John P:
IT'S THE KING OF ROCK AND
ROLL---ELVIS PRESLEY'S 85TH
BIRTHDAY.
Kelsie:
PRESLEY DIED 42 YEARS AGO BUT
HIS LEGACY IS ALIVE AND WELL
HERE IN MEMPHIS.
TODAY AND ALL WEEK GRACELAND
WILL CELEBRATE IN HONOR OF THE
KING.
John P:
LOCAL 24 NEWS REPORTER JALYN
SOUCHEK IS LIVE FROM GRACELAND
WITH A LOOK AT WHAT'S
HAPPENING.. JALYN?
THE CELEBRATION FOR ELVIS
PRESLEY WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING
AT NINE.. ON THE WEST LAWN
THEY'LL READ THE ANNUAL ELVIS
PRESLEY DAY PROCLAMATION BEFORE
SERVING CAKE
THERE ARE ALSO NEARLY 300 ITEMS
UP FOR AUCTION FROM PRIVATE
COLLECTORS.. ALL ITEMS THAT HAVE
BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY GRACELAND.
IT FEATURES EVERYTHING FROM HIS
CLOTHING.. JEWELRY.. CONCERT
MEMORBILIA
HIS SENIOR YEARBOOK IS ALSO
INCLUDED.. FUN FACT: THE PRESLEY
FAMILY COULDN'T AFFORD TO EVEN
BUY ELVIS A YEARBOOK FOR HIM.
ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS UP FOR
AUCTION.. ELVIS' USED HARLEY
DAVIDSON GOLF CART THERE HAVE
BEEN AROUND 15 OF THESE
AUCTIONS.. DESPITE LIVING ONLY
TO 42 YEARS OLD.. PRESLEY LEFT A
TRAIL OF COLLECTIBLES
6:13:58 - 6:14:10
JEFF MARREN/GRACELAN D AUCTION
CONSIGNMENT DIRECTOR: "he gave
away things constantly: rings,
clothing, cars, homes, very
willing autograph signer so
because he had such a long
career and was so willing, he
really created a memorabilia
market out there of his
material."
THE AUCTION BEGINS AT ELEVEN
THIS MORNING.
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN PERSON
HERE AT THE HOTEL.. ONLINE OR BY
PHONE
A FULL OF LIST OF EVENTS
HAPPENING THIS WEEK CAN BE FOUND
ON OUR WEBSITE LOCALMEMPHIS DOT
COM
REPORTING LIVE FROM GRACELAND
JALYN SOUCHEK GOOD DAY MEMPHIS
Kelsie:
THANK YOU JALYN... NOT ONLY ARE
PEOPLE IN MEMPHIS HONORING THE
KING... BUT MANY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ... CREATIVELY
CELEBRATING HIS LIFE AND RECORD-
