Mill Mountain Theatre, the largest stage company here in Roanoke, will be performing "Elvis People," a new play about Elvis fans, as part of the Norfolk Southern Festival of New Works. It will run from Jan. 31-Feb. 12, 2006. Part of the promotion for the event says that 84% of Americans say that their lives have been touched by Elvis in some way. 70% have watched an Elvis movie. And, 44% have danced to an Elvis song.
The play is written by Doug Grissom.
Roanoke, Va. is also home to Mini-Graceland, a miniature replica of the Elvis mansion. The place is listed on Roadside America, an internet site devouted to unusual places of such interest. Alas, an August 'Roanoke Times" article reported that the attraction was deteriating.
I also found out that there is an Elvis club in my father's country. For anyone who might read this blog from Istanbul, there will apparently be a gathering of Elvis fans there on Jan. 21
For more info on the play, and related subjects:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com
http://www.elvis.com/graceland
(that's for the real Graceland in Memphis)
http://www.elvisinistanbul.com
(This site is mostly in Turkish, but it is a hoot!)
Update (2/19/06)- Alas, I missed "Elvis People" in Roanoke. I was going to attend on the last day but the double-whammy of a cold and bad weather forced me to miss out. I also missed the Elvis impersonators concert in Istanbul, but well that was half a world away!
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