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14:15 - Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009
Elvis Presley January 8, 1935- 74 years ago
wednesday, jan 7th! tomorrow, January 8th will be the 74th anniversary of the greatest entertainer that ever was!!! you know who im talking about!!




ELVIS FACTS

It is estimated that Elvis Presley has sold over one billion record units worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history.

In America alone, Elvis has had 150 different albums and singles that have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with more certifications expected as research into his past record sales continues and as current sales go on.
Research is also underway to document his record sales achievements in other countries!

It is estimated that 40% of Elvis' total record sales have been outside the United States.

In 1998, Elvis-The Concert was designated a Guinness World Record as the first live tour headlined by a performer who is no longer living.

The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (the Jaycees) named Elvis One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 in a ceremony on January 16, 1971, one of Elvis� proudest moments. This award has been given since 1938 and has honored men of achievement in all areas of endeavor - sports, government, science, medicine, entertainment, etc. It recognizes outstanding personal achievement and the exemplification of the opportunities available in the free enterprise system, along with patriotism, humanitarianism, and community service.

Graceland, Elvis Presley�s home and refuge for over twenty years, is one of the most visited homes in America today, now attracting over 800,000 visitors annually. It is also the most famous home in America after the White House. In 1991, Graceland Mansion was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2006, Graceland was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Elvis Presley�s trophy room at Graceland is filled with gold and platinum records and awards of all kinds from around the world. Some of the countries represented are: Norway, Yugoslavia, Japan, Australia, South Africa, England, Sweden, Germany, France, Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

It is interesting to note that, except for a handful of movie soundtrack songs, Elvis did not record in other languages, and, except for five shows in three Canadian cities in 1957, he did not perform in concert outside the United States. Still, his recordings and films enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, popularity all over the globe, and he is known throughout the world by his first name.

Elvis received 14 Grammy nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). His three wins were for gospel recordings - the album How Great Thou Art (1967), the album He Touched Me (1972) and his live Memphis concert recording of the song How Great Thou Art (1974). In 1971, NARAS also recognized him with their Lifetime Achievement Award (known then as the Bing Crosby Award in honor of its first recipient). Elvis was 36 years old at the time.

Six of Elvis' recordings, all of them his original studio masters, have been inducted into the NARAS Hall of Fame: Hound Dog (1956 recording, inducted 1988), Heartbreak Hotel (1956 recording, inducted 1995), That's All Right (1954 recording, inducted 1998), Suspicious Minds (1969 recording, inducted 1999), Don't Be Cruel (1956 recording, inducted 2002) and Are You Lonesome Tonight (1960 recording, inducted 2007). The Recording Academy's national trustees established the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Many inductees are recordings that were created and released before the 1958 inception of NARAS and the Grammy Awards.
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in work news, i checked the tickets today in the junior dept. it seems that a lot of tags get tore off! they sell jeans for OVER $100!!!! WTF?? if you got a teen and she said, momma, buy me them jeans, would ya?? nope! not me!!
i got 2 days left, thursday and friday! then what, i dunno! i'll find out friday!

well folks, thanks to my pal, bindyree, i have had a gold membership for a few months, and thats gonna expire in 9.96 days! so, what i have done is made some copies of things that diaryland images uses, like the marquee, "streetwise in seattle" and what not, well, i copied them to photobucket, but i got a ton of pics that our buddy andrew will hold hostage if i dont renew the gold membership, and i cant afford it, nor do i no longer hava credit card! also, the comment linky will go belly-up also, so i will have to resort back to halo-scram, for comments!! its the lil things that make a house a home, ya know?
OR i can just go tits up and move the whole shootin match over to wordpress or a similar facisimilie thereof!

i got plans for the inaugeration!! i plan on rentin me a cheap, but clean and bug free motel room, i can get one for about 50 bux over the aurora bridge, the further away from downtown, the cheaper it will be! so i can watch it on tee vee!! unless, of course im still employed at macys, (are yer digits juxtaposed?) if so, then i will watch it there on the employee lounge!

sunday night is a 2 hour 24 season premiere movie, i think for that one, i might see it on the fox website. do they show 24 like you can see ncis on cbs.com? i dunno!!

thats one of the big fucked up things about being homeless, you cant watch yer tee vee shows!! oh well!!

well, ive gone on long enough, im taking tomorrow off from diaryland, and reflect and remember my pal.


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