Elvis Expo 2007

August 12, 2007 6:00 pmtoAugust 14, 2007 6:00 pm

Merchandise and Memorabilia Showroom – Day 1 of 3

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, South Exhibit Hall. The ultimate Elvis tradeshow with more than 100 booths and 35,000 square feet of Elvis that includes all the latest Elvis music, movies, merchandise, celebrity autograph sessions, authors, artists and photographers, and lots of Elvis freebies and samples. You’ll even be part of all the excitement from the SOLD OUT Elvis Insiders Conference on August 13 and 14 because the action will be broadcast live into the Elvis Expo 2007 Showroom. Open to all fans for the admission price of $15.00 per day or $35.00 for a three-day pass. To reserve your tickets for the Merchandise and Memorabilia Showroom, call Graceland Reservations at (800) 238-2000 or (901) 332-3322 or click here to reserve online. Elvis Insiders Conference attendees are admitted free by showing their conference badge.

Some of the special guests participating in the conference program will also make scheduled appearances in the ELVIS EXPO 2007 Merchandise & Memorabilia Showroom nearby. We also have these ADDITIONAL guests appearing in the showroom:

Joe Moscheo, a member of the vocal group The Imperials, who backed Elvis, and author of the new book The Gospel Side of Elvis; photographer Alfred Wertheimer, who had unrestricted access to Elvis for a few magical weeks in 1956 and shot some of the most astounding photos of him as he crossed the threshold into major stardom; rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson, who toured with Elvis early in both their careers; Larry Geller, who was Elvis’s friend, hair stylist and spiritual advisor; Elvis’s longtime friend and jeweler Lowell Hays, who designed Elvis’s famed TCB ring among other signature pieces of jewelry: Nancy Rooks, who was a long-time member of Elvis’s housekeeping staff at Graceland; actress Darlene Tompkins, who appeared with Elvis in the movies Blue Hawaii and Fun in Acapulco; actress Cynthia Pepper, who appeared with Elvis in the movie Kissin’ Cousins; actress Chris Noel, who appeared in the Elvis movie Girl Happy; dancer Tanya Lemani George, who appeared in Elvis’s 1968 television special; singer/author Maxine Brown Russell, formerly part of the hit-making trio The Browns, with whom Elvis toured early in his career; and Elvis Insiders members Sandi Miller and Sandi Pichon, both of whom are Elvis fans who became REAL Elvis insiders by getting to know and socialize with Elvis and his inner circle of friends; and June Jaunico, who dated Elvis in 1955-57 during his rise to fame; and Elvis Insiders member Joe Petruccio, whose Elvis art creations have become special part of EPE’s licensing and merchandising initiatives. More guests to be announced.

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