Since this article originally appeared,
many fans have been writing in to us to tell us who they believe
Jon Cotner is. Quite honestly we believe that while Cotner may
be Larry Blong/Sivle Nora, we know that Larry Blong was a made-up
name, not the real name of the man behind the Elvis mask. So
the man in the photo below is not Larry Blong, per se, but another
"alias" who may well be the first actual ETA, Dale
Eli Culbertson. We are now being advised by sources that Jon
Cotner/Larry Blong/Sivle Nora may actually be Dale Culbertson
who goes by the further alias of Tony Richards. We report the
information as we receive it and leave it up to the family members
and fans to investigate further the claims. We believe, however,
there is some truth to this recent find. Hence,
the original photo.
Whoever you are: Blong, Nora, Richards,
Culbertson--COTNER--you are an impersonator alright because
you are NOT Elvis. We stand firm on our findings. I think we
can safely say that Cotner's mystery is just that--a mystery
of who this man actually is of those mentioned above. As far
as the real mystery, there is none. Jon Cotner is Not Elvis
Presley.
For years, since the 1980's, Jon Cotner has been alluding to
Elvis fans, in one way or another, that he is the still-very-much-alive
Elvis Presley. Many are coming to realize that this man is not
Elvis. I think Elvis fans, and family members, deserve the right
to know who has been portraying their late idol and relative
with such cunning convincibility that Elvis fans have been innocently
duped, many continuing to follow him, still believing that he
might be Elvis Presley.
Well, we have, since our last report, received emails and messages
telling us that Jon Cotner is a person by the name of Anthony
Doyle Richards a/k/a Tony Richards. We have also heard from
some who are convinced that Jon is Larry Blong--"Double
El?" Well, Larry stated to me that he was not Jon Cotner
and submitted photos of himself looking very close to Elvis.
To be perfectly honest, we have a question: how many men can
actually resemble, sound like and sing like Elvis?? Not having
one or the other but having all three qualities? To our knowledge,
Larry Blong was all that. So, without further ado, we are placing
back here for full view, a photograph we think beholds a secret.
Once again, it has been brought to our attention.
Elvis is gone now. He would have been 75 years old. His memory
carries on. It's time for all to hear from mysteryman to tell
us who he is and why he has done what he has done to mislead
Elvis' family and fans and tarnish Elvis' memory. Until we have
the answers, this information will remain right here.
| February, 2010
IS THE MYSTERY SOLVED? IS JON COTNER LARRY
BLONG a/k/a Sivle Nora!!! The following blog seems to suggest
that Sivle Nora is one in the same with this man: LARRY
BLONG IS THE NAME
NOTE the video of "Larry Blong" singing
FAME AND FORTUNE is the EXACT same song sung by Sivle Nora which
appears on You Tube and can be viewed here. Further to note,
some of these Sivle Nora tapes have been submitted to you tube
by a close, personal friend of Jon Cotner and as Cotner has
acknowleged in the past that he was, in fact, Sivle Nora, the
man responsible for talking to Gail Brewer-Giorgio, can we then
say that Jon Cotner, Mystery Man, is LARRY BLONG a/k/a SIVLE
NORA? What we have here, was one of the most recognized ETA's
in the business with three amazing attributes: resembles Elvis,
sounds like Elvis, has inside, intimate knowledge of Elvis.
Some ETA's resemble Elvis but do not sound like him, or they
may sound like Elvis and look nothing like him. Larry Blong
had all three attributes: the looks, a similar sound, the knowledge.
Jon Cotner appears to have all three attributes: the looks,
a similar sound, the knowledge.
LARRY
BLONG "DOUBLE EL"
A
fan on a Topix Forum had this to say:
"Is Elvis Really Dead?
Published by tglisman at 8:24 pm under just another day
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My friend Joey called me one night last week to tell me
about a video on Youtube. It is actually a recording of
a man talking in a chat room. It is a little confusing
to me just who is supposed to be talking on the video
but it sounds like Elvis Presley. I believe it may be
Jon Cotner. I am not saying he sounds sort of like Elvis.
The person speaking sounds exactly like Elvis. Many people
can sing like Elvis but no one until now has ever talked
exactly like Elvis. Go to Youtube and do a search for
Elvis Mystery Man and listen to the first video on the
list. You will see what I mean about talking just like
Elvis.
In the recording he asks the other chat members to push
777 if they are in agreement with him. Now the number
7 is a very significant number in religion. It is God’s
perfect number. The number 7 in Hebrew means to cease,
desist, or rest. Seven also completes the colors of the
spectrum of the rainbow. It satisfies the notes of the
scales of music. I decided to research the numbers as
they would pertain to Elvis. I found some interesting
facts.
