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It get frightened what the impersonators do.

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It get frightened what the impersonators do. :smt023 Don't like most of them but take a look:

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It seems he did only one song. And i think he watched The Way It Is.



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That is Ben Portsmouth....the current world champion. His shows are fantastic....keeping Elvis's name alive....more power to him and all the other great ETA's



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elvisarsenal wrote:That is Ben Portsmouth....the current world champion. His shows are fantastic....keeping Elvis's name alive....more power to him and all the other great ETA's
All the other great ETA's what?


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Hey they give people pleasure (more than you do)
Gordon elvis
Pete storm
Paul larcombe
Ben Thomson

Hey doc...look up their sites and see fans enjoying the memories without point scoring and scorn!



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I was referring to your incomplete sentence.


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elvisarsenal wrote:That is Ben Portsmouth....the current world champion. His shows are fantastic....keeping Elvis's name alive....more power to him and all the other great ETA's
Most Elvis irritators wouldn't know a Sun single from a Sundial suit and are just attention seeking exhibitionists. The clip you have posted looks about as good as it gets - bearable.



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Doc....work out the sentence...it is correct

Eta's vary but, from the 50 or so I have seen, they all try to keep the flame going. That's good enough in my book

Watching hundreds of fans on an ETA weekend is great fun....elvis fans all enjoying each others company....I suggest you all try it.....porthcawl and Benidorm are the best :-)



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elvisarsenal wrote:Doc....work out the sentence...it is correct
No.

This is incorrect and incomplete:
more power to him and all the other great ETA's

This is correct:
more power to him and all the other great ETAs.


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now this sort of thing is ok by me pretty good the trouble is anyone thinks he can be like Elvis, but thas a good tribute



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robbie wrote:now this sort of thing is ok by me pretty good the trouble is anyone thinks he can be like Elvis, but thas a good tribute
Who doesn't love a good ETA?


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Yep got me there Doc.....

As I said earlier I enjoy being with fans who all join in together, to remember and celebrate a great man, rather than those who only ever want to point score

Go and watch some ETA clips....be happy :-)



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Surely the Doc would prefer ANY ETA's vocal over Elvis' vocals from 1976 and 1977. Now there's something he could enjoy, as he barely finds anything from those years to enjoy.


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Ben is a nice lad. He's quiet and shy off stage but he's a real Elvis fan and collector. We've chatted about outtakes, audience recordings and the like many a time. He's a music teacher and plays guitar and piano during shows and also does who segments where he does acoustic versions etc.

Nothing wrong with him. His act is very tasteful.


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Well said swingin-little-guitar-man......Ben cares passionately and always gives a great performance. If members went to one of his shows they might have an appreciation for what ETAs really do to keep Elvis's music alive :-)



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elvisarsenal wrote:Yep got me there Doc.....

As I said earlier I enjoy being with fans who all join in together, to remember and celebrate a great man, rather than those who only ever want to point score

Go and watch some ETA clips....be happy :-)
Why waste time watching clips of a man with false sideburns and a white suit when you could spend the time watching the many wonderful clips of the real Elvis, or listening to Elvis cd's or even reading a good Elvis book?
How many of the people who attend Elvis irritator evenings are genuine ELVIS fans, ie, have a collection of cd's / records / DVD's / books etc? Many I've been to have included drunk people laughing and taking the p@ss out of the irritator on the stage.



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Swingin-Little-Guitar-Man wrote:Ben is a nice lad. He's quiet and shy off stage but he's a real Elvis fan and collector. We've chatted about outtakes, audience recordings and the like many a time. He's a music teacher and plays guitar and piano during shows and also does who segments where he does acoustic versions etc.

Nothing wrong with him. His act is very tasteful.
Does he get more chicks as "Elvis"?


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Why is he using a cordless mic?



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eligain wrote:Why is he using a cordless mic?
Because it's 2013?


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ETA's do more damage to Elvis' legacy than "Yoga Is As Yoga Does".

They make me wan't to puke.



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JoshMorgan wrote:ETA's do more damage to Elvis' legacy than "Yoga Is As Yoga Does".

They make me wan't to puke.
ETAs are here to stay
Whoop-dee-doo, hey-hey-hey-hey

ETAs are A-OK
Give 'em a great big kiss today


I just wrote that.


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The ignorance on this forum is amazing!



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elvisarsenal wrote:The ignorance on this forum is amazing!
Totally!


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JoshMorgan wrote:ETA's do more damage to Elvis' legacy than "Yoga Is As Yoga Does".
They make me wan't to puke.
Respectful performers such as the gentleman posted in the videos above do not damage Elvis' legacy... Elvis tribute artists are certainly not my cup of tea but many fans do enjoy seeing them... and if they get enjoyment out of decent, respectful performances, I say why not... and Yoga Is As Yoga Does is my favorite Elvis song... so go pound salt!!! :P
I do have one question however... why don't ETA's pronounce consonance when they sing???


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