Paul Lichter

Das ist ja glaubwürdig - aber sich dann als "very good friend" darzustellen...? Naja!

Kein Ahnung, wo er das behauptet.
In dem Buch "The Boy Who Dared To Rock" steht das nicht drin.

Paul Lichter selber behauptet das auf seiner Website:

Paul Lichter, rock concert promoter and manager of the legendary 60's groups The Soul Survivors and the Vanilla Fudge, first met Elvis in Burbank, California when Elvis was filming his famous NBC 1968 TV Special.  The two became friends and often exchanged gifts.  Colonel Parker, Paul' unofficial mentor, would eventually become honorary Godfather to Paul's son Tristan-Elvis. 

<a href=' www.elvisunique.com/ ' target='_blank'>Quelle

Und in dieser Doku, die der Colonel erwähnte, ließ er ähnliches verlauten, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

first met Elvis in Burbank, California when Elvis was filming his famous NBC 1968 TV Special.

Im Buch stand 1957 als erstes Meeting. Burbank tauchte gar nicht auf.
Nun, dann wundert es mich, dass er es in seinem oben von mir genannten Buch nicht mal ansatzweise so beschrieben hat.
Oder es wundert mich auch nicht.

Eigentlich ist es mir so ziemlich egal.

Paul Lichter Died

Elvis author and dealer Paul Lichter has passed away. His family posted on Facebook:

"Hello Elvis Family. Over the past 6 months Paul has been battling with Stage 4 cancer and with a sad heart I wanted to let you all know that he lost that battle on New Years Eve and has passed on. Thank you for sharing your passion for Elvis with him here on Facebook. He enjoyed hearing from and connecting with you all here. Long live the King and long live Paul and as he always signed his posts on here -PL — Tristan and Betty Lichter"Quelle: ElvisDayByDay.Com

Paul Lichter Elvis Super-Collector has died:

Paul Lichter has been a major name in the Elvis World for decades. In 1970 he started his 'Elvis Unique Record Club' and by 1975 had published his first book 'Elvis In Hollywood'. His book 'The Boy Who Dared To Rock' was a massive seller and a fan favourite.

 

Lichter became one of the world's biggest selling authors of Elvis books and as one of the world's biggest Elvis collectors he amassed a staggering inventory of Elvis items. He also became a good friend of Col Parker and other Elvis acquaintances.

Very sadly Paul Lichter died on New Year's Eve. His family posted.
"Hello Elvis Family. Over the past 6 months Paul has been battling with Stage 4 cancer and with a sad heart I wanted to let you all know that he lost that battle on New Years Eve and has passed on. Thank you for sharing your passion for Elvis with him here on Facebook. He enjoyed hearing from and connecting with you all here. Long live the King and long live Paul and as he always signed his posts on here - PL - Tristan and Betty Lichter"

Paul Lichter's last post says it all..
"As Elvis once sang 'it is a wonderful life'.  In my case 100 fold. I want to thank each and every one of you for your continued loyalty and support for both Elvis and me and for taking the time out of you busy lives to think of me on my birthday. God Bless You All.... P"

R.I.P. Paul Lichter

 


You can read EIN's 2010 'Interview with Paul Lichter' here.
All about  Paul Lichter's books here.
Paul Lichter was a truly colourful identity in the Elvis world, a bit of a rogue, and you can learn even more of his craziness in the Elvis collector / bootleg world here in our EIN interview with Paul Dowling.

Quelle: EIN

Rest in Peace

Eine sehr traurige Nachricht. Sein Buch "The Boy Who Dared To Rock" war für mich als Teenager wie eine Bibel. Vorher wusste ich nichts über die Sessions oder Bootlegs, es war wie die Tür zu einer anderen Welt. Dafür bin ich ihm auch heute noch dankbar. Einmal ersteigerte ich eine LP bei Ebay von ihm persönlich und erzählte ihm davon. Ich bekam darauf eine ungeheuer nette Antwort - das bleibt unvergessen. 

R.I.P. Paul  


 

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Siehe oben bei Ronny.   

Doppelt hält besser

@ Mike
Ich glaube, das war auch mein erstes englischsprachiges Buch mit vielen Informationen und guter US-Vinylübersicht.