Bright Lights, Big City --> November 1971!

[drjohncarpenter]

I ran across a spectacular photo taken during the opening show of Elvis' ONLY tour in 1971.

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On stage at the Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington - Friday, November 5, 1971
Photo: Pete Hohn, Minneapolis Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/obituary-tribune-photographer-pete-hohn-captured-daily-life-historic-moments-with-keen-eye/385936831/



There are perhaps fifty flashbulbs going off in that shot, wow! This is who they were trying to capture on film:

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Source: http://www.elvisconcerts.com



Talk about being the center of attention!

Elvis in the bright lights, as befitting such an accomplished star.

[srlogicom]

Thanks for posting this, Doc. This pic appeared in Richard Sterban's memoir published a few years ago ("From Elvis to Elvira: My Life On Stage"). This was The Stamps first show with EP, and Richard always thought it was very cool that what was, essentially, his first moment onstage with Elvis was captured in this photo.

[Elvisfan2ru]

Great photo thanks for sharing it!

[claude 91]

thank you John !!!

[jessewade]

seen in Kieran's book

[jessewade]

Yes it's on page 26 . Don't you have this book ? That's very strange

[drjohncarpenter]

Thanks for posting this, Doc. This pic appeared in Richard Sterban's memoir published a few years ago ("From Elvis to Elvira: My Life On Stage"). This was The Stamps first show with EP, and Richard always thought it was very cool that what was, essentially, his first moment onstage with Elvis was captured in this photo.

Thank you for that additional information. Richard Sterban wasn't with the Stamps all that long, but he was there on the November 1971 tour as well as the next one in April 1972, which of course was captured by MGM for the documentary, "Elvis On Tour."

It really is quite a hypnotic photo.

[FrankieRider2]

Thanks for this Doc. As one who experienced that moment first-hand more than once, that's the best film capture of the moment I've ever seen.

[drjohncarpenter]

thank you John !!!

That must be from the next day's paper?

Thanks for that, it reveals that photographer Pete Hohm used a "3-second exposure" to capture that "storm of light." What a crafty move by a celebrated cameraman.

[Sugarfoot]

That must be from the next day's paper?

A good, educated guess.

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[drjohncarpenter]

That must be from the next day's paper?

A good, educated guess.

Yup. But how about sharing a scan of the review on page 5A?

Here's the story:

Thousands cheer as Elvis takes stage

By Mike Anthony
Staff Writer

When Elvis Presley sauntered onto the stage of Met Sports Center Friday night, his guitar slung over his shoulder, the flash bulbs lit up the room and 17,600 people gave out a bellow that might have been heard in Osseo.

At that moment Joanne Azzoni, 21, St. Paul, put her hands above her ears and screamed, "I can't believe it. I can't believe it."

Miss Azzoni is an Elvis fan. She has posters all over her room at home, she said, and a menu on top of her TV set from Presley's last appearance in Las Vegas, Nev., as well as a bunch of rocks supposedly from Presley 's home in Memphis, Tenn. The rocks were given her by her grandmother.

The day tickets went on sale for Elvis's show, Miss Azzoni was at the Met Center along with several hundred others at 7 a.m. "And I've been crying ever since I got them," she said. Five minutes before the show started she and her friends, Julie Jaeger, 20, and Linda Jaeger, 28, were waiting, binoculars poised. "I couldn't concentrate at work all day," said Julie.

"Who could concentrate? All the orders I sent out, they must have been all wrong. I have no fingernails left." Said Linda, "I've waited 15 years for this. When I first saw Elvis on the Sullivan Show I vowed I'd see him some day."

Seemingly everybody brought binoculars and a camera. The flash bulbs popped all evening. Three middle-aged women sat in the balcony before the show peering at the stage. "Is that him?" said one. "No it can't be. He's got a moustache."

Diane Nelman, 28, flew in from Chicago, Ill., Friday night to see the show and planned to fly right back afterward. "Why? Because I just love him," she said.

The age-range of the audience was wide, but it was predominantly late-20s and early 30s. They cheered as Elvis, slim, confident and 36, ran through 70 minutes of many of his old favorites ("Heartbreak Hotel," "Blue Suede Shoes," "Love Me Tender") and some newer songs ("Proud Mary" and "Bridge Over Troubled Waters"). He sounded better than ever.

Clad in all white, he finally threw the flowing red scarf from around his neck into the audience. It landed on a policeman seated below the stage and six girls leaped at the policeman. One lucky girl jumped, got the scarf and ran to her seat.

Minneapolis Tribune - Saturday, November 6, 1971
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/185700792/

[lanadelslay]

I noticed in a lot of his shows there are always flashes every 5 min or so

[vinelvis]

I ran across a spectacular photo taken during the opening show of Elvis' ONLY tour in 1971.



711105_Bloomington_Pete Hohn.JPGOn stage at the Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington - Friday, November 5, 1971
Photo: Pete Hohn, Minneapolis Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/obituary-tribune-photographer-pete-hohn-captured-daily-life-historic-moments-with-keen-eye/385936831/



There are perhaps fifty flashbulbs going off in that shot, wow! This is who they were trying to capture on film:



711105_Bloomington MN.JPGSource: http://www.elvisconcerts.com



Talk about being the center of attention!

Elvis in the bright lights, as befitting such an accomplished star.

Nice picture! I saw it in a Dutch book called Muziek, Mens, Mythe (Music, Human, Myth) when I was a little kid. It always intrugued me. I never realised the picture was that rare! Nice to see it again.

[Tony Trout]

I wonder why he was using a Shure mic for that performance instead of his trusted Electro-Voice RE15??

[jurasic1968]

Thanks a lot, Doc. Great topic and picture!

[jeanno]

Nice topic, great shots!