Yes, it was sort of a montage of moments from shows in those cities, sometimes the same songs, different capes, etc. There was so much interesting 'behind the scenes' footage of Elvis, the touring crew, and of course his back-up groups the Jordanaires (sp?) but moreso the Stamps. In fact, there was as much or more of the back stage/airplane/limo, etc. footage than the stage numbers.
Elvis leaning over during songs to kiss the few lucky gals who were allowed at the edge of the stage to get a scarf or a kiss. In one scene, some gal had gotten past security, trying to take the scarf Elvis was holding out. The guard was pushing her away. You could hear Elvis saying "let her have it, man". The guard took the scarf and handed it to her.
His stage energy was amazing. His schtick-stopping suddenly and turning his head, the unexpected wiggle one way or the other-the audience would go nuts. It was all in fun, and you saw the fun he had with it, yet every movement, every note was carefully crafted.
After the concerts, his stage and security crews had to act fast cover him and rush him to his limo. There would be mobs of girls trying to get to him, tear some cloting off of him or get him to kiss them. There was some humorous footage inside the limo after the shows. Elvis seemed to take it as funny that he would get that degree of attention. One of his body guards said it wasn't unusual for him to sustain minor injuries (scratches, bruises, etc.) from fans trying to tear his clothes, hair, anything for a souvenir.
In one piece of back stage footage, Elvis talked of how he always had stage fright. He said "I never got over it, actually, every time I'm so nervous." And you saw the seriousness on his face, the intensity that he felt, waiting for that first musical cue to go on.
There were clips of him and the Stamps (perhaps the earlier Jordanaires also) at informal moments singing gospels together before or after shows. He said after the shows they would often gather and spend hours into the night singing gospels, to relax. He said singing gospels relaxed him and the guys.
A lot of early year black and white footage, clips from Ed Sullivan (black and white also), that show he did on some outdoor stage where he first wiggled his hips and the crowd went nuts, early kid - teenager photos.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I couldn't stay with "Hard Day's Night." They (Beatles) had a lot of very funny lines, but I lost interest after about 20 minutes.
Elvis leaning over during songs to kiss the few lucky gals who were allowed at the edge of the stage to get a scarf or a kiss. In one scene, some gal had gotten past security, trying to take the scarf Elvis was holding out. The guard was pushing her away. You could hear Elvis saying "let her have it, man". The guard took the scarf and handed it to her.
His stage energy was amazing. His schtick-stopping suddenly and turning his head, the unexpected wiggle one way or the other-the audience would go nuts. It was all in fun, and you saw the fun he had with it, yet every movement, every note was carefully crafted.
After the concerts, his stage and security crews had to act fast cover him and rush him to his limo. There would be mobs of girls trying to get to him, tear some cloting off of him or get him to kiss them. There was some humorous footage inside the limo after the shows. Elvis seemed to take it as funny that he would get that degree of attention. One of his body guards said it wasn't unusual for him to sustain minor injuries (scratches, bruises, etc.) from fans trying to tear his clothes, hair, anything for a souvenir.
In one piece of back stage footage, Elvis talked of how he always had stage fright. He said "I never got over it, actually, every time I'm so nervous." And you saw the seriousness on his face, the intensity that he felt, waiting for that first musical cue to go on.
There were clips of him and the Stamps (perhaps the earlier Jordanaires also) at informal moments singing gospels together before or after shows. He said after the shows they would often gather and spend hours into the night singing gospels, to relax. He said singing gospels relaxed him and the guys.
A lot of early year black and white footage, clips from Ed Sullivan (black and white also), that show he did on some outdoor stage where he first wiggled his hips and the crowd went nuts, early kid - teenager photos.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I couldn't stay with "Hard Day's Night." They (Beatles) had a lot of very funny lines, but I lost interest after about 20 minutes.
