A fan just sent me this --- too funny!

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I want to share the following video with you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-5mQLbLyHs

Video Description

Elvis presley's high pitch singer, at the .los angeles county
fair. ,eating a
PINKS hotdog kathy westmoreland

Personal Message

This video is awesome!

Thanks,
Gary

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June
Kat's Personal Assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

For hundreds of Elvis Downloads
visit Kathy's New Digital Music Store
https://www.burnlounge.com/kathywestmorelandsdigitalmusicstore

For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join

I've recently moved, so been without communication for awhile, but
I'm all set up in the new house now, complete with an actual office
so will be able to handle all the workings of Kathy Westmoreland
Productions more thoroughly. Not to mention keeping up with all the
Elvis news.

Here's a petition definitely worth all our signatures.

http://www.petitiononline.com/rg2lc345/petition.html


June
Kat's Personal Assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

For downloads of all your favorite music by all
your favorite artists visit Kathy's New Digital Music Store
https://www.burnlounge.com/kathywestmorelandsdigitalmusicstore

NEW Kathy Westmoreland Fan Club
http://www.kathywestmorelandfanclub.com

Elvis Rocks On
For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.net

JUST ARRIVED -- ELVIS AND KATHY T-SHIRTS -- AWESOME

http://www.kathywestmoreland.us/elvisandkathyfashionline.html


June
Kat's Personal Assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

For hundreds of Elvis downloads,
your favorite artists visit Kathy's New Digital Music Store
https://www.burnlounge.com/kathywestmorelandsdigitalmusicstore

NEW Kathy Westmoreland Fan Club
http://www.kathywestmorelandfanclub.com

Elvis Rocks On
For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.net

Check Jennifer Hodge's great new webpages in memory of her husband
Charlie

http://www.charliehodge.net/


June
Kat's Personal Assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

For hundreds of Elvis downloads,
your favorite artists visit Kathy's New Digital Music Store
https://www.burnlounge.com/kathywestmorelandsdigitalmusicstore

NEW Kathy Westmoreland Fan Club
http://www.kathywestmorelandfanclub.com

Elvis Rocks On
For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.net

Kathy has just opened a brand new "Digital Music Store". We've been
quietly rearranging the music (there's close to two million downloads
in all ) and customizing the Elvis area and some of the others,
like "Oldies", and others we thought Elvis fans would be interested
in.

The "BurnLounge" company is similar to Napster, only
with "BurnLounge" most of the money goes directly to the artists
themselves, so needless to say there all jumping on board and loving
the new company.

Kathy and I will be changing things around weekly (sometimes daily)
to keep everything fresh and to make way for new music coming in
constantly.

Elvis of course, is what we're all about so we have 30 Elvis albums
featured now on the shelves, some I've never even seen before. So
will start downloading myself as soon as I send out this note letting
all of you in on our new store.

Interesting enough, Kathy worked in her father's record store when
she was a teenager and still remembers when Elvis records first hit
the shelves and hordes of teenagers filled the store wanting all the
Elvis they could find.  And now, all these years later she's  the
proud owner of her own "digital record store", where Elvis is STILL
number one.

The difference is, with the new "digital music stores"  you can
download only the songs you want.

I tried counting how many actual different songs we had and got  and
quit at "365", but there are zillions altogether. Tons of both his
hits and his obscure songs,  some even have several versions to
choose from.

Part of the beauty of this is you can download only one song or you
can download 100, it's all about "only your favorites" and you can
download them all directly to your computer or a CD instantly.

Yes for all you "Just Pretend" lovers, that ones among the 365 songs
(in fact I put on the Elvis Favorites list so it would be easy to
find.

If any of you download your favorites then want to burn them on a CD
but aren't sure how, just give me a yell and I'll walk you thru it,
by email, or Instant Message (there's one on the site owned
by "BurnLounge" just for online conversations called Bonfire and I'm
dying to try it out, it works with ICQ, Yahoo or MSN.

Never again, will you have to buy CDs where you only like one or two
songs.

You can even throw in a Lisa, Cher, Hootie or U2 in with Elvis for
awesome mixed Cds. Everyone is there, Michael Bolton, Elton, Madonna,
Celine, Josh,  everyone.

Check it out.
https://www.burnlounge.com/kathywestmorelandsdigitalmusicstore


June Moore
Kat's Personal Assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

For downloads of all your favorite music
by all your favorite artists
visit Kathy's New Digital Music Store
https://www.burnlounge.com/kathywestmorelandsdigitalmusicstore

For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join

Images of Elvis competition would know who Edward Octave "Doc" Franklin
is.

You can read about Doc and sign the Commercial Appeal guestbook at
http://www.legacy.com/CommercialAppeal/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=18351049

Kathy will be appearing in Carolina on July 13, 14, and 15. Check our
website
for details.

http://www.kathywestmoreland.us/index.html

--
June
Kathy Westmoreland Productions
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us


Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join


For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

This is something that has nothing to do with Elvis OR Kathy, but
something a friend just told me that is "definitely worth passing on".


