Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used (AP)

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First Water, Now Cup in Elvis Auctions
(AP)

First Water, Now Cup in Elvis Auctions
(AP) 12/29/2004 04:34 PM
AP - Miss your chance to buy some water from a cup once used by Elvis Presley? Don't be disappointed — now you can bid on a chance to see, but not own, the cup that held the water.

Purported Elvis Water Brings $455
Bid on EBay (Reuters)

Purported Elvis Water Brings $455
Bid on EBay (Reuters) 12/28/2004 05:05 PM
Reuters - Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay.

Middlesex Water Company to Participate
in 8th Annual Water Industry Conference
Hosted by the New York Society

Middlesex Water Company to Participate
in 8th Annual Water Industry Conference
Hosted by the New York Society 12/17/2004 06:28 PM
Market Wire Dec 1 2004 6:37PM GMT

Asetek Water Chill - Premium Water
Cooling @ TweakTown

Asetek Water Chill - Premium Water
Cooling @ TweakTown 04/11/2005 05:54 AM

Ask Elvis!

Ask Elvis! 04/23/2004 02:50 AM
Friday nonsense: in a shock plagiarism of "Ask MetaFilter", but with added blue suede shoes, BBC Radio 2 hires Elvis Presley to answer listener's questions on moles, quantum physics, parrots and bread . Sadly, few arguments about operating systems or Iraq, but you can't have everything.... Real Player required

Elvis did to who?

Elvis did to who? 12/17/2004 06:33 PM

Lucas Gonze has a way with words:

Can I just say this? Napster politics are brutally boring. The action right now is in making the music and video owned by the major labels and film studios archaic and unpopular. We're going to do to those properties what talkies did to silent films, what political bloggers did to Dan Rather, what Elvis did to Mantovani. Our stuff is better, that's how we're going to win.

Forcibly liberating that old stuff is a painfully stupid strategy. The more unauthorized filesharing you do, the more attention you give those old cutural fiefdoms, the more money you generate to sue you with. It is a total waste of time.

Creative Commons is of course the antithesis of forcible liberation. You can choose to participate in free culture, or not.

The legal tools and technology for free culture are loosed. Free content is burgeoning (ex: 8 3,360 licensed tracks on Soundclick, now).

As many others have pointed out, the immediate challenge is discovery. Who will be our Elivses? Who will find and promote them?

By the way, a Mantovani fan site. No disrespect intended, you just may not have heard of this great star of pop music, pre-Rock'n'Roll.

The passion of Elvis

The passion of Elvis 07/15/2004 08:26 AM
Watching Presley's "'68 Comeback Special" is a total religious experience, proving once and for all that the King was no false idol.

Elvis on a Wheat Thin?

Elvis on a Wheat Thin? 03/17/2005 03:13 AM

A while back we talked about a grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary on it, which sold for $28,000 on Ebay. Today I heard a story on the radio about Miles Bradley, an antique dealer in Chamberlain, SD — just down the road a piece — who found a Wheat Thin cracker with a likeness of Elvis' head on it. Or so some say. I just don't see it. Bradley tried to repeat the grilled cheese success & cash in on his find by selling it on eBay.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who failed to see The King on the cracker. (Take a look at the pictures on the auction site & let me know what you think.) The bidding failed to break the $500 reserve price, and the auction closed with a high bid of $451. The disappointed Bradley is reportedly going to give it another shot, but if it doesn't break the $500 reserve this time, he's gonna eat it. He probably should've done that to begin with.

If it were me, after going to the trouble of listing it on Ebay, I would've taken the $451 and run.

Translating Elvis into Sumerian

Translating Elvis into Sumerian 01/16/2004 01:04 PM
"Elvis would have fitted just fine in the Sumerian society, for love songs and intoxicating music were important parts of the enormously popular cult of the goddess Inanna." .. translated into Sumerian

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Database of Elvis Impersonators

Database of Elvis Impersonators 03/19/2005 03:03 AM
Xeni Jardin: This extensive database of Elvis impersonators is sorted by location. Each hip-swinging clone has his own website with audio and video clips. The company that runs this database, gigmasters, rents out other entertainers. Artist profile pages contain a line at the bottom: INFLUENCES, but members of the "Elvis" category list one and only one influence... ELVIS. Link to database.

Don't miss "Stingray" Elvis's version of American Trilogy: Link to video (MPEG-4, 5.5 MB). I think my favorite is Bibby Simmons aka Black Elvis, from Alabama. His website has as many excellent blinking gifs as his cape does sequins, and you can download some of his MP3s here for free. I don't see Thai Elvis in here, but he's just a few miles away from me here in Hollywood, at Palms Thai restaurant.

