Jim 'Mattress Mack' Ingvale has been one of Houston's most recognizable figures for...
over the years, including Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential bid. In March of this year, Trump phoned McIngvale and asked him for a new mattress. A longtime employee drove a loaded truck to Mar-a-Lago in Florida packed with mattresses, box springs and adjustable bases. Trump looked at the offerings and seemed to be having trouble deciding. The employee said he didn't have to choose and he didn't owe a penny.The employee returned to Houston with two signed MAGA hats.
Gallery Furniture owner Jim McIngvale bought Elvis Presley's 1956 Mark II Lincoln Continental, shown in this photograph, for $250,000."Customers come in and that's the first thing they see, rather than seeing a sofa or a love seat or a recliner, they see Elvis' car and it — it tends to relax the customers. Everybody has memories of Elvis Presley," McIngvale told NBC News in 1999.
This file photo dated June 3 1997 shows Diana, Princess of Wales, arriving at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for a gala performance of Swan Lake by the English National Ballet.This photo released by Guernsey's Auction house shows US rock star Elvis Presley with his 1956 Lincoln Continental in this undated handout photo.Diana, Princess of Wales, arrives at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for a gala performance of Swan Lake by the English National Ballet in June 1997.
In his 1996 book,"Elvis Is On The Lot," McIngvale said that he was at a promotion event for his Nautilus health clubs at a venue where Muhammad Ali was set to spar with local heavyweights.
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