Mansion vigil by Presley fans
NZPA-Reuter Memphis Some 2500 Elvis Presley fans pressed against the gates of the Graceland mansion to start an allnight . candlelight vigil marking the tenth anniversary of the rock legend’s death. The ceremony — the climax of Elvis International Tribute Week — began with a runner lighting a torch from the flame at the head of Elvis’ grave and running down to the wrought iron gates covering the mansion’s drive. The crowd cheered as the runner approached the gate and a single file procession to the grave began. Keiko Yamaguchi, a ki-mono-clad member of Tokyo’s Elvis Presley Forever Fan Club, said she planned to place a paper bird prayer chain on the grave as she passed. Others in the procession carried candles with insignia from their various fan clubs. In the the hours before the vigil, 2200 visitors participated in the Elvis International Five Kilometre Run to raise funds for the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. In spite of earlier reports of record-breaking crowds and sold-out attractions, those who wanted to tour the mansion had less than an hour’s wait for tickets.
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Press, 17 August 1987, Page 8
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