Also, apropos of nothing: before I discovered the glamorous world of blogs, I once wanted to be a linguist. I studied a number of languages, including some "endangered" languages, because I thought they were beautiful like code. I studied Lakhota ("Sioux") for a while with an indigenous linguist who was born on the Pine Ridge reservation. One of the only words I can still remember is "igluchanchalowan." My teacher told me that translated literally it means, "he who gyrates," but it's the Lakhota word for "Elvis Presley."
(thanks, Bob DuCharme)

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
And now, another entry from the "I really need a break from the Just A Geek rewrite" department . . .

Last Wednesday, I had the awesome session for Super Robot Monkey Hyper Force Terriffic Mega Madness Hella Hella Bitchin GO! That session led to an audition on Friday for the freakin' head of voice over casting at Disney Feature Animation for a new Disney project. If I book that job, I'll be one of two leads on the show!

In this entry, I talk about the difference between on-camera and voice over auditions, how I'm pretty sure I screwed myself out of a job, and announce some pretty cool writing opportunities that have come my way recently.

Colorado Company Buys Elvis Cup (AP)

Colorado Company Buys Elvis Cup (AP) 01/05/2005 09:03 AM
AP - Nutballz, a cookie company founded by a snowboarder, says it has won an eBay auction to borrow a plastic foam cup its owner says was used by Elvis Presley during a 1977 concert.

Elvis turns to FanBuzz for e-commerce

Elvis turns to FanBuzz for e-commerce 04/27/2004 09:28 PM
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Elvis Costello disclaims antipiracy
warnings on his own CD

Elvis Costello disclaims antipiracy
warnings on his own CD 09/21/2004 04:55 PM
Cory Doctorow: Elvis Costello's new CD "The Delivery Man" is plastered with obnoxious FBI anti-piracy warnings. Over these is this legend: "THE ARTIST DOES NOT ENDORSE THE FOLLOWING WARNING. THE FBI DOESN'T HAVE HIS HOME PHONE NUMBER AND HE HOPES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE YOURS. Link (Thanks, Gary!)

Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout
(AP)

Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout
(AP) 01/26/2004 03:03 PM
AP - Castro came with Elvis on Monday to visit Saddam's last hiding place.

Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay
(Reuters)

Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay
(Reuters) 12/28/2004 05:07 PM
Reuters - Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay.

Elvis enters public domain in UK next
year

Elvis enters public domain in UK next
year 07/18/2004 12:21 PM
On January 1, 2005, Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" -- a 50-year-old tune currently enjoying the #3 chart spot in Great Britain -- will enter the public domain.

Anyone will be able to release it without paying royalties to the owners of the master or the performer's heirs. BMG will start losing a significant piece of its catalog income in Europe. As "That's All Right" is being hailed by some as the beginning of rock 'n' roll, the implications are that every year after 2005, more recordings that defined the genre will fall into public domain.

Link (Thanks, electrincinca)

Dutch enlist Elvis for EU reforms
(Reuters)

Dutch enlist Elvis for EU reforms
(Reuters) 07/09/2004 04:46 AM
Reuters - "A little less conversation, a little more action please" is what the Dutch want from their six months at the helm of the European Union.

Fans Mark Anniversary of Elvis Recording
(AP)

Fans Mark Anniversary of Elvis Recording
(AP) 07/05/2004 07:08 PM
AP - Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" played simultaneously on radio stations around the world Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the rock 'n roll icon's first professional record.

Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for
Boston

Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for
Boston 09/23/2004 09:58 PM
The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card.

Elvis a Part of Memphis Hanukkah Program

Elvis a Part of Memphis Hanukkah Program 12/20/2003 06:07 PM
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European copyright extension: protecting
Elvis to the detriment of everyone else

European copyright extension: protecting
Elvis to the detriment of everyone else 08/12/2004 01:09 PM
The Index for Free Expression has a great article on the proposal to extend the European copyright on performaces for another 20 years, and the disaster this presents for the freedom of expression:

Faced for the first time with losing significant back catalogue profits, the industry is lobbying to change the law. The industry describes the law as a "loophole". In fact it is anything but.

For every one recording that has the power to reach number three in the commercial charts fifty years after its original release, there are hundreds if not thousands of tracks that do not.

