>> ...IS PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION
WITH KCET LOS ANGELES
AND IS SEEN STATEWIDE ON...
THIS SERIES IS ENDORSED BY...
>> WELL, HELLO EVERYBODY,
I AM HUELL HOWSER,
GETTING READY FOR AN ADVENTURE
AND A ROCK 'N' ROLL HOME TOUR.
NOW, LET'S SET THINGS UP.
WE'RE IN BEAUTIFUL PALM SPRINGS,
LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES HERE.
WE'RE IN THE NORTHERN PART
OF PALM SPRINGS
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
CALLED LITTLE TUSCANY.
AND WE ARE STANDING IN FRONT
OF THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME.
YOU GOT MOUNT SAN JACINTO OFF
IN THE DISTANCE.
THIS HOME IS VERY HISTORIC.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WHO USED TO OWN IT
AND WHO USED TO LIVE HERE,
BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED
THE REAL STORY IS NOT, WELL,
AT LEAST PART OF THE STORY
IS NOT WHO JUST USED TO OWN IT
AND LIVE HERE,
BUT WHO OWNS IT
AND LIVES HERE NOW.
AND HERE THEY ARE STANDING
RIGHT HERE,
THE PROUD HOMEOWNERS.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYBODY.
>> RENO FONTANA.
>> I'M LAURA WHITTIER FONTANA.
>> OKAY,
AND NOW WE CAN GIVE IT AWAY.
WE KNOW YOU LIVE HERE NOW.
WHO USED TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE?
>> OH, USED TO BE
ELVIS PRESLEY, MAN.
>> NOW, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO
THAT IMPRESSION
THE WHOLE TIME, ARE YOU?
>> NOT AT ALL, NOT AT ALL.
>> ALL RIGHT,
SO ELVIS OWNED THIS HOUSE
AND LIVED HERE FROM...
>> APRIL 2, 1970
UNTIL THE DAY HE PASSED AWAY.
>> SO HE LIVED HERE LIKE...
>> 7 1/2 YEARS.
>> 7 1/2 YEARS.
AND THIS IS SIGNIFICANT
BECAUSE HE ONLY,
HE OWNED THIS HOUSE.
HE DIDN'T OWN
THAT MANY HOUSES, DID HE?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, HUELL,
HE BOUGHT FIVE HOUSES
IN HIS LIFETIME.
ONLY FOUR REMAIN TODAY.
ONE WAS TORN DOWN
IN BEVERLY HILLS
MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
BUT HE OWNED THIS
FOR A THIRD OF HIS ADULT LIFE.
HE OWNED THIS PROPERTY LONGER
THAN ANY OF HIS OTHER HOMES
BESIDES GRACELAND.
>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU,
I HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT OF TIME
WITH YOU ALL,
BUT YOU ALL ARE
HARDCORE ELVIS' FANS,
AREN'T YOU?
>> THAT'S THE ONLY WAY
YOU COULD SAY IT, MAN.
I STARTED WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
>> WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS THE HARDEST CORE ON THAT?
>> HE'S THE HARDEST CORE.
HE DANCES AND SWIVELS.
HE'S GOT THE SAME BODY,
AND HE'S THE HARDEST CORE
ELVIS FAN.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> OH.
>> THIS IS
PUBLIC TELEVISION HERE.
WE'RE NOT GOING THAT FAR.
>> OH, SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, I THINK
YOU'RE BEGINNING TO GET
THE IDEA OF WHAT'S IN STORE,
BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE GONNA
TAKE THE HOME TOUR,
BUT WE'RE GONNA HEAR
SOME GREAT ELVIS STORIES--
>> OH, YOU WILL, GUARANTEED.
>> --ALONG THE WAY,
BECAUSE REALLY
IT'S NOT JUST THE HOUSE.
IT'S THE STORIES
THAT GO WITH THE HOUSE.
>> ABSOLUTELY,
SO MUCH HISTORY HERE.
HE SPENT SO MUCH TIME HERE.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT STORIES IS
THE HOUSE WAS CLOSED
27 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH.
PEOPLE FORGOT IT WAS HERE.
IT FELL OFF THE ELVIS RADAR.
SO WE'RE BRINGING IT
BACK TO LIFE, A LOT TO TELL.
>> THE HOUSE IS BACK
ON THE ELVIS RADAR.
AND WE'RE GETTIN' READY TO GO
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL.
AND DO YOU FEEL
KIND OF THE VIBES
WHEN YOU GO IN?
>> I GOT TO TELL YOU
SOME OF THE CRAZIEST THINGS
HAVE HAPPENED HERE.
WE HAD A LADY COME IN
ON THE TOUR
ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO.
SHE HAD BOUGHT A NECKLACE
THE DAY ELVIS PASSED AWAY,
A TCB NECKLACE.
SHE HAD NEVER TAKEN IT OFF.
SHE WALKED IN THE LIVING ROOM,
HAD THAT NECKLACE
30 SOME ODD YEARS,
AND THE CLASP BROKE
IN THE LIVING ROOM AND FELL OFF.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> TRUE STORY.
>> IT'S A TRUE STORY.
>> SO THERE'S NO TELLING
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US
IN THERE.
>> ELVIS HAS NOT LEFT
THAT BUILDING.
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
WE'RE GOIN'
INTO THE ELVIS HOUSE,
HERE IN PALM SPRINGS.
WELL, ELVIS NOT ONLY
HAS NOT LEFT THE BUILDING,
HE IS ON THE SIDE
OF THE FIREPLACE.
BOY THAT REALLY MAKES
A STATEMENT UP THERE.
NOW, FIRST OFF
THAT WASN'T UP HERE
WHEN ELVIS LIVED HERE.
>> NO, IT WASN'T.
IT WAS JUST PUT UP RECENTLY,
WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, ACTUALLY.
>> NOW, WHEN HE LIVED HERE,
HE WAS A LOT LOWER KEY,
WASN'T IT?
I MEAN, DID EVERYBODY KNOW
HE LIVED HERE
WHEN HE LIVED HERE.
>> HE HAD ELVIS FANS STANDING
OUTSIDE OF THE GATES.