"When someone is trying to get into your house, or if you hear a
noise outside your house," keep your car keys next to your bed on the
night stand and just press the panic alarm on your car. It will go
off from most everywhere inside your house and keep honking until
your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the
key chain. I tried it and it works great - another way to avoid a
possible break in.


June
Kat's webmaster and assistant
  http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join

For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

Engineer Bill Porter to Appear at Elvis Week August 2006 

Details at:
http://www.elvisrockson.net/news.html

June
Webmaster and Assistant to Kathy Westmoreland
  http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join

For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

NOMINATE ELVIS FOR THE JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD:

http://www.oscarworld.net/awardlobby_read.asp?LobbyId=3002


June
Kathy's webmaster and assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

Elvis Rocks On
For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join

Check out the new Tennessee commercial with Elvis and Dolly

http://www.tnvacation.com/

June
Kathy's webmaster and assistant
http://www.kathywestmoreland.us

Elvis Rocks On
For Interviews, articles, and all the latest news in the Elvis World
http://www.elvisrockson.com

Elvis and Kathy Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kathyandelvis/join

Charmaine and David

Most of the work on your blog was done by other people. yet there
names are not mentioned anywhere. people should get credit for the
work they do.
the funeral high lights was written by jennie Carpenter
the kathy westmoreland letter source was June Moore
The Charles stone statement source was me.
The Dick grob Letter source was me.

but no where are credits given. you let people think that you both did
the work.
shame on you both.
and for doing it in the memory of our beloved Charlie Hodge

joe
www.elvis2001.net



--- In jenniferholden@yahoogroups.com, "Charmaine Voisine"
<charmainemarriedtodavid@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>  http://charliehodgefanclub.blogspot.com
>
>
> Here is a blog as a tribute to Charlie Hodge's memory that we stayed
up through the night creating.
>
> We would like to welcome all fans, friends and family members to
visit the blog and you are welcome to leave your comments on the blog.
>
> Charmaine and David
>

A goodbye from Dick Grob for Charlie

the following is a letter that Dick Grob wrote up for me for my site
ELVIS2001.
I wanted to share it with you all.


Charlie Hodge
What can you say about Charlie.  That he was a friend to everyone goes
beyond saying.  That he was loyal to every member of the group, should
be understood by all.  That he loved Elvis, showed in everything he
did on stage and off.  That he was a talented musician, is proven by
every record he he made, every concert he sang in and every
performance he gave.  That he would make you laugh when you were down,
shows that he had more compassion and understanding then many gave him
credit for having.  That he loved life, is indicated by all the things
he did, from having a boat, to his constance jovial mood, to his
relationship with everyone he contacted.  That he had a thinking mind,
is demonstrated by all the ideas he put forth, some radical, some
ahead of its time, but always stretching one's imagination.
Charlie was life personified.  He was always there for each member of
the group regardless of the trials or tribulations involved.  He cared
not only for the group but for those associated with the group, wives,
girlfriends and kids.  Most of all Charlie cared for Elvis.
Now he is gone from this earth and I have lost another friend.  A
friend that stood by me, a friend that taught me a lot, a friend that
cared.  Charlie may not be among us anymore in person, but he will
always be with us in memory just as Elvis is.  No one can or will
forget the laughs Charlie brought forth or the music that came from
his heart.  Charlie is in a far better place now and he is once again
playing with Elvis and some heavenly choir singing backup.
Charlie loved his wife Jennifer who stood by him with all her support.
  Charlie loved all his fans.  Charlie loved performing and always
seemed to be on stage.  Charlie loved Elvis and now he is once again
teamed with him.  I will miss Charlie as a friend and as a person
greatly just as everyone will miss him.  Charlie's leaving will leave
a void in this world that cannot be filled.
Good bye my friend, until we meet again!

Dick Grob


source Joe Krein
www.elvis2001.net

Behind every great man is a GREAT man"

My precious friend Charlie Hodge passed today. A couple of days ago
he called me, left a message on my answering
machine. "Bye,Bye,"...then his wife Jennifer,"That was Charlie. Call
us back at this number ". I became hysterical, frantically called the
number of the hospital and room they had left on the machine. (I had
been told days ago not to call, Jennifer asked all to hold their
calls as she was swamped, and to wait until she sent word. I couldn't
sleep, and called anyway, left a message to tell Charlie I loved him,
not to worry about calling me back, That I was "seeing" him every
moment....just wait to call when things calmed down.

He called from his hospital room in Knoxville, Tennessee.
I returned the call immediately, and spoke with Jennifer first, who
immediately handed the phone to him. He sounded terrific. He assured
me that he would "beat this", that he just got exhausted from the
treatments. He then went on to tell me all of the wonderful things he
thought about me! How typical of Charlie. He saw and brought out the
best in everyone who was fortunate enough to share his friendship. It
was Charlie who was THE ONLY PERSON WHO LIVED WITH ELVIS DAY-IN-DAY-
OUT, MOMENT BY MOMENT. HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ENTIRE GROUP OF
PEOPLE AROUND ELVIS WHO UNDERSTOOD ELVIS. How ugly it is to me that
their misunderstanding of Elvis, their capitalization-motivated
stories told to each other, repeated over and over, revised, then
repeated again....have become the so-called 'history' of the most
beloved person on planet earth.

