Not to defend Clear Channel, but as I read it the guy doing the buying 
USED to own a company that was purchased by CC 4 years ago.  A good 
friend of mine worked for that company and is now a local VP for CC 
(which is getting out of the club show business in our region). That 
would make Elvis's new owner independent of CC...

Just clarifying,
Eric





>> The worst part is, it will now cost a dollar to say "Elvis has left 
>> the
>> building."
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
>> This is just painful ...
>>
>>
>> MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Lisa Marie Presley is keeping Graceland but selling 
>> the
>> bulk of the Elvis estate, including rights to her father's name and 
>> image,
>> in a deal worth approximately $100 million.
>> Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. announced an agreement Thursday to 
>> sell 85
>> percent of its assets to businessman Robert F.X. Sillerman, founder 
>> of music
>> and sports promoter SFX Entertainment.
>>