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October 25, 1955 Elvis performed at the Armory, Houston, Mississippi. October 25, 1956 While the band travelled north in Gladys' Cadillac and lost a wheel bearing in Pennsylvania, Elvis flew back to New York City with Gene Smith, Nick Adams and some others. October 25, 1960 Elvis bought a monkey at Katz Drug Store for $123,55. October 25, 1961 Elvis completed some dubbing for Follow That Dream. In the afternoon he had to attend a music meeting for Kid Galahad. October 25, 1976 Elvis performed at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

October 24, 1955 Together with local rockabilly Sonny Burgess, who would start for Sun the next year, Elvis performed at the Silver Moon Club, Newport, Arkansas. At the same time Colonel Parker had sent a telegram to Sam Philips to tell him he's got all authorization from Gladys and Vernon to negotiate for Elvis in order to buy his contract from Sun. October 24, 1956 Elvis had to leave for New York, but before that he, his parents and Juan Juanico attended a special screening of a rough cut of Love Me Tender. Except for Elvis everyone was enthusiastic. Elvis however was not satisfied by his acting. October 24, 1959 Elvis was again hospitalised in the 97th General Hospital in Frankfort for tonsillitis. October 24, 1961 Elvis had to attend a music meeting after which he was introduced to some fighters, to choose someone as his double in Kid Galahad. October 24, 1976 Elvis performed at the Roberts Stadium, Evansville, Indiana.

October 23, 1954 The Billboard announced that Elvis Presley, together with Scotty and Bill made an appearance at the Texas Bill Strength's Nitery in Atlanta. However, no proof of this has been found, so maybe it all took place in Memphis. Strength, a new DJ, had just started performing and booking gigs. October 23, 1955 At the Missouri Theater, St. Louis Elvis was scheduled at 2.00, 5.00 and 8.00 p.m. Elvis was supposed to open the show, but he was late. Like he stated himself he was searching for his wallet. He was not allowed to perform and must pay $125. October 23, 1956 Elvis got a visit from Nick Adams. October 23, 1958 Elvis attended a Bill Haley performance in Frankfurt and visited Haley backstage, where he also met Little Gerhard, a rock 'n' roll star from Sweden. October 23, 1961 Elvis started with Kid Galahad. At United Artists he met producer David Weisbart and director Phil Karlson. First appointments were to be made with wardrobe and makeup, then, after a medical exam for the insurance, Elvis started with workouts with champion Mushy Calahan for his role in the movie Kid Galahad, co-starring Charles Bronson October 23, 1964 Elvis had his way; Vernon moved from the house on Hermitage to a new home, just behind Graceland. October 23, 1965 Elvis got a speeding ticket near Graceland around 4.00 a.m. while returning home from the Memphian. October 23, 1968 Elvis worked at United Artists Recorders with Billy Strange on the soundtrack for A Trouble With Girls from 7.00 p.m. till 3.15 a.m. Later Felton Jarvis would overdub and remix the tracks in Nashville. October 23, 1972 Elvis bought a gentleman's diamond and ruby ring from Lowell Hays for the amount of $3,456. October 23, 1976 Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio

October 22, 1956 During the evening Elvis rehearsed at home with the band and the Jordanaires for his second performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. October 22, 1965 Elvis liked to watch flims at the Memphian. This night he watched Dr. Strangelove again. More favourites of him were: King Rat, A Patch Of Blue, The Pawnbroker, Cleopatra, Johnny Nobody, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Thunderball and Dr. No. October 22, 1968 Elvis began with the production for his new and final MGM movie called Chautauqua. The Colonel was afraid this title would give difficulties with the advertisements so it was changed into The Trouble With Girls (and how to get into it). The rehearsals started at 11.00 a.m. October 22, 1969 The four couples, Elvis and Priscilla, the Esposito's, the Gambills and the Schillings, who were planning to go to Europe together flew to Miami instead and then on to Nassau. They stayed at the Paradise Island Hotel. Unfortunately the weather was that bad the whole bunch returned home earlier than intended. October 22, 1970 Elvis flew to Palm Springs for the weekend. October 22, 1971 Elvis flew back to Palm Springs, where he remained for at least 4 days. October 22, 1976 Elvis performed at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall, Champaign, Illinois. http://www.elvisnews.com/images/pow/pow263s.jpg

