And the winner is… Elvis fans who think the King is still alive.
In a previous blog I discussed an interesting item I saw on eBay—-the contents of the Elvis is Alive Museum. The museum’s 81-year-old owner decided it was time to pass on his expansive collection of Elvis memorabilia–including an inordinate amount of photographs, books, FBI files, and DNA reports that aimed to support the theory that Presley never died—–to someone who could keep the debate alive for decades to come.
Enter Andy Key who offered a winning bid of $8,000. The die-hard Elvis fan who insists the King is still alive plans to move the museum from its current site in a former coin-operated laundromat in Wright City, Missouri, to Mississippi, where Key lives and Presley was born. Key told news reports he wants the museum to complement the tourist attraction in Tupelo, Mississippi, where Presley was born and bought his first guitar. Key says he is considering opening the new museum in Laurel, Jackson or Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
BROADWAY STILL DARK
Day 5 of Broadway’s stagehands’ strike and playhouses remain dark with little hope for a speedy resolution. Neither side is talking to the other, and as such today’s highly anticipated New York premiere of “The Farnsworth Invention,” is off.
The play, which marked the return to Broadway of Aaron Sorkin, the creator of popular TV shows including “The West Wing” and “Sports Night,” looks at the birth of television and stars Hank Azaria. It is only one of a slew of shows that was scheduled to open this week. “The Seafarer” by Irish playwright Conor McPherson had been set to open Thursday, but because of the stagehands’ strike it too is shut and its opening uncertain.
Since the strike started actors haven’t been allowed to rehearse at theaters and ticket holders have been forced to stand in long lines to get refunds.