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In the one that was our last "Elvis &
Friends", more than 150 fans went to Figueira da Foz, in order to
get togeter in the beautiful Quinta da Salmanha where, once again,
we have celebrated Elvis Presley's musical legacy.
Even the weather conditions, which had
been awful the previous days, improved, since not a single rain drop
fell on Figueira da Foz on April 15th, 2018, even though it rained
in other points of the country! And therefore, all the guests were
able to enjoy the beautiful space, the gardens and appreciate the
entrées, which have been served outside, next to the room where
the party took place.
This year we had the ususal faces
present in our events and, once again, new ones, who came for the
first time and have congratulated us at the end for everything they
have experienced there, also sorry - of course! - for not having
been in the previous events. The places in our country where
these fans came from were also the most varied so far. Check them
out:
Entroncamento, Vialonga, Lisboa, Cartaxo, Marinha Grande, Vila Nova
de Santo André, Quarteira, Sobral de Monte Agraço, Póvoa de Santa
Iria, Alverca, Barreiro, Serpa, Mem Martins, Rio de Mouro,
Almada, Vila Nova da Caparica, Viseu, Belas, Ramada, Odivelas,
Guimarães, Sesimbra, Pombal, Leiria, São Miguel (Açores),
Oliveira de Azeméis, Grijó, São João da Madeira,
Torres Vedras, Porto, Leiria, Tábua, Cinfães and Coimbra. As you can see,
Elvis fans spread all over Portugal.
We had musical animation by the
revivalist band Vinyl Gang (who
did a real back to the past return, filled with nostalgia and
animation, also with the special participation of
Tânia Cruz). Before their
performance was over, Célia Carvalho did a simple and fair
tribute to the artist and friend Daniel Bacelar (also a
member of Elvis 100%), who unfortunately passed away in September
2017. His wife, Fernanda Bacelar, unfortunately had to cancel her
attendance at last minute, due to health issues. Vinyl Gang played,
also as a tribute, the song Traveling Man, sung and
recorded by Daniel Bacelar, by his idol, Ricky Nelson. And, of
course, we had Elvistic animation by the Portuguese Elvis Tribute
Artist, António Carlos Coimbra
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