October 21, 1955 Elvis performed at the Missouri Theater, St. Louis, Missouri at 7.00 and 9.30 p.m. October 21, 1956 Elvis was visited by Juan Juanico for a couple of days. Because of the many fans around the house they stayed inside for most of the time. However during the night Elvis and June did go out to see some newsreel footage at the local theater. Unfortunately fans saw the limousine and vandalized it. October 21, 1961 Elvis flew to Los Angeles with Joe Esposito, Charlie Hodge and Billy Smith. The other guys went by car. Elvis hired Marty Lacker. Also new in the house was Scatter, a chimpanzee. Elvis got the chimp from Captain Bill Killebrew. The monkey was trained to "drive a car" . Elvis and the guys really enjoyed the things the chimp did, unlike some of the girls around. October 21, 1965 Bill Black died of a brain tumor and Elvis was quoted in the Commercial Appeal as saying that Bill " was a great man and a person that everyone loved. This comes as such a shock to me that I can hardly explain how much I loved Bill". Elvis didn't attend the funeral, as he was afraid of causing disruption. October 21, 1970 At the Schwartz and Ableser Jewelry Elvis picked up one more TCB pendant without the chain. Only 2 days ago he had bought 12 and 1 day before another 10, all with the chains. October 21, 1974 Dr Ghanem ordered a series of tests to determine the cause of Elvis' intestinal problems. These turned up a " nonpenetrating ulcer crater" along with "edematous mucosal folds". Elvis stayed in a special wing of Dr. Ghanem's home, for celebrity patients. Elvis had to go through a new "sleep diet", consisted of liquid nourishment and sedated rest. October 21, 1975 Elvis had contractual commitments to RCA and the Colonel had come up with several ideas to fulfill these. A collection of movie title tracks, an album especially for children and so forth. RCA had not yet responded to any of his suggestions, so now the Colonel went to RCA with a telegram from Elvis: " I would like to work on an album for early '76 release, where I would do a combination, part conventional and part live from Las Vegas, during my Dec. 2-15 engagement. This would give a much better flavor with all the new material. Best regards, Elvis" Nothing came from this suggestion. After a stay of almost 3 months in a veterinary hospital in West Boston, Elvis' chow returned home. October 21, 1976 Elvis performed at the Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

October 20, 1954 There was a note in the Press - Scimitar, stating that Elvis was on the Louisiana Hayride, although Elvis' contract with the Hayride had not been finalized yet. October 20, 1955 Elvis did two shows on this day. First he appeared at the Brooklyn High School Auditorium, Cleveland at 1.30 p.m. This show was put together by Bill Randle, the DJ from of Cleveland. According to Randle there was made a film of this appearance but the footage has never been located. The second gig that day was at St. Michael's Hall, Cleveland at 8.00 p.m. Again hosted by Randle and according to him the show was a real success. Elvis broke the strings of his guitar and even smashed it on the floor, while the audience went wild. There was even police assistance to get Elvis out of the hall. Gladys and Vernon Presley signed a telegram provided by Tom Diskin granting Colonel Parker "sole and exclusive" representation of their son. October 20, 1970 At the Schwartz and Ableser Jewelry Elvis signed for 2 diamond rings and 10 more TCB pendants. October 20, 1976 Elvis performed at the Notre Dame University Athletic and Convention Center, South Bed, Indiana.

October 19, 1948 The Presley family was in need for money and Vernon got himself a loan for $200. He had to pay it back within 20 weeks by instalments of $10 each. October 19, 1955 Returning to Cleveland Elvis appeared at the Circle Theater Cleveland at 7.30 and 10.00 p.m. with Roy Acuff and Kitty Wells, local stars at the Grand Ole Opry. October 19, 1956 The day before Elvis was booked for assault and battery at a gas station, but all charges were dropped against Elvis, while the other two men were fined for their involvement in the fight the other day. June Juanico arrived from Biloxi for a visit. October 19, 1959 Elvis' unit went on manoeuvres called Big Lift at the military training area in Wildflecken near the Swiss border. October 19, 1968 Elvis spent the weekend in Palm Springs. October 19, 1970 Elvis picked up 12 TCB-pendants in Beverly Hills from Schwartz and Ableser, Fine diamonds and Jewelry. These pendants were made from a design sketched by Elvis and Priscilla. The 14 karat gold charm consisted of the letters TCB over a zigzag lightning bolt. Over the years many explanations were given but its meaning is: Taking Care of Business- in a flash. October 19, 1976 Elvis performed at the Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin.

