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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Maureen Colgan circa 1974 when I was into copying John Constable's famous landscape paintings. The one behind Maureen was done in a day. Fortunately for me it's in the dark. It measured four foot by Three foot approx.
The frame was given to me by a construction worker friend who said he found it dumped outside a shop in Manchester, when he was passing in his ford truck early one morning.

The picture was sold decades ago, so it was not that bad an effort. An oil sketch really.

Maurice_Colgan@yahoo.com

Dolores Hart to Appear at the Oscars. 2012.

Dolores Hart at the Oscars already seen on TV screens in the USA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H39k9jfKMw


Updated News February 26th 2012. when the BBC's Hollywood correspondent Barbra Paskin was looking to interview Dolores Hart, she contacted me by email for assistance. I called the Abbey where Dolores lives and left a message for her about the BBC wanting to contact her about a documentary celebrating Elvis Presley's birthday, some years ago.

Dolores Hart Ex-movie star herself called me back and we spoke for about ten minutes, as I slowly sank to the floor!










Dolores Hart and Elvis at the winding up of the film "King Creole".

Dolores Hart seen her with Elvis Presley 1958 is in the news again.
This time as Mother Dolores Hart, Prioress,osb of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem Connecticut.
She is presently engaged in raising funds for the Abbey and will be at the Oscar ceremonies where a short movie about her is being voted on.

Dolores and I have been exchanging snail mail messages since 1998!

She kindly sent me the photo of herself with actress Patricia Neale (R.I.P.) and another she had kindly signed.

The Truth.

Authors like Charles Dicken's, Alexander Dumas, Dostoevsky, Emile Zola, G B Shaw, Aldous Huxley,George Orwell, John Steinbeck and a great many more, stood up for the common man and sought out injustice.

I enjoyed their stories, campaigns and like to think I learnt a lot from them

A great many people on Internet Forums are hounded and bullied unfairly by cowardly types hiding behind made up names. Perhaps it is time we shut them down!

A portrait of Elvis Presley in what appears to be Ludwig Van Beethoven attire.

Many thousands of Elvis portraits now exist and some, like those silk screen prints by Andy Warhol,of Elvis taken from the "Flaming Star" movie, fetch many millions of dollars at auction.

Elvis, beneath the moon, by yours truly is in the home of a friend, a modern drama lecturer at Mississippi University.

Achill-Henge on Achill Island. An audacious structure erected in just one weekend. Without planning permission. The controversy surrounding it continues as this magnificent tourist attraction draws more and more people to see it. Even in this inclement weather!

MacNamara's Band!

Transportable Gardens

#News. May 20th.
Sowing wildflower seeds in a large shallow plastic container filled with suitable compost from a DIY Store is one way of creating little portable gardens.

The roots of the plants mesh and when strong enough form a removable mat of flowers that can be placed on prepared sites in your garden...or neglected public spaces for all to enjoy.

Larger versions are possible with the use of chickenwire. My 8ft by 3ft proto-type sown a couple of years ago and left to grow in our own garden helped to instantly cover a nearbye eye-sore patch of ground neglected by the County Council. I just rolled it up and carried it on a wheelbarrow to the location. It's still there flowering away.

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Discovering Ireland

A collapsed Dolmen in the grounds of Howth castle county Dublin. Dolmens are plentiful in Ireland and can be found in locations nationwide. This one we saw for the first time just a couple of days ago as my wife Maureen and I escorted our daughter and her teenage daughters around historical sites such as Newgrange, and Knowth which are relatively nearby.

Discovering Ireland

Ancient Newgrange restored. It's older than the pyramids of Egypt. Many thousands visit from all over the world.

Achill island county Mayo Ireland one of our favourite beauty spots. The scenery around the Atlantic drive is dramatic and spectacular.
Great traditional music and excellent restaurant meals. Numerous coves and beaches for swimming.

Elvis Presley Honoured by Budapest city Hungary

A square in Budapest is to be named in honour of Elvis Presley because of his support for that country during the 1956 uprising.



The story is generating massive publicity for Elvis internationally. BMG should release 'Peace in the Valley', on a single by Elvis immediately.



Elvis Presley International Airport, Memphis, is not so far off now! ?



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Elvis Presley in Ireland 2011.

#Udate February 2011


A scene with Elvis Presley and Dolores Hart not used in the movie, "King Creole".

Jim Carrol a reporter for The Irish Times newspaper covers the Viva Elvis album with discussions about the re-mix type of recording by 'closet' Elvis Presley fan Ryan Tubridy a celebrity TV show host here in Ireland, and other celebrity participants.

Elvis Presley Lecture at Trinity College Dublin

#News January 2011.


https://www.tcd.ie/OWC/staff/dr-samuel-slote.php

Professor Samuel Slote is to give a lecture on Elvis "The Sun King" on the 15th February 2011. Elvis famously recorded whole albums at the legendary Sun studios in 1954.
Dr Samuel Slote an American usually concentrates his attention on Ireland's most famous writers such as James Joyce and Samuel Becket etc.

The growing amount of scholars such as Dr Vernon Chadwick (See Elvis Conference programme above) and Dr Peter Nazareth now addressing Elvis Presley's career is phenominal. We mere fans from the '50s look on with great interest and not a little amusement. Are we not the real 'experts' on Elvis?

#News update

Elvis fan Chilean miner Edison Pena was visiting Elvis Presley's Graceland today. He will be in Tupelo Mississippi on the 9th January, and Graceland in Memphis on Elvis's birthday 8th January 2011.
The news is creating acres of newsprint around the world. and Radio will be covering the story too.
Edison will receive the keys to the City of Tupelo!

Discovering Ireland

A view from on top of a mountain that you can drive your car up on Achill Island county Mayo Ireland. My wife, Maureen and I had fun building the pile of rocks early one sunny morning last year.

A visit to the Irish Emigrant Forum may be a good idea as a lot of photos and stories about Ireland are being displayed.

http://emigrant.ie/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1

Reading about the fascinating life of Ludwig Van Beethoven is always a pleasure. Now to select a symphony to listen to this morning! It will be much better than listening to Dr Phil! :-)

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My Happiness by Elvis Presley

Updated News, 4th September 2010.

Thank goodness for imaginative editors like Alan Lewis of "Record Collector" magazine.



Freelance reporter Patricia Bunin, with Dick Guyton of the Elvis Birthplace. Patricia of Altedena California kindly sent me the photo by email this morning.She had done an article on Elvis for a pasadena newspaper.


The song "My Happiness" can be heard on youtube.com

BBC Radio Elvis Tribute Concert in Hyde Park London

Famous radio show presenter, Chris Evans, will host a Tribute Concert for Elvis Presley in Hyde Park London on the 12th September 2010.
The good news is spreading like wildfire across Elvis Forums, around the world.

Record Collector magazine to Feature Elvis.

The Record Collector magazine based in the UK will be featuring Elvis Presley and the 1953 "My Happiness" acetate recording story, out on 5th August next. It's my article so buy loads of copies! I will. :-)