#gail stanton

[vintagedamesandbroads]

#gail stanton

[aestheticdivision]

/ Gail Stanton, 1978

#gail stanton #1970s #aesthetic

[therealjohnstewart]

Gail Stanton

#gail stanton

[doll-elvis]

“I know that many nights, Elvis just wanted to sit on his bed and talk with his date…then again, with a beautiful woman in his bed, things could heat up”

“When I asked Gail Stanton (a playboy model) about her night at Graceland, she said she had a great time, and that she and Elvis had talked and joked around all night. When I spoke to Elvis, he said, “Yeah, we joked around— we almost broke the damned bed”

elvis said forget reading books I’m trying to break the bed tonight 😩

(excerpt from “Elvis: my best man” by George Klein)

#just imagine big daddy elvis moving with enough vigor #that he almost breaks the bed?!?! #this ain’t tactics honey #it’s just the beast in me #same energy #elvis presley #big daddy elvis #elvis #elvisaaronpresley #gail stanton #70s #i love him #elvis book excerpts

[pseudo-satisfaction]

#gail stanton #beautiful girls #beautiful

[warriorbrother]

#gail stanton

[cosmonautroger]

#Gail Stanton #1978

[theejaculationofserpents]

Gail Stanton 

#gail stanton

[breakingfinite]

#Gail Stanton #1978

[therealjohnstewart]

Gail Stanton

#gail stanton

[doll-elvis]

Any idea who the female companion is on the back of his bike? https://www.elvis-collectors.com/candid-central/040376riding.html

thank you for the ask <3 !!!

as for the mysterious female companion… that would be Tori Petty, a 20-year-old college student and cheerleader from Oxford, Mississippi (which btw was a 75 mile commute to Memphis… Elvis would be worth it tho 🤭). She met Elvis around 1975 after his 40th birthday and we know they dated for about a year (possibly more) as these photos below were taken on April 3, 1976 ⬇️

George Klein introduced Tori to Elvis after she participated on his "Talent Party" show. Elvis most likely saw her appearance on the show and asked George to set him up, as he did with Cybill Shepherd and Gail Stanton, who both appeared on "Talent Party" and were immediately asked to be seen by Elvis. This is why many of the MM refer to George Klein as Elvis' pimp 💀, as he was the one responsible for setting Elvis up with women

And like many of the women in Elvis’ life, Tori was involved in beauty queen pageants and held the title of “Miss Ole Miss”. I believe she also occasionally modeled for clothing catalogues while being a student

According to George Klein, Elvis began dating Tori while Linda Thompson was staying at the apartment he had leased for her in Los Angeles, California. This goes back to the ask I answered a few days ago regarding Linda and how Elvis would create physical distance between them so he could date other women. Naturally, Linda was upset when she learned about him and Tori 🤧 ⬇️

(excerpt from “Elvis: My Best Man” by George Klein)

And, while Tori has never been formally interviewed for a book like "Baby Let's Play House" by Alanna Nash or "Careless Love" by Peter Guralnick, she has openly spoken about Elvis to a few newspapers and may have appeared on a talkshow in the early 1990s ⬇️

Newspaper from August 11, 1994: “Elvis would fly me back and forth from Memphis to Oxford in a little private jet I was certainly impressed," said Petty, now of Dallas. "I wish I could tell you that he was a sweet, down to earth, ordinary man. He was sweet and he was down to earth, but he was extraordinary." One April afternoon, they went for a ride on Elvis' Harley. They were being followed by a woman in a car, who was working on a pictorial book about the star. "At a red light, Elvis said, 'Look at her give her a good picture, and she'll leave us’ So they did. And, it was in focus, from inside a car, with a Kodak Instamatic. The picture appeared in Betty Page's Got Ya, Elvis, I Got ya, published in 1977. Some time after the Memphis ride, an acquaintance told Petty he saw a picture of her with Elvis and put her in touch with the woman who took it. Petty got a print. "It's framed and depending on what else is going on in my life, I either put it in the closet or hang it on the wall." - Interview with Tori Petty

(courtesy of “Clarion-Ledger” on newspapers.com)

As for the possible television appearance, according to this newspaper⬇️, Tori Petty and Gail Stanton ( the playboy model Elvis dated) were interviewed on Geraldo Riveras' talkshow which was set to air on January 8th, 1991 for Elvis’ birthday. I've searched every archive site I know and haven't been able to find the episode 😭 !! In fact, I don't even see the episode listed on Geraldo’s archive which has every season and the names of its’ episodes, so I'm wondering if it ever even aired

