Painting of Elvis talks, sings and weeps real tears, claims Florida woman who owns it

Copyright (c) 2008 Derek Clontz.4-Page Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

Marybelle McKindly says the velvet painting of Elvis Presley she bought from a roadside vendor begs for food, says “Thank you very much” – and weeps real tears.

And paranormal researchers who are investigating the strange case say there is “compelling evidence” to suggest the longtime Elvis fan isn’t imagining things – she’s telling the gospel truth.

“I’ve got no reason to lie about it – I wouldn’t sell my painting of Elvis for any price and I’m not trying to get on TV because I have no desire to go on Jerry Springer or Oprah and make a fool out of myself,” McKindly, 52, of Belle Glade, Florida, told me exclusively.

“All I know is that Elvis is here, in this room, in this painting – not in the flesh, but spiritually. Sometimes I’ll talk to it, and sometimes it talks back.

“I know that sounds crazy, but I’m not a nut. As God is my witness, my painting of Elvis talks.”

And cries. According to McKindly, who works as a secretary in a church, the haunting image of The King breaks into tears … story continues, click to read Painting of Elvis Talks, Sings and Weeps Real Tears …

For men only: 6 new reasons to stop mowing the lawn … just in time for summer

Hey guys! You can wiggle out of mowing the lawn every Saturday and make like a sofa spud all weekend long with six new reasons the experts have come up with for NOT cutting your grass – ever.

And because the logic is impeccable, you wife or significant other won’t even nag you about it.

“Mowing the lawn can be dangerous, unhealthy and ill-advised for a number of reasons – you just have to choose the one that works best for you and stick with it,” Ocala, Florida-based Faulkner Maran, editor of the fascinating Internet newsletter, The Laz-E-Boy Digest, told me exclusively.

Here, from the newsletter, are six new reasons to stop cutting your grass. The next time your sweetie gets on your case about an unkempt lawn, suggests Maran, “give her

Dazzle your friends with Elvis trivia you won’t find anywhere else

Copyright (c) 2008 Derek Clontz/4-Page Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

EVERYONE remembers Elvis Presley’s version of Hound Dog, but it wasn’t a No. 1 hit for The King – in fact, it barely cracked the Top 20. And did you know that Elvis had an “eternal flame” like President John F. Kennedy’s that burned out a few years after he died – and was never re-lit? 

That’s a sample of the fascinating Elvis trivia I’ve got for you on the heels of reports that a highly-personal and secret diary he kept throughout his career has been found in a box of old books in a thrift shop and will be published in time for this year’s Christmas book season.

Here’s more: 

1. An “eternal flame” stoked in memory of Elvis was extinguished in 1981 after businessmen who vowed to keep the fire burning “until the end of time” changed their minds. 

The flame flickered for three years at Presley’s super-secret Circle G Ranch just south of Graceland, his better-known mansion in Memphis. Elvis had purchased the Circle G as a hideaway for himself and his “Memphis Mafia” entourage.

And in classic Presley fashion, he spent a fortune on the place, including a mind-boggling $1 million on, among other things, new mobile homes and pickup trucks for all his pals to use while visiting.

After Presley died, investors bought the ranch and installed the eternal flame. It burned brightly until bean counters concluded fans weren’t interested in visiting the Circle G with Graceland and its treasure-trove of Elvis memorabilia located just a few miles up the road.

2. By the most accurate counts available to trivia buffs and fans who keep track of such things, Presley’s face has appeared on 6,391 potatoes, 243 floor tiles, 111 tacos, 64 tree trunks, 52 … story continues, click to read it …