{"id":253573,"date":"2023-01-13T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=253573"},"modified":"2023-01-14T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T16:59:21","slug":"las-vegas-remembers-lisa-marie-presley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-remembers-lisa-marie-presley\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Remembers Lisa Marie Presley"},"content":{"rendered":"

The late Lisa Marie Presley was honored Thursday night in the town once ruled by her daddy. Following news of the singer-songwriter’s death from a heart attack<\/a> at age 54, fans left flowers and candles outside the Graceland Wedding Chapel, along with a sweet photo of Elvis Presley doting on his young daughter in the early \u201970s.<\/p>\n

\"Lisa
A makeshift memorial was assembled by fans on Thursday evening at the Graceland Wedding Chapel, following the news of Lisa Marie Presley’s death earlier that day. (Image: FOX5)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Graceland Wedding Chapel is one of only a handful of chapels sanctioned by the Presley estate to use Elvis impersonators. Brendan Paul, its owner and himself an impersonator, told FOX5\/Las Vegas: <\/em>\u201cIt was a constant reminder of the King when you looked at her. People had a soft spot for Lisa Marie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heartbroke Hotel<\/h1>\n

Ground zero for Elvis history in Las Vegas is, of course, the Westgate Las Vegas Resort. On July 31, 1969, Elvis began what would become a seven-year residency in the showroom of what was then known as the International Hotel. Only Wednesday morning, the Westgate unveiled a fun display<\/a> celebrating Austin Butler\u2019s Golden Globes win for last year’s Elvis <\/em>movie.<\/p>\n

\u201dAll of us at Westgate are deeply saddened by the news of Lisa Marie Presley\u2019s tragic passing,\u201d read a statement released Thursday by Westgate founder and president David Siegel. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers go to our dear friend Pricilla and the entire Presley family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Elvis
Father and daughter pose for a family portrait in 1973. (Image: people.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lisa Marie spent many weekends at the International \u2013 and the Las Vegas Hilton, as it became known in 1971 \u2013 in the company of Elvis, who resided in the 30th floor Imperial Suite. During one of those weekends, sometime between Nov. 20 and Dec. 3,\u00a0 1974, Lisa Marie asked her father to take her to see and meet the Jackson 5. They were in town performing at the MGM Grand, the hotel that would later be known as Bally’s, and today, the Horseshoe.<\/p>\n

Historic Meeting<\/h1>\n

The meeting that transpired backstage after the Jackson 5 show was wildly historic for two reasons, neither of which its participants could have realized at the time. Not only was it the only time the man dubbed \u201cthe king of rock n\u2019 roll\u201d by the press would meet the boy who would grow up to call himself \u201cthe king of pop,\u201d it was also the first time Lisa Marie would meet her future second husband. She was six at the time, he 16. They were married from 1994 to 1996.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, no photos are known to exist of that meeting.<\/p>\n

Lisa Marie returned to the Westgate on April 23, 2015, along with her mother, Priscilla Presley. They cut the ribbon opening \u201cGraceland Presents: The Elvis Presley Experience.\u201d That exhibit included a 30,000 square-foot museum with hundreds of Elvis artifacts, its own wedding chapel, and an Elvis tribute show in the original Elvis showroom. Tours were also given of the former site of the Imperial Suite, which was demolished in 1995 and replaced by three VIP \u201csky villas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Priscilla
Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley appear at the Westgate Resort on April 23, 2015, to open ‘Graceland Presents: The Elvis Presley Experience.’ (Image: Las Vegas Sun)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis is an important building to my family,\u201d Lisa Marie said at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s powerful to be back in Las Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the exhibit was shuttered within a year because of underwhelming attendance. This resulted in a leasing dispute between Elvis Presley Enterprises and a third-party operator that briefly held the artifacts for ransom.<\/p>\n

\"Lisa
Lisa Marie Presley opens her first headlining solo tour at the House of Blues in Las Vegas in 2003. (Image: reviewjournal.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her Other Vegas Connections<\/h1>\n

On Sept. 13, 2003, Lisa Marie chose Las Vegas to kick off her first headlining solo tour. It was at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. During the playful show, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal,<\/em> she curled her lip and shook her hips and introduced herself as \u201cMacy Gray.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa Marie returned to the House of Blues two years later, and also performed in 2006 at the now-defunct Empire Ballroom.<\/p>\n

More often, though, Lisa Marie visited Vegas in the company of her mother. In December 2009, the duo attended the grand opening of the Cirque show, \u201cViva Elvis,\u201d at Aria. (That was also canceled due to poor attendance, after a two-year run.)<\/p>\n

The Presley women returned to Aria in January 2011, when Priscilla was honored as Nevada Ballet Theatre\u2019s Woman of the Year at the 27th annual Black and White Ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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