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| Radient mama,
Lisa Marie, holds precious twin girls, Finley
and Harper, now all of three months old. The new
photos were released today, 1/13/09, on the cover
of NEWSWEEK Magazine. We wish Lisa Marie, her
husband, and children, the best in health and
happiness for the years to come. |
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The Kin of Rock and Roll
defends Elvis as founder,
Barbara Lee, traveled to Memphis and found quite a few interesting
people there, including the ever-lovely, Suzanne Leigh, who
co-starred with Elvis in Paradise Hawaiian Style.
Lee was able to confront former MM, Sonny West, regarding
his book about Elvis. Supposed to have been a loyal friend
to Elvis, West alleges that Elvis' was "stoned"
while filming his movies, just one of the items that infuriated
Lee. "I have heard
from several sources who both knew Elvis and worked with him
during those movie days, and they advised me that Elvis did
not get 'stoned' during filming and that the idea is absolutely
ridiculous for back in the day he would have been thrown off
the film. The drug abuse scenario is getting way out of hand
here, " says Lee,
"and so is the degradation of the departed Elvis by those
who thought they knew him best."
In a rare interview with Essential Elvis UK, Rosemary
Alden, sister of Ginger Alden, said the following to Andrew
Hearn: "I
remember Elvis saying how upset he was with a lot of the people
he had working for him. He had already gotten rid of a few.
He said that he had several in mind who were on their way
out and they were definitely aware of it!"
{copyright:
Andrew Hearn/www.essentialelvis.com/
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Barbara
Lee and Lee Millar at Marlowe's Barbeque in Memphis
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Barbara Lee speaking at Marlowe's
Barbeque in Memphis. In the foreground is Will McDaniel,and
behind him is Jimmy Velvet.
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News
as of March, 2008
The new managing
Director for Graceland is Mike Gates. Mike has a history
in managerial tactics with the National Park Service and
we wish him the best of luck. |
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Elvis
and Posthumous Memberships
The
Kin of Rock and Roll founder, Barbara
Lee, spoke at Marlowe's Barbeque in Memphis about of the myths
and mis-conceptions of the Presley family history. Lee presented
Lee Millar, standing beside her, a member of the General Nathan
Bedford Forrest Camp #215 in Memphis, who is helping Lee to
focus on the service record of Dunning Presley, Elvis' 2nd
ggrandfather. The Forrest Camp is planning an honorary membership
for Elvis into the Sons of Confederate Veterans of for that
chapter. Had Elvis' been with us and knew of his family's
CSA service, he would have proudly joined the organization.
Some family members close to the situation feel that the idea
may not go over well with Elvis' immediate family and the
camp has concerns. Lee suggests that the issue is a family
matter which should involve members of the Presley family
whose ancestors had served in the War Between States.
"There
are many of us who know exactly how Elvis felt about his southern
heritage and about the Civil War in general. It has nothing
to do with race, it is a matter of honoring our ancestors
who fought and died for "God and country," is all.
Elvis, as I am told by those closest to him, would have loved
the idea.. I hope the gentlemen of the Forrest Camp can meet
the criteria with Dunning's record which needs further study
before we head in that direction."
Also
during her speech, Lee displayed before the congregation of
over 100 people a posthumous certificate of membership that
The Kin of Rock and Roll
received in Elvis' name on behalf of a cousin who served nobly
and perished in Point Lookout prison in 1864, Pvt. Darling
Pressley. The certificate was received from the Point Lookout
Prison Descendants Organization for display in the Presley
family history store and museum in PA.
"I
hope we can do this, " says Lee, "after
all, it's something
Elvis would have wanted and after all, it's time to do more
of
the things he would have wanted to do and enjoy."
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The
Presley Family Tree
that
has been selling as Elvis memorabilia is
inaccurate. Be advised that David Pressley
is not Elvis' ancestor.
The
accurate tree stems back from Andrew Pressley,
Sr. to Andrew Pressley, Jr., to John Pressley,
to Dunning Pressley, Sr., to Dunning Pressley,
Jr., to Rosella Elizabeth Pressley, to Jesse
D. McDowell Pressley, to Vernon Pressley
who changed the spelling of "Pressley"
to "Presley" after Elvis' birth.
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Our
American Condition
we
family of Americans have come up against great odds.
We are in a time when our government stands to undergo
a complete change not only in the value of leadership,
but in the type of leaders.
We
as Americans, have a solid obligation to help keep
America safe. Do what you can to be a true patriot.
Do the right thing. Elvis did not involve himself
much with polititians, though he was hounded by
them on occasion for his support. Elvis did not
appreciate the misuse of his name to aid in another's
political gain. When you vote, consider first the
plight of our nation; that our safety and security
is foremost if we want to survive as a people.
