tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1818951929930270044..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Me and Elvis PresleyLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58366003898363283432022-07-31T03:28:26.118-04:002022-07-31T03:28:26.118-04:00Your memory fails you. Elvis never was an opening ...Your memory fails you. Elvis never was an opening act for Johnny Cash. When Sam Phillips discovered Cash, Elvis was already the bigger star.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22343314847915048232015-02-18T17:38:07.544-05:002015-02-18T17:38:07.544-05:00Thanks for all the Elvis stories y'all report...Thanks for all the Elvis stories y'all reported, I've been either busy or gone for most of the day so haven't had a chance to respond. But I do appreciate hearing from each. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment on the photo Fran, I like it fairly well. I seldom ever like my photos. I never look in them like the vision in my head. You know younger, slimmer looking me. ;)Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14222417726360081462015-02-16T13:37:04.640-05:002015-02-16T13:37:04.640-05:00My Mom's cousin saw him at the Oklahoma State ...My Mom's cousin saw him at the Oklahoma State Fair in the '50's just before he became a big star. She snuck backstage and met him and said he was just this nice kid (who flirted with her!) As for Graceland, when my Brother visited there with his family and the staff found that his young brother-in-law was recovering from cancer they gave him a nice guided tour of some of the places the tourists usually don't see!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31907852488303553922015-02-16T12:47:37.748-05:002015-02-16T12:47:37.748-05:00I was stationed in Japan in the army when I first ...<br />I was stationed in Japan in the army when I first heard him sing. Not being a big R&R fan, (it was the new sound at that time), I was surprised to realize that I was favorably impressed by "Heartbreak Hotel". In spite of the hip swinging, gyrating personality he was noted for, he was a true talent.<br />Not a bad actor either, but I have to admit I paid more attention to his costar, Ann Margret. Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82044783093848372232015-02-16T10:43:05.128-05:002015-02-16T10:43:05.128-05:00Most folks I know like Elvis's music, especial...Most folks I know like Elvis's music, especially since he was born here in Mississippi. The guy did have an amazing range, with his voice.<br /><br />I've never been to Graceland but an aunt who lived in Memphis swore she saw him several times, and said he once sat beside her on his motorcycle at a stoplight. She said she told him, through her lowered car window, that she loved his songs and he smiled a crooked grin and gave her that deep "Thankyaverymuch." <br /><br />According to the reports I've heard, he's probably been sighted more times since his death than before it.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40006954060819213502015-02-16T10:17:02.746-05:002015-02-16T10:17:02.746-05:00I never was an Elvis fan - just missed the age-ran...I never was an Elvis fan - just missed the age-range, I suppose - but I remember the Beatles hysteria clearly. And a couple of decades later, I made the mistake of taking a friend's 12 year old daughter to a teen heart-throb's concert - I'd forgotten how loudly tweens could SQUEAL. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45880910803695600642015-02-16T08:02:37.789-05:002015-02-16T08:02:37.789-05:00I didn't get to see Elvis until his last tour,...I didn't get to see Elvis until his last tour, a few months before his death. I wish I'd seen him in 1955, instead.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74878994265182395172015-02-16T06:25:38.088-05:002015-02-16T06:25:38.088-05:00Jan, I just want to add that I like the new author...Jan, I just want to add that I like the new author photo.<br />Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49470469197970593872015-02-16T06:21:31.334-05:002015-02-16T06:21:31.334-05:00Jan, thanks for a trip back in time. I'm a ...Jan, thanks for a trip back in time. I'm a few years younger than you, but I saw Elvis here in Columbia, SC. My dad loved country music, and we went to every performance that came to Columbia. Elvis was the opening act for Johnny Cash before the King's career took off, and that was how I saw him. Growing up, I was an Elvis fan, but not a fanatic. I did, however, have an aunt who collected any and everything even remotely related to Elvis. I still think of her anytime I see a little plate or piece of black velvet with Elvis sneering off it. Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70385422422046392352015-02-16T03:20:13.489-05:002015-02-16T03:20:13.489-05:00I have friends who might enjoy this. Thanks, Jan.I have friends who might enjoy this. Thanks, Jan.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com