Father Antoniu Petrescu (R) and musician Fabrizio Fiale practice Elvis Presley songs at his home in the central Italian city of Avezzano October 14, 2007. Father Petrescu, a Romanian who became a Roman Catholic priest three years ago, is also an Elvis Presley impersonator. Picture taken October 14, 2007. Reuters Pictures 20 months ago

Father Antoniu Petrescu (R) and musician Fabrizio Fiale practice Elvis Presley songs at his home in the central Italian city of Avezzano October 14, 2007. Father Petrescu, a Romanian who became a Roman Catholic priest three years ago, is also an Elvis Presley impersonator. Picture taken October 14, 2007.

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  12. Michael Jackson fan Jessica Mathis talks on her cell phone outside the gates of Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 1, 2009. Jackson's family has said there are no plans for a funeral or burial of his body at the ranch in Central California. But the rural playground inspired by Jackson's alter-ego, Peter Pan, would remain an attraction in an region already trafficked by tourists, and it could rival Elvis Presley's Graceland as a future venue for his millions of fans around the world.
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  14. Fan Jenny Tanner holds a Michael Jackson book outside the gates of Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 1, 2009. Jackson's family has said there are no plans for a funeral or burial of his body at the ranch in Central California. But the rural playground inspired by Jackson's alter-ego, Peter Pan, would remain an attraction in an region already trafficked by tourists, and it could rival Elvis Presley's Graceland as a future venue for his millions of fans around the world.
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