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"The King's death made it dif
ficult for us to be together, • art
ist Joni Mabe states in her new
book. Everything Elvis, which show
cases more than 100 items from her
tributary masterpiece, the Trav
eling Panoramic Encyclopedia of Ev
erything Elvis. Mabe divides her
life into two halves: pre-EDD and
Post-EDD (EDD standing for Elvis
Death Day, Aug. 16, 1977), when
her indifference to the King came
to an end.
The local radio station went on
an Elvis binge that day, and .Mabe
discovered the range of music he
performed.
"He seemed to absorb it all —
good and bad — and give to each
song exactly what was required. That
day became a day of grief and re
joicing for me: irreparable loss
and fabulous discovery all at
once. * EDD marked the beginning
of Mabe's obsession with collect
ing literally “Everything Elvis,"
from his records, posters, hair,
toenail and wart to the mass pro
duced, Graceland endorsed, EPE
(Elvis Presley Enterprises) rev
enue generating memorabilia depict
ing the King in many compromising
positions ..bis legs dangling from
clock faces and key chains, his face
adorning cheap earrings.
And, EDD also marked the begin
ning of Mabe's creation of "Every
thing Elvis," from glitter Elvis
Cnristmas Tree ornaments, jewelry
boxes, and Valentine hearts to mag
nets, which Mabe calls “Elvis Mo
saics, in tribute to my confidence
that the subject and execution are
worthy of their Renaissance prede
cessors." Mabe is an artist with
an eye for perfection, and fortu
nately her publisher strives to
preserve this perfection in qual
ity reproductions. Pavilion Books
of London sent photographer Angelo
Hornak from Italy to Cornelia, Ga.
(where all things Elvis come to
rest when not on tour) for ten days
to insure the integrity
of slide repro
ductions . The
publisher
thanks
Hornak “for
his contri
bution, be
yond the
call of
duty." Hope
fully, this
statement is
not a reflection
or North Georgia.
With distribu
tion rights here in
the USA, Thunder's Mouth
Press is responsible for
The Official Elvis Prayer Rug
the Maybe Elvis toenail, Elvis
and Vernon Join the Confederacy,
the Elvis Button Coat and Dress,
the Elvis Presley Scrapbook, the
Elvis Presley Suitcase, and the 1996
Elvis Car Tire Shrine being on per
manent display, within the pages
of the book. One note here, if you
think being an Elvis artist is all
glamour, try turning a car tire
inside out.
' Mabe is a born-again archivist.
She preserves with equal fervor the
LA Times issue announcing "Elvis'
Heart Fails, ' the Weekly World News
article "DNA Scientists cO Dig Up
Elvis' and The Anderson Independent's
notice of the King's demise. All
evocations of love for the King are
equal in the eyes of Mabe.
For it is love that guides her
obsession. One co]lage states “I
could have saved Elvis — only if I
had been born earlier, by Joni Mabe
1957.'
Mabe
writes
“Elvis
needed a
strong woman who
understood his Southern ways.' At
the First International Conference-
on Elvis Presley held in Oxford,
Miss., in 1995, Mabe expressed her
fear that for her and Elvis, the
thrill had gone. Brooding on this
topic before bedtime, Mabe awoke see
ing the relationship with clarity —
it was like a long term marriage,
she needed to pace herself. The same
initial passion wasn't there, but
she knew she was in it for life, for
the long haul.
This Joni Mabe fan feels
the same way: "I'm on
her bandwagon for
the long haul,
awaiting to see
the next step in
her artistic
evolution.'
Mabe travels
to New York City
next week to
promote Every
thing Elvis, ap
pearing on CNN
Nov. 15, the 40th
anniversary of the
release date of
Love Me Tender.'
Judy Long
Join The Old Black Dog
Bookstore in welcoming
this favorite child of Ath
ens home 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tues
day, Nov. 19, upstairs at the
Globe Peanut-bvtter and banana
sandwiches for all; surprises for
those who dress like the King. Call
549-2449 for more info.
FLAGPOLE Magazine is accepting resumes and portfolios
for part-time Production Assistant. Must know Mac
platform, PageMaker, FreeHand, and Photoshop. Job
involves image scanning, ad design, page layout, and lots
of wax. Start work on December 3rd. No phone calls.
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