My blog posts are usually on the topic of writing. Today, however, my blog post is about the King of Rock-and-Roll, with a nod to Hollywood’s blonde bombshell—Marilyn Monroe.
My husband still talks about the time he saw Elvis Presley preform at the Louisiana Hay-ride.
We all have a favorite Elvis movie. Or favorite Elvis song. Many of us have visited Graceland (count me in), ate peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches, and acknowledge that Elvis had that certain-something (the it-factor) few, if any entertainers can match.
Dressed in black and wearing a sequined gold jacket, his long, but neatly combed black-tinted hair, The King stepped onstage last week at the stage of the Gardner Spring Auditorium and launched into the driving beat of “Blue Suede Shoes”.
Shaking, gyrating, and quivering, and oozing with sullen sexuality that shocked watchers in the 1950s, he swiveled through all the great hits: “Jailhouse Rock”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Don’t Be Cruel”. It was had believe it wasn’t Elvis himself.
It was like stepping back in time. The flirting, teasing, and banter between The King and Marilyn, was so true-life that you thought you were watching Elvis and Marilyn interact together.
Entertaining.
Fun.
And a wonderful tribute to Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.
If you get a change to watch them preform live, or catch them on T.V., don't pass up the opportunity.
I sat in the orchestra section of The Southern California premiere of the tribute concert, The King & Marilyn. The concert features Ontario, CA’s very own Daniel Durston as The King. Daniel is currently performing in a hit show in Las Vegas and also starred in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical national tour, Million Dollar Quartet, and can be seen on TruTV this fall as Elvis. Also starring television celebrity Alisha Soper as the bewitching Ms. Monroe. Alisha has been seen on TV portraying Marilyn Monroe in Lethal Weapon (FOX), Feud (FX), and Extra TV’s 25th Anniversary.
The audience had a wonderful time. Daniel stayed in the lobby taking photos and getting to know every patron long after the performance had ended.
To watch snippets:
https://www.danieldurston.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thekingandmarilyn/?ref=py_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2UB1KyM4Yg
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My husband still talks about the time he saw Elvis Presley preform at the Louisiana Hay-ride.
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| Connie, The King, and my youngest son |
Dressed in black and wearing a sequined gold jacket, his long, but neatly combed black-tinted hair, The King stepped onstage last week at the stage of the Gardner Spring Auditorium and launched into the driving beat of “Blue Suede Shoes”.
Shaking, gyrating, and quivering, and oozing with sullen sexuality that shocked watchers in the 1950s, he swiveled through all the great hits: “Jailhouse Rock”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Don’t Be Cruel”. It was had believe it wasn’t Elvis himself.
It was like stepping back in time. The flirting, teasing, and banter between The King and Marilyn, was so true-life that you thought you were watching Elvis and Marilyn interact together.
Entertaining.
Fun.
And a wonderful tribute to Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.
If you get a change to watch them preform live, or catch them on T.V., don't pass up the opportunity.
The audience had a wonderful time. Daniel stayed in the lobby taking photos and getting to know every patron long after the performance had ended.
To watch snippets:
https://www.danieldurston.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thekingandmarilyn/?ref=py_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2UB1KyM4Yg
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Sounds like an interesting event.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love Elvis' voice, it's so unique. :)
ReplyDeleteFan fun! I love that kind of event.
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