Although these recordings no longer have any commercial value to their rights holders, they are of tremendous value in terms of our cultural heritage. But the mechanisms of copyright law mean that, should the European Parliament choose to heed the music industry, keeping Elvis out of the public domain for a further 45 years or even more, the King will drag down with him this huge body of commercially worthless but culturally significant work.

Lin k (Thanks, Becky!)

Elvis crowned at Irish goat festival
(Reuters)

Elvis crowned at Irish goat festival
(Reuters) 08/11/2004 03:47 PM
Reuters - A shaggy goat called Elvis has been crowned king of an Irish town at one of the country's oldest and most unusual street festivals.

"European Copyright Clock Ticking on
Elvis Hits"

"European Copyright Clock Ticking on
Elvis Hits" 07/18/2004 09:48 PM

Elvis fans mark rock n' roll debut

Elvis fans mark rock n' roll debut 07/05/2004 04:22 AM
The 50th anniversary of rock 'n' roll is being marked, commemorating the recording of Elvis Presley's first single.

Water, Water, Everywhere... Forever?

Water, Water, Everywhere... Forever? 06/17/2005 06:42 PM
Future water scarcity could mean profits for the right players.

Nic Harcourt and Elvis Costello
contemplate the last flick of the
dinosaur's tail

Nic Harcourt and Elvis Costello
contemplate the last flick of the
dinosaur's tail 02/01/2005 08:52 PM
Along with driving, hiking, and jogging, snow shoveling is an activity that benefits from time-shifted audio content. Here in New England we've had plenty of opportunities lately to indulge in that least favorite of winter sports. A couple of storms ago I had a chance to catch up with Kent Beck's excellent keynote at the Developer Testing Forum. Yesterday I wasn't planning to absorb ideas, just music. But my selection -- this week's Sounds Eclectic from KCRW's Nic Harcourt -- brought ideas to my headphones as well as Elvis Costello's hour-long studio performance. ...

New York Daily News - Home - Cops rescue
burning Elvis in gas blast

New York Daily News - Home - Cops rescue
burning Elvis in gas blast 04/23/2004 03:03 PM
Man sets himself on fire after lighting cigarette at gas station .. Darwin Awards nominee .. Burning Elvis

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Man auctions kidney on the web

Man auctions kidney on the web 12/05/2003 02:09 AM
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LEGO Auctions on eBay

LEGO Auctions on eBay 11/06/2003 05:22 AM
LEGO is currently running an auction on eBay for a 7190 Millennium Falcon + 7140 X-wing Fighter lot. For more information visit the auctions page at LEGO.com.

Selling Goods at Web Auctions

Selling Goods at Web Auctions 08/16/2004 10:06 PM
G4 Tech TV Aug 17 2004 2:27AM GMT

Government pushes e-auctions

Government pushes e-auctions 06/24/2004 06:22 AM
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Finding Offline Auctions

Finding Offline Auctions 06/17/2004 08:39 AM
Yeah yeah, there's eBay for online auctions, but if you want offline auctions there are other places to go. Like AuctionZip, which lists over 1200 auctions all over the US,...

Google auctions its stocks

Google auctions its stocks 05/08/2004 06:43 PM
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Scottish man auctions friendship on
internet!

Scottish man auctions friendship on
internet! 09/01/2004 08:19 AM
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Franchise cashing in on online auctions

Franchise cashing in on online auctions 09/22/2004 06:29 AM
Indystar.com - Wed Sep 22, 08:39 am GMT

Using Video in eBay and Yahoo Auctions

Using Video in eBay and Yahoo Auctions 09/12/2004 08:42 AM
Auctionbytes.com Sep 12 2004 12:36PM GMT

Making Money From Online Auctions

Making Money From Online Auctions 08/23/2004 07:07 AM
Entrepreneur.com - Mon Aug 23, 08:57 am GMT

Postal Worker Auctions Deliveries on Net
(AP)

Postal Worker Auctions Deliveries on Net
(AP) 04/22/2004 10:40 AM
AP - A German postal worker admitted to putting packages up for auction over the Internet after a search of his apartment turned up a hoard of missing deliveries, police said Thursday.
Grok Description matches for Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used (AP)
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Soccer Star Fired for Wedding No-Show
(AP)

Soccer Star Fired for Wedding No-Show
(AP) 12/22/2004 01:02 AM
AP - The star striker of a Malaysian state soccer team has been sacked for failing to turn up for his own wedding, a newspaper said Tuesday — adding that he called off the ceremony in a cell phone text message to his fiancee.

