The King is Dead. Long Live the King!
Thirty years ago this month Elvis Presley died just hours before he was to fly to Portland for two sold-out shows. For his Maine fans it was a crushing blow. Three decades later, Maine's True Fans for Elvis still have their tickets for those shows and are
By Rob Sneddon
When Dot Gonyea heard that Elvis Presley was coming to the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, she knew she had to be first in line for tickets. "I grabbed my daughter and two lawn chairs and we jumped in the car," Gonyea says.The concert hadn't been announced yet, but word had leaked to a friend of Dot's who worked at the Porteous, Mitchell & Braun department store opposite the civic center. By the time Dot and her daughter Debbie made the drive downtown from their home in South Portland, the news was on the radio.