PEOPLE USED TO PUT NOTES
IN THIS PALM TREE OVER HERE.
SO HE HAD FANS CONSTANTLY HERE.
PEOPLE KNEW HE LIVED THERE.
>> SO THEY KNEW HE LIVED--
>> THEY KNEW HE LIVED HERE.
>> BOY, NOW THEY REALLY KNOW
HE USED TO LIVE HERE.
AND YOU'RE THE ARTIST
WHO DID THAT.
YOUR NAME IS...
>> JEFF HOWE.
>> OKAY, WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND
HOW YOU DID THIS?
ARE YOU AN ARTIST?
ARE YOU A WELDER, WHAT--
WHAT?
>> I'M AN ARTIST,
AND I HEARD THE STORY
ABOUT THE HOUSE
AND WAS REALLY MOVED BY IT
AND DECIDED TO SEE
IF I COULD DONATE
SOME ARTWORK HERE
TO THE MEMORY OF ELVIS
HERE AT THE HOUSE.
>> WOW, AND OBVIOUSLY
YOU ARE AN ELVIS FAN.
>> I'M A BIG FAN OF ELVIS, SIR.
>> YOU KNOW, I GOTTA TELL YOU,
WE'VE JUST BEEN STANDING HERE
FOR A WHILE.
PEOPLE STOP AND PHOTOGRAPH
JUST THE CHIMNEY.
>> I MEAN,
IT'S A SPECTACULAR PIECE.
YOU KNOW, JEFF HAD THIS VISION,
I MEAN, WHEN HE CAME OVER
AND SAID, "CAN I JUST MEASURE
THE CHIMNEY?"
I WAS LIKE I WONDER
WHAT HE'S DOING.
AND HE CAME WITH THAT,
I COULDN'T STOP JUMPING, HUELL,
I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND--
>> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
HIS EYES ARE FOLLOWING ME...
>> THEY WILL.
>> YES.
>> --AROUND.
>> AND THIS IS HIS BRILLIANCE.
THIS IS WHAT AN ARTIST HE IS.
>> ELVIS FOLLOWS YOU
EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
>> CAN'T GET AWAY FROM HIM.
>> BOY.
>> KING'S ALWAYS WATCHING.
>> THE KING'S WATCHING.
ALL RIGHT, NICE TO MEET YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> WE'RE HEADING INSIDE
THE KING'S HOUSE.
WE'RE INSIDE THE KING'S HOUSE,
IN HIS LIVING ROOM.
THIS WAS HIS LIVING ROOM?
>> THIS WAS HIS LIVING ROOM.
THIS WAS THE LIVING ROOM
WHERE HE RECORDED NINE SONGS
THAT WERE RELEASED.
>> WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE,
WAIT A MINUTE,
HE RECORDED IN THIS ROOM?
>> HE RECORDED.
IT'S VERY WELL DOCUMENTED
THAT HE RECORDED
IN THIS LIVING ROOM.
>> WELL, IT'S DOCUMENTED
IN BOOKS AND IN PAPERS
AND THAT SORT OF THING.
IT'S ALSO DOCUMENTED...
>> ON THE CEILING.
>> ON THE CEILING.
>> ON THE CEILING.
>> TELL US
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
>> WELL, ELVIS HAD TO FINISH
SOME OF HIS CONTRACT
FOR RECORDING
AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO
TO L.A. TO DO IT.
SO HE ASKED RCA TO COME DOWN
AND BRING
THE RECORDING STUDIO HERE.
AND THEY INSTALLED
THE ACOUSTIC TILE
THAT YOU SEE ON THE CEILING.
>> SO THOSE ACOUSTIC TILES
WERE HERE TO SOFTEN THE SOUND,
SO HE COULD RECORD HERE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT, IN 1973.
>> WOW, NOW, YOU ALL,
THIS ISN'T ELVIS'S FURNITURE?
>> NO--
>> YOU ALL LIVE HERE?
>> WE LIVE HERE.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED
AFTER ELVIS PASSED AWAY,
ABOUT A WEEK THEREAFTER
THE PALM SPRINGS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACTUALLY GOT A CALL SAYING
THE FRONT GATE WAS OPEN,
THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPEN.
AND THEY CAME AND INVESTIGATED,
AND THE HOUSE
HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO.
>> BY HIS FAN?
>> BY SOMEONE.
THEY TOOK TWO OF HIS GUITARS,
ALL OF HIS CLOTHES,
NUMBER OF PIECES OF FURNITURE,
EVEN THE CARPETS.
GRACELAND TOLD US
THAT FOR THE NEXT ABOUT 18 YEARS
OR SO UP TO THE MIDDLE 90s,
THEY WOULD LOOK
IN THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER,
THE GLOBE MAGAZINE,
AND FIND PIECES OF CARPET
FROM THIS HOUSE STILL FOR SALE.
>> SO YOU ALL LIVE HERE
WITH YOUR FURNITURE NOW?
>> YES, WE DO.
WE'RE ABOUT TO UNDERGO
A BIG MAKEOVER.
LAURA WILL TELL YOU
MORE ABOUT THAT,
BUT PART OF THE CITY REQUIREMENT
WAS THAT FOR OUR PERMIT
THAT WE GOT IS THAT
WE ACTUALLY HAD TO LIVE ON SITE.
SO THE HOUSE IS
5,500 SQUARE FEET,
THREE SEPARATE WINGS.
SO ONE WING IS RESERVED FOR US,
THE SAME WING--
>> --TO LIVE IN.
>> TO LIVE IN.
THE SAME WING
THAT ELVIS AND PRISCILLA
LIVED IN.
SO THAT'S OUR PRIVATE WING
AND THE REST OF THE HOUSE
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>> WOW, SO THE PUBLIC,
THIS IS PART OF THE TOUR?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO THEY COME IN HERE.
THEY SEE THE ACOUSTICAL TILES
ON THE CEILING.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> BUT THEY SEE SOMETHING ELSE.
COME ON OVER HERE.
THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING.
NOW, HE DIDN'T RECORD
ON ONE OF THESE THINGS.
