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8, 2009 - In Memorial Ed McMahon (March 6, 1923 - June 23,
2009)
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-July
6, 2009 - "Dixieland Delight" discussed on the
nationally syndicated Radioshow "Elvisonly"
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DIXIELAND
DELIGHT DISCUSSED ON THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED
RADIO SHOW "ELVIS ONLY"
Click
here to listen to the audio file
Elvis Only - the all-Elvis hour – the only
syndicated radio show of its kind - hosted by
Jay Gordon, one of the world’s most recognized
Elvis Experts. For the past 20 years, Elvis Only
has consistently delivered passionate, loyal listeners
to major market radio stations across the nation.
Jay
Gordon is heard hosting Elvis Only on dozens of
radio stations across America and around the world.
Jay
is an internationally recognized authority on
the music and life of Elvis Presley. Since 1988,
he’s brought Elvis “in the building”
at top radio stations every week, entertaining
loyal listeners with Elvis hits, rarities, trivia
and interviews with those who knew him best.
Be
sure to visit the ELVIS ONLY website to see where
this great Elvis radio program is playing in a
town near you! click here to visit www.elvisonly.com
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-July
3, 2009 - What is "Dixieland Delight" all about?
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Last weekend the new Praytome Publishing book
"My Years With Elvis & The Colonel"
by author Charles Stone was presented to the Elvisworld.
In the back of the book you find information and
the very first illustration of the upcoming Multimedia
Box Set "Dixieland Delight" by Bud Glass.
This set will soon become a true collector's item
and will be manufactured in the well-known quality
that Praytome Publishing is famous for. We spared
no efforts to make this the definitive package
to document the 5 sold out shows in Huntsville,
AL in 1975. About 4 years ago, when author Bud
Glass came up with the idea for a book / dvd combo
about these shows, nobody knew at that time that
so much information and pictures would show up.
So there was only one way to do it right - to
expand the book into a great Multimedia Box Set.
It's been a lot of work since then and the closer
we get to the day of its release, the more excited
the team members of Bud Glass Productions and
Praytome Publishing get. As announced previously,
the box set consists of 4 different releases and
will be released in 4 different steps.
You have to come back to the official website
to check for the announcement of the final release
date for this set.
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-July
1, 2009 - The book "My Years with Elvis & The Colonel"
premiers during ElvisMatters Event in Breda
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Publisher
Gregor Retkowski and Ad van Kuijk (nephew of Colonel
Parker) present the latest
Praytome Publishing book "My Years With Elvis
And The Colonel" by author Charles Stone
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The
weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
the Colonel's birthday is over. This event took
place in Breda / The Netherlands, the hometown of
Elvis Presley's manager. More than 11.000 visitors
attended the event which was organized by Elvis
Matters. (For more information about the event check
www.colonelparker.info)
Members of the Praytome Publishing Team from Germany
were invited to present the latest project, the
book "My Years With Elvis & The Colonel"
by author Charles Stone. This is definitively the
very first book about "Elvis & The Colonel"
that is written by a guy who was there. The storyline
is based on Charles' memories, unlike previous Colonel
books that were based on false assumptions and fabricated
stories told by a third party.
We
felt very honored when we were able to present the
book to Ad van Kuijk, the nephew of Colonel Parker
(see picture). A lot of people came to the booth
of "Praytome Publishing" to have conversations
with the members of the team and there were a lot
of questions about upcoming projects, especially
about the next product which is going to be the
Multimedia Box Set "Dixieland Delight"
by Bud Glass.
ElvisMatters
also had invited author Sue McCasland from Las Vegas
to talk about her Elvis' experiences. Sue attended
more than 200 Elvis shows in the 1970's and also
has been to the engagements at Lake Tahoe. Sue's
second book entitled "Elvis Presley live at
Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret"
was released in 2008 by Praytome Publishing. A lot
of people kept her busy by asking and interviewing
her about Elvis and of course people wanted to have
her book signed. The book signing and the presentation
of the new book by author Charles Stone were 2 out
of 22 different activities during this 4day event.
June 29, 2009:
Back in Germany, the packaging and mailing of the
pre-orders startet. The team is looking forward
to receive the first reactions and reviews which
later will be made available online for you to read.
In the same time we are also preparing the website
for the new book so the information and content
pages should be available soon.
Click
here to place your order and email us your address
so we can provide you payment instructions!
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-June
19, 2009 - one week left until the latest Praytome Publishing
book premiers at ElvisMatters Event
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Gregor
Retkowski supervises the printing process
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On
June 25th the 4 day event to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of Colonel Tom Parker starts. During
this event which is organized by ElvisMatters, Praytome
Publishing will present the latest release, a book
by author Charles Stone.
"My Life with Elvis & The Colonel"
is the title of the 128 pages hardcover book that
contains the memories of Concerts West's Charles
Stone who worked for Colonel Parker and the Elvis
entourage in the 1970's.
As always you get an high quality product from Praytome
Publishing with unreleased pictures from the archives
of Charles Stone and soundengineer Bruce Jackson.
Beside the paperwork you will also find a lot of
stories and additional information never before
told. This is definitively the very first book about
"Elvis & The Colonel" that is written
by a guy who was there. The storyline is based on
Charles' memories, unlike previous Colonel books
that were based on false assumptions and fabricated
stories told by a third party.