October 18, 1956 Elvis was booked on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct, together with 2 others. Apparently Elvis stopped for gas at a pump station and was surrounded by fans. The man from the gas station didn't liked that and told Elvis to move on. Then there was a fight and when the man pulled a knife Elvis gave him a black eye. October 18, 1970 Elvis flew to Los Angeles. October 18, 1976 Elvis performed at the Arena, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

October 17, 1955 Elvis, Scotty and Bill appeared after a Big Free Hillbilly Amateur Show at the Memorial Stadium, El Dorado, Arkansas. October 17, 1963 This was the date of Elvis' second-degree black belt. He got a certificate with his name on it, which he carried at the time of his death. October 17, 1970 Elvis returned once again to the Quartet Convention where he sung with James Blackwood, Hovie Lister and bass singer J.D. Sumner. Backstage their picture was taken. October 17, 1976 Elvis performed at the Metropolitan Sports Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

October 16, 1954 Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana. Elvis, Scotty and Bill performed both sides of their first single twice. Scotty even contributed a short guitar-solo. Afterwards Sam knew Elvis had fully worked out his own performance style and could "stand on his own". October 16, 1955 For one night Elvis joined a Hank Snow show, and met Bill Haley there. It took place at the Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at 3.30 and 8.00 p.m. Haley and Elvis were advertised, above Hank Snow himself, on the top half of the poster. October 16, 1956 Elvis had dinner with Dewey Philips and Barbara Hearn at the State Café. He broke his two dental inserts. October 16, 1959 Elvis was paid a visit by E.J. Cottrell, the army information officer. Cottrell reported to the Colonel that Elvis was still feeling homesick, although in good shape and doing a good job. October 16, 1960 Elvis broke his finger playing touch football at Graceland. October 16, 1971 Elvis was in Palm Springs for the weekend. October 16, 1976 Elvis performed at the Duluth Arena, Duluth, Minnesota.

October 15, 1949 The Housing Authority's newspaper, The Memphis Appeal, listed the Presley family as one of the seventeen families who had moved into the courts recently. October 15, 1954 Elvis, Scotty and Bill played The Eagle's Nest in Memphis, a nightclub over the changing room at the Clearpool complex. After the show the 3 men went to Shreveport, with Sam Philips. Sam had arranged a try-out on the Louisiana Hayride. After a seven-hour drive, they checked in their hotel, the Captain Shreve Hotel. October 15, 1955 Elvis performed at the Fair Park Auditorium, Lubbock, Texas, and later that evening at the Cotton Club, Lubbock. October 15, 1956 Elvis and Gene Smith travelled back from San Antonio to Memphis by plane. October 15, 1961 After several weeks in Las Vegas Elvis returned to Memphis before travelling to Nashville to record 5 songs at RCA's Studio B between 6.00 p.m. and 4.00 a.m. The injured guitarist Hank Garland was replaced by Jerry Kennedy. Again they wanted to record a new single. Good Luck Charm and Anything That's Part Of You were the result. October 15, 1968 Elvis worked at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios soundstage at 2 songs for his movie Charro from 7.00 p.m. till midnight. October 15, 1970 Elvis was in Memphis. He went shopping and bought a shoulder holster. A couple of days before he was given an official badge which permitted him to carry a pistol. In the evening he attended The Gospel Quartet Convention at Ellis Auditorium where he was introduced to the audience by James Blackwood, leader of the Blackwood Brothers. October 15, 1973 After a short period of feeling well, Elvis, again having breathing problems, forced Dr. Nichopoulos to admit Elvis as his patient to Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital. Elvis got through a great amount of tests to determine the cause of his condition. Heart failure was ruled out immediately. At first the medical team had no idea at all, what could be the problem, until Dr. Nichopoulos came up with the thought that it could have something to do with Elvis' "acupuncture" treatments in California. Maybe the Demerol included in these injections caused the breathing problem, because of the addictive effect of Demerol. Elvis had to remain in the hospital for 2 weeks and Linda stayed on his side the whole time. October 15, 1974 With Sheila Ryan Elvis travelled to Las Vegas, to put himself under the care of Dr. Elias Ghanem. This doctor had taken care of Elvis during engagements since 1972. October 15, 1976 Elvis performed at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago.

October 14, 1954 There was a message in The Memphis Commercial Appeal: " our home-grown hillbilly singer is continuing his swift, steady stride toward national prominence in the rural rhythm field." October 14, 1955 Elvis performed at the High School Field House, Odessa, Texas. October 14, 1956 Elvis performed at the Bexar County Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m. October 14, 1958 Elvis got the first of many letters from the Colonel, assuring him he was doing everything: "to keep your name hot over here". October 14, 1963 The location shooting for Kissin' Cousins started. October 14, 1973 After a few days of not feeling very well, Elvis was well enough again to attend a show at the Memphian. October 14, 1975 Originally planned for July, the construction on the new racquetball court at Graceland began. October 14, 1976 Elvis began with his 7th tour of 1976 at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago Illinois.

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