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Impersonating Elvis

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I'm an Elvis Tribute Artist from Maryland ("Dave Elvis") and I enjoyed this book. Along with William Henderson's "I, Elvis: Confessions of a Counterfit King," it's one of the more fair portrayal of EP impersonators. No, we're not all a bunch of overweight, drugged, and unemployed guys who sit around all day in jumpsuits watching "Viva Las Vegas" and eating peanut butter and bananna sandwiches. We have jobs like everybody else, but paying tribute to Elvis is what we enjoy with our spare time and it seems to make a lot of folks happy. To whoever was responsible for the Kircus review which is, to say the least, condescending towards Tribute Artists, I have only one thing to say: You aint nuttin' but a houng dog!

The King is still alive and kicking his heels on stage through Elvis impersonators. Rubinkowski tells their tale in a respectful manner. It would be easy to pass these folks off as kooks. Instead she allows us to follow real-life stories of Dennis Stella and Mike Memphis, among others, as well as providing a lot of information about the celebrity impersonation culture. The book is interesting, funny and touching, and I recommend it to anyone who still holds the King close to their heart.

I know Leslie and heard her read parts of this book out loud and describe how she wrote it. She is an excellent journalist and her book is funny, witty and excellently written!

A book on how and why people want to impersonate the king of rock 'n roll. The even chapters deal with one specifik person trying to make it as an impersonator. The uneven chapters deal with everything else around Elvis impersonating scene. Leslie's wonderful style makes it a pleasure to read.