WHAT WE'RE COMING OVER HERE
TO SEE IS OVER HERE.
TELL US WHAT YOU'VE GOT FIXED UP
OVER HERE.
>> WELL, THIS IS
A 1970 ROCK-OLA JUKEBOX.
ELVIS MOVED IN, IN 1970.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE
SEVERAL SONGS ON HERE
FROM ELVIS,
BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR
IS CALLED ARE YOU SINCERE?
AND HE RECORDED THAT SONG...
>> IN THIS LIVING ROOM.
>> CAN WE GET THAT ON?
'CAUSE, BOY, THAT WILL GET US--
>> E--E8.
>> E8, YOU PROBABLY GOT
THAT MEMORIZED.
>> NO, WE DID IT FOR A REASON.
E IS FOR ELVIS,
HE WAS BORN IN JANUARY 8.
>> OH, MY GOSH,
SO NOTHING IS BY CHANCE--
>> NOTHING BY CHANCE.
>> --IN HERE.
EVERYTHING GOES
BY THE RIGHT NUMBER,
ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE.
>> OH, IT'S PLAYING RIGHT NOW.
>> THERE IT IS.
E8.
♪ ARE YOU SINCERE? ♪
>> OH, BOY, AND TO THINK
THAT THAT WAS RECORDED
IN THIS ROOM.
>> YEAH.
>> SO YOU CAN KIND OF FEEL
THE ELVIS VIBES.
>> ABSOLUTELY, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE
WALK IN HERE, HEAR THE SONG,
AND BREAK DOWN IN TEARS.
IT STILL TOUCHES--
>> WELL, I'M NOT THAT BIG
OF AN ELVIS FAN.
I'M NOT GONNA
BREAK DOWN IN TEARS.
>> I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
YOU'RE GROWING
SIDEBURNS RIGHT NOW
AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
>> AND THE TOUR IS JUST STARTED.
WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
BY THE END.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'LL LOOK LIKE--
>> ALL RIGHT,
SO WE GOT THE SONG GOING HERE,
ARE YOU SINCERE?
>> AND ONE OF THE CUTE STORIES
ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE
RECORDING HERE WAS
ELVIS HAD, YOU KNOW,
HE'D STARTED GETTING
ROCKING AND ROCKING-- WELL,
THE MICROPHONE STAND BROKE.
AND WHEN IT BROKE,
THE GUYS DIDN'T WANNA STOP HIM.
ELVIS JUST KEPT GOING.
SO ONE OF THE GUYS
WENT IN THE KITCHEN,
GOT A MOP BUCKET
WITH A MOP HANDLE,
BROUGHT IT OUT,
TOOK THE MICROPHONE PIECE
OFF THE MICROPHONE,
TAPED IT TO THE MOP BUCKET
AND THAT'S HOW HE FINISHED
THE RECORDING.
>> OH, IS THAT A TRUE STORY?
>> THAT'S A TRUE STORY.
IT'S DOCUMENTED.
>> THE BAND MEMBERS
THAT WERE HERE TOLD US
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
>> WOW.
>> AND ONE OF THE GUYS
THAT TOLD US THIS STORY
IS TODAY A PREACHER.
THERE IS NO WAY HE WILL LIE.
>> NO, HE'S NOT GONNA
TELL A LIE.
>> I'M TELLING YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NOW, LOOK, WE'RE GOIN'
FROM THE LIVING ROOM,
THE RECORDING STUDIO INTO THE...
>> BAR AREA AND DINING ROOM.
>> ALL RIGHT NOW,
STAND OVER THERE
BY THE BAR, RENO.
AND THIS, WE KNOW,
THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE HOUSE.
>> IT REALLY WAS.
ACTUALLY THE BAR AREA
WAS NOT HERE
WHEN ELVIS MOVED IN.
THE DINING ROOM USED
TO BE ELONGATED.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND HE DECIDED
HE NEEDED A PLACE FOR THE SODAS
FOR HIS BUDDIES,
AND THEY PUT IN THE BAR.
IT'S ORIGINAL AS YOU SEE IT,
AS ELVIS WOULD HAVE SEEN IT
LAST,
AND WHEN WE REMODEL,
THIS WILL BE
COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED.
>> THIS WAS
ELVIS'S COMFORT HOME.
HE WOULD LEAVE LOS ANGELES
THAT HE CALLED
THE HOLLYWOOD ZOO.
AND JUST COME HERE AND BE ELVIS.
SO WHAT YOU SEE IS--
SEE ELVIS COULD HAVE BOUGHT
ANY HOUSE HE WANTED TO BUY.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT
A PRETENTIOUS HOUSE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S JUST A VERY
COMFORTABLE HOUSE.
>> AFTER ELVIS PASSED AWAY,
HIS WIFE PRISCILLA WROTE A BOOK
CALLED ELVIS AND ME,
AND IN THAT BOOK
SHE MADE A VERY SPECIFIC QUOTE.
SHE SAID THIS HOUSE
WAS HIS REFUGE FROM THE WORLD.
>> WOW.
>> HE WAS KNOWN
AROUND THE WORLD.
HE'S THE ONLY ENTERTAINER EVER
THAT SOLD A BILLION RECORDS,
WITH A "B,"
BUT STILL THIS IS WHERE
HE CAME TO GET AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING,
PRETTY AMAZING
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
>> THIS HOUSE.
>> THIS HOUSE RIGHT HERE.
>> WE'RE COMIN'
INTO THE KITCHEN.
THIS IS LIKE A HOME TOUR.
WELL, THIS IS A HOME TOUR.
>> THIS IS A HOME TOUR,
YOU KNOW,
BUT IT'S A FAMOUS HOME, RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW,
AND IT'S A FAMOUS KITCHEN.
>> IT'S A FAMOUS KITCHEN.
THIS IS WHERE--
>> WHY IS IT--
I KNOW ELVIS ATE HERE,
BUT, I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE,
YOU'VE STILL GOT-- LOOK AT THIS.
YOU'VE STILL GOT THE ORIGINAL...
>> ALL OF THIS IS ORIGINAL.
