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Well, another anniversary has come and it's hard to believe that it's been 34 years since we lost Elvis, but Elvis will never truly 'leave the building.' :wub: A Message From Lisa Marie Presley At Candlelight Vigil The following message below from Lisa Marie Presley was read tonight to fans who gathered at the gates of Graceland for the annual Candlelight Vigil during Elvis Week 2011: Dear Friends: Thank you so much for being here and continuing to honor the legacy of my father. Your ongoing love and support mean very much to me and my family. My father always said he had the best fans in the world, and he was right. The fact that you are here to celebrate his life 34 years after his passing is a testament to that. I hope you've enjoyed our new exhibits at Graceland and I look forward to being involved personally with a very special exhibit called "Elvis Through His Daughter's Eyes" opening in the Spring of next year. Before we know it, it will be Elvis Week 2012, which as you all know as the 35th anniversary will be special time. I look forward to being there with you, my mother and entire family. Thank you all and I'll see you next August. LMP Source: Elvis.com / Updated: Aug 16, 2011 Fans flock to Graceland to remember Elvis Presley: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/Elvis_Candlelit_vigil2011bx.jpg Silent mourners with heads bowed and yellow-orange candlelight leading the way paid their respects to Elvis Presley at his grave at Graceland, to remember the 34th anniversary of his sudden death. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/Elvis_Candlelit_vigil2011x.jpg An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 devotees from all over the world gathered at Presley's home overnight, slowly walking through the Graceland family cemetery and leaving flowers and other mementos at the singer's gravesite. Thousands of Elvis devotees with candles in hand, walked in the humid night, many of them some wiping away tears as they filed past. Flower arrangements and heart-shaped wreaths decorated the burial site as "If I Can Dream" and other songs played softly in the background. The vigil was to extend past midnight and into Tuesday morning, marking the anniversary of the King's death on Aug. 16, 1977. Fans like 60-year-old Joe Makowski — who claims he saw Elvis in concert 81 times — and his girlfriend, Pamela Hembree, were among the first in line and waited for hours along Graceland's outer brick wall. A New Jersey native who owns four of Elvis' concert-worn scarves and has attended several vigils, he said it was time to introduce her to the Elvis Week experience honoring the life and career of the rock `n' roll star. "I get to meet new fans and meet new people, so that's why I line up here early in the day," said Makowski, who went to Las Vegas twice a year between 1971 and 1976 to see Elvis perform. "The biggest thing I get out of it is seeing the young fans that weren't even born until years after he passed away." Makowski said he admires Elvis because of his singing, generosity and performing prowess, of course, but also for what he called the singer's overall coolness. Temperatures were in the high 80s much of the day, sharply down from the suffocating 100-degree heat that greeted Elvis fans last August. While around 18,000 people attended, it is nothing near the 75,000-strong crowd that's expected to flock to Graceland in 2012 for the 35th anniversary of the singer's death. (News, Source;Various) Graceland this morning: flowers from Lisa and Priscilla http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/1_20110816152403.jpg Every August 16th, before the Meditation Garden opens to the public, workers at Graceland place flower arrangements of Priscilla en Lisa Marie near Elvis's grave. This year was no exception. The arrangements usually stay at the Meditation Garden until some time after September. Some bouquets from fans and fanclubs are even kept until Winter, depending on how good and fresh they still look. Published: August 16th 2011 03:31 PM. Source: ElvisMatters If I Can Dream :wub: 9CMlYVu9J4g

Wow! Thanks for posting this, Brian! I guess we shall have to wait and see what happens :dance:

It certainly does, Brian :blink:

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Wow! What a great song to welcome you into the world :dance: 7Oov69t4LSw

I guess when somethings on your back doorstep, you don't think anything about going there :mellow: I've been lucky enough to visit Memphis twice and I fully intend to go there again one day as soon as I've saved up as I loved it there :dance:

Think they must have changed the poll now, Brian, because it was about the Pyramid. I did, however, see higher up the page, that Michael Jackson had overtaken Elvis in Forbes high earning dead celebrities. There are some great photos of Elvis on the website though :wub:

And I'm going to be at the NEC Concert :cheer: :dance:

That's disapponting! I don't understand the point of the production moving away from Elvis :blink:

Fantastic news, Brian Way to go - especially when you think that it's just a few days away from it being 34 years since we lost Elvis!

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One of my all-time faves :wub: kGy7vqTyqEo