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Elvis has left the building... grin

I found the following on Wikipedia:

The Elvis-A-Rama Museum in Paradise, Nevada was a large private collection of Elvis memorabilia
owned by Chris Davidson which featured an 85-foot-long mural about Elvis' life and career. The
museum opened on November 5, 1999, and showcased more than $5,000,000 worth of Elvis'
vehicles, jumpsuits, guitars and other memorabilia. The museum was housed in an 8,200 sq ft
building that contained the museum, 100 person showroom and extensive gift shop.

All the showcases of Elvis's belongings were enhanced with murals by renowned artist Robert
Emerald Shappy. The artwork was valued by Davidson at $250,000. A break-in occurred at the
museum on March 17, 2004 with almost $300,000 worth of memorabilia being stolen, including
Elvis' jewelry and a .38 special handgun. The stolen items were recovered on November 3, 2005
with the assistance of Duke Adams, an Elvis impersonator who was approached by Eliab Aguilar,
who was subsequently arrested by Las Vegas Metro for the robbery.

The museum was located at 3401 Industrial Road.

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc acquired the assets and trademark to the museum and closed it on
October 1, 2006 to make way for a world class Elvis attraction on the Las Vegas strip. CKX, Inc.
granted Mr. Davidson the right to open a museum in Hawaii. Neither place has opened yet.


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Elvis has left the building... grin
Re: Elvis has left the building... grin
G. Barris built a Cadillac for Elvis let us

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