Page A2 Cape Ma Star Wave Thursday, February 7, 2008 Prior will bring Elvis to your door on Valentine’s Day

By KRISTEN RILEY Prior has been a self-pro- Package two is two songs, one 30 love songs covered by Cape May Star and Wave claimed die-hard Elvis fan rose and a 30-song CD of Elvis, including “Separate since he was a teenager. For Elvis love songs (sung by Ways,” “Just Pretend” and OCEAN CITY – With the jet the past 25 years, he has per- Prior) for $100. Package “Have I Told You Lately That black hair, long sideburns formed under the name of three is two songs, the CD I Love You.” and signature dark sunglass- EL-LIVE, but don’t call Prior and a dozen roses for $165. Prior also stressed that this es, he’s hard to miss. an impersonator. He prefers Flowers are from Bayside is not going to be a boombox He rides Asbury Avenue in the title of Elvis performer or Floral in Somers Point. and lip sync type of deal. He the Doo Dah Parade, croons tribute artist. “Basically, it’s to keep the sings and plays guitar – to a hermit crab on Martin Z. “Everything is real,” Prior music alive,” said Regina. everything’s live and every- Mollusk Day and navigates said. “The hair’s real, the “And to have something that thing’s Elvis. In fact, celebri- the back lagoons for Night in sideburns are real. I sing and nobody’s done before,” added ties like Johnny Cash, Carol Venice. I play guitar.” Prior. Channing, Arlo Guthrie and He’s Ted Prior, but in Prior will sing at any loca- Singing Valentines aren’t Mickey Rooney have attested Ocean City, he’s better known tion, and he already has book- new, Prior admits, but to have to the fact that Prior was the as Elvis. ings set up to sing at houses, Elvis sing them is something best Elvis performer they had This Valentine’s Day, you restaurants and people’s jobs. novel, at least in South ever seen. could find him waiting at In most cases, his perform- Jersey. There is a list of sug- “If your significant other your front door. ance is a surprise for a loved gested songs, but Prior is up did this for you, wouldn’t that On the most romantic day of one, and Prior’s manager, to try anything – as long as it’s be a great memory?” asked the year – and the week pre- Neil Regina, works with pub- a love song. Regina. “Anybody can give ceding it – Prior will sing love lic locations to keep it that “I’m not going to do some- candy or flowers, but to give songs at houses, offices, busi- way. thing like ‘Hound Dog,’” Elvis as a Valentine is pretty nesses and restaurants “If they want it to be a sur- Prior said. “These are roman- special.” around Cape May and prise,” he said, “we can coor- tic songs.” To book your Elvis singing Atlantic counties. The king dinate it.” Requests so far range from Valentine, call (609) 601- will sing to your queen – or There are three different “The Wonder of You” to 8722. Bookings can be from king – from Feb. 7 to 14. packages fans can choose “Unchained Melody” to Thursday, Feb. 7, to “I love Valentine’s Day,” from. Package one is two “Pledging my Love.” The Thursday, Feb. 14. said Prior. songs and one rose for $75. Elvis Romantic CD features Ted Prior Hall Continued from page A1

Kurkowski said the city Inderwies said the city can get for the lowest cost,” light of the developments at he recommended. months ago and would now could then send out requests should try to see if the project Inderwies said. yesterday’s meeting, Gaffney Councilman David Craig need to let people know the for proposals to top archi- could be done for less, and Former mayor and council- simply praised the decision to asked if the city was losing facility would be available for tects, including Kimmel Deputy Mayor Niels Favre man – and candidate for one take another year for the any bookings due to the previ- another year. Leases for some Borgette. agreed with the idea of cap- of those positions – William project. ous announcement that individuals would also have Kurkowski’s last, but not ping the spending at $10 mil- Gaffney said he was going to Favre cautioned against not Convention Hall would be to be revisited. the least of his recommenda- lion. repeat a call for a public ref- acting expeditiously over the demolished in December With the one-year delay, a tions, was to insist on spend- “I have said we have one erendum on the Convention next year, and Inderwies said 2008. City manager Lou new Convention Hall should ing no more than $10 million shot at a new Convention Hall Hall project, which he made the project should not be Corea said the city had to stop be open for the season of to replace Convention Hall. and it should be the best we at the Jan. 24 meeting. But in delayed more than the year taking bookings several 2011. Cats Douglass Continued from page A1 Continued from page A1 contract with the city of Cape the fourteenth year of that Council agreed to place a that what the committee is the end of this month, and he would not impede what coun- May, saying it would renour- contract, and the sand has resolution to adopt the Beach interested in is not always has until April 7 to turn in cil is working on now. ish the beaches every other been replaced; however, Management Plan on the what the public is interested petitions for the 2008 cam- Besides Craig, at-large year. endangered species have Agenda for the Feb. 19 meet- in. He said the committee is paign. Councilman Robert Nolan is Craig said the city is now in started to nest on the beach. ing. holding another meeting at Douglass said his decision also up for reelection.

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