Conference back40::soapbox

>                                                Why is it that
>all the imperonators choose to ape Elvis as his old fat self
>instead of his young lean self?

Because they're old and fat?

    
    Kentucky Rain was very good, but my all time favorite is " I used to be
    the king of rock and roll, now I sling hamburgers for Burger King in
    Detroit" or something like that..

    When he did "honk of burnin love" I know he had me in mind.

WHy, do you have a cold?  Or is your horn relay stuck?

    
    my favorite elvis song is "i was a doughnut snarfing, drug
    crazed, gelatinous mass who was destined to be the poster
    boy for las vegas insipidness, but who instead died early
    enough to save my chances for getting on a postage stamp
    blues".

    -b

    
    Don't know why, but I keep reading the title as `Fat Elvis Song'.
    

    .5
    ha!

    
    Elvis was a DEA agent.
    

    
      Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill
      For, my darling, I love you, and I always will.
    
      bb

    
    
    	"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
    
    
    	Just about died when Jon Bon Jovi started singing it at the
    	Great Woods show.
    
    	And UB40 should be *shot* for their remake of it.  Sacrilege
    	I tell ya!
    
    

    
    <-- There's a disconnect in that note somewhere, yep.
    
    

    "Viva Las Vegas."
    
    It's just the imagery of that bloated, drug-edemic, sequin-caped 
    excuse for a musician, singin' away about a city that has exactly
    the same characteristics.

 "The Wonder of You"

    
    
    	Mz_Deb...  yeah, I suppose there could be.  But Jon sang
    	it well....... UB40 turned it into an obnoxious reggae 
    	tune.  blecch.
    
    	=)

    I don`t think he ever sang a bad song.

    Mystery Train

    
    "Suspicious Minds"
    
    "I Can't Help Falling in Love" ..... our wedding song.
    
    Mary
    

    
    Hold it, hold it, hold it.  Back up a bit there, Mr_Topaz.
    
    

    
      Do you wear sequins well, Mr_Toupees ?
    
      bb

    Where's The Confessional?  I must admit I was NEVER an Elvis fan!
    
    Carl Perkins yes, Elvis no.
    
    

    Wonder of you. :-)
    
    
    I still remember the day in August that Elvis died. Shocked the living
    daylights out of me.

I still remember the day in August when Jerry Garcia died.

    
    What were you doing?
    

    
    
    Can anyone remember that far back??
    

    
    A long, long
    Time ago
    I can still remember when...
    

    re: .30
    
    Oh Please!!!
    
    One of the worst songs of all time!! And now you've resurrected it!!!
    

    
    He was born in the belly of the country
    Over east of Eden
    Confused by the big city blues
    He didn't know whose life he's leadin'
    
    Put yourself behind the wheel
    And see if you can get that feelin'
    Move faster by night, yeah
    Move faster by night
    
    Lord please, save his soul
    He was the King of Rock and Roll
    

    
    <-- robbie robertson.
    

    
    <--- natch.
    

    
      By the way, what are the words to "You ain't nuthin but a hounddog" ?
    
      bb

    
    In the Getto, Charo and "love me tender"

just a rockin' all the time
you aint never caught a rabbit
and you aint no friend o' mine...

You mean it's not "krochin' all the time?"

    
    gerald, did you say your crotch itches??? Oh, never mind.

    
    
    his latest flame
    treat me nice
    it's now or never
    
    
    bill

    I was playing an after work baseball game in Haverhill, Ma. when the
    announcement (sp) of Elvis's death was given. His death effected me
    as much as John Wayne's. I was in morning (no, no evening or after-
    noons) for days.                                                   

    
    
    affected
    mourning
    
    nnttm.

Even as only a casual observer of Elvis, I tend to think of at least
five different Elvises (Elvi?) or Elvis periods:

	Rocker Elvis
	Movie Elvis
	Dormant Elvis
	Pop Elvis
	Vegas Elvis

I liked Rocker Elvis (e.g., "Hound Dog") and Pop Elvis ("Cold Kentucky Rain"),
but I didn't like Movie Elvis, and positively couldn't stand Vegas Elvis
(listening to him butcher his classics live in Vegas is like nails on a
chalkboard).

