by John Connell
INDEX
Colour images are indexed by the page they are closest to, e.g. opp. 14 means ‘opposite page 14’
ABBA 103, 193
Aboriginal people 13, 22, 57, 66, 119
accommodation 2, 24, 54, 71, 143, 152, 156, 163–7
Adelaide 180
adolescence 116, 119, 124
advertising 21, 48, 56, 62 see also sponsorship
age 21, 84, 143, 160
agriculture 19–21, 24, 36, 68, 188–9, 199
agricultural shows 2, 36–7
Airbnb 165
alcohol 30, 59, 152, 160 see also beer, wine
Allen, Peter 193
Aloha from Hawaii 19
alpacas 63, 68
Alvis see Gersbach, Al
American Eagle (Aloha) jumpsuit 19, 38, 113 see also jumpsuits
Amitie 144
Anderson, Angry 68
Andrew, Mark 92, 97, 127, opp. 94
Anthony, Mark 91
Anthony (Texas) 192
Apollo Mission 18
Armidale (NSW) 193
AstroFest 173, 178
attitudes
townsfolk 37, 41, 45, 69, 177–8
local businesses 37–8, 41, 46, 47, 69
audiences see festival-goers
Australian Gnome Convention (Glenbrook NSW) 193
Australian Goanna Pulling Championships (Wooli NSW) 193
Australian Indoor Marbles Championships 173
authenticity 121, 122, 127, 169, 192
baby boomers 117, 119, 143
Bakker, Norm 93, 95, 96, 98, 103
Baldwin, Sister Jacqui 82
B & S balls 145
Bathurst (NSW) 25, 163, 164, 167, 174
Beatles 104, 182, 185, 193
beer 1, 66, 69, 88, 116, 140, 142, 146, 157, 169, 195
Big Bogan see Bogan, Big
Big Gumboot 193
Big W 74, 80, 83
Biloxi, Mississippi 181
Binder, Steve 67
Bingo With Elvis 63
Black Elvis (Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie) 57, 77, 102, opp. 110
Blue Hawaii 45, 195
Blue Mountains (NSW) 13, 39
blue suede ewes 63
Blue Suede Shoes 3, 31, 61, 94, 136, 180
Blues Brothers 147
BMX Bandit Elvii 76
Boars (rugby team) 22, 46, 48, 51–4, 147, 198–9, opp. 54
bodgies 11 see also widgies
Bogan Gate (NSW) 17, 21, 42
Bogan Shire 193
Bogan, Big 193
Boorowa (NSW) 75, 192
Bourke (NSW) 16, 30
bowls 3, 24, 65
breakfast 40, 63
full English 148
hunka hunka 62–3
Poets’ 63, 144
Brigitte and the Invaders 44
Brisbane (Queensland) 11, 102, 109, 118, 142
Broken Heel Festival (Broken Hill NSW) 192–3
Burkina Faso 185
bushfires 39, 43
business development 20–21, 57, 58, 157, 159–162, 189
buskers 47, 54, 63, 88, 105–109
Byron Bay (NSW) 26
Splendour in the Grass 151
Cadillacs 3, 36, 38, 75, 76, 122, 184
camels 34, 198
Canada 35, 97, 181
Canberra (ACT) 116, 119
carnival 116, 146
cars 3, 7, 14, 74–5, 116, 117, 122
Cash, Johnny 82, 104
Cazalet, David 44, 94
Celtic festivals 75, 167
Central Coast (NSW) 81, 115, 120, 125
Cheeseburger Eating Contest 62
ChillOut Festival, Daylesford 193
churches 13, 82, 183
cinema 12, 14, 16, 17, 25, 67, 167
circus 12, 14
civil rights 187
clambake 41
class 90, 91, 188
classical music 12, 193
climate 48 see also heat
clothes 20, 33, 53, 110, 134, 160, 162, 168, 193 see also jumpsuits
clubs 90–91, 103–4, 116
coathangers, knitted 36, 189
Coffs Harbour (NSW) 192, 193
collecting 45, 153, 169
Collingwood (Canada) 97, 181, 182
Collins, John opp. 111
community 4, 13, 56, 79, 139, 165, 172, 175, 182, 189
Condobolin (NSW) 75
