(February 2000)

(Compiled by Haruo Hirose)

(Old newspaper article on Lisa with some pictures of her I had not seen)

Juliette Lewis and Lisa Marie

(May 15, 1999) Lisa Marie Presley Leads Massive Protest In Washington D.C. Against Use Of Psychiatric Drugs. Full story and more pictures of Lisa with Kirstie Alley and Juliette Lewis are here. Lisa Marie Presley, the protest leader stated, 'We've all heard blame assigned to everything from movies, to video games to Marylin Manson. But when a kid commits some senseless violent act, why isn't the first question we ask, 'Was he on psychiatric drugs? These drugs freely prescribed to children, can cause violence, aggression, extreme anger and even suicidal tendencies, and I think it's time psychiatry is held accountable. With over 5 million kids on these 'legal' drugs, psychiatrists are playing a game of Russian roulette. We have kids who are walking time bombs waiting to go ff, and no one know who's going to be next!' １９９９年５月１５日、ワシントンＤＣでの 「ドラッグ反対運動」でのリサ。 リサの入っている宗教団体「サイエントロジー」 による抗議集会。 この時の記事と写真がここにあります。

(Note: Oszajca's Interscope Records is one of Universal Music Group.)

ユニバーサル・ミュージック・グループのグラミー賞受賞パーティーに リサ・マリーも出席しました。 （オーザカの Interscope Records がユニバーサル・ミュージック・グループ会社） リサ・マリーとシェリル・クロウが話している場面が一部ＴＶで放送されました。

Oszajca LIVE at the VIPER ROOM in LA - Thurs. March 2, U.S.A.
John Oszajca's first show in LA in over a year...This one will SELL-OUT so get there EARLY!
Doors open at 9:00PM, show starts at 9:15 SHARP.
The VIPER ROOM (owned by actor Johnny Depp) is located at 8852 Sunset Blvd.

	Lisa story from Star Magazine. （上）タブロイド紙の女王リサ。 （左）とっても美しいリサ。

	1/24/00 Lisa Marie Presley and John Oszajca, at the EVIAN Sponsored Amfar Cinema against AIDS party at the Kimbel Arts Center at Sundance Film Festival 2000. No picture of Lisa but pictures of the stars from Talk magazine's Golden Globes pre-party at the Mondrian in LA.

GRACELAND NEWS
Lisa Marie Presley Updates

Wedding Bells: All the staff of Graceland/Elvis Presley Enterprises congratulate Lisa Marie Presley and John Oszajca on their recent engagement and wish them every happiness in their marriage. No details about a wedding date or the ceremony have been announced as yet.

Web Site: Now on line and still under construction is Lisa Marie Presley's own official web site. The ONLY official Lisa Marie Presley web site. Click here to see it. Go there for all the latest news and information on what's going on with Lisa. Of course, we will always continue to carry Lisa news of interest to Elvis fans here on the Elvis/Graceland site as appropriate, primarily news that relates directly to Lisa's role with our company and the Elvislegacy. Lisa's own web site will soon become your ultimate resource for information about her life and career.

Rumor Busters: We wouldn't even address this junk, but judging from some emails we're getting, some of you are believing some wild tabloid stories again. So, here goes:

- Lisa and John did not become engaged on their December 1999 visit to Graceland and they are not planning to have their ceremony at Graceland. Purely a tabloid fabrication. (See a separate article in our news about that December visit.)

- Two stories that continue to circulate are that Lisa is closing Graceland and that she is having her father's grave moved from Graceland to a secret location. Ridiculous tabloid fabrication once again. Closing Graceland and moving the grave are two things that have never been considered and there is no reason to think they ever would be considered. Lisa is an integral part of our management team and joins us in excitedly looking forward to many years of great things ahead, including keeping Graceland open for generations of Elvis fans who visit from around the world.