PETA to Target Star Jones Reynolds (AP)

PETA to Target Star Jones Reynolds (AP) 04/01/2005 01:17 AM
AP - If you're Star Jones Reynolds, beware on April Fool's day. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will target the co-host of "The View" with a parody of Jones Reynolds, to be unveiled outside the ABC studio on Friday.

MemoryWorks’ Kolowich on Cinematic
Wedding Video: For Better or Worse,
Hollywood Production Techniques Come to
Wedding Videography

MemoryWorks’ Kolowich on Cinematic
Wedding Video: For Better or Worse,
Hollywood Production Techniques Come to
Wedding Videography 08/05/2004 03:47 AM
New digital video production tools have expanded artistic possibilities available to wedding video producers. But DigiNovations' Michael Kolowich warns that indiscriminate use of these new tools can actually diminish the effectiveness of wedding videos. Links point to examples of cinematic wedding video editing on MemoryWorks website. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

"IRS May Consider eBay Sales Taxable
Income"

"IRS May Consider eBay Sales Taxable
Income" 03/28/2005 01:21 PM

Uncle Sam's gotta get his cut, too:

"The big issue is whether you're doing it as a business or not."

[...] If someone is selling the junk that is collecting dust in a garage or basement, then that person probably is getting less than he paid for it — no profit here. But if someone is buying goods in bulk from a wholesaler and hoping to make a couple extra bucks reselling each one, then that person could have just started a profitable business, Fooden said.

Via Drudge.

IRS May Consider eBay Sales Taxable
Income (AP)

IRS May Consider eBay Sales Taxable
Income (AP) 03/27/2005 08:46 PM
AP - Hawking baby and children's clothes — along with some garage sale and thrift store bargains — on eBay helps Sunni Wojnarowsky bring in some extra money so she can afford to stay home with her two young boys. The additional dollars are great, but does she really need to hassle with the paperwork and report her small profit to the Internal Revenue Service? Her question, posed to the online auction site's discussion board for sellers, generated much advice — and more confusion.

Donald Luskin on Teresa Heinz Kerry &
Taxable Income on NRO Financial

Donald Luskin on Teresa Heinz Kerry &
Taxable Income on NRO Financial 07/15/2004 03:46 AM
Donald Luskin: Mrs. Kerry Is Filthy Rich. Why Is Her Taxable Income So Small .. Luskin: Teresa’s Taxes

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It's like a wedding. I swear to God,
it's a wedding for all of Iraq

It's like a wedding. I swear to God,
it's a wedding for all of Iraq 02/01/2005 09:11 PM
election

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"Geek Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs
Star Wars' Empire By the Numbers"

"Geek Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs
Star Wars' Empire By the Numbers" 09/19/2004 09:35 AM

Star Trek's James Doohan gets star on
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Star Trek's James Doohan gets star on
Hollywood Walk of Fame 08/31/2004 03:36 PM
Xeni Jardin: Blogger, photographer, and citizen geek Jason DeFillippo took photos, including the one shown here. He says, "I am really bummed I missed the [Trekkie] convention on Sunday but this made up for it. I'll remember it every time I walk by his star. Safe journeys Scotty..." Link to Jason's photo gallery, which includes some wonderful snaps of other Star Trek cast members in attendance

Finally Answered: Star Trek vs. Star
Wars

Finally Answered: Star Trek vs. Star
Wars 09/17/2004 05:45 PM
Gee k Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs Star Wars' Empire By the Numbers

Because we know the debate rages on......

Now if we could only resolve Kirk vs. Picard for once and all.
via Linux Notes

Star Wars vs Star Trek in Five Minutes

Star Wars vs Star Trek in Five Minutes 09/18/2004 03:14 PM
In a straight-up fight, the Empire would squash the Federation like a bug .. Geek Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs Star Wars' Empire By the Numbers

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Want to log off your wedding? Log on to
your PC!

Want to log off your wedding? Log on to
your PC! 07/27/2004 07:44 AM
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Wedding Ode

Wedding Ode 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
Aaron and Keith May your days be happy your nights magical may you continue to inspire all those around...

Same day, different wedding

Same day, different wedding 04/09/2005 03:25 AM
BBC News talks to an "ordinary" couple marrying on the same day as Charles and Camilla.

"The Wedding Date"

"The Wedding Date" 02/05/2005 09:14 PM
Dermot Mulroney single-handedly scoops up this movie -- in which Debra Messing plays a woman who hires an escort to take her to her sister's wedding -- and carries it across the threshold.

