and feathers and think, 'That's not going to be Elvis. And if that's what he wants, he can get somebody else.' I wanted the clothes to be easy and seductive and that was it. And I never wanted anything to compromise his masculinity."</B></div> <div> <B>Of course, as Elvis' popularity grew, so did his fans' unconditional love. Consequently, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> felt he had more freedom to produce increasingly intricate and outrageous designs. "I kept most of his things very simple in the early days," Belew says. "We just watched the reaction from the fans, and that's how we began to get more elaborate." </B></div> <div> <B>In August 1970, when Elvis stormed Sin City for a triumphant stand at the International Hotel, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew </B></FONT><B>hunkered amid the capacity crowd, gauging its response to the conch-shell-studded, macramé-adorned, karate-style jumpsuit that Elvis worked expertly as though it were a second skin. Needless to note, it, and Elvis, went over big. Proclaimed a friend of </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew's</B></FONT><B> during the show, "He's like a panther stalking that stage, exuding sexuality." </B></div> <div> <B>Almost from the start there had been an unusual level of trust and familiarity between the two. To Elvis, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> was never </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Bill,</B></FONT><B> but </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Billy,</B></FONT><B> and most of his designs were approved on sight, something that shocked and delighted </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew.</B></FONT><B> In part, the fast fraternity stemmed from a shared sense of lineage, as both men were reared in the south -- Elvis in Tupelo, Miss., and Memphis, Tenn.; </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> in Charlottesville, Va. -- by doting, plump ("big-boned," euphemizes </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B>) matriarchs with a penchant for all things culinary. </B></div> <div> <B>In subsequent years, as </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew's</B></FONT><B> loyalty and talent continued to impress his employer, he became Elvis' personal fashion designer (often spending upwards of $15,000 a month on custom clothing) and confidante. Elvis even bestowed upon him a coveted gold diamond-and-lightening-bolt-festooned "TCB" (Taking Care of Business in a Flash) necklace that was proffered to all the King's men, a small inner circle often dubbed the "Memphis mafia." Says Belew, "I thought, 'Oh, shit, I really have come into it now!'" </B></div> <div> <B>As the years passed and Elvis' career entered its high renaissance, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew,</B></FONT><B> though not under exclusive contract to Presley, was always on hand to conjure up eminently memorable stage outfits, including the fiery, Japanese-inspired "Red Dragon" jumpsuit, the "Burning Flame of Love" and the showy powder-blue number that Elvis wore during his 15-city U.S. tour in 1972. </B></div> <div> <B>But perhaps the most memorable get-up of all was the one Elvis sported for his fabled "Aloha from Hawaii" worldwide telecast in 1973. Not only was the outfit white, as they all would be subsequently (white was easier to light), and grandiose and profusely adorned with all sorts of fabulously gaudy trinkets, but its finishing touch was one that would be forever allied with Elvisian lore: The Cape.</B></div> <div> <B>There had been capes before this -- the very idea having been inspired a year or so prior by Priscilla Presley, who showed Belew a black and red number she'd bought for her husband on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills -- but never anything quite this ornate (it was adorned with a silver mirror-embroidered rendition of an American eagle) or cumbersome. In fact, says Belew of the latter quality, he purposely made two sizes for that reason alone: A hefty floor-length one for Elvis' grand entrance, and a more functional mid-length mantle that would allow the singer a greater range of motion while performing. "It was such a swashbuckling thing, and he just had a way with it," remembers Belew. "Immediately, he knew how he wanted to work it, what he wanted to do with it. And it just all came together."</B></div> <div> <B>But it almost didn't. "The night of the show, I got a call from [Elvis' friend and bodyguard] Joe Esposito, who said, 'You're not gonna believe what happened.'" </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew </B></FONT><B>recounts. "And the only thing that came to my mind was, Oh, my God, he split the costume! Turns out he got a little wild during dress rehearsal and threw the short cape into the audience." </B></div> <div> <B>As if that wasn't enough, Esposito also informed </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> that when Elvis had tried on the long version, it was so heavy he literally couldn't stand, much less strut about the stage. "He told me Elvis was lying on the floor, roaring with laughter," Belew says. To compound matters even further, Elvis, generous to a fault, had given away his large white bejeweled belt, which bore the eagle motif in miniature, to a friend, the wife of "Hawaii Five-O" star Jack Lord. </B></div> <div> <B>It was, in short, sartorial pandemonium. So </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew,</B></FONT><B> who'd remained in L.A. to invent frilly fashions for comic Flip Wilson's popular character, Geraldine, quickly gathered his wits, marshaled his troops and in less than a day, had a new ensemble ready to ship off to Hawaii. Initially, Esposito offered to send Presley's private jet to fetch costume and costumer and whisk them off to Oahu. But since </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> was busy dolling up Wilson, he sent a colleague to deliver the goods. "I was told that [Elvis' people] had two first-class tickets waiting for him," </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> recalls with a hint of envy. "One for him, and one for the belt and cape. Here I am dressing Flip as Geraldine, and he's flying to Hawaii to bask in the sun and have a great time. We joked about that for years."</B></div> <div> <B>Belew remained Presley's designer for another four years, occasionally, surreptitiously, adjusting garments to accommodate the King's burgeoning girth. But the Count of Monte Cristos never caught on. When Elvis died in August 1977, wakes were held at Graceland and throngs of grieving mourners filed past Elvis' coffin to pay their final respects. For his farewell performance, Presley was dressed in a simple white suit, a gift from his father. It was the first time in years he'd worn attire which had not been designed by </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Now 71, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B>, semi-retired in Palm Springs, Calif., occasionally lends his talents to various productions. But he does so mostly to keep himself busy. A fixture among the music, film and theater set for nearly five decades, he has enjoyed an unusually long and fruitful career, during which he has dressed the likes of The Band, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight, Milton Berle and scores of others. But the pinnacle of his life, he says, was his years with Presley. </B></div> <div> <B>"He was one of the few people I've designed for who was able to carry it off," </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="times" ><B>Belew</B></FONT><B> says of Elvis' innate ability to animate the fashion extravaganzas the costumer created for him. "To this day, people say to me, 'So you're the one who put Elvis in rhinestones and all that.' And I just say, 'Yeah, I'm the one.'"</B></div> <div> <B>salon.com | Dec. 18, 1999</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ad90050.png" border=0 width="400" height="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Anne Marie Lewis meets Bill Belew....</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17deeed70.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="983" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ad90050.png" border=0 width="400" height="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Two of Elvis Presley's greatest Concerts</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16ba26aa0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Madison Square Garden</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16c658350.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="180358be0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="702" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Aloha from Hawaii</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ad90050.png" border=0 width="400" height="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1b14e16b0.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript" TYPE="text/javascript" src="http://www.trafficzap.com/exchange/exit.php?id=1308&q=821&btn=on"> </script>   </B></div> <div> Las Vegas, Nevada   1-310 804-0069 </div> <div> California   1-310 804-0069 </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" >E-mail me:   </FONT><A HREF="mailto:denbarro@msn.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:denbarro@msn.com"><U>denbarro @ msn.com</U></A> </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" >Use of this site signifies your agreement to the  </FONT><A HREF="http://celebritysunglasses.com/terms/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://celebritysunglasses.com/terms/ind"><U>Terms of Agreement</U></A>  </div> <div> © 2001 by Optique Originals/Dennis Roberts, </div> <div> All Rights Reserved </div> <div> Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley's Memphis, Elvis Week, Graceland, and Heartbreak Hotel are Registered Trademarks with the USPTO. ©2002 EPE, Inc.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-2493/Sun.au" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>