(For Japanese Only)（翻訳：広瀬） グレースランド・ニュース リサ・マリー・プレスリー最新情報 ウエディング・ベル: グレースランド・ＥＰＥのスタッフ全員、リサ・マリー・プレスリーと ジョン・オーザカの婚約をお祝いすると共に、 幸せな結婚になりますようにお祈りします。 今現在、結婚式の日取り等は発表されておりません。 ウェブ・サイト: リサ・マリー・プレスリーの公式サイトが出来ました。 まだ「工事中」ですが、唯一の公式リサ・マリー・プレスリー・ウェブ ・サイトはここをクリックしてください。 リサの最新ニュース等はここにあります。もちろん、ここ グレースランド・サイトにもエルヴィス・ファンの興味を持たれる リサのニュース、この会社やエルヴィス遺産のリサの役割に関する 主要なニュースは引き続き載せる予定です。 もうすぐ、リサ自身のサイトが彼女の生活、仕事の情報源となることでしょう。 噂を吹き飛ばせ: 発信源が何処とは言いませんが、何人かの人は不確かなタブロイド・ ストーリーを信じているようです。このような； - リサとジョンは昨年１２月のグレースランド訪問時には婚約していま せんでした。そしてまた、グレースランドでの挙式の計画はありません。 タブロイド誌の作り話です。 - 別の二つの噂話が飛びかっています。 リサのグレースランド閉鎖と父親の墓をグレースランドから 別の秘密の場所に移すことです。これもばかげた作り話です。 そのどちらも考えられたこともありませんし、その必要性も見出せません。 リサは我々のマネージメント・チームの重要な役割を担うとともに、 我々と共に、世界中から訪れるエルヴィス・ファンのためにグレース ランド公開の継続を含め、未来の大きな出来事を楽しみにしています。

Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Monday, February 7, 2000
Lisa Marie's groom-to-be is homegrown. Third time's a charm.
By Tim Ryan (Star-Bulletin)

A prominent artist couple in peaceful Windward Oahu is getting the kind of fame they never imagined, "or wanted."
And it's not about their art.
"Yes it's us; John (Oszajca-- pronounced Oh-zsa-kah) is our son and, yes, he's engaged to Lisa Marie Presley," said Linda Oszajca with a bit of laugh. "I'm surprised it's taken so long for (Hawaii reporters) to catch on."
John Oszajca --Waimanalo born, raised and educated --and Presley announced their engagement last week on her 32nd birthday, more than a month after they had become engaged.
Parents John and Linda Oszajca, who own the Oszajca Design Group, have lived in Hawaii more than 30 years. Linda, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, has exhibited her art throughout Hawaii and internationally. In 1989 Linda's "In the Hot Warming Sand" -- a typical Hawaiian beach scene with bikini-clad sun worshippers and wet towels -- was on display in a Paris gallery. Among other works is the banyan tree she painted in 1996 on the interior walls of Kailua Public Library.
But it's their fledgling rock 'n' roll musician son -- one of the couple's three children, including a daughter and another boy -- who's been attracting international attention since his engagement to Lisa was announced.

'I was this dumb kid from an island confronted by this fast-paced, ultra-hip scene. There was a lot of confusion and angst and just figuring myself out. It was a struggle. I'd gone to Seattle to 'make it' and had no idea what I was doing ... We put together a band and went on to suck. We didn't really do anything with it.'
JOHN OSZAJCA,
FROM HIS WEB SITE BIOGRAPHY

Oszajca, 25, graduated from Kailua Intermediate in 1988 and Kailua High School in 1992. He met Presley, 32, through mutual friends about nine months ago, Linda said.
This will be the third marriage for Presley, who is divorced from Michael Jackson and drummer Danny Keogh, and the first for Oszajca. Lisa has two children, Danielle, 10; and Benjamin, 6. No wedding date has been set, Linda Oszajca said.
Oszajca's parents have been told by their son and his management not to talk to news media, referring calls to his publicist and manager. A promised interview with the singer-musician never occurred and several follow-up telephone calls to Oszajca's management company were not returned.
The elder Oszajca, an environmental graphic designer, said his son is "very sensitive" about what's said and by whom about his relationship with Lisa.
"He's asked us not to talk to anybody; we're getting all kinds of calls coming in, including some pretty weird ones, like from the National Enquirer," John Oszajca said. "In reality, we really don't know all that much. But we would love to be able to talk because we're so proud."

