Elvis Presley

Yesterday, the RIAA honored Garth Brooks as the best selling solo artist of all-time. Brooks surpassed Elvis by selling 123 million albums. Of course, they're counting Chris Gaines albums for that number, which is total bullshit. Maybe I'm just a sales chart purist, but I think if you're going to release an album under an alias, the alias should get credit for all the sales.

 

Brooks received the award at a ceremony which took place next to his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He said:

 

I'm very proud for the music, the writers, and the players.

 

Bill Bellamy just called in, and he says he appreciates the shout out.

 

Garth Brooks has earned this award with lengthy career and a lot of highly-respected work. But isn't it a little weird that this guy has sold 123 million albums, and still a lot of people only know him for one song? You could argue that Garth Brooks is the biggest cult act ever. He's in a great situation; a ton of people love him, and the rest don't know much about him, so he doesn't have to deal with these "haters" that are so prevalent nowadays. He's pretty much got it all. Now, the only thing Garth has left to accomplish is winning the coveted award for "Most Popular Last Call Sing-Along." I won't lie, it's gonna be tough to beat out Neil Diamond, but if anyone can do it, it's Garth Brooks.

 

 

Yes, there's an "Elvis is Alive Museum." It's located in Missouri, and it's run by an 81-year old man named Bill Beeny.

 

Beeny is closing down the museum in order to pursue another passion -- I hear it's a "Shannon Hoon is Alive Museum" -- and is selling all of the museum's contents on eBay.

 

From the AP:

 

"I have a burden to help people," said Beeny, wearing the penciled dark mustache, long sideburns and slick black hair of an Elvis aficionado. "Someone else can run, will run, the museum. No one in the whole county is doing the job I intend to do."

 

So, if you've ever wanted to curate a museum where curious fans and/or delusional people come to pay homage to a rock 'n roll legend, then place your bid here (only $7,300!).

 

Beeny told the AP that he loved running the museum, but "life has its changes. You have to let go." That's a pretty funny quote from a guy who ran a museum dedicated to the belief that Elvis is still alive.

 

If you're like me, you're probably wondering what was in the "Elvis is Alive Museum." Well, much of the museum was Elvis memorabilia, which isn't funny at all and is actually something I wouldn't mind seeing. Of course, there were two funny exhibits. The first is called "DNA Proves Elvis is Alive." If I'm not mistaken, "DNA" stands for "David Ned Allen," a clinically insane man who wears white jumpsuits and whistles "Heartbreak Hotel" to himself all day long. There's also another section of the museum called "Ten Reasons Why I Believe Elvis is Alive!" Reasons #1-9 all say "Cause I spent my entire life savings on this museum!" I haven't seen reason #10, but I've heard it's quite convincing.

 

Someone is going to end up buying this stuff, so here's the deal:

 

-If you buy the museum's contents because you're a huge Elvis fan, and you have the money to spend on these collectibles, then congratulations and good for you.

 

-If you buy the museum because you want to profit off fans and/or delusional people, then congratulations, and best of luck with your business endeavor.

 

-If you buy this stuff because you believe Elvis is alive, and you plan on keeping the museum open as a tribute to the still-alive singer's legacy, then you are insane, and you should be locked up in a room with Elvis paraphernalia for the rest of your life, along with others who share your crazy views. In other words, you're getting exactly what you deserve. So congratulations, and best of luck in your business endeavor!

 

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to setting up my "Tupac is Alive Museum."

 

 

Nothing sucks worse than making $49 million when you're not around to spend it. Alright, actually dying probably sucked worse, but still. Elvis is this year's top posthumous earner, according to Forbes. The King brought in $49 million in the past year thanks in large part to tourism at his Graceland estate. So, to all you people who swear you've seen Elvis at a gas station in Texas, make sure that next time you check for an overflowing wallet.

 

Here's the top five:

 

1) Elvis Presley ($49 million)

2) John Lennon ($44 million)

3) Charles Schulz ($35 million)

4) George Harrison ($22 million)

5) Albert Einstein ($18 million)

 

Do you think Elvis even earned $49 million during his whole life? Either way, thirty years after his death, he's still drawing huge crowds, and that's why he's The King.

 

Tupac was #8 on the list, James Brown was #11, and Bob Marley was #12. Personally, I don't think Pac should even count, since the guy is still releasing new albums and is clearly not dead. Last year's top earner, Kurt Cobain, failed to make the list this year. You know what that means; expect some Nirvana Brand Lithium Batteries and Heart-Shaped Lunchboxes in 2008.

 

I would also like to note that Albert Einstein made the list not because of his theories or research, but because of those Baby Einstein videos. "E equals MC squared" might explain the reasons for gravitational time dilation, but that shit don't pay the bills.

 

GQ did all of us gentlemen a favor by cobbling together a list of the 50 most stylish men of the past 50 years. Because musicians are often ones to make daring use of style, they included a handful of singers and strummers. Now we've pared that down into a musicians only list and GQ's selections have been ranked based on little more than my own opinion.

You may not agree with every single selection (we didn't either), but most of these dudes are tried and true style icons - so dig in.

As it turns out, the powers that be at Graceland could not care less if you "just wanted to go for a swim," while visiting The King's mansion.



However, they care quite a bit if you act on that desire and dive into Elvis' pool. Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mudd discovered this when he went for a bit of a swim. And now he's banned from Graceland for life.

Less than a week after the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death, news comes that a handgun owned by the King was stolen from a Memphis museum in his honor.

She has released a duet single, "In the Ghetto." Watch the video here.

So you know, the traditional 30th anniversary gift is pearl, and while that may seem like a strange thing to offer to a dead man, holding processions in sweltering Tennessee heat for a week isn't exactly normal. Especially when we all know Elvis isn't really dead, anyway.

You ain't nothing but a money making, over sized complex, in addition to being a hound dog.

A new life-sized Elvis statue was unveiled yesterday at the site of the King's legendary Aloha from Hawaii concert in 1973.