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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

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 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

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
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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

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 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

Elvis was a very trusting and loyal guy from all reports babe
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Emperor Morphetine · Oscar Winner Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 1560

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.
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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

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

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Emperor Morphetine · Oscar Winner Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 1560

Would'nt have thought so, though it was actually Parker who was behind Elvis's drafting into the US Army, in a nice twist!
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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

Yeah you know your probably right there Morphy...it was a good pr stunt at the time for Elvis and the army
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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

And he got to meet Priscilla too!

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

War does have its plus sides too doesn't it

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