In 6 weeks' time, it will be 9 years since we lost Lea.
The main tribute topic has received many viewings on here and over 101,680 visits on the former CSS Forum too, which has some additional material in the "Remember Me" topic.
Do you have an idea for a ninth anniversary poster? If you need any particular shot of Lea, I can send you the "master" file in its higher resolution.
All best wishes from the UK, where in the south we are expecting very high winds soon.
The studio recording is by British pop star Cliff Richard (now "Sir Cliff Richard") made 50 years ago at the famous Abbey Road Studio in London (regularly used by "The Beatles").
Oh, if you tell a lie You know that I'll forgive you Though you say our love is just a game And when you hear my name You'll say I'm from a strange world But is it so strange to be in love with you
Is it so strange That I love you more than all the world Is it so strange I have no eyes for any other girl
Oh won't you take me back And say that you still love me To waste a love like ours would be a sin Let us kiss again Let me hold you near And take me from this strange world That I'm living in
The "Teddy Bear" movie clip is from "Loving You" (Paramount 1957) - Elvis's second movie and his first in colour. Elvis's pretty co-star Dolores Hart (who also appeared in "King Creole" in 1958) later became a nun and is the Mother Superior in a Convent in the USA. Elvis's parents appeared in the last song scene as members of the audience.
The gently sung "I'm Falling In Love Tonight" was recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie "It Happened at the World's Fair" (MGM 1963). The film son was written by Don Robertson, who also played the organ at the recording session on 22nd September 1962 at Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, USA.
The dinner scene was filmed in the restaurant at the 1963 Seattle World Fair. At the end of the song, Elvis hobbles out as he had previously paid a young boy to kick him in the shins so that he would have an excuse to visit the nurse at the Fair! That young boy was actor Kurt Russell, who years later played Elvis in a movie after his death (on 16th August 1977).
Matteo from Italy wrote these charming words on the former Official CSS Forum back in March 2005:
Hallo to everyone..
I'm Matteo, an Italian boy. Yesterday I was thinking about Lea, in my room and something strange happened. Just in the moment I was thinking about her I saw a butterfly coming on my body. Strange thing for a winter night..
I like to think that she was Lea that wanted to thank me for my thoughts..
I'm still disturbed for the lost of this great person.
Thank you to all who visit this site from time to time remembering lovely and brave Lea De Mae (Andrea).
I see that there have been over 178,000 viewings of this one topic alone in fond memory of Lea.
You will find some additional postings in the former CSS Official Forum about Lea and her best friend Monica Sweetheart and of course, a huge amount of material on Silvia Saint herself is included there.