We all know that Elvis died in 1977 so we have two sevens
to start with. Below is a list of important events in
the life of Elvis Presley that have a 7.
He was named one of the 10 outstanding young men of the
nation for 1970.
He made his come back in 1970.
He bought Graceland in 1957.
Graceland sits on 13.7 acres.
When he died he was reading The Scientific Search for
the Face of Jesus, published in 1972.
His Mother, Gladys, bought him his first guitar when he
was 12 in 1947.
Heartbreak Hotel spent 17 weeks at number 1 on Billboards
Country Chart.
The lightest Elvis ever weighed as an adult was 170 lbs.
The first musical video of all time was Jailhouse Rock
in 1957.
He met Led Zeppelin in 1973.
He met Richard Nixon in 1970.
More people watched Elvis; Aloha from Hawaii in 1973 than
watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
His records have spent a total of 79 weeks at the number
1 position in the U.S.
One of his favorite movies was the Magnificent Seven.
Many people have impersonated Elvis including Jon Cotner,
Jimmy the Jam, Jon Burrows, and Silve Nora. Silve by the
way is Elvis spelled backwards while Nora is Aron spelled
backwards.
Is he really dead or is he alive? Many of his fans wish
for him to be alive, including me. Elvis if you are out
there please leave a comment here so the world will know
the truth."
NOTES:
We would all love nothing more than
for Elvis Presley to still be here. But he is not here,
and he is not coming back. Cherish the memory but stop
the baloney. There is no need to continue looking for
him. There is no reason. If you love the man as you say,
you would respect either his memory or his privacy and
go on with your life.
Here
is Jon Cotner's Own Thoughts on the Topic of Elvis Presley
Coming Back and Scam Artists:
"A reply to E.W.
Okay, sorry I am using this board to reply to a couple of
e-mails but there is a problem with my mailbox and I cannot
reply to anyone. I would like to say to E.W. (I hope you
read this and you can reply to me through e-mail if you
like), thank you first for your nice e-mail, I appreciate
it. I would not like to give anyone hopes as Elvis is never
coming back again and if another scam as Hinton's comes
out, I hope everyone is wise enough now to understand it.
What happened on August 16th, 1977, happened forever. I
know it hurts many people, and I know it's worse to think
Elvis lives but he's just never coming back, than think
he is dead, but it is the truth. Every scam that happens
is for two purposes, first is money and then publicity.
Some people think it is good for Elvis' name but tell me
how that crap picture Hinton had in his book along with
the bullshit he said be good for Elvis' name? No, Mary Smiley
never knew Elvis and that is a fact. She thinks she did.
She has not changed, she always was that way. I promised
to myself many years ago nobody would find Elvis and I do
keep my promises. Nobody is an Elvis expert, they know what
they read and most of what they read is not what they should
believe. Thank you for writing and feel free to write anytime.
Sorry I posted this here but I had no other option. Have
a wonderful New Year too.
Sincerely,
Jon Cotner"
Jon, when did you stray from this original thought process?
The
Truth About Elvis?
He Is Not Coming
Back!
One Final Cotnerism Supporting Our Conclusion
As To Who Jon Cotner Really Is...
"TO: -- I
told Sandy* (LARRY
BLONG) not to reply to any of your e-mails
until I post here. I don't know who's been gossiping to
you, a couple of names come to mind, but it really does
not matter. People who have strong will and stick to their
own beliefs will not let anybody change their mind or affect
them in any way, otherwise that shows a weak character.
When you have created an icon for someone, and the media
have helped to create it, you expect that person to be like
in the picture you have painted in your mind. One thing
that aggravates me i people that say Elvis would not insult
anybody or Elvis' kid would not insult anybody. They obviously
never knew Elvis and his children. Can you tell me why not?
Is Elvis a sucker who can tolerate everything that is being
said about him? No, Elvis proved to everyone he is not a
sucker or a fool. When you are insulted, when your name
is slandered and dragged through the mud, when your family
gets insulted, Elvis and anyone has the right to say you
all can bite my ass, you sons of bitches! Larry
does not live in Georgia as someone posted and he didn't
make a trip to Tennessee. Larry is protected and he will
keep being protected even after I die. Jim, Paul
or any son of a bitch will not find him. If someone ever
gets close, he will wish he was not, but fortunately for
them, nobody is close. I don't let any jerks irk me, they
hurt their own selves and they don't realize it. ELVIS WILL
NEVER BE FOUND, GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEADS. He is OFFICIALLY
DEAD. He is NOT COMING BACK. Those who truly love him, just
be glad he is alive and that he never stopped caring for
the true fans. The fans who would come from every part of
the world to see him in concert, who would wait outside
the gates for endless hours until they fell asleep (Hello
Linda and Michelle, you should have brought a tent and camp
at Graceland, hehe, I am only kidding) and people who never
got to see him but who would buy and still buy his albums.
