A total of 250,000 Baht was raised through entrance tickets, raffle tickets, beverage, T-shirt and CD sale, cash donations in the donation box on stage, donation box at The Residence Garden and through the website www.elvisballard.com

This amount will go towards Elvis Ballard’s daughter’s education.

Thank you to the evenings fantastic performers who brought a packed house down.
Elvis Ritchie Newton, who came up from Koh Samui for the occasion. Rick, Harpic and Carley, Mary from The Blues Factory and Elvis Arthur, who drove down from Bangkok, went on stage, did a great show, and then drove all the way back to Bangkok again.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

• Mata Hari
• Casa Pascal
• Poseidon
• Mermaid’s Dive School
• Classic Tailor
• Pinnacle Resort
• Mulligans Pub
• Jomtien Boathouse
• Captain’s Corner
• Residence Garden
• Jomtien Beach Residence

Also thanks to :
Pattaya Blatt, Pattaya Today, Pattaya People, Pattaya One, Pattaya Mail for providing coverage, and to Entergraph Web Development Co. Ltd. for providing time and effort for the website www.elvisballard.com

Last but not least, thank to a wonderful audience who enthusiastically cheered throughout the whole night, and to the staff of The Residence Garden and Jomtien Boathouse, who donated time and hard work to make this evening possible.

List of Concert Sponsors:

Casa Pascal Restaurant
Mata Hari Restaurant
Mermaid’s Dive School
Poseidon Restaurant
Captain’s Corner Bar-B-Q
Pinnacle Resort
Classic Tailor
Residence Garden
Jomtien Beach Residence

Concert will be held at Jomtien Boathouse on 6th August, 2008.

Featuring: Elvis Ritchie Newton **Rick and Harpic band Elvis Arthur***Eldor van Patrick and many more

Donations accepted at www.elvisballard.com ALL proceeds will go towards Nong Dream’s education.

He leaves a Wife and 11 year old daughter. A special Elvis Tribute Night will soon be organized to raise money for his daughter’s education and will feature many well known local and International Elvis Impersonators. Donations can be made to either Captains Corner located in front of the Residence Garden on the Tappraya Road in Jomtien or at the Jomtien Boathouse located on Jomtien Beach Road.

Source: PattayaOne

The stage was certainly well set, with an all-male backing group reminiscent of JD Sumner and The Stamps Quartet (Elvis’ backing group from 1971-1977), except this time there were only three of them. It is a long way from Memphis! Mingling in the crowd, and there certainly was a very large core of Elvis fans, were the Boathouse Jordanaires, complete with fuzzy hair, dressed all in white with red-flared trousers. Streaming through the drinkers and diners were the usual service staff from the Boathouse, dressed in black shirts with an Elvis commemorative stamp on the front and the dates 1935-1977 on the back. Looking at the fans, it was difficult to imagine that ‘The King’ died almost 30 years ago, though some of them were certainly there when Elvis was in his prime.

Of course, the crowd was there to witness the rebirth, reincarnation, or presentation of the Elvis clones, and they were not disappointed. With a 100 dB introduction for each one from the MC, Jomtien witnessed seven Elvis, complete with colored scarves, some in rhinestone suits, and all in sunglasses (though some were seen to be covering reading glasses, so the older Elvis’s could read the scores!). In no particular order, we listened to Art Elvis, Mark Elvis, John Elvis, Ib Elvis, Peter Elvis and Llew Elvis, finally rounding the night off with Elvis Ballard, the “resident” Elvis at the Jomtien Boathouse (Thursday and Friday evenings) and at The Captain’s Corner (Wednesday evenings). There actually was one other clone, Colin Elvis, but he was stricken with a tummy bug and Elvis’s personal physician decreed that he should not perform that night, but he did bring some photographs of Elvis to be won by the other contestants.

It was another very successful promotion by the Jomtien Boathouse, and one that should be made an annual event, at least until the real Elvis returns!

Source: Pattaya Mail