Atlanta, July 3rd 1973

[The fool]

The Omni Illustrated

This booklet was sent to me by our forum member lovin' EP. Thank you!

It´s a 66-page booklet with some nice photos from Elvis´ show on July 3rd, 1973.

[The fool]

The centrefold.

[The fool]

And what´s interesting, the photo credits...

[SUN-RCA]

Thanks The fool, that was cool. Elvis looked great, and i have always liked this Jumpsuit.

[drjohncarpenter]

Thanks for helping to share this, lovin' EP and The fool.

How crazy is it that this was his last tour show of 1973? He looked pretty good in these photos, it's hard to imagine he almost died in St. Louis on June 28.

And how crazy is it that after a month in Vegas, ending September 3rd, he'd be done working for the year?

Problems with management and at home were ahead. Lots of difficult times for our guy in 1973.

[Winston]

It is wonderful to see this pictures and Elvis really looks good and I like the suit. I love the layout of the cover from A Canadian Tribute with his little smile and the golden big Elvis-Logo.

[Rob]

This booklet was sent to me by our forum member lovin' EP. Thank you!

Linda is a sweetie and thank you for posting this.

Atlanta sure loved them some Elvis.

[The fool]

This booklet was sent to me by our forum member lovin' EP. Thank you!

Linda is a sweetie.

She sure is.

Here are more photos from this booklet.

[jurasic1968]

Thank you, The fool for these wonderful pictures. 1973 was a tough year for Elvis and he had brilliant highs (Aloha, Atlanta) but also frightening lows (St Louis, Vegas in February and September). And the worst was in October 1973 when he was close to death and he was hospitalized for the first time on a longer period.

[rlj4ep]

Fantastic thread!! Thanks to all for comments and additions.

rlj

[Makaveli]

what happend to him in st.louis in 73?

[jurasic1968]

He nearly overdosed.

[Makaveli]

Wow.
I didn`t know that.how did he get saved?
May i ask how it happend and who was he with?
Thanks

[BrianTCB]

Wow.
I didn`t know that.how did he get saved?
May i ask how it happend and who was he with?
Thanks

From Elvis and the Memphis Mafia by Alanna Nash, about the St. Louis overdose:

MARTY LACKER: (snipped) Elvis had three overdoses in ’73. One was near fatal, in St. Louis, the end of June. Vernon witnessed that one.

BILLY SMITH: If that had been my son, we would have had one hellacious knockdown, drag-out. And then if need be, I would have said, “Look, we may lose it all tomorrow, but either you get help or I’ll get it for you.”

LAMAR FIKE: I don’t know if that overdose was near fatal, but he got pretty screwed up. We had to throw him under the shower. He was in bad shape. No circulation, little heartbeat, just out of it. He wouldn’t respond to anything—shaking, slapping, or anything else the guys would do. Dr. Nick would bring him around when something like that happened. We started calling him “Needle Nick, in the nick of time.” Elvis was in the hospital five times in the last seven years. It was always for detox, but it was under the guise of other things. That first hospitalization came about after he went for acupuncture in L.A. for bad sinuses and a strained back. I was there when he did that. The acupuncturist used steroids, and those on top of his usual Demerol blew him up like crazy. He looked pretty bad. And Linda and Dr. Nick got him in the hospital.

Nash, Alanna (2005-09-01). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia (pp. 576-577). Aurum Press. Kindle Edition.

Nash, Alanna (2005-09-01). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia (p. 576). Aurum Press. Kindle Edition.

Nash, Alanna (2005-09-01). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia (p. 576). Aurum Press. Kindle Edition.

[jurasic1968]

And of course Dr.Nick in his book wrote that he believed that the Saint Louis incident was not an overdose.

[merry77]

is there a photo of the backside of Elvis in this suit (without the cape) ?

[The fool]

is there a photo of the backside of Elvis in this suit (without the cape) ?

Here´s one...

[rlj4ep]

is there a photo of the backside of Elvis in this suit (without the cape) ?

Here´s one...

Is this photo from the Atlanta show on July 3, 1973? Thanks

rlj

[swagers]

The centrefold.

do you have this picture complete as well and not in two parts
would appriciate this