ORIGINAL OVEN,
ORIGINAL CABINETS,
ORIGINAL LAMPS FROM THE 70s...
>> WOW.
>> AND THIS STILL WORKS.
EVERY NOW AND THEN
ONE BURNER WILL BE
A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTAL,
LIKE A WOMAN--
>> IT'S BEEN AROUND
FOR 40, 50 YEARS.
>> IT'S A WOMAN.
AND THE OLDER WE GET,
WE GET A LITTLE BIT
MORE TEMPERAMENTAL.
>> LOOK OVER HERE.
WE GOT A LITTLE ELVIS MOTIF
GOING OVER HERE.
WE GOT THE KING HERE.
WE GOT A BOOK, ARE YOU HUNGRY,
NO, YOU TWO CAN DO THAT.
COME ON HERE, RENO.
>> RENO NEEDS TO SING
THAT TONIGHT.
>> SING IT FOR US.
♪ ARE YOU HUNGRY TONIGHT? ♪
>> THERE'S THE BOOK.
ARE YOU HUNGRY TONIGHT,
ELVIS'S FAVORITE RECIPES.
>> FAVORITE RECIPES.
HE MADE A LOT OF RECIPES--
COOKED A LOT OF RECIPES HERE,
ESPECIALLY AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE SKIPPY,
HIS FAMOUS PEANUT BUTTER
AND BANANA SANDWICHES,
AND YOU KNOW, SKIPPY,
HE LOVED SKIPPY.
>> SO NOTHING IS HERE
BY ACCIDENT.
YOU PUT SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER
OUT HERE,
BECAUSE ELVIS LIKED
PEANUT BUTTER
AND BANANA SANDWICHES?
>> BANANA SANDWICHES,
FRIED PEANUT BUTTER
AND BANANA SANDWICHES.
>> NOW, SEE, HARDCORE ELVIS FANS
WOULD KNOW THAT.
>> YES, YES.
>> EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM.
>> YES.
>> SO WHEN YOU GIVE
TOURS OF THIS HOUSE,
YOU HAVE TO BE ON YOUR STUFF.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
PEOPLE WILL CALL YOU ON IT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT,
BECAUSE THEY'VE READ,
I MEAN, THESE ARE PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN THE '70, '75.
THEY'VE READ EVERY SINGLE PIECE
OF HISTORY OR DOCUMENTATION.
SO THEY ASK ME QUESTIONS
THAT I LEARN THINGS.
WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE
COME IN THE HOUSE,
I LEARN THINGS ABOUT ELVIS
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW.
>> SO ALL YOU HARDCORE
ELVIS FANS OUT THERE,
WHEN YOU VISIT THE KITCHEN,
THEY GOT THE SKIPPY.
THEY'RE ON THE MONEY HERE
WITH THE SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER--
>> SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER,
THERE YOU GO.
>> --AND BANANA SANDWICHES.
>> I HAVE TO MAKE YOU
A SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER
AND BANANA SANDWICH, FRIED.
>> IT JUST KEEPS GETTING' BETTER
WITH HUNKA HUNKA BURNING LOVE
GOIN' ON IN THE BACKGROUND HERE.
WE'VE COME INTO A ROOM
THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA
WHAT THIS ROOM WAS USED FOR,
BUT, I THINK,
WE'RE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO DO.
TELL US ABOUT THIS ROOM.
>> WELL, AFTER ELVIS
DIVORCED IN 73,
HE NEEDED SOME MORE ROOM
FOR HIS FRIENDS.
AND HE DECIDED
THAT HE WOULD BUILD
SOMETHING FOR THEM
AND THIS TURNED
INTO THE PLAYROOM.
>> THE PLAYROOM?
>> YEAH, THEY HAD POOL TABLE,
PINBALL MACHINES.
THEY WOULD THROW OUT SOMETIMES
30 SLEEPING BAGS.
PEOPLE JUST SPENT
THE NIGHT HERE.
>> REALLY?
>> HE WOULD PEOPLE
FROM THE MOVIES.
WHEN HE WAS IN L.A.
HE WOULD INVITE DOWN
FOR THE WEEKEND FOR A BARBECUE--
>> NOW, IS THIS ORIGINAL?
>> YOU ARE WALKING
ON THE SAME FLOOR
ELVIS WALKED ON.
>> WOW.
>> SAME FLOOR.
>> SO THIS DIDN'T GET CHANGED
OVER THE YEARS.
>> NOT CHANGED AT ALL.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER
WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN '77,
THIS HOUSE WAS CLOSED UP
UNTIL GRACELAND FIGURED OUT
WHAT TO DO WITH IT,
AND FROM '77 UNTIL 2004
WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, 27 YEARS
THIS HOUSE WAS ONLY OPEN
ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS TOTAL.
>> WOW.
>> SO IT FELL OFF
THE ELVIS RADAR.
>> I KNOW IT FELL OFF.
IT'S BACK ON THE RADAR.
AND LOOK, WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF
OVER HERE?
>> WELL, THIS IS MEMORABILIA
THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE, THROUGH THE WIRES
AND EVERYTHING,
WE'VE ASKED PEOPLE TO DONATE
THEIR ELVIS COLLECTION,
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE OLDER OR, YOU KNOW,
THEIR GRANDKIDS DON'T WANT
THE COLLECTIONS.
SO WE GET CALLS ALL THE TIME.
WE JUST GOT
ONE JUST AN HOUR AGO,
SOMEONE'S GOT A THOUSAND PIECES
WHERE PEOPLE DONATE STUFF.
>> WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH ALL THIS STUFF?
>> WE'RE GOING TO DISPLAY IT.
THIS HOUSE WILL BE TURNED
INTO A MUSEUM.
>> SO EVENTUALLY
IT'S GONNA BE A MUSEUM?
>> OH, YES.
>> CORRECT, CORRECT.
>> YEAH, FROM FLOOR TO CEILING
AND EVEN ON THE CEILINGS,
YOU'LL SEE ELVIS MEMORABILIA.
WHEN YOU COME HERE,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPEND THREE,
FOUR HOURS AT A TIME.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
WELL, LOOK AT THIS.
