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Sold for $20,000 at auction
by Butterfield & Butterfield
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The TCB Oath
More self respect, more respect for fellow
man, respect for fellow students & instructors
respect for all styles & techniques. Body
conditioning, mental conditioning, meditation
for calming & willing of the mind & body
Sharpen your skills increases mental
awareness for all those who might choose
a new outlook and personal phylosophy
freedom from constipation
TCB Techniques
All techniques into one
Elvis Presley 8th
applying all techniques
into one
(re-typed as written &
miss-spelt)
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Elvis wore one of the original TCB
necklaces personally. He gave one to his Aunt Delta to keep for him.
The original TCB's were expensive and first class, explains Red West.
"Elvis gave them to those of us who were around him, like myself,
Joe Esposito. After awhile , as they became popular and Elvis began
giving them out more and more of them, they got cheaper in material.
When I gave my original one to Red Foxx , Elvis turned around and gave
me another. I do believe Travis Tritt has my second TCB pendant
now"
Sam Thompson, Linda's brother and former Elvis bodyguard recalls the
night Elvis presented him with his TCB Elvis designed jewelry.
"I was downstairs at Graceland in November 1976 and Elvis sent
Linda down asking me to come to Elvis' bedroom, that he was very upset
with me. I was worried as I climbed the stairs."I was downstairs at
Graceland in November 1976 and Elvis sent Linda down asking me to come
to Elvis' bedroom, that he was very upset with me. I was worried as I
climbed the stairs.
"When I walked in ther
was Elvis, Linda, Billy and Jo Smith and Elvis broke into a smile. He
took the TCB gold necklace/pendant out of a box and put it around my
neck and then he read the TCB Oath and put his arms around me and hugged
me."
In March 1977, Sam's wife
Louise was presented her TLC pendant. The Thompsons are among the
few husband and wife teams who have both the TCB and TLC necklaces.
Just before Aunt Delta died
she called Jimmy Velvet (a likeable Elvis fan who hung around Graceland
for years and asked him to sell off all her personal belongings as she
felt that after she was gone her family would fight over her
possessions. By selling off her Elvis gold jewelry she could leave just
the cash to her relatives which would be divided equally. It is not known what
actually did happened to Aunt Delta's Elvis jewelry ... but Jimmy Velvet
has been accused by several of the Memphis Mafia of manipulating Elvis'
family members into giving or stealing their prized Elvis jewelry
collection and belongings.
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