I prefer the take of the crazy lady in Minnesota who claimed he lived with her for awhile after his "death," and who explained his reason for faking his demise was because "he wanted to be able to go to Kmart without mobs of people bothering him."

Could be.

As the day Elvis retired from the public spotlight.

Carry on King Wherever You Are.

He was 42. I'm looking at that in a very different way now!

I can still remember her reaction, which was epic. I was, and still am, more a fan of Beatles/Mersey music, but I still felt pretty sad that someone so incredibly young and talented had died.

But I always wonder how people like Elvis, and Marilyn Monroe would have handled aging. I know that might sound a little judgmental and assuming they were shallow, but were they the kind of people who would have adapted and recognized it might be time to just leave the fame behind, and relax.

I always admired Sean Connery for doing just that. He knew his leading man days were over, and he never turned into a caricature of himself.

Sorry, sometimes my brain starts whirling, and I just start typing.

And it was a really big deal there.

My neighbor was an Elvis NUT.... complete with black velvet painting. To this day, her house is kitsch paradise of Elvis junk. Did you know there are Elvis dildos? She has one proudly displayed in her display case.

I never stopped by, and I think it's gone now, but it was a minor tourist attraction for years.

I especially got a kick out of seeing Chuck Palahniuk, the author of 'Fight Club,' as a reference. What next, Ken Kesey? I would not be surprised.

and really liked him - had seen him live - and can remember where I was when I heard the news.

Cher did a good cover, but Marc Cohn's original was brilliant:

perhaps some of that genius will enter the soles of our shoes and journey to our brain and heart...



Good song !

I was driving around the country from California with an Aussie vet buddy who wanted to see the Wall. Passed through Memphis. We liked Elvis, but weren't huge fans, and the steep ticket prices put us off. My buddy was satisfied with my taking a photo of him at the gate, with its wrought iron musical notes.

Never got to go "down in the jungle room."

From the moment I first heard it, I've loved Cohn's song!

Marc Cohn was terrific for all too short a time.

Elvis fronting a 3 piece band and rolling in his pink cadillac back in the '50s is still the height of cool to me. HANG UP THAT TAMBOURINE AND GO!!

Elvis served his time before returning to resume his music career.

Sha Na Na got their gold lame' outfit that they wore at Woodstock from 'Bye Bye Birdie' and of course they wore them as tribute to Elvis!

He was in Sha Na Na, wasn't he? We talked for quite a while and he gave me his card.

I missed Woodstock, though. Uncle Sam needed me in Southeast Asia and the brass thought an R&R at Woodstock was a bridge too far.

Bowser has been campaigning for Hillary. He's a good Dem. He joined Sha Na Na the year following Woodstock.

It was a place called the 'Silver Spur' in Lancaster/Palmdale. It was karoake night, but I don't remember him singing (though he may have at some point).

Good to hear he's working for our candidate!

Kind of ironic, but one of those times that really stiuck in my mind.

According to her, "Elvis has left the Building, forever."

The AP teletype was in a closet across the hall from the news studio. When the Flash came in I was standing right by the closet. I looked at the Flash, which was very brief: "Elvis Presley, the self styled king of rock and roll, has died," walked into the studio, potted down the music and read the announcement. I may have been the first broadcaster to actually air the story, although I have no way of actually knowing. Certainly it was on the air within ten seconds of ripping the wire copy.

I continued to air the story periodically. About an hour later I did it again. By this time the GM had returned to the station. When I walked out of the studio he look at me in horror and said "You can't say that on the air!" I just handed him the Flash and kept walking.