Like many others, my Mom is a huge Elvis fan. She was young when he first broke it big and she actually saw him live in concert at Maple Leaf Gardens. Over the years Elvis was always played in our house, whether it be on 78s, 8-tracks, 45s, records, cassettes or CDs. It's officially not Christmas until the Elvis Christmas CD is played and I hear "I'll have a blue, blue christmas without you".
In our basement which still maintains its' 70s wood-paneled charm, we have a bar and all the adornments that go with it, including a framed mirror with a picture of Elvis in Hawaii on it. It's this picture right here.
When I was six years old we took a trip to Quebec City as a family. It was August. I can be specific about the time because for the next 25 years my strongest memory of Quebec City was that Elvis died while we were there.
My sister was the only person with knowledge of french, and my mom, noticing Elvis all over the front pages asked my sister what it said. My sister hesitantly said that the papers were saying Elvis was dead. My Mom was sure she was wrong, until we got it confirmed. I remember my Mom being sad.
Aside from being scared out of my wits on the ferry, and some bread baked in an oven on the side of Mont-Ste-Anne, that's all I remembered about Quebec City.
In University a road trip to Graceland unfortunately fell apart, but maybe this time around I'll make it there. It seems like it's something that needs to be done.
As a result of all this Elvis exposure, I'm a fan. I like Elvis' music, and most of his movies, but the stand out from the films for me was "Viva Las Vegas". It's like one big cartoon. The movie is just great fun. And Ann-Margret - wow! Those legs just go on forever.
It was hard to pick a favorite clip from the movie, but I think this number is probably it. I love the back and forth between them, I think the song is quite witty, and they both deliver it perfectly:
5 comments:
Wow! Am I ever behind on my blog reading!
I used to be so good at reading all my blogs every day, but it seems that, since my computer came back from the hospital, I've been a bad reader.
Anyway... my Elvis Story.
My sister was 6 days old when Elvis died (I was 16 months + 10 days from being born). My mom (An Elvis Fan since he sang Happy Birthday to her and kissed her cheek on her 10th birthday) sat at home feeding Angela when the radio announcer said, "The King is Dead!"
Mom's first instinct, "We don't have a King. England has a Queen, but there's no King."
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/][img]http://sunkomutors.net/img-add/euro2.jpg[/img][/url]
[b]minimal price software, [url=http://sunkomutors.net/]Leopard Retail Price[/url]
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/][/url] frame shop software adobe photoshop extended cs4 student for mac
macromedia flash 9 software [url=http://sunkomutors.net/]preferred educational software[/url] sales software
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/]accounting software for sale[/url] buy adobe dreamweaver
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/]a1 discount software[/url] software office originale
www macromedia software [url=http://sunkomutors.net/]medical office scheduling software[/b]
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/][img]http://sunkomutors.net/img-add/euro2.jpg[/img][/url]
[b]free retail store software, [url=http://sunkomutors.net/]preparation software canada[/url]
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/][/url] counter strike wsaeintr error in windows vista 6 Leopard Retail Price
buy antivirus softwares [url=http://sunkomutors.net/]adobe photoshop cs4 for mac[/url] discounted software
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/]buying software online[/url] users purchase software
[url=http://sunkomutors.net/]download filemaker pro 10 advanced[/url] buy dreamweaver cs3
quarkxpress layout that is 6 feet tall [url=http://sunkomutors.net/]best adobe software[/b]
[url=http://vonmertoes.net/][img]http://bariossetos.net/img-add/euro2.jpg[/img][/url]
[b]want to buy software, [url=http://bariossetos.net/]should i buy dreamweaver[/url]
[url=http://vonmertoes.net/][/url] college student software discounts software to buy with
filemaker pro 9 advanced student edition [url=http://hopresovees.net/]finance software for canada[/url] where to buy macromedia flash
[url=http://vonmertoes.net/]when did adobe buy macromedia[/url] kaspersky internet security 2009 reviews
[url=http://bariossetos.net/]nero 9 dvd doesnt play on dvd player[/url] buy adobe photoshop software
educational software programs [url=http://vonmertoes.net/]Pro 11 Mac StuffIt[/b]
[url=http://murudobaros.net/][img]http://murudobaros.net/img-add/euro2.jpg[/img][/url]
[b]fast free download adobe photoshop cs4 trial, [url=http://murudobaros.net/]cheap computer software in[/url]
[url=http://murudobaros.net/]educational software for kids[/url] torrents adobe photoshop cs4 office 2007 enterprise torrent
oem software on another [url=http://murudobaros.net/]adobe acrobat reader 9 software free download[/url] cheap powerpoint software
[url=http://murudobaros.net/]to buy software in hong[/url] discounted academic software
[url=http://murudobaros.net/]adobe lighthouse software[/url] microsoft office oem software
Mac Box Set [url=http://murudobaros.net/]filemaker pro apple version 9 downloads[/b]
Post a Comment