EDDIE O’ROURKE..ELVIS ALOHA FROM HAWAII
by eddie on Aug.21, 2009, under E
"Dreams come true...in Blue Hawaii"
Of all the programs I perform as an Elvis Tribute Artist, the Aloha from Hawaii remains one of my favorites.
A good amount of production songs, lots of classic Elvis moves and to enhance the ambiance I like to use some tiki props. Add to all that…the fact that the Aloha Concert was one of the high-points of Elvis’ career and the fans remember it fondly. On August 20th it was the offering for the third concert of my New Jersey Elvis Summer Festival presented by The Bayonne Town Center Classic Car Shows. The event came in the midst of a heatwave and surely tested my endurance. While the thermometer registered ninety degrees…the temperature inside my jumpsuit felt more like one hundred plus! Thank goodness for adrenalin ’cause that’s what keeps you going in these situations. In spite of the extreme weather, the crowd was attentive and really into the moment. A fact that never ceases to amaze me! The Aloha from Hawaii is one of my longer shows and you’d think the audience would have had enough heat by the end of the concert. As is often the case, the crowd happily stayed after the performance to take pictures with me. Gotta love those Elvis fans!!