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Today would’ve been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday.
The King died in August 1977 aged 42, is STILL one of the top earning dead celebrities, bringing in $55 million in 2009 according to Forbes.com.
That’s alot of moolah for a guy that doesn’t do much nowadays, but one thing has always bothered me about the King.
Why is the world so fixated on the ‘fat Elvis’? Why did a few extra pounds suddenly make this guy one of history’s biggest jokes?
I had the chance in Nashville to stand in the exact same spot where Elvis stood, and recorded songs that alot of would be ashamed to admit we liked. For all that he did wrong, he did alot right.
He had the ‘grapefruits’ to shake his hips on national TV, sending God-fearing censors into a frenzy, all while getting every female 18-34 into a swoon they couldn’t recover from.
I don’t have an Elvis record, or a velvet painting on the living room wall but respect what the former truck driver did.
Did you know that Elvis’ one appearance on the Grand Ole Opry doesn’t go over particularly well, with one of the Opry officials reportedly suggesting that Elvis go back to driving a truck?
Forget the ‘peanut butter and banana sandwich eatin” Elvis, give the guy his due whether you like him or not.
Happy B-Day King!
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Great story in the Kitchener Record today.
The Kitchener Rangers faced off against members of the Cambridge Ice Hounds and the Kitchener Ice Pirates last night, teams made up of children and adults with developmental or physical challenges.
The charity game helps to raise money for the teams to offset equipment and ice time expenses.
Is this not an absolutely great idea?
Who doesn’t want to be a hockey star, even if it’s only for a brief moment.
Rob and Carla Bentley founded the Ice Hounds to give children and adults who might never have had an opportunity to play hockey the chance, and for that deserve a little acknowledgement.
Players can join without even being able to skate or hold a stick. There are no age restrictions, and there aren’t any tryouts.
http://www.cambridgeicehounds.com/
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OK, Deric Ruttan took this picture from his home in Nashville;
Believe it or not, THEY CANCELLED SCHOOL!?!?!?!?!