LET'S JUST TAKE A SWEEP
AROUND THE ROOM.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE
ELVIS TRIBUTE OVER HERE.
HERE IS THE POOL TABLE,
NOT THE EXACT POOL TABLE,
BUT HE HAD A POOL TABLE IN HERE.
>> HE HAD A BLACK POOL TABLE
IN HERE.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE DECIDED
SHOULD COME BACK IN THE ROOM.
>> I WANT TO GET YOU
OVER HERE AGAIN, BY ELVIS'S--
SEE I LIKE TO COMPARE YOU
TO ELVIS.
DON'T YOU THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF--
>> ISN'T HE GOOD LOOKING?
>> --SIMILARITIES HERE,
BUT...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
PEOPLE GET A KICK OUT OF THIS,
DON'T THEY,
COMING IN A ROOM LIKE THIS?
>> THEY REALLY ENJOY IT.
WHEN YOU'RE WALKING IN,
YOU'RE GETTING
A BEHIND-SCENES LOOK OF ELVIS.
HOW HE LIVED HIS LIFE.
AND IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
THAN ANYTHING YOU WOULD FIND
AT GRACELAND.
>> HOW HE LIVED HIS LIFE
TOTALLY OFFSTAGE
AND OUT OF SIGHT OF PEOPLE.
>> EXACTLY.
AND SO IT'S A REAL...
PEOPLE TELL US PRIVILEGE,
THEY USE THAT WORD A LOT,
A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE
TO COME IN AND SEE ELVIS,
HOW HE REALLY WAS,
ELVIS THE MAN.
IN MEMPHIS,
HE WAS ELVIS THE LEGEND.
HERE, HE WAS JUST ONE OF US.
>> IN THIS ROOM
CALLED THE PLAYROOM.
>> NOW, THERE'S ONE MORE PIECE
THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
>> WHAT?
>> IT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
HIS SAUNA.
>> HIS SAUNA?
>> YEAH, HIS SAUNA.
YOU WANNA TAKE A LOOK?
>> WELL, SURE.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> WHO HAS A SAUNA
IN THEIR ENTERTAINMENT ROOM?
>> THAT'S HIS SAUNA?
>> THAT'S HIS SAUNA.
>> SO HE HAD ONE SAUNA.
>> HE ACTUALLY HAD TWO.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
HE'LL SHOW YOU.
>> WHERE?
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> HE HAD A DRY SAUNA,
AND HE HAD A STEAM SAUNA.
>> WELL, OF COURSE.
>> THIS WAS THE STEAM SAUNA.
>> THIS WAS THE STEAM SAUNA.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> CAN I SIT IN THE STEAM?
IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S SACRILEGE
AND WHAT'S NOT?
I MEAN, IS IT OKAY TO--
>> WE LET PEOPLE STEP INSIDE
AND REALLY GET THE FEELING,
AND THEY CAN TAKE PICTURES.
>> DO THEY TURN ON THE HEAT?
>> I'M SURE THEY START SWEATING
BY THE TIME THEY GET IN.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M GOIN'
IN THE SAUNA.
DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR.
I JUST WANT TO SEE
WHAT IT'S LIKE
INSIDE ELVIS'S SAUNA.
>> THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.
>> THIS IS THE WET ONE.
>> THIS IS THE WET ONE.
>> THE DRY ONE'S OVER THERE.
>> ROUND ONE
IS THE DRY SAUNA, YEP.
THIS IS THE STEAM SAUNA.
>> THIS IS THE STEAM SAUNA.
I'LL SEE YOU KIDS LATER.
>> HUELL HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, I FEEL ♪
♪ MY TEMPERATURE RISING ♪
>> FROM THE SAUNA TO THE...
>> JAILHOUSE ROCK JACUZZI.
>> JAILHOUSE ROCK JACUZZI.
WHO GAVE IT THAT NAME?
>> WE GAVE IT THE NAME.
EVERYTHING AROUND HERE
HAS GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL TO IT,
BUT LET ME SHOW THIS TO YOU.
>> WOW.
THIS IS AMAZING AND THIS IS
THE ORIGINAL JACUZZI?
>> ORIGINAL.
ELVIS HAD IT BUILT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S WALK AROUND--
OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THIS.
YOU GOT IT PRETTY WELL DRAINED.
I GUESS, IT'S OKAY
TO WALK IN HERE LIKE THIS.
>> SURE THING.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW,
DO YOU HAVE
ANY GOOD JACUZZI STORIES?
>> WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU
THE STORIES THAT WE HAVE
WE'RE NOT GONNA MENTION
ON PUBLIC BROADCAST TV,
BUT ELVIS HAD
THIS JACUZZI COVERED,
BECAUSE RONA BARRETT,
AFTER ELVIS DIVORCED,
WANTED PICTURES OF ELVIS
IN THE JACUZZI WITH THE LADIES.
>> SO WAIT A MINUTE,
RONA BARRETT,
THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST SENT--
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> --PEOPLE OUT?
>> SENT A HELICOPTER.
>> A HELICOPTER
TO SHOOT A PICTURE OF ELVIS--
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> --IN THE JACUZZI
WITH SOME YOUNG LOVELY.
>> AND SHE GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS.
SO ELVIS DECIDED
THAT WAS ENOUGH OF THAT.
AND HE HAD IT COVERED
AS YOU SEE IT TODAY.
>> THAT'S WHY IT'S COVERED.
>> YEAH.
>> WOW, THIS IS--
LET'S SIT DOWN HERE.
THIS IS AMAZING TO THINK
THAT THIS HAS SURVIVED
ALL THESE YEARS.
>> WELL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO,
THERE ARE SOME PARTS
OF THE HOUSE
WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED PRIMARILY,
BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA DO
A HOME MAKEOVER SHOW.
AND WE WANT TO DOCUMENT
THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES.
IT'LL BE MUCH MORE DRAMATIC.
>> I LOVE THIS TILE.
>> YEAH, ALL ORIGINAL.
>> ORIGINAL TILE.
AND, YOU KNOW WHAT?