German fans who pre-order the book before the official
release date June 29, 2009 and complete the payment
will receive a special bonus (free handling and
shipment).
Click
here to order your copy and email us your address
so we can provide you payment instructions!
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Frontcover
of the upcoming book by Charles Stone
ISBN: 978-3-00-027543-2
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-June
12, 2009 - "My Years With Elvis & The Colonel"
now in print
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The Praytome Publishing designer,
Regina Wiegand, checks the first run of the cover
printings.
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On
June 25, Charles Stone's new book "My Years
With Elvis & The Colonel" will premiere
at the ElvisMatters
four-day event "100 Years Parker, 1,000 Times
Elvis" in Breda, The Netherlands. This latest
Praytome Publishing project will be available to
the Elvisworld when it debuts at this celebration
of Colonel Parker's 100th birthday. For more information
about the event, visit the official website www.colonelparker.info
The
weekend after next the book "My Years With
Elvis & The Colonel" by Charles Stone will
have its premiere during the festivities for the
100th birthday of Colonel Parker in Breda , The
Netherlands.
The latest Praytome Publishing project will be presented
to the Elvisworld during this 4-day event organized
by ElvisMatters. For more information about the
event visit the official website www.colonelparker.info
The
printing process started last Monday at
Dassel Druck.
The
book will be on time for the Breda event, and fans
can expect a high quality product -as always: a
hardcover book with unreleased pictures allowing
one an inside view of the memories of Elvis Presley's
tour producer, Charles Stone.
Colonel
Parker was a smart manager and naming one of Elvis'
albums "Something For Everybody" was also
a stroke of genius. The title not only fits the
Elvis' LP, but also the content of the new book
by Praytome Publishing: never-before-seen pictures,
new information, new documents and paperwork, new
inside views...
Today,
we are happy to share with you the complete cover
artwork. Below, is an image of how the back cover
will look:
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The backcover
of Charles Stone's book "My
Years With Elvis & The Colonel"
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5, 2009 - World premiere of Charles Stone's book about his
years with Elvis and the Colonel
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place at the ElvisMatters Event, "100 Years Parker
- 1000 Times Elvis"
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Frontcover
of the upcoming book release
ISBN: 978-3-00-027543-2
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We
all know that with the passing of Colonel Parker
in 1997, not only the person of Colonel Parker was
gone forever, but also gone were all of his memories.
During his lifetime, neither 'the Colonel' nor his
right-hand man, Tom Diskin wrote a book about the
times with Elvis.
Even though Elvis has been dead for more than thirty-one
years now, Elvis fans still hunger for more and
detailed background information - especially about
the concert years.
Charles
Stone, who was born November 8, 1943, and grew up
in Wichita Falls, Texas, didn't know, when he started
to work for Concerts West, that one day he would
work with Colonel Parker and the Elvis entourage.
Still 'Taking Care Of Business' in the Elvis world,
tour producer, Charles Stone, shares his memories
with Elvis fans worldwide. As tour producer for
the Elvis Presley Tours in the 1970's, Charles Stone
also worked closely with Colonel Tom Parker. His
inside view of the business details of the Colonel
and how to manage and handle the Elvis deals was
something special. Charles was one of the few members
who was inducted into the Colonel’s "Snowman's
League" - a mysterious accommodation of the
Colonel.
Along
with Charles' memories, the book will present a
number of private shots of Elvis on stage, a look
“behind the wall" at the Colonel's private
home in Palm Springs, rare shots of the sound systems,
speakers and mixing boards taken and contributed
by sound engineer, Bruce Jackson, and, of course,
paperwork.
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For
the very first time, Charles Stone opens his original
tour books, showing you reprinted documents and
paperwork that gives you an inside view as you have
never before had into the details of how the tours
were produced and how things were arranged.
The rare pictures, along with the paperwork that
has never before been seen, will give you a new
perspective and a close-up look at how the Elvis
Tours were produced.
This is definitively the very first book about "Elvis
& The Colonel" that is written by a guy
who was there. The storyline is based on Charles'
memories, unlike previous Colonel books that were
based on false assumptions and fabricated stories
told by a third party.
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Charles
Stone (bottom right corner) during the Elvis concert
March 11, 1974 - Hampton, VA
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From
June 25th - June 28th, there will be a special celebration
party for the 100th birthday of Colonel Parker in
his hometown, Breda, The Netherlands, organized
by the Belgium Fan club "ElvisMatters".
For more information, visit the official website
for the event:
www.colonelparker.info
The close connection between Charles Stone and Colonel
Parker and the 100th birthday anniversary of Elvis'
famous manager make the perfect combination for
the world premiere of the latest Praytome Publishing
book
ElvisMatters will have the honour and exclusive
privilege to have the world premiere of Charles
Stone's book, "My Years with Elvis and the
Colonel".
The Praytome Publishing crew will also be in Breda
for the event and to answer any questions you might
have about this new release - or any previous releases.
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Because
the book will premiere at the ElvisMatters event,
shipping will begin June 29, 2009. Contact your
local dealer to order the book. German fans who
place their order at Praytome Publishing (and pay
immediately) will receive a special discount.
Click
here to order your copy and email us your address
so we can provide you payment instructions!
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