Cooke, Henry 13–14
Cooke Park 54, 143, 167–71
Cooly Rocks 117
cougars 145
country and western music 12, 36, 42, 71
Country Music Spectacular 25, 173, 178
cover bands 144, 145
Cowra (NSW) 167
Crap Elvis (Matt Hale) 88–90, opp. 94
Crawford, Scott 93, 95, 96, 97, 103
creativity 189, 190, 192–4, 197–8
crime 11, 148 see also gnome-napping
Dagwood Dogs 171
daks, dropping 52, 195
dance 15, 66–7, 74, 146
barn 12
clubs 66, 123
rock ’n’ roll 66–7, 123
Darin, Bobby 12
Day, Doris 9, 16
Daylesford (Victoria) 193
debutante balls 24, 54
didjeridu 57, 128
Dish, the (radio telescope) 4, 17–19, 42, 48, 55–6, 62, 65, 68, 74, 178, 179, 190–1
Dish, The (film) 18, 161
dogs, costumes 151
rock and roll 117
sick 155
Don’t Be Cruel 8, 15
drought 20, 43, 68, 175
drugs 23, 70, 126, 133
drunkenness 23, 48, 54, 70, 129, 133, 147–8, 178, 195
Dubbo (NSW) 55, 58, 68, 163, 169, 193
Dunedoo (NSW) 159, 174
Dungog Film Festival 167
Dwyer, Katrina 191
East Timor 82, 158, 175
economics 151–75
income generation 47, 155, 156
multipliers 155, 159–60, 164–5, 174–5
trickle-down 151, 155, 160–2, 174–5
visitor expenditure 152–6
ecotourism 22
Edwards, Donny 85
Eldest Presley 77, opp. 166
elephants 45
cremation 14
euthanasia 14
white 37
Elvii 52–4, 77, 116, 136, 195
Elvis
bald 140
Bananas in Pyjamas 76
bearded 140, 195, opp. 142
Chewbacca 77, opp. 78
Elderly 77
gay 77
giraffe 78
jungle 77
koala 77
Kiwi 108
pony 77
virgins 116 see also Black Elvis; Crap Elvis; Ghost of Elvis; Presley, Elvis
Elvis at the Trots 63, 66
Elvis burgers 3, 159, 179
Elvis cupcakes 3, 59, 123
Elvis by the Lake 71
Elvis Central 57, 157–8
Elvis Express 2, 58–60, 93, 123
Elvis Lennox Private Collection 29–31, 183, 196, 197
Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) 98, 158, 183
Elvis Revival Inc. 34, 37, 44, 47, 53, 90, 171–2, 184, 197
Elvis Scarecrow Competition 63
Elvis the Rockin’ Rhino 178, opp. 206
Elvis Wall of Fame 2, 54, 67–8, 191, 198
Elvoss (Ross Mancini) opp. 62
emotion 31, 97, 103, 125
employment 20–21, 151, 157, 159, 172
ethnicity 119
event management 45–6, 55, 56–7, 143, 184–5
eyelashes 63, 158
Ezy Jammin’ Musos 42
family 120, 141, 157
fans 58–60, 117, 121–6, 133–48
fanatics 122–9, 134, 153
fan clubs 127–9
Father Ted Festival 174
Feilich, Jacqueline see She is the King
Fenech, Paul 92–3, 94, 98, opp. 111
festiva
l-goers 55, 118–21, 163 see also fans, fanatics
age 119
gender 120–1
occupations 119
rationale 130–1
return 142
floods 20, 43
‘flush factor’ see ‘poo factor’
food 42, 56, 59, 78, 123, 129, 142, 144, 147, 152, 156, 159, 162, 169, 170–71, 174, 190, 194
fast 3, 10, 21, 24, 34, 123, 170–71
peanut butter sandwiches 42, 78, 158
serious 194
very fast 62
Forbes (NSW) 18, 21, 38, 40, 42, 44, 7, 56, 70–71, 163, 174, 178
fortune tellers 159, 171
Four Winds Festival (Bermagui) 193
fridge magnets 153, 158
friendliness 2, 69, 107, 139, 141, 145, 164, 167, 182, 195–6
frivolity 51–2, 168, 177, 183
fun 51–2, 59, 65–6, 116, 133–4, 136, 141
funeral parlours see undertakers
Gamble, El 91–2, 104–5