FOR AN ELVIS FAN
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE A JACUZZI
IN THE EXACT SAME JACUZZI
THAT ELVIS WAS IN.
>> YEP.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
OUR WEBSITE, HUELL,
SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE
AND I HAVE TO PAY THE MORTGAGE,
THIS HOUSE BELONGS
TO ELVIS FANS EVERYWHERE.
WE'RE ALL PART
OF THE SAME FAMILY.
WE HAVE THE SAME LOVE FOR ELVIS.
>> WOW, AND THE STORIES
THIS JACUZZI COULD,
WAIT A MINUTE
NO, WE DON'T WANNA GO THERE,
DO WE?
>> JUST THE STORIES
COULD HEAT UP THE WATER.
>> WE'RE INSIDE ELVIS'S BEDROOM.
COME ON IN.
BOY, THIS IS KIND OF EXCITING
TO BE IN THE KING'S BEDROOM.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT'S REALLY A NEAT ROOM,
AND IT TELLS YOU A LOT
ABOUT ELVIS.
YOU KNOW,
HE WAS A VERY PRIVATE PERSON.
AND HE DESIGNED THIS ROOM.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND,
YOU SEE IT'S SMALL, UNDERSTATED.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT THIS IS WHAT HE CHOSE.
THIS IS HOW ELVIS SAW HIMSELF.
THIS MADE HIM COMFORTABLE
SO I'D REALLY--
>> SO HE WOULD COME IN HERE
WHEN THERE WERE OTHER THINGS
GOING ON IN THE HOUSE.
>> THIS WAS ELVIS'.
HE BUILT THIS HIMSELF IN 1974.
THIS WAS HIS PRIVATE QUARTERS,
THE WHOLE EAST WING
OF THE HOUSE.
SO WHEN HIS ENTOURAGE WAS HERE
OR OTHER GUESTS WERE HERE,
THEY WOULD HANG OUT BY THE POOL
OR THEY WOULD HANG OUT
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
ELVIS WOULD COME HERE
AND IF THEY ALL WERE
IN THE LIVING ROOM,
HE WOULD GO THROUGH
THAT CHECKERED ROOM
BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY.
AND YOU'D NEVER EVEN KNOW,
ELVIS WOULD COME AND GO,
UNLESS HE WAS LITERALLY
MAKING IT A POINT.
>> SO THE HOUSE WAS BIG ENOUGH
TO HAVE WHOLE DIFFERENT WINGS
THAT DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON
IN THE OTHER WING.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE
THE CANCELED CHECKS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS ROOM
DURING THE TIME
THAT IT WAS BUILT,
THE CHECKS ACTUALLY
SIGNED BY ELVIS.
>> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
'CAUSE I GOT TO PROJECT.
THERE'S NO BED.
WHERE'S WAS THE BED?
>> WELL, THE BED WAS HERE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BED WAS--
YEAH, THE BED WAS HERE.
>> ...INDENTATIONS
IN THE CARPET.
>> IT WAS HERE
AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT IT IS
YOU CAN SEE THE BED FACES THIS
WHOLE ENTIRE BEAUTIFUL VIEW,
I MEAN, SUNRISE IS JUST
STUNNING HERE.
I ACTUALLY HAVE THE PICTURES
AND ALL THE WINDOWS ARE ORANGE,
I MEAN IT'S JUST--
>> AND FOR AN ELVIS FAN,
TO BE IN HIS BEDROOM...
>> YEAH, IT'S A BIG DEAL
STILL FOR ME.
WE'VE BEEN HERE SIX YEARS,
AND I WALK IN HERE AND I GO MAN,
THIS WAS ELVIS'S BEDROOM.
THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> NOW, NOW, I WANTED TO SHOW
THE BATHROOM,
BECAUSE THE BATHROOM'S GOT
THAT BRIGHT RED TILE.
ELVIS LOVED RED--
WELL, LOOK YOU'RE WEARING
A RED SHIRT.
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> ELVIS LOVED RED.
>> YEAH.
>> RENO WOULDN'T LET US
SHOOT IN THE BATHROOM.
>> UH, THE ENTIRE HOUSE,
HUELL, IS AVAILABLE TO THE FANS
AROUND THE WORLD.
HOWEVER, WE WILL SHOW THEM
THE BATHROOM,
BUT WE'VE NEVER ALLOWED
A PHOTOGRAPH IN THERE
JUST OUT OF RESPECT TO ELVIS.
>> WOW, WELL, BELIEVE ME,
IT'S RED.
IT IS...
>> THE POWDER ROOM.
>> WE CAN SEE...
>> A SECTION OVER HERE
HAS THE RED TILES.
>> OH, IT'S GOT
A LITTLE BIT OF RED,
OH, THERE IT IS.
>> HERE'S THE RED TILE.
>> LOOK AT THIS RED.
THIS IS THE WAY
THE WHOLE BATHROOM IS,
THIS BRIGHT RED TILE.
>> ALL THE ORIGINAL TILE,
AND THE BATHROOM,
YOU REMEMBER IN THE 70s
THE SUNKEN TUB?
>> YEAH, IT'S GOT A SUNKEN TUB.
>> IT'S RED WITH BLACK TILES
SUNKEN TUB WHICH IS--
>> WOW.
>> NOW, THERE'S TWO BATHROOMS
IN THIS ROOM.
THE SUNKEN TUB BATHROOM
WAS ELVIS'S,
AND HE HAD ANOTHER
GUEST BATHROOM BUILT
FOR HIS LADY FRIEND
THAT HE WAS WITH.
>> WOW AND LOOK, THESE ARE OLD.
>> YES.
>> I'VE SEEN THESE
AROUND PALM SPRINGS.
>> 1970s.
>> THIS HOUSE DOES NOT HAVE
A LOT OF CLOSET SPACE,
I HAVE TO SAY.
BUT BACK THEN
PEOPLE DIDN'T BUILD
THESE HUGE CLOSETS.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW,
GRACELAND HAS THE HUGE
WALK-IN CLOSET.
THIS WAS ELVIS'S
WEEKEND RETREAT.
