Format:
214 pages
,
illustrations (some colour), map
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781742235295
,
1742235298
Content:
Where do thousands of people in wigs, jumpsuits and fake Priscilla eyelashes go each January to swelter in 42-degree heat as they celebrate The King? Parkes, of course - 365 kilometres west of Sydney - for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival. But how, and why, did this sleepy town get all shook up by Elvis? Written by two long-time fans of the festival, Outback Elvis introduces the local characters, the lookalikes, the impersonators and the tribute artists - and the town that made this big hunk o' Elvis love possible
Content:
This is the story: prologue -- It's now or never: Elvis and Parkes -- Suspicious minds: the birth of an idea -- The wonder of you: the boom years -- I feel the temperature rising: Saturday morning fever -- Always on my mind: tribute, artists, impersonators and wannabes -- Stuck on you: the fans and the fanatics -- A little less conversation: schoolies for grown-ups? -- All shook up: an economy reinvented -- Follow that dream: Elvis and the universe -- You gave me a mountain: epilogue
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781742242637
Additional Edition:
ISBN 97817422480977
Language:
English
Keywords:
Parkes Elvis Festival Parkes
