DAY 7: ELVIS LIVES!

It’s the eve of Elvis’ 75^th birthday, and all manner of celebrations are taking place to commemorate the event.

Elvis was deemed The King of Rock ‘n Roll, and for good reason. Fans of Elvis easily spanned three generations, and the news of his death in 1977 was on par – almost - with the death of President Kennedy: everyone remembers what they were doing when they heard that devastating news. Some fans – still to this day – believe his death was an elaborate hoax so The King could live out the rest of his days in peace and obscurity.

There are some people in our culture who rise to a place that resonates within each of us in ways we may not even understand. Elvis Presley was one of those people. A simple country boy with a special talent rose to world-wide fame and he truly altered history, at least in the music world.

I wanted to find and post some pictures of my dad back when he looked like Elvis, but just couldn’t put my hands on them tonight. Maybe I will add those later.

Instead, here is my little nephew performing for our family with guitar in hand. That second picture definitely reminds me of Elvis and his famous “Thankyouverymuch!”

RIP, Elvis Presley.