gambling 154
Gatto, Jack 95, 96
gay culture 77, 100–101, 145, 193
gender 99–102, 120–21
Germany 35, 167, 179, 181
Gersbach, Al (Alvis) 73–4, 198–9, opp. 111, opp. 191
Ghost of Elvis (Ian Harris) 81, 91, 94, 185
Glen Innes (NSW) 75, 167
globalisation 180–83
gnomes 23, 171, 193
gnome-napping 23–4
gold 13–14, 196
Gold Coast (Queensland) 120, 133
golf 63, 67
Goondiwindi (Queensland) 174, 198
Gordon, Alan 108
gospel music 79, 81, 126
Gospel Service 2, 3, 76, 175
Graceland (Memphis) 2, 9, 30, 45, 111, 122, 125, 127, 182, 186, 187
Gracelands (Parkes) 2, 25, 32–3, 34, 37, 44, 163, 198
Gracelands Parkes Garden Estate 195
Gracelands on the Green 164
Grapelands (Queensland) 93
Grand Theft Auto 186
Green, Barry 16, 87–8, 195–6, 199, opp. 95
Greenwood, Michael 41, 42, 184
greyhounds 38
grey nomads 116–7, 159
Guinness Book of Records 43, 56, 103, 180
Gunnedah (NSW) 164, 167
Gympie Muster (Queensland) 164
hair 65, 73, 199
hairdressers 161
hairstyles 10, 15, 30, 40, 63, 73, 76, 94, 96, 98, 101, 102
combovers 135
Haley, Bill 8, 11–12
hangovers 40, 63, 70, 155
Harrison, George 8
Hawaii 3, 41, 108, 127
Hawking, Stephen 191
Heartbreak Hotel 8, 10, 11, 14, 75, 147, 187
heat 14, 15, 48, 60, 73, 78, 87, 111, 138, 10, 143, 159, 170, 180
Hendry, Kelly 53, 56, 56, 58, 191, 198
hipsters 160, 188
home hosting 56, 164–7
Hoover, J. Edgar 9
horseracing 24, 63, 66
hotels 154, 156, 160, 163
Hound Dog 8, 15, 92, 184
Hound Dog Bus 56, 164, 170
Hunter Valley (NSW) 46–7, 54, 103
impersonators see tribute artists
improvisation 104–5
injuries 102, 104
J, Suzie 107–8
Jackson, Michael 193
Jailhouse Rock 9, 35, 45, 61, 115, 127, 192
Japan 61, 179, 181
jazz 42, 47, 70
Jolson, Al 104
Jones, Rosie 127
Joye, Col 68
jumpsuits 3, 19, 31, 38, 45, 46, 51–4, 61, 66, 73, 91–2, 93, 95, 99–101, 112–3, 118, 122, 128, 135, 188, 195, 197
Kamahl 67
Kandos (NSW) 193
karaoke 70, 88, 102, 121, 144
Keith, Ken 53, 184–5, opp. 191
Kelleher, Steve 109
Kelly, Grace 7
Kelly Reserve 40, 44–7, 54, 198
Kenny 155
King Dome 116
Kingham, Stan 107, 198
King’s Castle 3, 31, 65, 69, 183, 196, 197
Kissin’ Cousins 76, 94, opp. 182
kitsch 53, 120, 168, 171, 180
knick-knacks 45, 153, 154
koalas 44, 77
Kronk, Monique 56, 180, 198
Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival (NSW) 117
Lake George, New York State 181–2
Las Vegas 2, 44, 45, 52, 64, 83, 99, 102, 127, 182, 188
lavender 68, 189
Lee, Lonnie 10, 41–2
Lennon, John 8
Lennox, Debby 38
Lennox, Steve Elvis 3, 16–17, 29–31, 37, 38, 41, 43–4, 48, 52, 79, 125, 184, 191, 197–8, opp. 30, opp. 39
Leonard, Terry 93, 94, 95, 104–5
Li, Jen 88
limbo 38, 66
Lithgow (NSW) 123, 146
Little Pattie 68
Llorens, Hugo 182, 186–7
look-alikes 58, 96, 99
look-alike competitions 3, 34, 38, 44, 52–3, 96, 111, 117–8
love 120, 183, 187
Love Me Tender 3, 9, 10, 16, 30, 32, 44, 83, 85, 93, 102, 103, 180, 196
Love Me Tender lamb chops 162
Love Me Tender chicken 123
Love Me Tender steak 34
lycra 122, 138, 118
McDonald’s 21, 58, 144
Maitland (NSW) 47, 192
