I'm going to Spaceland

August 5, 2008

It's Tuesday and time to pick a clip from YouTube to ponder.

This week I'd like to turn our attention to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. I have been accused of being a disloyal subject to His Majesty by some of my club mates, a charge which I vehemently deny.

This past week I saw in my favorite newspaper, The Express, that the folks at Graceland have embraced Web 2.0. As reported, the keepers of the Presley estate have partnered with MySpace.com to put on an online Karaoke contest through http://ksolo.myspace.com/. Until the contest closed late last night, contestant were encouraged to record one of three Elvis songs, "Hound Dog," "If I Can Dream" or "Suspicious Minds." If you want to know more about the contest, you can read about it here.

This contest coincides with my recent discovery of EricElviss. If you can believe it, Mr. Elviss has 191 videos posted on YouTube. I'll share one with you below.

"Very Good."

Highlights include:

• Pink Flamingo
• Bucket of roses
• Tucan mobile
• Peach colored "scarf"
• "Tight cuddling"