Wedding Fabric

Wedding Fabric 03/06/2004 01:50 AM
I've been pretty busy with wedding planning lately, hence the low frequencies of updates to this site. I have taken some pictures however. This was inspired when I wandered by Karen's sewing machine, which she had inadvertently left on late at night. This next one is a closeup of a fabric detail. And here's Karen's favorite....

My Big Fat Cheap Wedding

My Big Fat Cheap Wedding 04/28/2004 02:34 PM
You don't have to spend $20,000 to have a memorable wedding.

California Wedding

California Wedding 07/08/2004 12:39 AM
Last weekend we went to a wedding in Santa Clara and had fun and took pictures. Best wishes to Rohit and Smruti!...

Sony - BMG wedding hit by EC spoiler

Sony - BMG wedding hit by EC spoiler 06/09/2004 07:42 AM
Competition concerns remain...

Royal Wedding Put Off One Day for
Funeral

Royal Wedding Put Off One Day for
Funeral 04/04/2005 09:29 PM
Prince Charles announced that he would delay his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles to avoid a clash with Pope John Paul II's funeral.

Gretna set for new wedding record

Gretna set for new wedding record 02/14/2004 10:38 AM
The Scottish town of Gretna will see a record number of couples wed on the most romantic day of the year.

The wedding march 2004

The wedding march 2004 05/21/2004 05:16 PM
I haven't had a chance to post how proud I am of Massachusetts right now as legal gay marriages get underway in my home state. It's an issue I haven't written about much but is very close to my heart and important to me. Sunday May 23 at 11 AM The Wedding March will cross the Brooklyn Bridge to demand the right for same-sex couples to marry everywhere else. Marriage is the bridge to 1,138 federal rights and more than 700 New York State rights, ranging from access to Social Security benefits and the ability to make health care decisions to inheritance, immigration, and protections for children and families. To deny what the US Supreme Court has called "a fundemantal civil right" based solely on sexual orientation relegates lesbian and gay people to 2nd-class citizenship, and it goes against every ideal on which our country was founded. March with us in support and celebration of all American families. The march starts at Cadman Plaza on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, crosses the bridge into Manhattan and ends with a rally in Battery Park. Since I'm not in New York, I will be there in spirit. And I hope you'll go and show your support if you're in the area. Discrimination has no place in our great country.

Royal wedding: Your comments

Royal wedding: Your comments 04/09/2005 05:52 AM
The marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles will take place on Saturday. Send us your comments and messages to the happy couple.

He declined further comment on the
wedding

He declined further comment on the
wedding 04/09/2005 02:54 PM
T he Wedding of Roy Cohn's spiritual heir (or one of them anyway) was celebrated in Massachusetts in December, and revealed yesterday. The groom, an influential political consultant who has made a practice of defeating Democrats by trying to demonize them as liberal did not invite any of the people he helped bring to power, often on an anti-gay platform. In fact, he didn't even tell any of them (the list includes Jesse Helms and many many more). The happy couple, together for 40 years (since the groom was 19), live in Ipswich, MA with their 2 children. No information on the other groom was provided, nor on honeymoon arrangements.
(More on Finkelstein, "The Godfather of dirty politics", here.)

'Iraqi wedding party hit by US'

'Iraqi wedding party hit by US' 05/19/2004 03:00 PM
A US military aircraft reportedly fires at a wedding party in western Iraq, killing more than 40 people.

Wedding Floral arrangement

Wedding Floral arrangement 02/05/2005 09:12 PM

One nice thing about going to a wedding - is that you can take the centerpieces back to your hotel room and let your daughter play with it.

A fashionable view of the wedding

A fashionable view of the wedding 04/07/2005 05:15 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Apr 7, 07:25 am GMT

Little Guy Takes on the Wedding Industry

Little Guy Takes on the Wedding Industry 04/17/2005 03:08 AM
BowKal Weddings, located at http://www.bkweddings.com, has launched a campaign to become the online authority on weddings. Its competition includes industry giants, massive retailers and thousands of smaller Internet wedding merchants. [PRWEB Apr 17, 2005]

Wedding cake casemod

Wedding cake casemod 01/24/2004 03:36 AM
A casemodder proposed to his girlfriend by building her a wedding-cake PC with a miniature bride and groom, a secret ring-tray, and ribbon-wrapped, illuminated internal connectors visible through a cutaway transparency. Link (Thanks, Jay!)

San Francisco gay wedding boom

San Francisco gay wedding boom 02/14/2004 01:09 AM
Gay couples race to get married in San Francisco after the mayor lifts a state ban on same-sex unions.

Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used (AP)

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