HE TAUGHT ELVIS TO BE HIMSELF, LET HIS ANGER OUT AS ANY GREAT ARTIST
WOULD, AND DIRECT IT TO A PERFORMANCE. ANGER WAS ENERGY...AND IT MADE
A BETTER PERFORMANCE. (I had the good fortune of having been born to
a most temperamental singer...my father...so Elvis was
completely "Normal" to me. I told him when I first met him how much
he reminded me of my father. (Freudian, I suppose) IT WAS CHARLIE WHO
EXERCISED ELVIS' VOICE 'ROUND THE CLOCK...PLAYING THE PIANO AS ELVIS
SANG. He was Elvis' Teacher. Elvis Trusted him more than any person
in his circle of associates, who though friends, were of a
different "ilk"...just NOT artists, nor had they any understanding or
experience with that type of personality. Plus, they had much more
limited conversational exchanges with Elvis...CHARLIE WAS AN
EXTENSION OF ELVIS...and without Charlie, Elvis would not have
achieved the greatness he did. The talent was there...Charlie Brought
it out of him, not only with Understanding, but by adding his great
talents to Elvis'. His vocal, instrumental,and vast knowledge of
every aspect of "show business", and knowledge of multiple
genres/feels and styles of music.

IT WAS CHARLIE WHO (having had his own group and tv/radio show in the
fifties ---the Foggy River Boys) UNDERSTOOD THE ARTIST IN ELVIS, WHO
TAUGHT ELVIS HOW TO PACE A SHOW. When he recorded duets with Elvis,
one could not tell the voices apart. He matched Elvis so perfectly.
He taught Elvis just what song would work where in order to raise the
excitement of an audience, then to control the audience by doing a
number that would calm things down. CHARLIE WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO
KNEW,...YES...REALLY KNEW ELVIS, UNDERSTOOD HIM, ALLOWED HIM TO "BE"
HIMSELF; "Go into a rage if you want...use me as your kicking board,
just let the artistic emotions in you out, Elvis!" I can still hear
him. HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO LAUGHED, RATHER THAN GETTING THEIR
FEELINGS HURT WHEN ELVIS LET HIS EMOTIONS SHOW. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THE OTHERS THOUGHT ELVIS WAS INSANE,...BUT THEY HAD NO UNDERSTANDING
OF ARTISTS, NOR OF THEIR TEMPERAMENT. ..THEIR NEED TO SCREAM, LAUGH,
CRY...NOT TO FEAR EMOTION. Charlie taught me to "remember not to
think , just BE...Let your desires be your inspirations, and 'IT BE-
COMES YOU'. If there had been no Charlie, who never, never let Elvis
down...not once, there would not have been the Elvis who touched all
of our lives. Elvis probably would have been heard, but certainly not
developed his gifts to such extraordinary heights had Charlie not
been his best friend. Charlie and I recalled a time when someone
called him offstage for a minute, and Elvis said, "Charlie, when I
glanced back there and you weren't there,...I panicked. I don't EVER
want to do a show without you right with me EVER AGAIN." I am
laughing now. If there is a "dimension" up or out there where people
meet when they leave this physical body, I'll bet Elvis is finally
happy at this moment. Perhaps someday they'll share this day's
conversations with me? I am so envious to think they perhaps have the
answers to all of the questions we pondered, attempted to puzzle out,
only to realize that as Charlie said, "It's time to stop now...rest
our minds...", and then he'd quote a Scripture,..."All knowledge is
vain". Elvis and I and Charlie knew the answers must be there, or we
wouldn't have the questions. We almost drove ourselves into total
exhaustion while "thinking", then refreshed ourselves by just
practicing quieting our minds, and just going blank, just "feeling".

He (Charlie) said, "Kathy, don't worry about me! Worry just saps your
energy. Let's "see in our mind's eye...you and I performing together
all over the world, and it shall be so". Jennifer positive in her
attitude, said, "Don't worry about Charlie! He's doing so much
better. We'll be going home."We made a deal near the end of our
conversation. I can't see how that's possible now, but somehow....I
know we ARE together.
When I got the message this afternoon that he passed away, I went
into a rage, cried, fell on my knees, assumed the "meditation
position" he and Elvis and I practiced, then REAL-"EYES-ED"...Charlie
did not want me to cry for long. He wants me to BE STILL...AND KNOW...
When he became tired and weaker after talking, laughing, and we said
our last "bye-bye"...I just told him, "REST...We'll talk soon, and
keep visualizing ourselves together....and it WILL BE-COME US."
I love you, CHARLES,
Minnie Mouse

ForJennifer, Mrs. Charles Hodge,
Please know that I am thinking now of you, keeping you in the light,
as you journey through this difficult time.I look so forward to
seeing you face to face, in person. You are loved by me, because
Charlie loved you, and you loved him so.
Love,
Kathy

htt://www.kathywestmoreland.us