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FReeper Canteen ~ Fabulous FRiday ~ 3 August 2012
August 2, 2012 | Canteen Crew

Posted on 08/02/2012 6:02:49 PM PDT by beachn4fun

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale
of our military and our allied military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

MUSIC NIGHT
To get you all in the mood
for the Saturday music thread
Fabulous FRiday presents

Elvia Aaron Presley
Born January 8, 1935
In Tupelo, Mississippi,

Father ~ 18-year-old Vernon Elvis and
Mother ~ 22-year-old Gladys Love Presley.

He is the surviving identical twin to Jesse Garon Presley (stillborn).

A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name Elvis.
He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll"
or simply "the King".


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Can't Help Falling in Love

Success

Starting in 1953, after being told for years
that he couldn't sing, Elvis got his start ~
"The session, held the evening of July 5,
proved entirely unfruitful until late in the night.
As they were about to give up and go home,
Presley took his guitar and launched into a 1946 blues number,
Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right".
Moore recalled, "All of a sudden,
Elvis just started singing this song,
jumping around and acting the fool,
and then Bill picked up his bass,
and he started acting the fool, too,
and I started playing with them.
Sam, I think, had the door to the control booth open ...
he stuck his head out and said, 'What are you doing?'
And we said, 'We don't know.'
'Well, back up,' he said, 'try to find a place to start, and do it again.'"
Phillips quickly began taping; this was the sound he had been looking for.

On January 10, 1956,
Presley made his first recordings
for RCA in Nashville.

On March 24,1958 Presley was inducted
into the U.S. Army as a private
at Fort Chaffee, near Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Presley joined the 3rd Armored Division
in Friedberg, Germany, on October 1.
Introduced to amphetamines by a sergeant
while on maneuvers, he became "practically evangelical
about their benefits"
While in Friedberg, Presley met
14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu.
They would eventually marry after a seven-and-a-half-year courtship.

His Death

August 16, 1977

Since 1977

Presley has been inducted into four music halls of fame:
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986),
the Country Music Hall of Fame (1998),
the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2001),
and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (2007).
In 1984, he received the W. C. Handy Award
from the Blues Foundation
and the Academy of Country Music's first Golden Hat Award.
In 1987, he received the American Music Awards' Award of Merit.


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Suspicious Minds

Come on in and chill with the King.
(All info found at Wikipedia)

Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.


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To: LUV W
Good morning, Luv!

*HUGS*

TGIF!!!

How's your visit with Piper going? 



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

121 posted on 08/03/2012 8:04:29 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Hiya Ma!

Have a great weekend!


122 posted on 08/03/2012 8:16:41 AM PDT by PROCON (I have to vote for WHO?)
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To: beachn4fun; Kathy in Alaska

123 posted on 08/03/2012 9:08:54 AM PDT by unique1
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To: Arrowhead1952

Good thing you got it done early. :)

Stay cool if possible. I’ll bet it makes your job harder being so hot!


124 posted on 08/03/2012 9:13:14 AM PDT by luvie (Never forget...WE have THEM surrounded! ~ Rush Limbaugh)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Howdy, Conor! (((Hugs)))

Piper and I are having fun. She’s listening to silly songs and singing along. :)


125 posted on 08/03/2012 9:15:23 AM PDT by luvie (Never forget...WE have THEM surrounded! ~ Rush Limbaugh)
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To: LUV W

I ride in an air conditioned pickup for the most part for my job. I only get out to check to make sure doors and gates are locked.


126 posted on 08/03/2012 9:20:11 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (RINO season is open. No limit. Make them extinct.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

That’s good I had no idea! LOL!


127 posted on 08/03/2012 9:57:09 AM PDT by luvie (Never forget...WE have THEM surrounded! ~ Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}


128 posted on 08/03/2012 11:55:16 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: unique1

Too cool, u, this troops shuttle....VROOOOOOM!!! Thanks.

Hope you and Mrs U are having a good weekend. ((HUGS))

Top down and wind in the hair rules still in effect? d:o)


129 posted on 08/04/2012 4:56:58 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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