Linda Oszajca did talk briefly with the Star-Bulletin.
"John and Lisa met around May then got engaged just before Christmas after he asked (Presley's mom) Priscilla for permission," she said. "Then he asked (Lisa) and he told us he gave her an engagement ring."
According to sources, Oszajca talked to Priscilla the morning of Dec. 23, then that afternoon popped the question to Lisa. That evening during a small, private holiday gathering for family and friends at Lisa's L.A. home, her mother made the announcement.
Oszajca's first album, "From There to Here," is scheduled to be released in April on Interscope Records. But Interscope has already released an abbreviated CD with two songs: "Back in 1999" -- with its touch of T-Rex and The Velvet Underground -- and "Funny Shade of Blue."
"'From There to Here' is a story about moving forward," Oszajca explains in his biography.
"I'm saying that success is the accumulation of all our experiences, even the failures. That's the way life has been for me anyway."

According to Oszajca's manager, David Christianson, the album recounts the musician's transformation from a small-town kid from Hawaii to a street-savvy musician. Other tracks on the album will include "Bisexual Chick," "Where's Bob Dylan When You Need Him" and "I Might Look White."
"Bisexual Chick" is theme of the film "Clubland," in which Aerosmith's Steven Tyler plays the part of record producer. The movie is scheduled for limited release April 16. The soundtrack also includes the work of Jimmy Tuckett, Brad Hunt, Buddy Quaid, Terence Trent D'Arby, Alexis Arquette and Lori Petty, Zebrahead and Flood. Oszajca's music also was in the film "Mystery Men."
On his Web site, Oszajca says his album takes an urban dance music approach to traditional song structure. He describes himself as a traditional songwriter with contemporary narration and urban production.
His songs -- which range from social and political issues to not being able to find a place to park -- are "vehicles for storytelling," he says.
Oszajca moved to Seattle just weeks after graduating from Kailua High in '92.
"I was this dumb kid from an island confronted by this fast-paced, ultra-hip scene," he says in his biography. "There was a lot of confusion and angst and just figuring myself out. It was a struggle. I'd gone to Seattle to 'make it' and had no idea what I was doing."
But Oszajca says he especially appreciated not being "the only white guy in town" for the first time.
"We were definitely in the minority in Waimanalo, and that was no fun at all," he says. "I know what it feels like to be picked out of a crowd."
Oszajca started taking guitar lessons at 15 using a guitar his parents bought him for his birthday. Another beginning musician whom he met during lessons would be part of his first band.
"We put together a band and went on to suck," Oszajca says. "We didn't really do anything with it."
Then Oszajca writes he floated from band to band, playing in at least seven before he left Hawaii. In Seattle, the 18-year-old musician found the songs he'd been mocked for doing in Hawaii were now being appreciated.

