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Friday Jan. 8th was the King's 75th birthday. He was the first American Idol.:rocker:

Long Live the King.
 
Swoon ... be still my heart ... :love:.

Oh yeah, EVERYONE loved Elvis .... even my mother.

I was really lucky to see him live in concert in the early 70's - what a showman. He had the audience right in the palm of his hand .... fantastic talent.

I still get chills when I hear him sing Take My Hand Precious Lord....
He WAS the King .....
Just killed me when MJ gave himself that title.
 
No one will ever replace Elvis. Many do not know that he paid to have the war memorial that floats in the Harbor in Hawai for the USS Arizona he ask that it not be disclosed until his death.

Fred:wave:
 
No one will ever replace Elvis. Many do not know that he paid to have the war memorial that floats in the Harbor in Hawai for the USS Arizona he ask that it not be disclosed until his death.

Fred:wave:
I did not know that ...
Pearl Harbor was one of my favorite sightseeing trips in Oahu ....
Seeing the oil drops still rising to the surface of the harbor just killed me. You'd have to be made of freaking stone not to get emotional at Pearl Harbor.
No wonder ... He was is The King.
 
Actually; (and not to diminish his extreme generosity & patriotism) Elvis was one of many who contributed to the memorial construction fund.

Principal contributions to the memorial included:
The USS Arizona Memorial was finally dedicated on 30 May 1962 (Memorial Day) by Texas Congressman and Chairman of Veteran Affairs Olin E. Teague and Hawaii Governor John A. Burns.
The Pearl Harbor National Monument Bookstore revenue helps support the museum.
 
And just to stay true to my character = Elvis has no one but himself to blame for not being around to defend his title from Michael "the child molester" Jackson.

And the sad fact is; their lives were both lived in similar fashion = mostly hidden from view and what we do know about their private lives is just plain weird at best.
 
Young Elvis

December 31, 1955 several of my buddies and I drove to Shreveport to attend the Louisiana Hay Ride, Elvis was one of the entertainers. He played to the audiance and after he sang, came up to where we were sitting, introduced himself, shook hands with each one of us. He wanted to know where each of us came from. We were stationed at Red River Arsenal at the time. I told my buddies to keep track of him that he would be a star someday. He was only 20 years old and just starting out. Not one of the other entertainers that night came into the audiance to welcome us. He had a great personality and a whole lot of talent that no one had seen before.
 
Actually; (and not to diminish his extreme generosity & patriotism) Elvis was one of many who contributed to the memorial construction fund.


Principal contributions to the memorial included:
The USS Arizona Memorial was finally dedicated on 30 May 1962 (Memorial Day) by Texas Congressman and Chairman of Veteran Affairs Olin E. Teague and Hawaii GovernorJohn A. Burns.
The Pearl Harbor National Monument Bookstore revenue helps support the museum.
I never looked up if it were a fact or not. when we went to Hawaii and went to the memorial we were told that the orginal memorial was destroyed in a storm and little was left and then when Elvis was in hawaii he visited the spot and wanted to donate to perserve the memories of the fallen soldiers. I have no idea if that was correct but when we were there it is a beautiful peachful memorial.

Fred
 
And just to stay true to my character = Elvis has no one but himself to blame for not being around to defend his title from Michael "the child molester" Jackson.

And the sad fact is; their lives were both lived in similar fashion = mostly hidden from view and what we do know about their private lives is just plain weird at best.
And to stay true to my character ... you're probably right ... but I prefer to remain a mushroom ...
No one but Elvis for me ....
Oh ... except Rod Stewart, Abba, and Lady Gaga! :rocker:
 
I never looked up if it were a fact or not. when we went to Hawaii and went to the memorial we were told that the orginal memorial was destroyed in a storm and little was left and then when Elvis was in hawaii he visited the spot and wanted to donate to perserve the memories of the fallen soldiers. I have no idea if that was correct but when we were there it is a beautiful peachful memorial.

Fred


I looked it up for two reasons:

I also had never heard of Elvis's involvement and wanted to know more &
it seemed like such a big project for a single citizen to take on and none of us knew about it.

Thanks Fred for bringing this information to light !!
 

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