Manildra (NSW) 68
Marcus, Greil 186
Margie ‘with the legs’ 59, 135, opp. 134
marketing 53, 55, 189
markets 2, 38, 167–71
Marley, Bob 193
Martin, Dean 104
marriage see weddings
media 9, 10–12, 34, 38, 42, 51–2, 60–62, 76, 133, 178–9, 182, 188
Melbourne (Victoria) 59, 117, 179–80
Meldrum, Molly 67
memorabilia 95, 121, 134, 168–70
Memories of Elvis 191
memory 116, 124, 187 see also nostalgia
Memphis 35, 92, 97, 98, 99, 126, 127, 180, 181, 183, 187
Miller, Mitch 9
Miss Kitka (Rebecca Gale) 94–5
moon 17, 18
moral panic 10–11, 12
Moss, Tara 195
motels see hotels
Mullin, Damian 97, 180
museums 29–31, 44–5, 65
musicians 87–111
income 90–91, 92
skills 89, 90
NASA 190
Nashville 180
National Party 20, 22, 78, 189
Nelson, Carl ‘Cheesie’ 91
Nelson, Ricky 12
New Orleans 180
New Zealand 43, 179, 188
Newcastle (NSW) 82, 103, 117
Nixon, Richard 70, 182
noise 48, 144, 178
Northparkes mine 34, 74, 119
nostalgia 85, 92, 116, 117, 119, 120, 124 see also memory
NSW State Rail 58–60
Nyngan (NSW) 88, 194
O’Keefe, Johnny 8, 11, 68
Olson, Nancy 16
One Nation 22
Orange (NSW) 17, 25, 55, 75, 163, 174, 194
Orbison, Roy 104, 193
Osborne, Wayne 51
Page, Greg 3, 64–5
Paisley, Silas 93–4, 135
Papua New Guinea 119, 186
Parker, Colonel 36
Parkes
future 190–2
geography 17
history 12–16
Parkes Agricultural Show 24, 25, 36–7, 76, 189
Parkes Shire Council 33, 53, 56–7, 70, 171–2, 183–5
Parkes, Sir Henry 13, 70, 197, opp. 14
Payne, Alan 184
Peak Hill (NSW) 56, 68, 163, 174
Pepper, Cynthia 76
pilgrimage 66, 117, 126, 183
pipe bands 75
place marketing 189
Plant, Robert 8
Pluto Pups see Dagwood Dogs
police 22–3, 69–7
0, 184, 195
political correctness, absence of 136
politics 7, 11
‘poo factor’ 55
portaloos see toilets
Posa, Edwin 111–12
Presley, Elvis
and Australia 10–12, 35
androgyny 101
biography 7–9, 35
gold lamé suit 179
legacy 185–8
pelvis 9, 11
recording career 7
shrines 95, 122
Presley, Lisa-Marie 61, 75
Presley, Priscilla 52, 61, 197
Miss Priscilla 56, 63
Priscillae 61, 69, 76, 116, 136, 145
Preston, Peter 105
pubs 20, 52, 116, 129, 144–8
Queensland 117, 118, 170
radio 11, 37, 38
Ray, Johnnie 9
Reagan, Ronald 16
regional development 19–20
religion 78–82
retro 120
Rex Airlines 57, 59
Richards, Keith 8
rock ’n’ roll 7–10, 11, 12, 15, 38, 39, 45, 59, 66, 97, 117, 123, 143, 194
rockabilly 39, 64, 123, 168 , opp. 135
Roswell (New Mexico) 192
Rotary Club 169
Roustabout 46, 76
rugby 65–6, 73, 145 see also Boars, Spacemen
Ruffoni, Ellie 59
Scharkie, Sheryl see ShElvis
schoolies 133–4
Scone and Upper Hunter Horse Festival (NSW) 167
Scotland 36, 181
sea change 25
selfies 121
sewage 55
sex 133, 136, 178
Shandor, Justin 90–1, 98–9, opp. 111
She is the King (Feilich, Jacqueline) 91, 94, 95, 96, 99–102, 104
ShElvis (Sheryl Scharkie) 77, 91, 93, 99–101, 103, 183, 196, 199, opp. 111
sheep 15, 20, 21, 76, 189, 199 see also blue suede ewes
Sinatra, Frank 9, 104
solicitors 151, 155, 160
South Africa 181
South Australia 53, 168, 192
souvenirs 122, 129, 153, 154, 156, 157–8, 168–71