Folks Of Interest Happy Birthday Elvis...The King of Cool

don't say anything bad or mean about elvis or i'm gonna lose it! if he made a few wacky movies, thats ok. he did'nt write them. he was a true trend setter without knowing it.

 

He's DEAD??????

 

Early Elvis was the King of Rock and Roll.LaterElvis was soso.I don't think he would be remembered as fondly as he is if he was still around.Have you ever gone to the county fair and listened to these old rock and roll singers?

 

One thing about it, Elvis Costello and all the rest of the rock bands wouldn't exist today if Elvis Presley hadn't succeeded. Happy birthday to the King!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Elvis and Joseph!.. its my boys birthday too.. hes 1

 

Corvair ( Neat) Or Veedub..( Not So) ?

 

He was by my shop a few days ago.........he has gained a little weight......

 

Say what you want...Elvis Presly was a professional and extremely popular entertainer in his day. He had what it takes to get up there and...entertain. Early on, he was the first mainstream vocal artist to bring the fun/cool black music and style to the whitebread masses. He paved the road for many other musical artists...and the rest is history. Was he a perfect person?...of course not...he had good and bad points just like the rest of us. And granted, he starred in some movies that are considered silly by some. But to repeat stupid hearsay or to offhandedly dismiss his talent is ignorant. He could be very generous to others. And he sang many popular songs. He recorded a lot of different types of music over the years...rock and roll, ballads, even gospel hymns...something for almost everybody. Imo, he had a beautiful voice, and did a damn good job, and deserves respect for that. My 2 pennies.

 

Aw, thank ya very much!....

 

He'd be up on stage shakin' to: "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog"

 

I just lost my cookies....

 

I thought I was done for at the age of 42...
But that's a long story...

 

Well, you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie???....LOL..

 

i was 7 when elvis died i love his music didnt really ever care to follow his personnel life too much gossip to know whats real

if he was still alive id like to meet him

he and norma jean suffered the same fate too many fans not enough love

 

Damn, your still a kid....
I was 17 when he passed away....

 

it looks like a big butt below his belt. whats going on here? must...look...away....

 

Elvis is for sure alive.
But who's the little rascal in the door????

 

Lots of disrespect going on here towards one of the most famous men who ever lived, and arguably the most influential entertainer that ever walked the face of the planet.
To quote John Lennon directly; "before Elvis there was nothing".
Happy birthday Elvis, 35 years dead still going strong.
Paul

 

Elvis fan here.
I don't understand all the put downs that go on here at the HAMB.
Does it make you guys feel better or what?

 

Is that MJ........haha

 

Amen brother....

Ill take Elvis over ANY of the God awful "entertainers" they call "artists" these days. All studio effects, computer enhanced voices and taped/mimed "live" shows - fuck that.

i loved Elvis's early material - esp the early Sun Sessions. Pure hilbilly rockabilly and raw talent/energy - priceless.

The man had amazing talent but was no businessman and was taken advantage of when he was green in the biz by we all know who.

Rat

 

The first 2 or 3 comments always determine the direction a thread will go, whether negative or positive.. then people will begin to dick ride one another

 

It's lack of respect. The only good comes from adding more to the 'ignore list'.

 

W-o-r-d

 

Most every entertainer has folks who are critical of them.
My list of past and current so called entertainers that I disapprove of is L O N G but Elvis is not one of them. I was 8 - 9 years old when Elvis struck it BIG. He was the K I N G . Of course, some of the movies he made are now considered silly ... but they did what they were supposed to do ... MAKE MONEY.

Most here ... just wish they had the life he had until his death. MONEY, CARS, pretty women ... and I believe that a good bit of the negative comments on here come from jealousy


Happy Birthday
and RIP ... Elvis Pressley ... The KING of Rock and Roll

 

Don't ever make amazing accomplishments or else a bunch of people who shouldn't will mock your existence. Seriously, I don't even like Elvis but come on even if you don't like him his life was pretty awesome?. Wouldn't you rather be Elvis than you? It would be nice to be Elvis. Sure there was the fat and drugs etc. but go look in the mirror. Wait, what was I saying?


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That's funny, I didn't even know it was his birthday but yesterday when I was searching old pictures of '59s I found this cool picture of E sitting shotgun in a biscayne police car.

 

Always liked Elvis - hey, he bought his mother a Cadillac; something I wished I could do. Made it to Graceland and his birthplace in Tupelo back in '06; nice surprise was a recording played when we walked into Graceland of Elvis, his mother and father all singing together. I never knew Gladys and Vernon had such good voices! As far as the movies go, well... Viva Las Vegas with Ann-Margret is my favorite since it's the one time he had a leading lady with as much charisma as he had - She could look him in the eye as if to say "Elvis who?" Just wish they had made more movies together.

 

Sorry
Got carried away with some bad sense of humor.
Something to do with the second half of my signature...