I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE HE CAME
TO GET AWAY FROM THINGS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN KNOWN
FROM THE ENTOURAGE AROUND HIM,
ELVIS SAID, YOU KNOW,
IF I WANNA WALK AROUND HERE
AND I DON'T WANNA TAKE A SHOWER,
I DON'T WANNA COMB MY HAIR,
I DON'T WANT SOMEONE
TAKING A PICTURE OF IT.
>> SO THERE ARE NOT
MANY PICTURES OF HIM HERE?
>> NO, NO.
>> THAT EXPLAINS WHY THERE ARE
VERY FEW PHOTOGRAPHS--
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> --OF ELVIS AT THIS HOUSE.
>> THIS IS WHERE
ELVIS COULD COME AND BE ELVIS.
>> AND WE'VE SPOKEN
TO HIS MOST CLOSEST PEOPLE,
AND THEY SAID NO,
WE RESPECTED ELVIS.
>> NO PHOTOS.
>> HE DIDN'T WANT PHOTOS.
AND IF YOU REALLY LOOK
IN THE BOOKS,
YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF PHOTOS
IN HIS HOUSES.
>> THANK GOODNESS
THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE
TO TELL US THE STORIES, THOUGH.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT'S NICE?
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE
ON HIS GUARD.
>> I THINK
THERE'S ONE OUT THERE, THOUGH,
I'M STILL--
>> WHAT?
A PHOTO OF ELVIS HERE?
>> YEAH, I'M STILL LOOKING.
MAYBE OUT BY THE POOL,
I'M STILL PRAYIN', YOU KNOW.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
WELL, LET'S STAND OUT OF THE WAY
'CAUSE WE WANNA GET A SHOT.
IT'S NOT HERE NOW,
BUT WE KNOW WHERE IT WAS,
THAT WAS ELVIS'S BED RIGHT THERE
IN ELVIS'S BEDROOM.
WELL, I DIDN'T THINK
IT COULD GET ANY BETTER
THAN ELVIS'S BEDROOM,
BUT IT JUST HAS IN A BIG WAY
BECAUSE, LAURA, YOU AND RENO
HAVE SAVED WHAT I THINK
IS THE BEST FOR THE LAST.
THE ELVIS POOL
AND THE ELVIS VIEW
OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
FIRST, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE POOL
WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL
ELVIS POOL.
TELL US ABOUT THIS THING.
>> WELL, THIS POOL
IS 11.5 FEET DEEP.
YOU KNOW, ELVIS LOVED,
USED TO HAVE A DIVING BOARD
AND THEN THAT WAS TAKEN OUT,
BUT ELVIS LOVED SWIMMING,
AND HE ALSO LIKED DEEP POOLS.
BUT WHEN HE WOULD BE
LAYING OUT HERE,
ONE OF THE AWESOME STORIES
THAT WAS TOLD TO US
BY ONE OF HIS ENTOURAGE,
HE WOULD BE LAYING OUT HERE.
AND ELVIS WAS A GUN COLLECTOR.
LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT.
THAT'S DOCUMENTED.
HE WOULD HAVE THE GUYS
LINE UP COCA COLA CANS
AND HE'D BE IN HIS SWIMSUIT,
LAYING ON A LOUNGE CHAIR
AND HE'D LINE UP
THE COCA COLA CANS
AND SHOOT THE COCA COLA CANS.
>> I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE--
>> OH, YES, YEAH.
>> --THIS WHOLE THING.
>> THE REASON WHY THAT STORY
WAS TOLD TO US,
BECAUSE ONE OF THE ENTOURAGE
GENTLEMEN SUDDENLY SAID,
YOU KNOW, ELVIS USED TO THINK
IT WAS FUNNY TO GET REAL CLOSE.
WE WOULDN'T BE FINISHED
PUTTING THE COKE CANS
AND HE'D START SHOOTIN'.
AND ELVIS JUST THOUGHT IT WAS,
YOU KNOW, HE WAS A PRANKSTER.
ELVIS WAS A HUGE PRANKSTER
AND HE, YOU KNOW,
HE COULD PLAY THE PRANKS
ON PEOPLE.
>> SO THERE WERE SOUNDS
OF FRIENDLY GUNFIRE ECHOING
THROUGH THESE CANYONS
BACK IN THE '70s.
>> THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
IN FACT, A TV SHOP DOWNTOWN CAME
AND REPLACED TWO TVS--
>> --THAT ELVIS SHOT OUT?
>> IN THIS HOUSE.
HALLMARK TV, IN FACT.
THEY'RE THE ONES AND THE OWNER,
THE ORIGINAL OWNER
IS STILL THERE
FROM ELVIS'S TIME,
AND HE SAID, ABSOLUTELY,
I BROUGHT TWO TVs HERE
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING
BECAUSE ELVIS SHOT OUT
THE OLD ONES.
>> AND I HOPE NOT IN ANGER--
>> NO, WELL--
>> --BUT JUST IN EXCITEMENT.
>> HE HAD A THING
WITH ROBERT GOULET.
>> THEY HAD SOME DISAGREEMENT.
>> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
ANY TIME ROBERT GOULET
WOULD COME ON THE TELEVISION,
HE WOULD SHOOT THE TELEVISION.
>> YEAH, THAT'S SO TRUE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
>> THAT'S THE MOST BIZARRE STORY
I'VE HEARD SO FAR.
NOW, THE OTHER THING
THAT I FOUND INTERESTING,
ONE OF THE FEW PICTURES
THAT YOU HAVE
OF THE ELVIS DAYS HERE,
THE POOL WITH RED
INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPETING
ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE EDGE OF THE POOL.
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW,
WHEN IN THE SUMMER TIME,
WHEN IT GETS HOT,
YOU REALLY CAN'T WALK ON THIS.
AND IT WAS BRILLIANT
OF HIM TO PUT--
ELVIS PUT IT IN HIMSELF--
TO PUT THE RED CARPET AROUND.
>> RED INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPETING.
>> INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPET.
>> AND, YOU KNOW,
YOU EVEN CAN'T PUT YOUR HANDS
ON THE EDGE
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE POOL.
