Elvis Tribute Night
Tuesday, August 17, 6:30PM
We’re honoring the King (who passed on August 16, 1977), with a unique event, starting with our friend and noted rock author Gillian G. Gaar, whose new book, Return of the King: Elvis Presley’s Great Comeback, has just been released [Genuine Jawbone Books]. Gillian will be on hand to sign copies of the book at 6:30PM, as well as co-hosting a special Elvis-themed Rock Trivia session at 8PM with our very own Chachi Beck. There’ll be special Elvis prize packages for the top 5 scoring participants as well.
We also have the Elvis Traveling Museum van stopping by (you gotta see this thing). Need more E? We’ll be playing an extended set of Elvis’ best rock songs and showing Elvis in concert on the big screen. Plus, we have a special Elvis cocktail designed by the award-winning Matt Johnson. (He’s blushing as we speak.)
Houston Press reviewed Return of the King: Elvis Presley’s Great Comeback and stated, “Author Gillian Gaar did exhaustive research for the book, including many contemporary interviews with Presley’s bandmates and associates. Her most interesting chapters delve into the background behind the TV special – simply titled Elvis, but universally known as The Comeback Special.”
Come meet Gillian, get a copy of her book, and read the chapter about what happened at the taping of the Comeback Special, which is long-regarded one of television’s landmark rock moments. And learn the inside secrets of that famous black all-leather suit he wore. (Elvis sweated so much that it had to be peeled off his body and dried with hair-dryers to look fresh for the 8 p.m. taping.)
Get here early to snag the book as the supply is limited. You’ll still be able to get a copy from Easy Street Records and/or Amazon.com in case you dawdle and the thing sells out.
