by John Connell
Spacemen (rubgy league team) 22
Spirit of Elvis 91
sponsorship 38, 41, 46, 53, 55, 57–8, 65, 68, 70, 74
spirituality 79, 80, 81, 82, 126
Stallone, Sylvester 25
Stanthorpe (Queensland) 174
Star Wars 190
Steel, Bob and Anne 31–4, 36–40, 48, 53, 198, opp. 31, opp. 39
Stefanoski, Elvis Aaron 117
street parade 34, 38, 47, 55, 73–8
Stuart, Tom 79–82
succession planning 184
Sullivan, Ed 9, 124
Summernats 116
sunglasses 76, 77, 83, 135, 138, 140, 146, 147, 153, 157, 171
Superman 192
Surfers Paradise (Queensland) 100, 143
Suspicious Minds 92, 101, 128
sweat 65, 67, 127, 138, 140, 146, 147, 182, 198
Sutherland, Adam 44, 46
Sydney (NSW) 58, 103, 119
Tamworth (NSW) 43, 84
Country Music Festival 71, 116, 135, 164
taste, absence of 134, 136
tattoos 54, 151–2, 153, 166, 175
teenagers 10, 11, 16, 134
television 8, 9–10, 12, 13, 16, 58
ten Cate, Roel 32–3, 40–41, 46, 48
tent city (Gracelands on the Green) 56, 164
Tinder 145
toilets 57, 116, 143, 155
Toovey, Rod 144
tourism 21–2, 47–8, 53–4, 190
trains 13, 20 see also Elvis Express
transport 20, 57
tribute artists 16, 39–40, 59, 63, 87–113
Ultimate Tribute Artist 95, 100, 181, 182
Trundle (NSW) 17, 21, 174, 193
T-shirts 2, 68, 77, 108, 120, 122, 134, 135–6, 158, 171
Tully (Queensland) 193
Tupelo, Mississippi 98, 182, 187
U Beaut Ute 46
undertakers 160, 175
United Kingdom 179
United States 18, 48, 179
Uniting Church 79–80, 183
utes 158, 188–9
Utes in the Paddock 193
Vegas, Dean 83, 91, 98
Victor Harbor (SA) 192
Vietnam 180
visitors see festival-goers
Viva Las Vegas 82
Viva Las Vegies 93
Viva Lasagna 59
voluntarism 24, 46, 156, 171–3, 183, 185, 189
Wagga Wagga (NSW) 169
Warhol, Andy 186
Warwick (Queensland) 137, 174
Wawak, Hans 102
Wayne, John 16
weddings 3, 83–5
Wellington (NSW) 193
Western Australia (WA) 41, 102, 170
wheat 13, 20, 56, 189
widgies 11 see also bodgies
wigs 53, 65, 70, 73, 89, 96, 134, 135, 138, 140, 152, 157
Wiggles 3, 64–5
Wilson, Robert 185
wine 24–5, 33, 66, 169, 174
wineries 40, 65, 151
Wink, Texas 193
Wintersun Festival 117
Wiradjuri 13, 22, 57, 119
Wollongong (NSW) 107, 123
Woodford (Queensland) 67, 93
wool 13, 15, 19, 76
Wright, Allan 96
Wyong (NSW) 192
Yellow Wiggle see Greg Page
Yorkshire hens 36
Youngblood, Eddie 38–9, 41, 43, 44, 91–2, 93, 94, opp. 38
Ypsilanti, Michigan 182
youth 15, 26, 120, 146, 178
Z, Dean 98