2004
Highlights
 This
past year has brought me so many blessings and I sang for over 100
performances! Here are some of this year’s highlights.
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In
January I welcomed in the New Year
by performing at Grand Casino
Hinckley with the DC Drifters, celebrated Elvis’
Birthday in Spring Lake Park with the DC Drifters
and sang the National Anthem at the Metrodome
for Twins Fest.
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In
February I opened for The Diamonds
in concert at the Mall of America,
sang “New York, New York”
with “Miss Minnesota”,
Megan Torgeson, as we opened the Miss
Coon Rapids Pageant and performed with Bill
Haley’s Comets at the Mall
of America.
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In
March I presented 20 of the World’s
Greatest Elvis Tribute Artists to a crowd of thousands
and performed with DJ Fontana
and The Stamps Quartet as
the Featured Artist for
the “Elvis Extravaganza at the
Mall of America”.
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In
April I traveled to Nashville
to record my first album “Looking
Back” which has a mix of my favorite Elvis,
Sinatra and Garth Brooks songs. I also performed at Mystic
Lake Casino for
the Seniors Expo, competed in the Festival
of the Bluegrass Impersonator Contest
in Kentucky and performed for Crestview Elementary School on
“Positive Reward Day.”
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In
May I helped the Anoka River Cruise
Car Club open the Hot Rod season with performances
in downtown Anoka and Performed with Betty
Rydell for a benefit show in Alexandria.
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In
June I went on my family fishing trip
to Canada and hosted the Relay for
Life charity event for the American
Cancer Society at the Anoka fair grounds. I also
spent a wonderful weekend in the north woods as I performed
at LCO Casino in Hayward,
WI with the DC Drifters.
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In
July I celebrated the 4th of July
on the North Shore of Lake Superior as I performed at
Grand Portage Casino with the DC Drifters, performed
my patriotic “Celebrate America” show for New
Life Church in Hugo, Andover
Family Fun Fest for the 4th year in a row, Anoka
River Cruise Car Club, sang for the Help Desk Organization
on the Jonathan Padelford Paddlewheel
Cruise and opened for Paul
Revere and the Raiders at the Medina
Ballroom.
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In
August I celebrated “Elvis Week”
performing at Grand Casino Hinckley with the DC Drifters,
helped Senator Linda Scheid
celebrate the Marriage of her son, Chris at their reception
in the Harriet Island Pavillion
and hosted the Anoka County Arts Alliance
book release party at Lyric Arts Main
Street Stage.
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In
September I performed “A Tribute
to the Stars” with the “DC Drifters”
at the Midwest Country Theater
in Sandstone, entertained the Good
Guys Car Club Season Finale at the Mermaid
Entertainment Center closed the Hot Rod season for
the Anoka River Cruise Car
Club in Anoka and hosted a Sold
Out Elvis Show
for Tourco Cruise Lines at St. Croix
Casino in Turtle Lake, WI..
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In
October I performed for Customer Appreciation
Night at the Mermaid Entertainment
Center, reunited Betsy and Gary Larson with an Elvis
Vow Renewal Ceremony followed by a performance, and
performed for the Zach Barstow Charity
Event at the Mermaid Entertainment
Center.
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In
November I hosted for the United Way
at their Caring Connection Volunteer Drive at the Mall
of America. Hosted Customer
Appreciation Night for the Homewood Suites in Bloomington
and traveled down to Pipestone
for the SMMH Services fall seminar.
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In
December I presented “A Sinatra
Christmas” to the Robbinsdale Seniors, performed
“A Country Christmas in St. Francis”
a fundraiser for Playhouse 15 Theater Company, entertained the
public relations firm of Karkowski & Courage at McNamara
Alumni Center at the University
of Minnesota, performed for the Upscale
Home Improvement Show at Rivercenter in St. Paul
and performed “A Sinatra Christmas”
for the employees of Tourco at St.
Croix Casino in Turtle Lake, WI.
 If
you made it through all these highlights and are still reading this,
God Bless You! I haven’t really mentioned some of the people
who have blessed my life so much this year like my wife Sue, children
Alex, Taylor & Spencer, my mom June, business partner Beth and
all the people who have been entertained by me this year.
In
addition to these highlights I would like to thank those of you
who invited me to perform for your wedding receptions, birthdays,
family reunions, anniversaries, funerals, retirements, senior groups,
and street dances.
I
estimate that over the course of 2004 I have helped to raise over
$25,000 for charity and provided 2 families with handicap accessible
mini-vans that they desperately needed.
God
Bless you all.
Toddelvis
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