Fact #134366

Peter Noone (Herman of Herman's Hermits) : When I was in Hollywood filming When The Boys Meet The Girls, El's dad, Vernon Presley, had visited us on the set. He extended an invitation to visit Elvis at his home in Bel Air. Unfortunately, our schedule was too tight to accept.

That seemed to be the end of it until we got to Hawaii, and received a phone call inviting us to have lunch with Elvis the next day. The yells and screams that followed should have been recorded. We acted like a bunch of typical fans. I couldn't sleep. I lay awake all night just wondering what it was going to be like and what Elvis was really like . . . If he was going to be exactly like his pictures, or if his bodyguards would be around. Just everything! It was my biggest dream come true. We were actually going to meet Elvis. Well, we met him the next day, and he was even more than I had imagined. We had lunch with him, and then he personally took us on a tour of the set.

We were the first British group to meet him.

Elvis was based in this huge hut, you know, like where The Queen would have stayed. We went in and he was so nice, just sort of walked in and said 'Hello, Herman, how are you?' We had to shake hands about sixteen times for the photographers and meanwhile the Colonel was handing out autographed Elvis albums.

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TRANSCRIPT : PETER NOONE (HERMAN) INTERVIEWS ELVIS ON RADIO, in Honolulu.

Tom Moffet (radio presenter) : On the set of Elvis' latest motion picture, being filmed in Hawaii, USA. Elvis, come over here. I'd like you to meet a young man who's an admirer of yours, and has been for many years. Elvis Presley, this is Peter Noone. 


Elvis Presley : Hi Peter.

Peter Noone : How'dya do?


Elvis Presley : It's a pleasure.

Peter Noone : Nice to meet you.

Tom Moffet : I thought for a change - we've talked to Elvis many times and also talked to Peter on this recent trip - maybe you'd like to ask each other some questions.

Peter Noone : Yeah, when are you coming to England?


Elvis Presley : Ah, coming to where? Ah, excuse me. Coming to England... I don't know. Maybe in a year or so.

Peter Noone : Great! Everyone keeps saying, you know, "Well, when's Elvis coming over to England?" It's headlines in the newspaper every week, when you coming, but you never seem to come.

Elvis Presley : Yeah, well ... Colonel Parker has a bad back, and so forth.

Col Tom Parker : Yes sir! Yes sir!


Elvis Presley : And (laughs), and as soon as he starts feeling better, we'll probably come over.

Peter Noone : Good. Someone else ask a question now.

Tom Moffet : Anything you'd like to know about Elvis that you don't know already?

Peter Noone : How come you made it without long hair? (laughter)

Tom Moffet : Herman's asking, Elvis, how come you made it without long hair. It used to be quite a bit longer, didn't it? 


Elvis Presley : Flashback. Nah, the sideburns did it, I think.

Peter Noone : Pardon. 


Elvis Presley : The sideburns did it.

Peter Noone : Oh I see, sideburns. 


Elvis Presley : Yeah. You remember those, don't ya?

Peter Noone : (Everyone laughing.) Yeah, everyone's laughing now, they are. 


Elvis Presley : We just can't help it, we're all crazy.

Peter Noone : The sun, is it?


Elvis Presley : We sit here in the sun, I guess it gets to your head (laughs). Your head, your hair. Tom, that's probably the best interview you've ever had.

Peter Noone : Thanks a lot.

Tom Moffet : Pretty casual. I'll let you guys do the work.

Peter Noone : This guy, in the hot sun. You work in the hot sun all day? 


Elvis Presley : How'd your show go, Peter?

Peter Noone : Who's your favorite group, after The Beatles? 


Elvis Presley : Well, after The Beatles I would have to say (laughs) Boston Pops, okay. (Laughing.) Okay, and then the Boston Symphony. (Laughing.) No, nah, I would say your group, Rolling Stones.

Peter Noone : Awwwww.


Elvis Presley : You should know that I studied, obviously. Your group, The Rolling Stones. Your group before The Rolling Stones, right? Then uh...

Marty Lacker : (Elvis staffer) : L.A. Police Department?


Elvis Presley : Nah, no, no Marty.

Col Tom Parker : Yes sir! Yes sir! (laughter)

Peter Noone : What is filming like? Do you have to get up at six o'clock? 


Elvis Presley : Yeah about five-thirty.

Peter Noone : You start at six? 


Elvis Presley : Yeah.

Peter Noone : Nice weather anyway. What happens when it rains? 


Elvis Presley : Six, seven, eight. Huh?

Peter Noone : What happens every time it rains here? 


Elvis Presley : We have to stop and come inside. Every time a little rain cloud comes over, we [cut!]. That's why we do a [cut!]. No, we stop and come inside.

Peter Noone : Go on.

Marty Lacker : We let our brains cool off.

Elvis Presley : Yeah, when it rains, we let our brains cool off awhile. How'd your show go over here?

Peter Noone : Pardon. 


Elvis Presley : How did the show go here?

Peter Noone : I'm sorry, I can't understand everything. It went fabulous, the show went. ... you know, some of the language I can't pick up. Can you understand me?

Elvis Presley : Yes, very well.

Marty Lacker : Yes sir! (laughter)

Col Tom Parker : Yes, sir. I gave'em all the gifts, Elvis.

Peter Noone : Oh yeah, thanks for all them doofers. 


Elvis Presley : Oh, you're very welcome...all those what?

Peter Noone : Doofers. 


Elvis Presley : Doofers?

Peter Noone : Things, you know. Doofers, things. 


Elvis Presley : Okay. I'd like to wish you the best of luck.

Peter Noone : Thank you very much. All the best. 

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