Nude Elvis

Nude Elvis, a.k.a. David Woo-Bloxberg, was a San Francisco-based Elvis impersonator and performance artist who has been the president of the National Association of Amateur Elvis Impersonators (NAAEI) since its creation in 1995.^[1] He now lives in San Antonio Texas with his family and still administers the NAAEI, but has embarked on a new career impersonating Kenny Rogers.^[2]

Woo-Bloxberg came to national attention in August 1997 when newspapers around the country profiled him and the NAAEI, leading up to the 20th anniversary of Elvis' death.^[3][4] Started as a joke for Halloween 1996, Woo-Bloxberg said the joke of creating Nude Elvis and the NAAEI was on him when impersonators nation-wide joined the organization and Woo-Bloxberg found he really sounded and moved like the [Elvis Presley].^[5]

Nude Elvis soon became a San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf regular, singing to tourists with his trademark gold lamé underwear, poorly constructed cape, and gold plated belt buckle that he ate fried chicken off of during performances. Nude Elvis always put on a family show, never actually getting naked during performances.

The First Nude Elvis Impersonator

Nude Elvis pre-dates all other impersonators who performed naked, including the various people who performed as Naked Elvis in the British game show named Naked Elvis.^[6][7]

Nude Elvis also pre-dates the emergence of copycat artist, eXtreme Elvis, who filled the void in 2000 when Nude Elvis left San Francisco for Texas.^[8]

From EarPoke.com: "(eXtreme Elvis) was permanently shut down years ago by the FBI and Homeland Security for copy write infringement and other heinous crimes... Aside from a few online interviews, a story in Gigs From Hell^[9] and fading memories of the fascinating biography from his old site, nothing remains but a small handful of unforgettable performances which remain seared into my brain. Extreme Elvis burst on the about scene eight years ago, leaving a trail of carnage, urine stained blue suede shoes, feces soaked mikes and broken hearts."

External links

• National Association of Amateur Elvis Impersonators (NAAEI)[1]
• Nude Elvis [2]

References

1. ^ "The National Association of Amateur Elvis Impersonators". NAAEI. 1996. http://www.nudeelvis.com. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
2. ^ "Fans all shook up over Naked Elvis quiz show". The Birth of Nude Elvis. Bloxberg.com. August 13, 2007. http://deltaspark.blogspot.com/2007/08/birth-of-nude-elvis.html. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
3. ^ "50,000,000* Elvis Impersonators Can't Be Wrong". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1997. http://articles.latimes.com/1997/aug/16/entertainment/ca-22868. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
4. ^ "Elvis dead? What a hunka, hunka of bull that is". The Topeka Capital-Journal. August 15, 1997. http://www.cjonline.com/stories/081597/elvis.html. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
5. ^ "So many Elvises, so little time". Associated Press. Augusta Chronicle. August 3, 1997. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/08/03/ent_212326.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
6. ^ "Naked Elvis". Channel 4 Television Corporation. IMDB. 1999. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286373/. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
7. ^ Adamson, Lucy (August 8, 1999). "Fans all shook up over Naked Elvis quiz show". The Sunday Herald (BNET). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_19990808/ai_n13941373. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
8. ^ "eXtreme Elvis". EarPoke.com. July 1, 2008. http://earpoke.com/extreme-elvis/. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
9. ^ "Gigs from Hell: True Stories from Rock and Roll's Frontline". Critical Vision. September 1, 2003. http://www.amazon.com/Gigs-Hell-Stories-Rolls-Frontline/dp/1900486342. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 

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