![]() In mid-1972, the Colonel began arranging a concert at Hawaii’s Honolulu International Center that would be broadcast around the world via satellite. If Parker wouldn’t bring Presley to international audiences, then he would do the next best thing: bring international audiences to Presley. ![]() As Presley increased his drug intake, Parker also doubted his star’s physical fitness and worried that he wouldn’t be able to keep any drug-related mishaps out of the press. The truth was that Parker, a Dutch-born undocumented immigrant, didn’t have a passport and didn’t want Presley to travel abroad without him. ![]() Presley also received several lucrative offers to perform overseas but his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, shot them down, ludicrously claiming there weren’t large enough venues to host him.
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