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Those are absolutely two of my favorite pictures of Elvis. Of course I like the details and all the info I can get on the pictures. One thing I have to say is that in that moment Elvis was in his 7th season at the International Hotel in Las Vegas (August 4th - September 4th 1972), and it was the first time he brought Linda Thompson to accompany him during the concerts (prior to that she had only accompanied Elvis during rehearsals in July). You can imagine how jealous I am of her because, well, just look at Elvis! 🫠🥲 Anyway, here's a little story about the fans with Elvis in those pictures:

Las Vegas, NV. Monday, August 28, 1972. Elvis with two Italian fans. The woman is Nicla Crippa and the man was the President of the Italian fan club, his name is Livio Monari. Livio Monari started the Italian FC in 1962. Together with Nicla Crippa, a personal friend and member of his Fan Club, they met Elvis just after the Midnight show on 26th August 1972. Photos taken that day didn't come out, so they asked to see Elvis again... to have new ones taken on the 28th August (2nd meeting) which are the ones shown above. They had just attended the Dinner & Midnight shows on the 28th Aug: when a waiter approached them - that Elvis was waiting for them.

Nicla said the following about the meeting:

1972 was a special year for me, I picked up all my saving of a year and together with Livio Monari at that time president of the E.P.F.C. of Italy, I flew to Las Vegas in August to see Elvis performing. When we arrived we were so excited that we started immediately to ask anybody of Elvis entourage if we could meet Elvis, crook Col. Parker was at a gambling table with his cigar and he said very rude "NO, you cannot met Elvis", then Joe Esposito who said No too, and when I told him "Hey Joe you are Italian like us" he answered "I'm not Italian, I was born in Chicago" very rude too... until I saw the name of Emilio Muscelli on an office door, I knocked and entered and I said with all my 18 years old enthusiasm (in fact I was not yet 18, I would have turned 18 on December 30) "Hi Emilio, we are Italians and we are here to see Elvis concerts and meet him"... well he took it good to his heart and from that point on he treated me like his daughter - he was 50 years old. We saw 14 concerts in 7 days and we met Elvis TWICE, the first time on August 26 but the pictures Joe Esposito took with Livio's camera did not come out as Livio due the emotion charged an already used film in the camera... the second time on August 28, this time we called a professional photographer to take the 2 pictures to be sure. When I saw Elvis the first time coming out of his dressing room I ran towards him and I almost jumped on him, I hugged and kissed him and he returned the hugs and kisses to me and he asked me "Hey baby how old are you" I answered "18" and he said "And you came all the way from Italy just to see me?" "Yes Elvis" and he "Oh baby..." and he hugged me again very tight. We stayed with him for 15 minutes, we gave him a trophy we brought from Italy unfortunately we have no picture of Elvis with our trophy but I saw it at Graceland Trophy Room in 1987. He wrote a dedication to me, and one to Livio, on 2 LPs we brought with us, he gave us a yellow scarf each, but especially I held his right hand in my hands for a long time, and he did not withdraw it, on the contrary he caressed my hands. He was such a gentle, sweet and tender person, he made us feel at ease and he slowed down speaking English as at that time I could not speak English well. We asked "when will you come to Europe?" he said looking at Joe "I definitely wanna go, after a project I have for January 1973 (Aloha from Hawaii) I'll ask Parker to organize a tour to Europe". The night after Emilio gave us seats in the first row, Elvis saw me from stage and he stooped down and he put a red scarf around my neck... and on August 28 we met him again same place backstage and he said "Hey you are still here, good", he had such a sense of humour. Those 2 meetings with Elvis still are the best moments of my life!

Credits: elvis-collectors.com

#first if all... elvis slowing down his talk so the italian fans could understand him better? that's so fucking thoughtful and adorable!#i wonder how many huge stars as himself - even common american citizens - would do something like that...#a very welcoming and warm way to treat foreigners #secondly... i have to say i do not like how colonel parker and even joe esposito were not that friendly towards those two elvis fans...#i know they couldn't possibly allow every and each fan to meet elvis but why be so cold - specially knowing how elvis wouldn't like that?#we all know how parker was not often friendly but joe is one of the memphis mafia guys i don't have much sympathy for #joe just gives me that 'i'm a big shot' energy... like 'i'm better than you' vibes just bc he was elvis' close friend and road manager #i may be wrong about him... didn't know the guy obviously... but little i've read of other MM guys talking about joe some said exactly that #on the other hand lisa marie said joe was always nice to her - a little strict and not afraid to say no to her as a child but a good person #but lisa was elvis' daughter so of course joe would be the nicest to her #don't know... it doesn't make joe a bad person at all... i just don't understand how someone close to elvis could be smug #does anyone else shares the same views on joe esposito or know something that shows i'm wrong?#i want to be wrong at this assumption but i do not like joe very much so far... i'm still trying to figure him out #elvis presley #elvis history #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis concerts #las vegas #nevada #august 1972 #elvis #70s elvis #1972 #elvis the king

Susan Bottomly. Vogue Paris August 1972.

Photographer: Helmut Newton

Hair: Jean-Louis David

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US Vogue August 15, 1972

Marie-Christine Deshayes in a black lurex jumper and cardigan set with a buttoned bare back for the evening, belted with a narrow gold leash on a black crepe kilt… rows of silver and gold rushes. gold and bronze beads. By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Accessories, Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Luscious Red Lipstick: Imperial Formula. Hairdressing, Christophe Carita.

Marie-Christine Deshayes dans un ensemble pull et cardigan en lurex noir et dos nu boutonné pour le soir, ceinturé d'une étroite laisse dorée sur un kilt en crêpe noir… rangées de joncs argentés et dorés. perles d'or et de bronze. Par Yves Saint Laurent rive Gauche. Accessoires, Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Rouge à lèvres Luscious Red : Formule Impériale. Coiffure, Christophe Carita.

Photo Helmut Newton

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Triptych - August 1972, Francis Bacon, 1972

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Museum at the End of Time

Star Trek #15

This is good.

The ship is flung into limbo. And trapped.

Another story that would work well on the TV show. It has the ship trapped, and facing a colourful character and his museum of oddities. But, in a nice development, he is not the enemy. He's trapped, too. The Klingons are well used in the story. And so are the other trapped spacemen. This was very enjoyable from start to finish.

Len Wein (7 of 8).

Alberto Giolitti (13 of 31).

8/10

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