68 Comeback Special Comes Back
Marked the passing of Elvis to the great gig in the sky (on this day in 1977) by going to watch his ’68 Comeback Special on the big screen. I filed out of the Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley along with Elvis admirers from near and far (including actor John Simm all the way from Muswell Hill) with a big smile on my face and a warmed heart as Elvis on screen was a unique, charismatic blend of cool and warm.
“…he was a bad muthafucka boy, Elvis was bad…”
Eddie Murphy, Delirious
Here are six of the seven or so costumes he wore in the show, designed brilliantly by Bill Belew.
The famous black leather
The most famous white suit until Stop Making Sense
Pure showbiz gold
‘Saved’ in brown tones
Stylish denim ‘Guitar Man’
Classic black & red combo
Rock in Peace, big man
And what a coincidence that the Queen of Soul died today on the same date as The King (of Rock n Roll) – Respect to another unique one…
The Queen is dead
Long live The Queen
Elvis talks in the 68 Comeback about how the roots of his music are in gospel and then launches into ‘Saved’.
Simple Pleasures part 4 
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