{"id":1331,"date":"2009-01-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-11T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wpblog\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2009-01-11T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-11T02:00:00","slug":"gospel-service-at-the-parkes-elvis-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/?p=1331","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Service at the Parkes Elvis Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It has been a long time since I have been at a church service. Given the photo opportunities, I could not turn down the chance to go to this one, also I have never been to a gospel service. As you can see, it was a service with a distinctly Elvis bent, and I have recorded much sound so I can make a movie out of it. But that will take a lot of work and will have to come later.  The service has lots of dancing and singing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217718208\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3132\/3217718208_0a4a6e98b4.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217709214\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3257\/3217709214_a404c38ee4.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216851279\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3114\/3216851279_f69a0daeff_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217704096\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3100\/3217704096_34c4669727_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217703958\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3117\/3217703958_ec79902879_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216855501\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3351\/3216855501_879e90edd3_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216865803\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3357\/3216865803_3d8c090020_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217707036\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3536\/3217707036_8787610691_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, there was Elvis and many other singers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217705528\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3338\/3217705528_bdfa1de0d1.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216852529\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3342\/3216852529_3b248b559f_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216850977\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3506\/3216850977_e080af49b0_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217705704\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3354\/3217705704_9ac6b5b300_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217706062\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3504\/3217706062_233f0218bc_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216857813\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3461\/3216857813_a00e63d55a_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217710988\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3503\/3217710988_fd1f6c8561_s.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And then the churches. I suspect that both the Catholics and uniting church were represented but there was a third woman. I did not know where she fitted in. The movie will tell much more. Just let me say that I thought they handled the tensions and contradictions as well as I have seen it done. I think there is hope for them yet. But then I am an optimist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3217705000\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3447\/3217705000_04d3f2cb74_m.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Go to the photo page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yewenyi\/3216852981\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/3109\/3216852981_af28860250_m.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis Festival at Parkes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\/\/ &lt; ![CDATA[<br \/>\n\/\/ <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a long time since I have been at a church service. 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