The Colonel (Dries van Kuijk)- manager of Elvis

The Story

Most Known-Unknown

The most known-unknown man from Breda, NL. Born as Dries van Kuijk in 1909 on Vlaszak. Died in Las Vegas. In the meantime became the first and biggest music manager of all-time. He made Elvis Presley the idol all girls would die for, for sure they gave him their hard-earned money. They came close but the Colonel kept the cigar!

Statue for the Colonel

The city of Breda does not honor this Colonel. No statue, no offical signage that tells visitors that Colonel Parker was born in Breda. Why? For politicians to honor you you need to be as clean as Snow White or Mother Theresa. Yes, our Dries had his struggles in finding his way up, but nothing to be concerned about. Moreover, Mother Theresa proved to be not a saint at all but shrewed as hell 😉 Time to honor Dries with a statue!

No Monument Yet

No monument yet in Breda for Colonel Dries van Kuijk, manager of Elvis Presley. He is seen as some kind of monster, but the Colonel had a very close and intense relation with the King. After Elvis’s comeback in 1969, behind the curtains in Las Vegas, they fell in each other’s arms crying in tears. They succeeded and did it again!

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