There used to be someone in here who was a big Elvis fan, but I think
they've left (or they'd have replied in here by now, I suppose).  Was
it Mr. Rodenhiser? (sp?)

Chris

    
    Movie Elvis was very sad, the Colonel made him do the movies because
    they paid alot of money. His gospel singing is also very memorable.
    
    I thought his 68' comeback special had him in true form. Sang 
    excerpts of "One Night", which was originally called One Night of
    Sin, but he had to change the lyrics because they were objectionable.
    
    Mary
    

    
    re .44, Chris
    
    The Elvis fan who used to be in here was "Wild" Bill Slater, who has
    since departed for sunnier climes.  Wonder if he ever wrote that
    "cyberpunk" novel?  Wonder if I really care...hmmmm...guess not.
    
    
    FWIW, there are no good Elvis songs.  The man never wrote a note
    or a lyric.  However, there are plenty of great rock, pop, country,
    gospel, etc. songs that Elvis performed extremely well.
    
    The man was a giant.  We won't see his like again.
    
    
    
    Rob
      

    .46>  The man was a giant.
    
    ... but only by the time he snuffed it.  Didja see the size of 'is
        waistline in those last photos?  
        

    
      anyone remember the name of his songwrietta ???   In Musician mag  some
    months ago...there was a brief mention of a man who wrote over a dozen
    songs for ELvis....but his name escapes me at the moment.....
    
    

>From: [email protected] (Tapani Hietaniemi)
>Newsgroups: soc.culture.soviet
>Subject: Elvis alive and well in Tallinn?

I forward an urban legend:
According to Tallinn City paper / Estonian Magazine Nr 8, 1993:
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ELVIS ALIVE AND WELL IN TALLINN

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Elvis Presley has been sighted in different cities around the
United States since his alleged death in 1977. In this exclusive
report, Melody Mourne writes that the King of Rock and Roll is,
almost definitely, living in Estonia's capital.

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"There he was", explained an excited Linda Laan, 51, an
attendant at the Minsk Fruit and Vegetables Store, where, last
month, Laan got the surprise of her life.

"I didn't recognize him from across the counter at first", said
Laan. "His chin doubled over and his skin was kind of worn and
gray. But I knew his face from somewhere, and then, it came to
me... it's Elvis! The King!"

It's a familiar story. Elvis bying beets in a Tallinn suburban
market, Elvis on the 50 bus to Lasnama"e - Elvis, naked,
sweating in a neighborhood sauna.

Two years after Estonia opened up to the West again, more and
more residents in Estonia are bearing witness that the King of
Rock and Roll now lives in Tallinn.

Well-placed sources say that the King, now 58, had become fed up
with his life on the run in the United States, being hounded by
gossip rags and little old ladies with blue hair.

"He'd had it with the US", said one source, an Elvis confident
in Tallinn, who spoke on condition his name not be used. "Too
many people there knew he was alive. He couldn't take it
anymore." 

But why Estonia? Why come here? "It's logical", this man
explained. "Who would ever think of finding him here. If you
want to lay low, Estonia's the place for you."

Elvis arrived in Estonia last year and, according to sources,
already speaks passable Estonian, though with a real funny
stutter. 

Reactions to the news that Elvis has taken up residence in
Tallinn have varied from excited to downright ungracious.

"Lennon's the real King", said one local DJ. "As far as I'm
concerned, Elvis is dead."

But most Estonians expressed glee and pride that Elvis chose
their country as his new home.

One source claimed to know that Elvis is squatting in an
abandoned building in Kopli, a Tallinn suburb notorious for
heavy organized crime activity. 

At least one witness in the area, a notorious drunk, swore he
had seen Elvis in the Kopli neighborhood trading in old beer
bottles for deposit.

Others doubt the veracity of such reports. They say Elvis has,
in reality, taken up with a group of Finnish investors and now
conducts scrap metal deals behind the scenes at a huge profit.
"He's no idiot," said another self-professed Elvis confidant.

This source also claimed that Elvis did not live in Kopli, but
in the Soviet-built monster complex of Lasnama"e 
"where he can blend in and get lost in the crowd."

