I never saw any mention of Elvis today, on the 32nd anniversary of his death...

cherokeeprogressive

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:40 AM
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I never saw any mention of Elvis today, on the 32nd anniversary of his death...

I remember my mom crying.

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mitchum

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:43 AM
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1. That's because he didn't play at...

y'know the rest...
I also remember my mom crying.

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cherokeeprogressive

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:45 AM
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2. LOL (not about your mom!)

That's too funny. I wish I would have thought to include it in the OP.

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Lifelong Protester

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:45 AM
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3. Well, I thought of him, and I remember where I was when he died

I was a (female) construction laborer, and there were a lot of burly dudes around me who were pretty near tears that day.

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emilyg

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:46 AM
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4. Huckabee did a small

tribute to him. Did not see anything else.

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:47 AM
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5. RIP Elvis!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

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ControlledDemolition

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Mon Aug-17-09 01:35 AM
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10. I bet today Elvis would be a liberal!

Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 01:36 AM by ControlledDemolition

I recall reading that he gave a brand new Cadillac to an African American lady he saw through a car showroom dealership whilst he was buying Xmas presents for friends and family. He bought the lady a Cadillac!

Elvis will always be a great man (even though he shook Nixon's Bush-lovin' hand).

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pepperbear

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Mon Aug-17-09 03:18 AM
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14. Hard to say given the fact that Elvis tried to become a federal agent under Nixon

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/elvis/elnix.html

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Liquorice

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:48 AM
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6. My PBS played shows about Elvis all evening. nt

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cherokeeprogressive

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:50 AM
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7. Come to think of it, TCM on DirecTV played Elvis movies all day long.

I Tivoed 'em all cuz me mum's coming to visit in a couple of weeks ;)

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sandnsea

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:52 AM
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8. Oooh, that's why there was an Elvis marathon

I watched a bunch of movies earlier today. I just did not connect it. It was every bit as shocking and tragic as MJ's death, no question about that. They'll probably do a big 40th Anniversary though.

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ControlledDemolition

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Mon Aug-17-09 02:10 AM
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11. I hope so too. n/t

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TexasObserver

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:53 AM
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9. Thank ya very much!

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GreenTea

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Mon Aug-17-09 02:27 AM
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12. Just watched "King Creole" his best film when he was still too cool, BEFORE he went into the Army

Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 02:44 AM by GreenTea

when he came back his coolness was made into bubblegum bullshit movies & soundtracks for the rest of his career....But before the Army the dude was truly hot & cool! 1958 King Creole (tonight on Turner Classic Movies) proved that.

Elvis got a two month's extension to finish up the film before he went into the army and left for Germany. But came back tame as a puppy dog and I suppose accepted it, (rock N roll was relatively new & probably not sure what his future held) to make gobs of money which he and the Colonel certainly did, and then those silly pathetic over-blown tours late in his career....But before the army, WOW!

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ControlledDemolition

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Mon Aug-17-09 02:34 AM
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13. I also like 'Flaming Star'. If he had starred in 'A Star is Born' instead of Chris Cristopherson...?

By the way I am not trying to take anything away from CC.

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Q3JR4

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Mon Aug-17-09 04:52 AM
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15. Cause he's not dead.

See? Here you go...

:tinfoilhat:

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Also, I see dead people, bigfoot and the loch ness monster are real, aliens exist, and the earth is only 6000 or 10000 years old (depending on which crazy you talk to).

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On a more serious note:

I didn't even know the year he died let alone the month and day. You learn something new every day.

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