Remember
Our Soldiers>>
Send
a package or a card to a soldier to
let them know how much we care about them.
God Bless our troops, living and deceased. We will
never forget their sacrifices; the sacrifices of
those who died to preserve our freedoms.
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A Cousin Has Passed
- Former Senator Jesse Helms
(R-NC) | 5 July 2008 | by
Barbara Lee Rowe
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 Former
Republican Senator Jesse A. Helms has passed away on the fourth
of July, 2008. He was 86 years of age. Senator Helms was a
descendant of Thomas Presley, and was born in Monroe, North
Carolina on October 18, 1921. He served in the United States
Navy during WWII. For many years he had fought for justice
and the American way. He was labeled quite often a racist
for some of his views and remarks, but Sen. Helms stood up
for what was right, fair and balanced, and not for political
correctness, the downfall today of our nation's priorities.
In an ad for his 1990/1996 campaign as Mayor of Charlotte,
Sen. Helms established that many were overlooked for employment
simply because they were not minorities. This is not racist,
it is fact. The commercial shows a white fist crumbling up
a job application and underneath were the words: "You
needed that job...but they had to give it to a minority."
Senator Helms had recollections of his youth spent in Monroe,
where the Presley and Helms families came up. "I shall
always remember the shady streets, the quiet Sundays, the
cotton wagons, the Fourth of July parades, the New Year's
Eve firecrackers. I shall never forget the stream of school
kids marching uptown to place flowers on the Courthouse Square
monument on Confederate Memorial Day." Today, political
correctness teaches that our children should not remember
those who fought for the Confederate states although everyone
of those soldiers was and is an American veteran. Senator
Helms never lost a race for Senate since 1972. He will be
missed. I still recall the phone call I received from him
one Christmas Day two years ago, before he became ill. He
wished me a very Merry Christmas and told me that if I ever
needed his help, he would gladly give it.
From his conservative views such as comparing abortion to
the Holocaust and Sept. 11 attacks, Sen. Helms was a defender
for God and country.
"I will never be silent about the death of those who
cannot speak for themselves," he wrote in his memoris.
"Here's where I stand."
Sen. Helms and his wife, Dorothy, had two daughters and a
son whom they adopted in 1962 after the boy, 9 years old and
stricken with cerebral palsy, wrote in a newspaper article
that he wanted parents.
quoted sources taken from the article of the
Associated Press, July, 2008.
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The
Kin of Rock and Roll
...is adamantly
opposed to a film being proposed from the book
written by Dee Presley, Presley On Presley.
The intention of the 2nd ex-Mrs. Presley
is to defame Elvis' character to extreme and
the extended family of Elvis Presley will not
tolerate it. We ask the loyal fans of Elvis
to help us counter this woman's corrupt approach
to Elvis' private and personal life by writing
to the producers and denouncing such a film.
The producers wrote the following article promoting
Dee Presley: Elvis Presley
Incognito: The King of Rock N Roll | Loyal Elvis
fans, Rock and Roll Fans, Moms and kids, even
those aside have a found connection with him
and will be lining up the block for this release.
Not only for the musical entertainment but for
the unveiling of the truth about one of the
World's most known Icons. We would like to present
a project to you. We are pleased to announce
just secured the rights and acquired the story
of Elvis Presley as written in the memoirs of
his stepmother Dee Presley. Married to Vernon,
Elvis’ father, for 17 years, she has a
unique point of view never told before surrounding
the events of Elvis’ life. From life on
tour with Elvis and her three sons who were
apart of the group of Elvis’ closest comrades
publicly noted as, “The Memphis Mafia”,
his marriage to Priscilla, the birth of his
daughter Lisa Marie and finally to Elvis? tragic
death.Dee witnessed an entire side of Elvis
that has never before been introduced to the
general public. Even today, the upstairs portion
of Graceland is not open for tour. The truth
of Elvis Presley's personal life is still protected
from his most faithful fans. This will be the
most intimate story released about Elvis Presley
written in the memoirs of a mother, the struggles
she encountered, the grief experienced, and
the criticism she faced for an unjust reputation.This
is the intimate story of the life of Dee Presley
and her experience as a step-mother to Elvis
Presley, Along with her three sons, in 1969
she moved to what then well-known, and today
is burned into music history as Graceland –
Her name was soon to become an echo for the
family combination and life that followed -
from the start of the marriage to Vernon, to
the “new life” and spotlight. The
feature documentary will delve into the various
major milestones of Elvis’ life –
from the tours, to Priscilla, to the birth of
Lisa Marie, to Dee’s famous separation
from Vernon. But, there is more to this story
as a dramatic explosion occurs…. Dee unfolds
her boundaries in tell-all recollections of
Elvis’ declining morals, extracurricular
activities, secret relations, and “out-of-control”
behavior. The Story soars to the heights of
the most unmatched Rock N roll Star of the 20th
Century, and down into the vast dark side of
Elvis, the pursuit of the pathway to death,
and his damaging alter-ego to both himself and
those around him.