"I'd always written these completely different sounding songs that I was certain no one would ever understand," he said. "But I was doing it for me, playing for friends. (In Seattle) suddenly people were getting it, but in Hawaii it was this weird thing."
Oszajca joined a band. Soon after a friend asked him to play a solo acoustic set for a film group benefit. The club where he performed asked Oszajca to do a return performance. Soon after he launched a solo career.
Oszajca did coffee shop gigs where he got paid in sandwiches and moved on to opening for national acts, he says, which included Jewel, Brian Setzer, Joan Osborne, Moe Tucker and Pete Drodge.
The genesis of Oszajca's songs is his subconscious when "it has something to say," he writes.
"It finally figures out an experience I went through in the past, solidifying the lesson learned."
He moved to L.A. to "either make it or break it ... because nothing was going to happen unless I made it happen," Oszajca said.
Oszajca decided rather than remaining a solo act playing for a few people, he would create his own scene and put himself in the middle. So Oszajca became a club promoter, hosting weekly events. He played drums for a band he named "Popism."
The group was "ridiculous, a horrible glam band, but that was the whole point," Oszajca said.
"It was sort of an experiment to see if we could create the kind of hype that would turn this really awful band into the next big thing," he said.
In six months Popism was packing the club with several hundred people a show.
While Oszajca was "embracing the more urban sound" he also was searching for a record producer. That's when Nic Jodoin, who would produce "From There to Here" with co-producer Chris Johnson, entered the picture.
When Oszajca performs live his band consists of two guitarists (himself included), a bass player, a drummer and disc jockey. Backup singers, dancers and a Mariachi band are also part of the gig "to make the show as huge as possible," he says.
Oszajca spent time at Park City, Utah last month during the Sundance Film Festival where he performed along with several other bands at The Cozy for a private party hosted by Famous Music for about 300 television and motion picture executives. Capricorn recording groups Bicycle and Metro Talent also performed.
During his performance there, Lisa sat in the audience wearing a flop hat or danced to her fiance's music, said owner Greg Weiner.
"I didn't even know she was with him," Weiner said in a telephone interview. "We had a lot of groups playing that night and Oszajca was the best. My sound guy said he was definitely going to move up in the music world. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

NEWSMAKERS Their Burning Love Newsweek, February 14, 2000 Looks like Lisa Marie Presley is a sucker for a serenade. Elvis's daughter, 32, is engaged again, this time to singer John Oszajca, 25. It's her third attempt at harmony with a musician. Before Michael Jackson, she was married to bassist Danny Keough, the father of her two kids. There could be another Jackson connection, a song on Oszajca's debut album. The title: "I Might Look White."

The Official Lisa Marie Website (Updated yesterday but still under construction) http://www.lisamariepresley.com/ http://www.lisapresley.com/ The Official John Oszajca Website http://www.johnoszajca.com/ http://www.fromtheretohere.com/

Friday, February 4, 2000
TONIGHT ON ET!
An ET exclusive with PRISCILLA PRESLEY! Our own MARK STEINES sits down with Priscilla to get the details about LISA MARIE's recent engagement!
(Entertainment Tonight Online)

インタビューの内容は伝わって来ていませんが、 プリシラは相変わらず美しかったそうです。

(For Japanese only) マイケル元夫人３度目結婚 【ロサンゼルス１日（日本時間２日）＝千歳香奈子通信員】 故エルビス・プレスリーの娘で、人気歌手マイケル・ジャクソンの 元妻のリサ・マリー・プレスリー（３１）が、 ３度目の結婚をすることが明らかになった。 米ＮＢＣテレビの「アクセス・ハリウッド」によると、 相手はロック歌手のジョン・オーザカ（２５）で、 昨年１２月２３日に婚約したという。 ２人は昨年５月に友人を通じて知り合い、交際を続けていた。 オーザカはリサの母親の女優プリシラの承諾を得た上で、 リサにプロポーズした。リサは即座に「イエス」と答えたという。 ２人は昨年のクリスマスパーティーで、親しい友人たちに 婚約したことを報告していた。 挙式の日取りは未定。 リサは歌手のダニー・キーオと最初に結婚し２人の子供を もうけたが離婚、その後１９９４年５月２６日にマイケルと結婚したが、 ４年前に離婚した。 オーザカは４月にデビュー作となるソロアルバムを発売する予定。 リサも現在、デビューアルバムを製作中だという。 (goo より)

Access Hollywood
Lisa Marie Presley is set to wed 25-year old rocker John Oszajca. Is the 'King' a musical influence for him? In an exclusive interview with 'Access Hollywood' tonight Oszajca says, 'Bob Dylan is probably my biggest influence. My dad had a cool record collection. I think that (influenced) me more than the music of the time.'...

