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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Elvis and Me
Old Times There Are Not Forgotten ...
Francois ca 2002
Francois just sent me this. There's a back story.
Back in the day I had, where my computer desk is now, a million watt
stage amplifier, two 40" high stage speakers, assorted mixing
equipment, a reverb, electronic drum, a floor mike and an
electric gee-tar. I'd open the windows
and serenade passers-by with C-D-F-Em and G rock and roll music like House of the Rising Sun. For some
reason nobody called the police.
Francois is my erstwhile neighbor. He and wife Evvy were
our
companions in some of the best times we ever had as adults. When
Frank
and I got looped, which was often enough, I'd walk him home so he
didn't have to crawl. Once there however, he had to hold me up so
I
could get home. We often solved this circular loop with
a couple more beers and some showtime! At 2 AM.
Frank has a terrific voice, and our favorite, by far, song was
this
very Elvis tune. I wish we had recorded it. But in my mind,
it sounds
just like this rendition.
Impersonators often do a good job in looking like Elvis and no disrespect to the singers who have those wonderful voices but...I'll wait until his next concert to shed a tear. It won't be long.
The disgusting implied irony by Letterman (Elvis! Dixie! Backup singers with Rush lookalike and black guy!) is not unexpected. I did a whole blog post today on a related subject here
Thank you so much for that!I tear up when ever I hear Elvis sing Dixie, and I did now too. Ben Portsmouth is darn good! Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteImpersonators often do a good job in looking like Elvis and no disrespect to the singers who have those wonderful voices but...I'll wait until his next concert to shed a tear. It won't be long.
Wow, he was great, had Kula, my parrot bobbing up and down-thanx
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The disgusting implied irony by Letterman (Elvis! Dixie! Backup singers with Rush lookalike and black guy!) is not unexpected. I did a whole blog post today on a related subject here
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