Posted April 19, 200817 yr 70 undiscovered shots by Ed Bonja :dance: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/ed.jpg Elvis Presley's official stage photographer Ed Bonja was going thru his thousands of prints this week, and discovered SEVENTY (70!) shots of Elvis that have never been seen or printed before. "It was truly amazing", Ed told us on the phone. "I hadn't seen that part of my archive in years, and all of a sudden - there they were." It's unclear yet as to how Ed will share the prints with the fans. (Note: the picture is added for illustration purposes only, it's not one of the undiscovered gems) Published: april 19th 2008 08:49 PM. Source: ElvisMatters / Published by: ElvisMatters - Peter Verbruggen . http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/edbonja_europe2007.jpg I was lucky enough to meet Ed last year and he signed a poster of that photo of Elvis in the laced jacket for me. It now has pride of place on my wall :yahoo: Ooooh he looks so sexy :wub: (Elvis not Ed in case you're wondering :lol: )
April 19, 200817 yr wow, how amazing is that. I love that pic of Elvis in that laced jacket. He looks soooooooooooo yummy doesn't he? :wub:
April 20, 200817 yr Author wow, how amazing is that. I love that pic of Elvis in that laced jacket. He looks soooooooooooo yummy doesn't he? :wub: He sure does :wub: Can't wait to see these pics that Ed has just come across :dance:
April 20, 200817 yr He sure does :wub: Can't wait to see these pics that Ed has just come across :dance: I know, i can't either. I love to see more pics of our man :wub:
May 16, 200817 yr Author Do you know who this is with Elvis? http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/ElvisUnknownfanx.jpg Joan Gansky, a friend of Elvis' since 1967 and one of originals who were in the audience at the 68 TV special, has asked EIN to try and find out who this other person in the photo with Elvis is. She has already asked the knowledgeable magazine 'Elvis -The Man and His Music' who even published the photo and got no answer from their readers. Editor Trevor Cajiao replied - "We've studied it and studied it, but I'm afraid we've no idea who that is in the photo with Elvis. My guess is that it was taken in the latter part of 1957 and developed in January 1958, hence the date on the photo. Elvis' hair looks very much like it did when he visited 'The Grand Ole Opry' in December 1957." Recently the question has come up again. Any ideas to help her out? Source :EIN Great new pic - Elvis looks so cool :wub: but I can't help I'm afraid :unsure:
May 17, 200817 yr I can't help you there Carole, i don't recognise him at all. :blink: Hope we find out and somebody knows :cheer:
May 17, 200817 yr Author Even Marty Lacker doesn't recognise him, so it's still a mystery :unsure: On publishing this photo yesterday, EIN also contacted Marty Lacker who also checked out the photo with Billy Smith, but it still remains somewhat of a mystery. Marty replied, "He resembles someone who went to Humes High with us but I don't think it's the same guy. There could be a very simple explanation. He could be someone who worked on the house when it was being decorated when Elvis moved in there in '57. Let me put it this way, that picture is the first and last time we ever saw this guy's face. He had no real importance in Elvis' life. - Marty" Source :EIN
May 24, 200817 yr Author So who was the stranger in the photo with Elvis?: EIN had plenty of suggestions from fans and friends of Elvis as to who was the unknown character in the photo taken at the end of 1957, in Elvis' early days at Graceland. These included from Elvis collector Paul Lichter who believed it was a young Alan Fortas. There is a resemblance, however Fortas' close friends Marty Lacker & Lamar Fike do not agree. They think it was most likely "someone who worked on the house when it was being decorated". Other interesting suggestions were performer Bob Luman, or even Tommy Devito from 'The Four Seasons'. EIN also discovered that one of our favourite Elvis publications, the UK magazine 'Essential Elvis' had run this same query in the past and that the strongest lead was from Elvis super-fan Tony Stuchbury. While in Memphis Stuchbury saw the photo on display with the information that the man was in fact a car salesman from downtown Memphis, probably from one of the dealerships on Union Aves. He hopes to re-confirm his facts when he visits Memphis later this year. Coincidentaly EEUK Editor Andrew Hearn also informs us that he has an immaculate colour version of the same photo which will be featured in the forthcoming MRS 'Graceland' book. EIN thanks everyone who wrote in. (News, Source;EIN) Look forward to seeing the colour photo. Good for Essential Elvis, a great magazine and Andrew Hearn who is a lovely, helpful guy and very knowledgeable about Elvis. I went on an EE tour of Memphis with Andrew last year and we saw so many great places and I learnt so much more about Elvis :cheer:
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