My New Year's Eve was great being with my family, I hope
yours was too.
Sincerely,
Jon Cotner"
FINAL
COMMENTS FROM BOTH LARRY BLONG AND JON COTNER...
"Dear
everyone,
I am back home. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas
and a great New Year's Eve. Everyone deserves to be happy,
especially those who have only malice in their hearts. Perhaps
a little happiness will erase the hate. I want you to know
that I truly appreciate every piece of supporting and nice
email many of you have sent to Sandy. I do read them all,
but I just don't have much time to reply to all, or at least
not soon. I have been slandered, accused, insulted, put
down by some people who don't and will never understand,
but God Bless them all. I did get to read some things Sandy
sent me and I'll say this, I don't sell anything so I can't
make any money off of Elvis, I never did and never will.
Secondly, I will not preach anywhere, and I am not Elvis.
I can't help I look and sound like him but I am not him.
I do preach the Lord's words in my own way, I was raised
in a very religious family like Elvis did. And without God
to help me, I would not have survived all these years. Furthermore,
I did say I did recordings, but before some mighty mouths
open, that didn't mean my voice was on Elvis recordings.
I did my own recordings and I will say that some of them
might be on Elvis bootlegs, not RCA/BMG releases, but without
my permission. I would like to keep this an open forum and
I was hoping the New Year will bring peace here. May the
Lord keep you all in his care and may 2003 be a wonderful
year for everyone. Health first, and then love and happiness.
TCB/Larry B."
This
is From Larry Blongs website, 2003, written by a fan:
"First
hello everyone. I am new here. Larry I wonder did Elvis
ever tell you he was going to fake his death to get away
from everything, did you help him with that or it came as
a surprise to you? AAlso, did Elvis ever tell you how much
depressed he was? Now a question for Marie. Does Lisa Marie
not let you go publicly and say you are Elvis daughter or
is it your own decision? If it's Lisa, it's such a shame.
You are a very beautiful girl and look so very much like
Elvis. I am devastated. Anyone who knows Elvis's face just
by looking at you can see him. I also enjoyed reading your
website you have one hell of sense of humor, just like Elvis.
Well thank you both for reading and if you don't answer
that's ok, I understand."
NOTES:
Interestingly to note here, both Larry Blong and Jon Cotner
have daughters named "Marie" and both named after
Lisa Marie?? Coincidence? More interestingly, both Blong
/Cotner have gal pals/wives named "Sandy:"
"Sandy, don't
reply to any e-mails until I tell you it is okay to do so.
Whoever e-mails you, just don't reply. I can't explain to
you right now.
Sincerely,
Jon Cotner"
Another From a Fan and Friend of Larry Blong:
"Larry--this is Joyce.
Remember me? We met through Elvis. How have you been doing?
Someone sent me this site and I couldn't believe it. Glad
to see you have your own board. Wonder if you talk to any
of the old gang--do you talk to Arlene? I tried to call
you the day Elvis died but your phone was disconnected and
never heard from you again. Well hope you are doing fine.
Sandy has my email address,
regular address and phone number. I'd love to hear from
you.
Lots of love,
Joyce"
Response from Larry Blong To Joyce:
"Dear
Joyce,
Yes, I remember you. Did you finally get your driver's license?
I am only kidding. It's always great to hear from old friends.
You take care and I will try to email you, or I will write
you through Sandy.
TCB/Larry B."
THE FINALE:
"Have a wonderful birthday
and blow out the candles before someone calls the fire department
hehe.
TCB/Larry B. .... Did you just insult me? I feel offended
so I am gonna post your age ha ha. Okay, I won't, but I
was certain there was a cake under all of those candles.
Sincerely,
Jon Cotner"
NOTES:
Jon, did you forget here that you
were Larry??
AND NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
A Disgruntled Fan Perhaps:
"Hey, Marie, "Larry"
himself told us that he was "forced" to gain weight,
and was given some kinds of shots. Then he told us he doubled
for Elvis! SO! Who was the Porker? It wasn't Elvis Presley!...
See how Marie twists and distorts! I NEVER! said "Larry"
kept ELvis locked in his bedroom! I said "Colonel Parker
did! This has been reported in a newsletter in 1992! I will
have copies of this newsletter editor's reports.
If Elvis could sing, why then was "Larry" and
other song artists making Elvis's recordings? "Larry"
himself confirmed he and other song artists doubled for
Elvis and made recordings in a post!"
NOTES: Yes;
Larry confirmed he had made the recordings, as has Jon Cotner
also said he did the recordings, that is before he changed
his story again. So tell us, Jon, tell us now who you really
are? The emails are pouring in from fans who want to know?
And Family members have the right to hear you say who you
are.
| February, 2010
