[theDentist]

Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered `round his tomb
But there`s a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room

Then I`m walking in Memphis
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel

Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn

[weegee]

“Never trust a skinny chef.” A good chef is constantly tasting the food....

[Mr. K]

wow- how could I have not known that?

Elvis was only 42 when he died?

I am almost 10 years older than that now and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

I thought he was like 60 or something they way he looked (maybe I am thinking of the impersonators now)

[weegee]

Rock and Roll PING!

[ravingnutter]

As the century ended and everybody was determining their choice for man or woman of the 20th century, I knew who my choice was.

Pretty low standards...I don't think I'd choose a fat drug addict that fell off of his toilet and died in his own puke as my hero.

[Neoliberalnot]

Several years ago I enjoyed a tour through Graceland. Elvis was not like the entertainers of today in that he remained a genuine and nice person to all people. He gave gifts spontaneously to many people unlike some of the celebs today who give gifts in order to craft their image—see Doprah Winfrey for a shining example of the later. Elvis did serve in the military—how many today serve in the military?? Shortly after Elvis served, I remember Mohammo Ali refusing to serve in the military—Mohammad was awarded a brief, but luxuriant stay behind bars for his cowardice. I miss Elvis’s music, his good nature, and his decency toward all people. He died early because his promoter, his doctor, and other money grubers kept him hyped on drugs to keep him going.

[chasio649]

Nice article....I was 12 when Big E died...sitting on my bicycle in a friend’s driveway just a block from Mobile Bay...his brother drove up in an old Ford galaxy 500 and told us...i listened to the radio for a bit...when i got home that evening, my mother had tears in her eyes....TCB

[Oratam]

I was 10 and I remember this little hole in the wall record store in town closed for the remaininder of that day and the next. The owner taped a hand printed sign to the window which read:

"The King Is Dead
Long Live the King"

[Clemenza]

I always tell the young folks that if they want to see an example of the era of bad taste (the early to mid-70s) go check out Graceland. A damn shame the king died right as that era peaked. Nevertheless, he probably would covered the place in mirrors had he lived through the late 70s anyway.

"Before Elvis, there was nothing!" --- John Lennon

[purpleraine]

We enjoyed our Graceland tour. Elvis was starting when I was about 10 and I grew up with him. But my favorite place in Memphis was Sun Records studio.

[potlatch]