The Colonel - the story of Elvis Presley's manager

Catnapper · The Colonel - the story of Elvis Presley's manager

Variety reports that Producers David Permut and Steve Binder have acquired the rights to Alanna Nash's 2003 book "The Colonel:The Extraordinary story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley"

Parker always claimed to be American but Alanna Nash discovered a link to the Netherlands......and a possible link to a murder.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR...86502.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Lucifer_666

A murder? really?

was he manager of Elvis in the final years? I know my Mother and most Elvis fans used to always blame his management and other around Elvis for his death.....filling him with loads of drugs to keep him working the film sounds interesting though

Catnapper

He was Elvis's manager from the early years Luc. He sounded a shady character......it makes you wonder why Elvis stuck with him when he took 50% of his earnings.

Lucifer_666

Elvis was a very trusting and loyal guy from all reports babe

Emperor Morphetine

According to research for my project he wasn't a Colonel in the conventional sense, and his real name wasn't Tom Parker, he was a Dutch 'carnie' who got into business.

Lucifer_666

I wonder did Elvis salute him and treat him like a superior Officer?

Emperor Morphetine

Would'nt have thought so, though it was actually Parker who was behind Elvis's drafting into the US Army, in a nice twist!

Lucifer_666

Yeah you know your probably right there Morphy...it was a good pr stunt at the time for Elvis and the army

Catnapper

And he got to meet Priscilla too!

Lucifer_666

War does have its plus sides too doesn't it

Emperor Morphetine

Must've done wonders for troop morale having a singer in the ranks

Catnapper

The only fighting they did was fending off all his women fans

Lucifer_666

Yeah war is hell isn't it!!

Emperor Morphetine

It would be funny if he managed to use his stage moves in combat...

Lucifer_666

I have visions of him running across a war zone to 'A little less conversation' playing and him shaking that pelvis whenever he gets a minute

Emperor Morphetine

It could've been a deadly finishing move if needed I guess! Funny we should be on the subject, as I'm reading 'Careless Love', which is the second volume of one of the definitive biographies of the King at this moment, and it starts with his stint in the army and being stationed in Germany.

Lucifer_666

Was he stationed ion Germany?? Really?? I would have thought they would have kept him as far away as possible? Perhaps fly hi in to entertain troops somewhere? Was this after Germany surrendered and they were still fighting the Japs?

Catnapper

The US have an army base in Germany Luc and he wasn't involved in any fighting he was just doing his national service!

Emperor Morphetine

Indeed he was, and it's also where he met Priscilla, who was the daughter of a senior commander within the army.

Lucifer_666

Here put me down now....

I think I was taking stupid pills the other night when I wrote that last post.....of course Elvis wasn't fighting during World War 2

I didn't realise that about her father either....I guess he thought it okay for Elvis to take his 14 year old daughter?

Emperor Morphetine

Yeah, but only after he swore to him that he'd make sure she was properly schooled etc, he didn't just give her away!

Catnapper

She was chaperoned too I think......maybe by Elvis's mother?

Lucifer_666

Oh come on you two how many fathers would let a 22 year old red blooded male take their innocent 14 year old (when 14 was
innocent remember) half way across the globe?

And chaperoned by the enemy's Mother? Is she really a proper chaperone?

Oh its paedophilia and neglect I tells yas

Catnapper

It was a strange set up alright!

Lucifer_666

Yep I definitely think that is the word for it alright

Emperor Morphetine

I agree it was odd but apparently The King could be very persuasive..

Lucifer_666

Apparently so was Wacko Jacko