Your how-to guide to surviving in an Elvis jumpsuit during a heatwave in Parkes

By Christine Little
January 10 2020 - 3:00pm
BURNING LOVE FOR ELVIS FESTIVAL: Parkes man Al "Alvis" Gersbach is the town's unofficial Elvis ambassador and has been wearing these jumpsuits for 15 years. Photo: Christine Little
BURNING LOVE FOR ELVIS FESTIVAL: Parkes man Al "Alvis" Gersbach is the town's unofficial Elvis ambassador and has been wearing these jumpsuits for 15 years. Photo: Christine Little

With more than 25,000 people who descend on Parkes for the Elvis Festival every year, many of these rock-and-rolling, hip-swivelling fans are usually dressed in a star-studded jumpsuit complete with a big hair wig.

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