オーザカ・インタビュー アメリカＮＢＣ・ＴＶ、「アクセス・ハリウッド」がジョン・オーザカの インタビューを放映しましたが、彼はリサについては話しませんでした。

Lisa Marie to marry again from Detroit News
Lisa Marie to tie knot with younger rocker from Chicago Sun Times

Lisa Marie & John Oszajca at Sundance Film Festival on Jan.27 サンダンス映画祭のリサとジョン

Tuesday February 1 8:08 PM ET Lisa Marie Presley to Marry Again By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four years after ending her surprise marriage to pop superstar Michael Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley wants to give married life another chance -- this time with a lesser-known recording artist. The only child of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley is engaged to marry up-and-coming singer-songwriter John Oszajca, her publicist, Paul Bloch, said on Tuesday. Oszajca, six years Presley's junior, has a solo album due for release this spring. Bloch said Presley, 31, herself an aspiring singer, and the Hawaiian-born Oszajca, 25, have been dating since they met through mutual friends in Los Angeles in May 1999 and became engaged on Dec. 23. He said Oszajca approached his marriage proposal to Presley the old-fashioned way, first asking her mother, actress Priscilla Presley, for Lisa Marie's hand in marriage. ``Priscilla said yes,'' Bloch said. ``That day, John went to Lisa Marie and asked her to marry him, and she said yes. He then presented her with an engagement ring.'' Priscilla Presley announced their engagement to close friends at a private Christmas Party later that evening, Bloch said, adding that no date for the wedding has been set. News of the engagement, which surfaced publicly on Monday night on the syndicated television show ``Access Hollywood,'' comes four months after Presley's former spouse, Jackson, and his second wife, Debbie Rowe, agreed to divorce. Presley and Jackson were married on May 26, 1994, in a secret ceremony in the Dominican Republic that joined two of pop music's greatest names. Their union did not become public until later that summer and initially was regarded as a hoax. After reports proved true, some critics contended it was all an elaborate publicity stunt to divert attention from allegations of child molestation then swirling around the self-styled ``King of Pop.'' Jackson and Presley went on live television to deny speculation about a sham marriage and insisted they had a normal, loving marriage. Presley filed for divorce in January 1996, 20 months after they were wed, citing irreconcilable differences. Their marriage produced no children, but Presley has two children from her first marriage to musician Danny Keough. While younger than Presley, Oszajca's recording career is somewhat more advanced than her's. His debut solo album, ``From There to Here,'' is due for release in April by Interscope Records, his publicist said. His single ``Back in 1999'' was included on the soundtrack to the recent film comedy ``Mystery Men,'' and another single, ''Bi-Sexual Chick,'' was featured on the soundtrack to last year's teen drama about an aspiring rock band, ``Clubland.'' Presley herself entered the music business in 1998 by signing a recording contract with the fledgling Capitol Records-affiliated label Java Records, which was formed in 1996 by Alanis Morissette collaborator Glen Ballard. Presley is currently in the studio working on what will be her first album for Java, but no release date or album title has been set, Bloch said.

A third rock for Lisa Marie from MSNBC.com
Lisa Marie Presley Reportedly Engaged from FOX NEWS.com
LISA MARIE PRESLEY ENGAGED ? AGAIN from Wall Of Sound
LISA MARIE PRESLEY ENGAGED AGAIN from LA Times
Lisa Marie to marry again from BBC News (UK)

(For Japanese only) 2000年2月2日（水） 9時50分 エルビス・プレスリーの娘リサ・マリーさんが婚約＝報道（ロイター） ［ロサンゼルス １日 ロイター］ 故エルビス・プレスリーの娘、リサ・マリー・プレスリーさん（３１）が、 再婚する見通し。マリーさんは４年前、ポップ界のスーパースター、 マイケル・ジャクソンさんと離婚している。 テレビ番組「Access Hollywood」によると、プレスリーさんは シンガーソングライターのJohn Oszajcaさん（２５）と婚約した。 Oszajca さんは、今年４月にデビュー作のソロアルバムを発売する予定という。 ２人は昨年５月に米ロサンゼルスで出会ったという。 なお、２人の広報担当者からはコメントを得られていない。

Lisa Marie and John Oszajca are engaged. Access Hollywood broke the news tonight. They got engaged before Christmas.

ＴＶ番組「アクセス・ハリウッド」　リサの婚約をスクープ報道。