Newspaper from December 29, 1990: What would you have to do to wind up being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera? For Memphian Gail Stanton it was nothing deviant or even horrible. That distinction was saved for the interview itself, her grilling by the king of the naughty interview is scheduled to air Jan 8 (10 am on WHBQ-TV). Geraldo was kind of conniving said Ms Stanton ,36, who holds the distinction of being the only Frayser woman who has been a Playboy Playmate of the Month. That was in June 1978 when she followed in the footsteps of Mississippian Stella Stevens with a nude Playboy pose from sea to shining sea. That piqued Geraldo but his real interest was in another distinction. That was Ms Seventies fling with hometown boy Elvis Presley. It was Elvis's Jan 8 birthday that inspired producers to delve once again into the things from drugs to gossipy stepbrothers to girlfriends. The show taped last week included Ms Stanton who was a Shelby County computer programmer before she turned centerfold spread and Tori Petty a former Ole Miss cheerleader who also dated Elvis. Ms Stanton said Geraldo seemed to give short shrift to other guests such as Charles Thompson coauthor of The Death of Elvis spent quite a bit of time- (illegible). Geraldo knows how to turn those questions around, Ms Stanton says, “I think he was trying to get us to say something like whether we'd been to bed with Elvis and of course that's our personal information”. As for Elvis, Ms Stanton volunteers memories such as how he was a Southern gentleman, “There aren't too many men today who open doors for you or are polite and he was. He didn't blast away TV sets in her presence or talk incessantly about mama or even act moody or strange”. She says “He played the piano for me and sang. How many people can say they have been serenaded by Elvis Presley?" - Interview with Gail Stanton

(courtesy of “The Commercial Appeal” on newspapers.com)

And lastly, I found this book that briefly mentions her and the jacket that was given to her by Elvis <3 ⬇️

(courtesy of “Rock & Roll Memorabilia” by Hilary Kay)

#if anybody happens to find the Geraldo episode that she is in #I will love you forever !!! #I wish we could have heard more from her 😭 #her being dripped out in pink and on the back of Elvis’ motorcycle is so iconic 😩 #tori… how did it feel to live my dream ?! #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #tori petty #gail stanton #george klein #linda thompson #big daddy elvis #elvis history #elvis fans #elvis photos #elvis asks #70s #70s elvis

[mariocki]

Man in a Suitcase: No Friend of Mine (1.21, ITC, 1968)

"Mr. McGill? Let me introduce myself. I am Gombi Masuto."

"Well, I think you know me and the guy with his gun in my back."

"I owe you an apology, but would you have responded to a polite invitation?"

"Well I can't say, cos I didn't get one."

#man in a suitcase #no friend of mine #1968 #itc #classic tv #charles crichton #john stanton #richard bradford #clive morton #errol john #allan cuthbertson #peter halliday #peter williams #harvey hall #ralph michael #philippa gail #danny daniels #horace james #pat connell #a kind of mirror image to 1.16 (The Whisper); where that episode had a brilliant narrative hamstrung by some regrettably dated attitudes to #racial tensions and anti colonial struggles‚ this episode is hugely more satisfying on a political front (the white land owners being #explicitly the villains and agitators‚ and even the typically reticent McGill supporting independence for the fictional African country #of Kalunga) but has one of the sloppiest scripts of the series‚ with multiple gaping plot holes that should have been picked up on during #production. in particular the murder of Bates‚ which occurs offscreen and for no apparent reason‚ is never explained‚ nor the culprit ever #even hinted at; similarly‚ Philippa Gail's sheltered wife character is present when McGill is identified as an undercover operative and yet #her sudden discovery of that same fact later in the episode is treated as a twist which sets up the final showdown. these issues bothered #me even as a kid and i long wondered about possible deleted scenes or post production issues which may have caused problems; alas Pixley is #for once no help at all‚ his bible making no mention of these narrative issues. it does tho provide a lovely little story about Peter #Halliday‚ terrified of his impending fight scene with Bradford (having heard about his tendency toward rough realism) throwing himself at #the star's feet and confessing cowardice in a (successful) attempt to break the ice and win him over

[gunnersden]

Gail Stanton. Playmate of the Month for June 1978.

#pmom #pinup

[retropopcult]

Gail Stanton, Playboy Playmate for June 1978

#Playboy magazine #carnival #1970s #vintage #midway #cotton candy #balloons #candy apple #bumper cars #70s fashion