SO ELVIS LIKED TO SIT
ON THE EDGE OF THE POOL,
YOU KNOW, SO IT'S COMFORTABLE.
IT'S NOT BURNING.
>> SO TELL ME YOU'RE GONNA
PUT MORE --
>> WE ARE PUTTING IT BACK--
>> --INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPETING?
ONLY ELVIS COULD GET AWAY
WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS.
I'M NOT SURE
THAT WAS A REAL STATEMENT,
INTERIOR DESIGN STATEMENT,
RED INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPETING,
BUT FOR ELVIS
ALMOST ANYTHING WORKED.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> WE KIND OF STARTED
THIS THING OFF BY SAYIN',
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A HOME TOUR.
A LOT OF THE FURNITURE'S GONE,
BUT THE BONES ARE STILL HERE.
THE STORIES ARE STILL HERE.
YOU HAVE BIG PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE, MAKING THIS,
RESTORING THIS EVEN MORE.
IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT THE WEB
AND HOW YOU CAN TAKE TOURS,
MEET THESE TWO CHARACTERS,
I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU GIVE THE,
THIS IS YOUR AVERAGE TOUR,
ISN'T IT?
>> PRETTY MUCH, YEAH.
WE DO HAVE TOUR GUIDES.
WE'RE HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE
COME THROUGH,
WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE
PERSONALLY OURSELF,
BUT PEOPLE CALL AND REQUEST US,
SO WE'RE HERE FOR THEM.
>> THEY'RE GONNA REQUEST YOU NOW
BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE SO GOOD.
>> WE HAVE CORPORATE
EVENTS HERE.
WE HAVE WEDDINGS OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW, THE ROSES,
WEDDINGS ARE A BIG THING
WITH THE ROSES,
BECAUSE, OF COURSE, IT'S--
>> SO YOU MEAN YOU COULD
ACTUALLY RENT THIS PLACE OUT
AND GO SWIMMING
IN THE ELVIS POOL?
>> YES, SUMMER TIME, WE HAVE
WHAT WE CALL DIVE-IN NIGHTS
WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY
LAY IN THE POOL.
WE HAVE A HUGE
12-FOOT BIG SCREEN TV
THAT WE PUT OUT,
SHOWING AN ELVIS MOVIE.
WE LET THEM HAVE BARBECUES.
SO WE HAVE CORPORATE EVENTS
AND PRIVATE EVENTS.
>> LATE NIGHT SNACK
WITH A LITTLE SKIPPY
PEANUT BUTTER.
>> WE HAVE
A WINE-AND-CHEESE NIGHT
ON THURSDAY NIGHTS
THAT PEOPLE JUST ENJOY,
YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, THAT AT DUSK,
IT'S JUST STUNNING HERE.
I MEAN, AT NIGHT TIME,
THE STARS ARE SO CLOSE
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN JUST REACH UP
AND TALK TO GOD.
>> THIS IS THE VIEW
THAT ELVIS ENJOYED.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHY HE LOVED
THIS PLACE SO MUCH,
ONE OF ONLY FIVE HOMES
ELVIS EVER OWNED
IN HIS LIFETIME.
JUST LOOK OUT HERE
WITH THE POOL IN THE FOREGROUND,
THE ROSES, THE MOUNTAINS
OFF IN THE DISTANCE
IN PALM SPRINGS.
THIS IS ELVIS'S HOUSE
WHERE HE LIVED
FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
AND IT IS TRULY
PART OF CALIFORNIA'S GOLD.
WE'VE HAD AN ABSOLUTELY
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON
HERE AT ELVIS'S HOUSE.
>> WELL, HELLO EVERYBODY,
I'M HUELL HOWSER.
AND BOY, DID I HAVE FUN
HANGING OUT WITH RENO AND LAURA
AT ELVIS'S PALM SPRINGS HOUSE.
THIS IS A PLACE
YOU HAVE GOT TO VISIT
AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.D WELCOME T
TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO ANOTHER GREAT MUST SEE MOVIE,
BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT'S
THE MOST SEEN MOVIE,
AT LEAST IF YOU GO BY
BOX OFFICE GROSS.
THOSE FILMS ARE IN RAREFIED AIR,
BUT MOST OF THEM IN TERMS OF
CURRENT GROSS HAVE COME FROM
THIS CENTURY.
IN FACT, IN THE TOP 50 HIGHEST
MONEY MAKERS, ONLY FOUR OF THEM
GO BACK AS FAR AS THE 1990s:
"STAR WARS EPISODE 1:
THE PHANTOM MENACE," "JURASSIC
PARK," "THE LION KING," AND
"TITANIC." THAT ONE, HOWEVER,
CAME OUT IN 1997 BUT IS STILL
THE NUMBER TWO GROSSING MOVIE
OF ALL TIME.
YOU WANT TO KNOW NUMBER ONE?
IT ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THE
SAME DIRECTOR, JAMES CAMERON.
THAT'S RIGHT. "AVATAR," AT
A WORLDWIDE TAKE OF
$2.787 BILLION--WITH A "B,"
IS THE BIGGEST EVER, WHICH TOPS
"TITANIC's" $2.187 BILLION.
IN FACT, THOSE TWO, ALONG WITH
"STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS"
AND "AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR I,"
ARE THE ONLY MOVIES IN HISTORY
TO GO OVER THE $2-BILLION MARK.
PERHAPS THAT'S WHY CAMERON IS
HARD AT WORK NOW, TEN YEARS
LATER, SHOOTING NOT ONE BUT 4--
COUNT 'EM, FOUR--"AVATAR"
SEQUELS. 32 OTHER MOVIES FROM
"JURASSIC WORLD" TO "THE DARK
KNIGHT" HAVE MANAGED TO CROSS
THE $1-BILLION BOX OFFICE MARK.
AND THAT'S ALL VERY IMPRESSIVE
FOR TODAY'S BREED
OF BLOCKBUSTERS,
BUT NONE OF THEM CAN TOUCH THE
ONCE AND STILL REIGNING KING
ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1939,
"GONE WITH THE WIND." THAT