Inquiries at an office in block number 18, said to be Elvis'
building, led to vehement, defensive denials by a Russian
landlord. "Don't know what you mean", he said. "What Elvis?
Never heard of him."

Neighborhood kids, however, verified that a man fitting the
King's description - sideburns and curled lip - regularly came
in and out of the building. "He's really nice," said one kid.

Neighbors directed this reporter to door 37, where they said
they saw the alleged King enter on several occasions. A man
inside reacted angrily to questions about his indentity: "Leave
me alone... just leave me alone," the man kept shouting.

>From time to time, the King goes to local variety show and sea-
side casino because "it makes him feel home", said one source.
But for the most part, like most average Estonians, Elvis does
not have much of social life.

Some sources, however, reported that Elvis, since shortly after
his arrival, has been seeing a woman named Olga, described as
"big".

After almost a year here, Elvis is apparently becoming
discontent. He has a violent reaction against Estonian jellied
meat, for one. And he apparently doesn't trust the locally
processed milk. "I never trust milk rapped in plastic bags", he
supposedly told a grocery attendant.

Some in his alleged circle of friends say that Elvis initially
appreciated the fact that Estonians don't stick their nose in
other people's business. Now, they say, he's beginning to feel
neglected.

Friends also say the dark Estonian weather this past winter
drove Elvis crazy. "Real bummer," a close confident reported
Elvis as saying.

Elvis is reportedly thinking of moving to a sunnier, more
hospitable climate, something a little closer to Tennessee.
According to good sources, the King has recently been talking
fondly about Kazakhstan.
                  
                       ***********

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Since I have reprinted the article from Tallinn City
Paper/ Estonian magazine without permission, I feel obliged
to at least provide the address of the periodical for 
possible subscriptions:
Tallinn City Paper, Subscriptions. Tatari 25, Tallinn EE0 001
ESTONIA. 
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with best regards
Tapani Hietaniemi
Helsinki - Tallinn

    
    	Did you know that Michael Jackson bought irrefutable
    	evidence that Elvis *is* still in fact alive, and that
    	he used that evidence to blackmail Lisa Marie into marrying him ?
    
    

    
    	Was that in "Star" or "The National Enquirer"?
    

    Midnight Globe or Weekly World News.  

    
    	It's totally true.  
    
    

    
    Not to change the subject, but there's a great deal of speculation
    that more child sexual abuse charges against Jackson will soon come
    to light.
    
    On top of that, there's a very unflattering article in Vanity Fair
    which calls into question deals that were cut for his NBC interview.
    However, the article was written by a woman whose husband runs
    the news department at a competing network...
    
    The result is that times will continue to be tough for Michael.
    I can't even look at him anymore... he makes my skin crawl.
    
    -b

    Neat!

    Maybe, as an experiment, you could lie down on the sidewalk then look
    at a picture of Michael and see how far you can get. Could come in
    handy at wild parties when you've had too much and you can't get up.

    Neato!

    <---  I must admit, that *did* make me LOL!

    -b
    
    I'm with ya on that one.  What's really sad (for me) was watching
    a tape I made a few years ago when there was a special to honor
    Berry Gordy and Motown.  Michael and his brothers performed for the
    special, but film clips were shown of the Jackson Five.  Michael
    was a very handsome and good looking AA man; what he has done to
    himself with the plastic surgery is a travesty!!
    
    I read a current article on his collapse; it said other that the
    viral infection, doctors thought he might also be anorexic, thus
    adding to his health problems.  Anorexia is not as common in men,
    but it isn't unheard of; anorexia killed Karen Carpenter because it
    caused an irregular heart beat and medics said the irregular heart
    beat detected by medics after his collapse was why he wound up in
    intensive care.
    
    It's obvious MJ has been in emotional trouble for years; it's too
    bad someone couldn't have convinced him to take some of his wealth
    and get help!!
    
    I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't more molestation charges
    forthcoming.  After he paid off the one kid a few months later he
    was seen travelling was again with young boys in his entourage.  He
    stopped that when the press collectively raised their eyebrows.
    A few former bodyguards have spoken out saying what we've seen 
    published is just a drop in the bucket.  Payoffs/bad publicity
    doesn't cure pedophelia, they just make it go underground; I was
    wondering when additional claims would surface.