Contact
the following and let them know that you denounce
a film that would disregard Elvis' private and
personal life, and in the regard that he is
not here to defend himself. The Stanley family
has done enough damage to Elvis Presley.
SUN SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
INC.
505 Ratliff Lane
Addison, TX, 75001
Tel: 972.392.1414
Fax: 972.392.1429 |
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Elvis
was not a saint. He was not perfect. But Elvis was a good
Christian and that is much of where this story goes.
THE
KIN OF ROCK AND ROLLdenounces
the scurrilous accounts of Elvis' life in the face of
his death.
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THE
MYSTERY IS SOLVED!
Thanks to two people in Verona,
MS, Mr. Julian Riley and Ms. Rachel Ann Harden, the mystery
of Rosella and Rosalinda Presley has not only been resolved,
but told in such an honorable and awesome way that it is a
must to review. There is a new website entitled, Roots Of
Elvis Presley, where all of this information is being stored.
Go to: www.rootsofelvispresley.com/
and have a good look around. You
are in for a very special treat. Julian and Rachel have spent
over two years developing this project which is part of a
special museum located in Verona, MS. For the very first time,
Rosella's story is told and the true grandfather of Elvis
is revealed, a guarded family secret for many years which
Elvis and Vernon knew about but kept out of respect for Rosella
and the family. Now, the family story is told, and the many
ancestral and descendant families are for the very first time
revealed. These folks are to be commended for their tactful
and honorable approach to this long-mysterious puzzle and
long a foremost major stumbling block to the completion of
the Presley Family History.
 Thank
you, Julian and Rachel. Please visit their wonderful site
and at this time, The Kin of Rock and Roll
wishes to thank Julian and Rachel for the diligent efforts
in bringing this story out in the incredible, heartwarming
manner in which they have. And a special thanks to Mackey
Hargett, the "secret visitor" to Graceland®
for over twenty years who held the key to the (his)story.
Thanks to Mackey, too, founder Barbara Lee, finally learned
the whereabouts of her Hargett line who went down to Itawamba
County!
 The
Presley Family line from Rosella and MaryJane "Rosalinda"
Presley is so amazing and well-documented that Graceland®
sent two of their archivists down to Verona to check the story
out. As Julian tells it,
"They
were blown away by it!" Hopefully,
Graceland® will begin to work with the Presley family
and their researchers to aid in the completion of a final
and "official" Presley Family History.
copyright:
2007 Julian C. Riley and
Rachel Ann Harden
The Roots of Elvis Presley
details the family lines
of Elvis' direct and more recent connections while The Kin
of Rock and Roll connects Elvis and his direct family lines
to the ancestors and gives more insight to the ancestral lines
as well as exists as a tribute to our cousin, Elvis.
However, while Julian Riley and Rachael Hardin brought this
focus of Presley kin to light, the real force behind this
was our cousin, Mackey Hargett, who has not been given proper
recognition for his efforts.
Mackey, I
know what you were thinking when you brought this to light,
and I know it did not turn out quite as you expected, but
I know the truth about this story and how it came to be and
will see that you are properly given credit for your service
to the Presley family.
God Bless you, cousin!
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STAY
TUNED FOR MORE!
PLUS...
Oprah
Visits Graceland®
Lisa
Marie and Oprah enjoying southern cuisine at Elvis' table.
The photo is re-produced from the LMP forum.
The
following excerpt is taken from the forum on Lisa Marie's
own website:
"During
dinner, conversation turned to Lisa Marie's memories of
growing up at Graceland. One thing she remembers is that
her dad would always sit at the head of the table, and she
would always sit right next to him.
Oprah
had a surprise for Lisa Marie. "Did you know my family
were Presleys? We're like 18th cousins or something,"
she said. "My grandmother was a Presley."Lisa Marie
was excited to confirm the familial relation. "She was?
I read that in the tabloid but I wasn't sure that it was true,"
she said. "You're my family."
NOTE:
The
Kin of Rock and Roll
has
not confirmed that Oprah Winfrey is actually a Presley. We
have attempted to contact Oprah to discuss this with her but
have not heard back. Oprah's family may have taken the "Presley"
name but are not actually blood-related. Lisa Marie has already
accepted Oprah as "family," yet extended family
members have not been accepted by either Lisa or Priscilla
as actual blood-relatives of Elvis Presley. There are hundreds
of actual Presley blood-relatives whom Lisa Marie has yet
to know and we would hope that one day she might take interest
in the family history and the cousins that not even Elvis
had a chance to meet.
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