um Ed my dear…you are being requested over at my blog by a few commenter’s. i asked everyone when their birthday is – and a few of the “older” folk are wanting your company. im sorry…im just relaying the messages.

You guys you are really making me feel old. I guess he could charmed women from kindergarten to the old folks home.

Brandy, it would be very cool to have a grandpa who looked like Elvis.

A lot of guys said they hated Elvis because their girl friends went crazy over him, but we all wanted to be Elvis. In the 1950’s when fathers watched their little darlings swooning over Elvis it gave them a heart attack!

I think of Elvis’s career as being three stages, the raw energy, and sexuality, of early Elvis, the more profession, polished Elvis and Las Vegas Elvis. He had that same great voice but his material and act changed. He could sing gospel songs with great reverence then turn on the heat. He never lost that raw, sexual energy in his voice, even at the end of his life when he could no longer remember the words to his songs.

I prefer early, 1950’s, Elvis, blues, gospel and rock & roll, the raw emotions. Tam, during the period of the songs you listed he had the best song writers in the business sending him their music. His act became more polished, but the energy was still their. He could probably read from a phone book and it would still sound sexy and make the girls swoon.

Yes Brandy, I can’t think of a sadder transformation than comparing the picture of 1955 Elvis to “the King” at just 42 years of age. Anyone thinking about trying drugs should look at those two pictures.

I love YOUNGER Elvis. Not old Elvis. Not right before he died. That was just sad.

My grandpa introduced me to Elvis when I was little little little. I don’t remember NOT knowing who Elvis was. In fact, I was surprised that not EVERYONE loved Elvis. Seriously?

My grandpa would always be singing Elvis songs and he sounded JUST like him. Even his speaking voice sounds like Elvis. And the hair…. my grandpa did his hair JUST like that. In his younger years, he looked very much like him. I wish I had a scanner so I could get a picture up for you. It’s amazing. Whenever I hear/see Elvis it always makes me think of my grandpa.

I also LOVE all of his movies. Oh my! Elvis could sing me my last rights and I’d still swoon. Is it weird to think a dead guy is still hot? HAHAHA!!!!

Seriously though, I ♥ Elvis.

heehee

but here a few of my ALL time faves…

In The Ghetto
Devil In Disguise
Little Sister
Suspicious Minds
Burning Love

im gonna go search for it then come back when i find it!