(From Dick Grob - Elvis former Security Chief)

Charles,

Well I think you have a winner on your hands.  I truly enjoyed the three
days we spent together and getting to see the shows three times just capped
the weekend.  Thanks so very much for extending to me all the courtesies you
and the whole group did over the weekend.  It was warm memories revisited
once again. Over the years I have had the opportunity to see a great number of ETA's,
but have never seen a performance that brought back as many memories as did
your show.  For all those unfortunate people that were never able to
actually see Elvis in concert, this is as close as they can get.  The entire
show was amazingly close to the real thing.
Please extend my greatest thanks to Kraig and Jo, Richard and Dave and
your damn drummer and all the other wives and performers, my thanks for showing
me and the guests a very nice evening.  It seems like you have the makings
of another Elvis group, from performers to support staff, to the wives.
It was a wonderful show and as I said, I think that you have a winner.
Thanks so very much for all you did.  And by the way thanks for all you
did during the old days some 26 years plus ago.  You certainly made my job
easier and I truly appreciated that.  I always felt comfortable working with
you and knew that everything would be done right.  During those years you
were always a friend and I considered you as such.  I thought we made one
hell of a team.  We wrote the book on how to do things and that book is
still being used today.  No one can top it. I look forward to seeing you
again soon and let me know if there is anything I can do for you in the future.

----- Dick

(From Loanne Parker - Wife of Colonel Parker - Elvis Manager)

Good Day Mr. Gaughan:

Saturday night I had a very pleasant experience at the Suncoast Hotel. 
I am the widow of Colonel Tom Parker who was the manager of Elvis
Presley.  Quite a few years ago we were having dinner with Becky and
Nick and you stopped by.
My enjoyable experience was the Kraig Parker show in the showroom of
the Suncoast.  I have avoided "Elvis Presley Tribute Artists" for
years, but at the urging of a friend, attended the show.  Also there
were four men who had worked with the show during the touring
years--two of them were Elvis' bodyguards on the tours.  There will
never be another Elvis, but Kraig Parker conveys the excitement and the
feeling of being at an Elvis show.  Today there are many younger people
who never had the opportunity to see Elvis in person, and for them,
this is the next-best thing.  The room was filled and the attention of
everyone there was focused on Kraig Parker the entire time he was on
stage.  The men who were personally involved with Elvis' tours and
myself were fascinated with the performance--and we are tough critics.

Thank you, Mr. Gaughan, for having in your operation employees who had
the foresight to book this show.

Sincerely,
Mrs. L. Parker

(From Sandi Pichon - Friend of Elvis & author of Raised on Elvis, Elvis, Elvis!)

Kraig Parker is by far the closest anyone can come to Elvis Presley. 
His charm, personality, mannerisms and movements are right up there, 
but his voice range and timbre and emotion put him over the top. 
I never thought I would again experience the excitement of sitting stageside 
but Kraig has brought that all back to me. Kraig Parker - the Elvis Phenomenon!

Sandi H. Pichon

(From Joe Krein - Elvis 2001.net)

WELL AS YOU ALL KNOW I AM BACK FROM MY TRIP. I AM SO GLAD I WENT. I
MET UP WITH ALL MY FRIENDS, CHARLES STONE, DICK GROB, SANDY. PLUS I MADE
SOME NEW FRIENDS.
ON MY WAY THERE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY NOT TO SEE THE
ELVIS IMPERSONATOR. ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME,KNOWS I CAN'T STAND THEM. I
HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE WORTH THE TIME TO WATCH.AND TO PAY TO SEE ONE????
NO WAY. I HAVE LEFT HALF WAY THROUGH MANY OF THEM. I HAVE ALSO
WRITTEN SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT THEM.
IT WAS FRIDAY AND KRAIG WAS READY TO PERFORM. CHARLES WAS SITTING
NEXT TO ME, SO THERE WAS NO WHERE TO RUN. I REMEMBER ASKING HIM
SEVERAL TIMES WHY GROB,THOMPSON,PARKER AND OTHERS WERE BACKING HIM.
HE WOULD SAY JUST WATCH THE SHOW AND YOU WILL SEE.
KRAIG COMES OUT .YOU COULD SEE HE WAS NERVOUS,WHICH WAS TO BE
EXPECTED. I WAS SURPRISED.HE SOUNDED VERY GOOD. HE STARTED TO CALM
DOWN A FEW SONGS IN, AND I WAS AMAZED HOW MUCH HE SOUNDED LIKE ELVIS.
THEN HE GETS READY TO SING "HURT". I FIGURED THAT'S IT. THIS SONG
WILL MAKE OR BREAK HIM. HE NAILED IT!!! ALL I COULD DO IS TURN MY
HEAD AND LOOK AT MR. STONE. HE WAS JUST GRINNING BACK AT ME. HE WAS
SO GOOD I WENT BACK THE NEXT NIGHT.
THE NEXT NIGHT YOU COULD TELL THE JITTERS WERE GONE. I SAT THERE
AND WATCHED A 90 MINUTE NON-STOP ROCK AND ROLL SHOW. THERE WERE 3
ROWS OF WOMEN GOING DOWN DIFFERENT AISLES TO GET SCARFS FROM ELVIS (I
MEAN KRAIG)YES I FORGOT WHO I WAS WATCHING. MY MIND WAS JUST LOST IN
THE POWER OF HIS SHOW,THE SOUND ,THE LIKENESS,THE ELECTRICITY.
I MET HIM AFTER THE SHOW,YES YOU COULD TELL UP CLOSE IT'S NOT
ELVIS,BUT HE KNOWS THAT (UNLIKE SOME).HE WAS A NICE TALENTED YOUNG
MAN (NOW I FEEL LIKE ED SULLIVAN).IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE HIM,I
PROMISE YOU ,YOU WILL ENJOY THE SHOW.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO SEE ELVIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1977. I ALWAYS
FELT THAT GOD PLAYED A DIRTY TRICK ON ME.
I SOME HOW FEEL A PART OF THAT DREAM HAS COME TRUE.
I WILL BE POSTING PICTURES ON MY SITE.
ELVISLY YOURS,

Joe K.

www.elvis2001.net