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Long Live
the King
Priscilla
Presley:
Legacy Keeper
Media
to find a new home. THE METER
AWESOME
Citibank
In its recent TV ad,
a midlife Queens
couple transfers to
Istanbul. The spice
market subs for the
deli, and drinking
tea under the stars
makes for a happy
night out, proving
it’s never too late
The 14-year-old girl
Elvis Presley met during
his Army days—and made
his one and only bride—is
now a grandmother of
four. Priscilla Presley, 65,
is also a show business
titan in her own right,
transforming the King’s
once-faltering estate into
a hunka hunka churning cash, thanks to
top tourist attraction Graceland, merchandising deals (such as a recent Elvis Barbie
doll), and a Cirque du Soleil Viva Elvis
spectacular in Las Vegas. Elvis may have
left the building, but he’s still in our
hearts—and Priscilla’s.
Q: Would Elvis have been amazed at how
you’ve grown the estate? Yes. It goes to
show you who Elvis was and still is—one
of the most beloved icons in the world.
Q: What would Elvis be like at 75?
He’d still be an entertainer. It was in his
blood. If fans were coming, he’d be there.
Q: Anything in your grandchildren
remind you of Elvis? That little smile,
that twinkle of the eye, is definitely there.
Q: Is there anything we don’t know
about Elvis? [Long pause] He would never
put his hat on a bed; he thought it was bad
luck. And I’ve never said that to anybody.
—David Hochman
AGEIS T
Bumpy Road to a Better World
Tom Shadyac:
More Than Laughs
The concussion that
director-writer Tom
Shadyac, 52, suffered
in a 2007 bike accident
left him debilitated for
nearly a year. By then
he had already begun
rethinking his Holly-
wood lifestyle—he sold
his mansion, moved
to a mobile park, and
gave away much of the
millions he’d earned on
comedies such as Liar
Liar and Bruce Almighty.
ies including Noam
Chomsky and Desmond
Tutu to discuss ways
to improve the planet.
Still, Shadyac’s not
abandoning comedy.
“Humor is a sacred
art. When someone’s
laughing, there are no
cultural boundaries.”
—Bill Newcott
