Elvis performed at the Camden City Auditorium, Camden, Arkansas at 7.00 and 9.15 p.m. Elvis wrote a letter to Alan Fortas from Grafenwohr, where he was on maneuvers. Still he appeared homesick and he wrote to Alan that he hoped for a miracle to get out of the army before March 1960. He also described his new girlfriend, Margit, looking a lot like Brigitte Bardot. Elvis performed at the State Fair Grounds Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Elvis performed at the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah. The total profit of this tour, after reduction of the costs, was $804,000. , which had to be divided between the Colonel and Elvis. Elvis, Linda and Lisa-Marie flew from Los Angeles to Honolulu. They were accompanied by a large group: James Caughley, Joe Esposito, Dick Grob, Gee Gee Gambill, Charlie Hodge, Dr. Nichopoulos, Sonny West, Red West and the 3 Stanley brothers, Ricky, David and Billy. Elvis had bought a new Ferrari and it was delivered to Memphis in a rental truck. |
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CONCERT DATE: November 16, 1970 Oklahoma City, OK. 11,000 Fans Wild Over Elvis Presley by Jon Denton The Daily Oklahoma November 17, 1970 Some place deep in Elvis Presley there's a train whistle blowing cool in the night, an ocean liner bellowing across the fog, jackhammers rapping staccato rhythms, cymbals slashing through guitar groans that gnash against your brain. That's Elvis. There's more, but over the screams of 11,000 fans crammed into the State Fair Arena, you do well to separate the man from the madness. Monday night Presley turned it all on, let it all hang out for his Oklahoma friends. At first sluggish, the audience gradually warmed to the entertainer's special charisma, until grandmothers sitting next to the toddlers joined in a hand-clapping, cheering roar of Elvis workship. Did Elvis like it? Does a bear like honey? The Memphis marvel strolled onstage after an intermission at 9:20 p.m. For over an hour Presley stole every minute on the stage. His clowning and singing and leering smile drove his fans into outbursts of ecstasy. At one point Elvis snatched a red scarf from inside his white jump suit and flung it toward the front rows. While he opened up on another solo, the scramble at front and center drew the eyes of ten helmeted policemen. Finally a young girl settled for half the scarf. Her antagonist, a man in his late 30s, would not yield; his wife gnawed her way through the scarf to settle the dispute. Elvis also tossed a tassel into the audience. A young Norman man snatched it and after cramming it quickly into a pocket, murmured, "I may not get out alive." Although sweat poured from Presley's face, the 35 year old singer seemed to enjoy himself. "I've made 480 songs, " he told the crowd. "I can't sing them all - so I'll do 400 of them," he chuckled. He playfully tossed a cup of water on one bystander. At the moment he looked up at a balcony where a piercing female voice was emanating, "I'll be up there in a minute, honey," he said. "I always come up in the balcony," he laughed, then he added, "I'm not going up there... I'm a lying fool." Police surrounding the raised stage made assure no fan came too close. Announcers repeated the warning before Elvis appeared that, it anyone left his seat, the show might have to stop. If fans stayed put it was not because Elvis didn't turn them on. His kneethrobbing, hip swaying, arm slashing, gyrations accompanied every song, from "Blue Suede Shoes" through "Love Me Tender," "That Lovin' Feelin'," "Hound Dog," "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," "Heartbreak Hotel," and even a gospel number, "How Great Thou Art". A steady stream of lights flashed throughout the auditorium as camera fans popped flashbulb after bulb in the direction of their idol. Elvis didn't sing in Oklahoma City - he happened to it. Courtesy of Debbie CONCERT DATE: November 16, 1970 Oklahoma City, OK. Is That All Of Elvis ? By Howard Inglish Oklahoma Journal November 1970 The warm-up for Elvis Presley's city appearance failed to warm up anyone. Monday night, and a comedian named Sammy Shore set the mood for the performance of the star of the show when he did a mocking version of Peggy Lee's song, "Is That All There Is?" The 55-minute performance Presley half-heartedly put on in the State Fairgrounds Arena, left the more than 11,000 Elvis fans asking themselves that question after Elvis rushed off stage, and voice boomed out over the PA system, "Elvis has left the building. Be sure to see him in his latest movie, "That's The Way It Is." There were some great songs from the era when the man from Memphis started th emove to "rock'n'roll" like "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hounddog" and "Blue Suede Shoes," but the ex-truck driver who now sports long-hair could only manage a few serious efforts of 16 songs. There was no encore, only hundreds pf ypung fans, looking at their souvenir programs and mumbling to each other as they stared at the stage they were kept far away from by a large security force that would have made the Secret service happy. In the gospel. "How Great Thou Art," Elvis did a very credible job, given the anticipating audience a brief glimpse of his excellent voice. But most numbers were filled with minor attempts at humor, and Elvis seemed more interested in playing orchestra leader and making private comments on the side to his band, than in entertaining Oklahomans who paid $5, $7.50 and $10 a ticket to see the 1950's phenomenon in person. Perhaps he was disturbed by a bomb threat that sent police scurrying through the arena before the show. But his starting and stopping and beginning again of many songs, the so-so humor such as falling off the speaker and chuckling during the intro to Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," failed to evoke much enthusiasm from the same crowd that booed when intermission came and they still hadn't seen Elvis. The teeny-boppers were there, but even their screaming never reached a high point comparable to the excitement Elvis has been known to evoke: the audience courteously applauded, but they too never got their heart in it. Elvis probably had a good time, like when threw a cup of water on the sound technicians. He had fun singing "Poke Salad Annie," but dragged through such movers as "I Got A Woman," "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," and "Johnny Be Good." But his acrobatics and the multitude of flashbulbs going off every second were amusing. Together they made for a psychedelic study of a man with great talent, who didn't care to let Oklahoma Cityans view it. Elvis' effort has to be the least of any big-name performer to appear in this area in recent years. Courtesy of Scott Hayward Go Cat Go November 16, 1970. Oklahoma City, OK. Tracklisting That's All Right / I Got A Woman - Amen / Love Me Tender / You Don't Have To Say You Love Me / You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Polk Salad Annie / Introductions / Johnny B. Goode / Introduction / How Great Thou Art / The Wonder Of You / Heartbreak Hotel / Blue Suede Shoes / Hound Dog / Blue Christmas / Bridge Over Troubled Water / Suspicious Minds / Funny How Time Slips Away / Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp - Announcer Recording: AudienceLabel: Sundial Productions SP-501 (released 1995)
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