JIM CURTIN IS ONE OF THE LEADING AUTHORITIES ON ELVIS
PRESLEY AND
THE LARGEST COLLECTOR OF ELVIS MEMORABILIA IN THE WORLD
TODAY.
JIM CURTIN'S KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND DEVOTION TO THE
KING MAKES HIM A LIVING MUSEUM,
OF THE LIFE AND LEGEND SURROUNDING ROCK-n-ROLL'S SINGLE
AND MOST SIGNIFICANT FIGURE.
JIM CURTIN WAS ALSO PERSONAL FRIENDS WITH THE LATE
AND GREAT ENTERTAINER
FROM 1970 UP UNTIL HIS UNTIMELY END IN AUGUST 1977.
HE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HAVE RECEIVED ONE
OF ELVIS' TRADEMARK STAGE JUMPSUITS
FROM ELVIS HIMSELF AS A TOKEN OF HIS FEELINGS AND FRIENDSHIP
FOR JIM BACK IN 1975.
(it was the white nail-studded suit)
To see a pic of the jumpsuit Elvis gave Jim click
here:
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JIM CURTIN ALSO PRESENTED ELVIS WITH A BEAUTIFUL SOLID
BRASS REPLICA OF THE
FAMED PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY BELL AT THE DECEMBER 31, 1976
SHOW IN PITTSBURGH, PA
JUST A FEW SHORT MINUTES BEFORE THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
AND BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.
THIS SHOW IS TODAY IS KNOWN AS THE 1976 NEW YEARS SHOW.
To hear an audio clip of this exchange at the stage, where
Elvis passed on his microphone to Jim, click
here:
This is a photo of Jim at the stage, shaking hands with
Elvis only moments after giving him the bell - the photo is titled:
"THE ETERNAL HANDSHAKE"
click to see larger image
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JIM'S BOOKS CAN BE FOUND IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY
CELEBRITIES WHO ARE KNOWN ELVIS FANS:
President Bill Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter,
Tom Jones, Jay Leno, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Ann-Margret & Roger Smith, Brenda Lee, Mary Ann Mobley,
Deborah Walley, William Schallert,
Gary Lockwood, Will Hutchins, just to name a few.
JIM HAS ALSO CREATED, WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND CONTRIBUTED
TO VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS
WHICH NOW CREDITS HIM WITH OVER 30 MAJOR PROJECTS!
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JIM CURTIN HAS APPEARED BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERTISE
ON ELVIS, ON VARIOUS
NATIONAL TELEVISION SHOWS AND IN PRINT MEDIA INCLUDING:
EVENING MAGAZINE (Ray Murray
and Nancy Glass - 1988)
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (Mary Hart and
John Tesh - 1993)
EXTRA (Maureen O'Boyle - 1998)
GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA (Grover Silcox
- 1998)
ADDITIONALLY ABC NEWS, CBS NEWS, NBC NEWS, HARD
COPY, GERALDO RIVERA and
SALLY JESSE RAPHAEL HAVE ALL REQUESTED JIM'S APPEARANCE
FOR NATIONAL
TELEVISION ON THE SUBJECT OF ELVIS AND FOR HIS PERSONAL
COLLECTION.
JIM CURTIN HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY:
PEOPLE MAGAZINE, LIFE MAGAZINE,
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, US MAGAZINE,
TIME-LIFE MUSIC (TIME-LIFE BOOKS), TEEN BEAT MAGAZINE,
LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE, THE EXAMINER,
THE GLOBE, SPIN MAGAZINE, AMONG MANY OTHERS BECAUSE
OF HIS EXPERTISE ON THE KING
OVERSEAS JIM IS WIDELY KNOWN AND RESPECTED.
HIS COLLECTION AND KNOWLEDGE ARE CALLED UPON OFTEN BY
SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS
AND WELL KNOWN COMPANIES IN EUROPE.
THE STAR MAGAZINE PURCHASED ONE OF ELVIS' GUITARS FROM
JIM TO USE AS THE GRAND PRIZE FOR A
20th ANNIVERSARY CONTEST HELD IN THEIR JULY 15,
1997 ISSUE.
THE FAMOUS PARISIAN MAGAZINE, PARIS MATCH, MADE
SPECIAL TRIPS TO THE US, TO MEET WITH JIM IN HOPES OF USING HIS RARE PHOTOS
IN A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ELVIS IN THEIR AUGUST 1997 ISSUE.
THEY WANTED SOMETHING "DIFFERENT AND RARE" AND
CALLED UPON JIM TO FULFILL THEIR NEEDS.
JIM ALSO PRODUCED A COLOR POSTER OF ELVIS FOR PORTAL
PUBLICATIONS, LTD., IN 1989.
THIS POSTER SHOWED ELVIS WEARING A TWO-PIECE BURGUNDY
SUIT FROM THE 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL.
IT WAS MADE IN TWO DIFFERENT SIZES: A GIANT
24" x 6 AND A SMALLER 24" x 28"
BOTH VERSIONS WERE SOLD IN THE SAM GOODY CHAIN, NATIONWIDE.
To see the poster click here:
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JIM IS SINGLE HANDIDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE FORMING OF VARIOUS
ELVIS
FAN CLUBS ACROSS THE WORLD AS EARLY AS 1962.
AT ONE TIME, HE HAD THE LARGEST MAIL ORDER HOUSE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
AS A FAN AND DOCUMENTARIAN ON ELVIS, JIM HAS SEEN OVER
FIFTY-ONE (51) ELVIS CONCERTS
AND HAS BEEN IN THE COMPANY OF ELVIS DOZENS OF
TIMES FROM PRIVATE
PARTIES TO TOURS AROUND THE US TO PERSONAL MEETINGS.
JIM APPEARED ON NUMEROUS LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS
CONCERNING ELVIS AND WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE ON BEHALF OF ELVIS A
PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, MD,
AUTHORIZING ELVIS PRESLEY DAY, ON A SHOW THAT WAS SPONSORED
BY RCA.
JIM CURTIN'S EXPERTISE AND STORY HAVE BEEN FEATURED
IN OVER FIVE HUNDRED (500) NEWS ARTICLES, AND DOZENS OF MAGAZINE ARTICLES
AND STORIES.
HIS KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT ON THE LIFE OF ELVIS
IS AS VAST AND UNIQUE
AS THE COLLECTION HE OWNS.
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TO READ MORE ABOUT JIM'S COLLECTION
click here
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