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Hal Lansky: 'Delivery Boy to the King'

(Aug.16) -- "If my dad was 'Clothier to the King,' then I was 'Delivery Boy to the King'! I mean, who do you think ran all those clothes out to Graceland in the family station wagon?" Hal Lansky is chuckling as he darts back off to Graceland, himself a blur during Elvis Week, the annual Memphis event that brings together...

A Not-So-Suspicious Mind: Elvis Was Obsessed With UFOs

(Aug. 16) – Elvis may be the undisputed King of rock 'n' roll, but did you know he was also supposedly the King of UFO sightings? Turns out, the hip-swiveling pioneer of rock may have been the first official rock star to truly embrace UFOs due to his reportedly deep-rooted, lifelong connection to flying...

Offbeat Elvis Landmarks: In the Footsteps of the King

(Aug. 15) -- Graceland was jumping the last few days -- all shook up over Elvis Week, an annual gathering of friends and fans from around the world celebrating Elvis Presley's life and career in Memphis. But for all the history at Elvis' famous home, there are plenty of other places in the city to feel the soul of of the...

Elvis and Earnhardt: Viva La Graceland

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wasn't even three-years-old when Elvis died in 1977, but that hardly prevented him from becoming a fan: "My grandmother used to watch me when I was little, and she always listened to Elvis, so I grew up an Elvis fan."Of course he's an Elvis fan. Being a fan of The King is a requirement for rednecks, you...