30 yearas ago today...what were you doin'when...

Riding my chopper mini-bike, working underage at the local foodmart. Any one know Elivs had an alias? What was it and why has NO ONE claimed his life insurance?

 

I was in my car driving home from work, and of all things the song "Return to Sender" had just played. Kind of weird actually.

 

I was trying to figure out the best way to tell my late wife that our first child had been still born. The fucking doctors would not or did not want to tell her. I am still pissed about that bit.

Every year on this day it hits me right where it hurts.

The what if's.

But we did have another child later.

 

I didn't exist...

 

Being serious for a moment , there's a really good documentry on BBC Radio 2 just now called "Don't Start Me Talking About Elvis", all about what us Brits were doing when he passed . Click the link NOW to hear it live ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/

If you miss it , still hit the link , there's usually a "Listen Again" facility for this sort of stuff , just search for the programme title ;-)

 

I was 8 years old. My Dad had the garage door open and was working on his '33 Tudor. I heard it on the radio just as I was entering the garage.

 

I got my newspapers to do my paper route, opened the bundle, and read the headline "ELVIS DEAD". I was around 13 or so, didnt this "E" was that popular at the time. Guess I was wrong.

 

I was with my wife & kids on vacation in Michigan. Only went there twice -- one year it was Elvis, the other year it was the POPE. Gave that place up before they got somebody else.
Elvis played Toledo twice -- I caught him in 1956 as he was just starting to skyrocket. The second show, decades later, I missed due to a cousin-in-law's wedding. They're divorced, bad decision, I should have seen Elvis. Their mariage tanked after five years, but Elvis, given his many faults, WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL!!!

 

Lots a yung'uns here.

Anyway, at a Wendys resturant, stopped there to grab a bite to eat while towing our stock car out to the local track for a night of racing. Never a real big Elvis fan, but it sticks in my mind for some reason.

 

I was cruising around in my brand new "Bandit" Trans Am eastbound-and down.

Naw...
I probably shit my pants and made my Mom change my diaper.

 

standing on a corner in winslow arizona..............sorry.it's a shame but i can't remember. i do remember all the radios being quiet for a moment of silence on the day of his funeral. that was kind of weird

 

Kind of young then, only seven years old. But I remember pictures on the front of The Washington Post

 

that day i just happen to be with my family(folks and brothers). i was 16 and had a 62 merc monterrey and we drove from our vacation property we had near Tyro Mississippi to Memphis for some shopping that day and ended up in a Shakeys Pizza joint. Weird thing was my mom had played a few Elvis songs on the jukebox as we ate pizza.....when we came out that afternoon we heard about his passing on the radio!!

 

My mom was at work, I was at the sitter's house with my little sister. We listened to Elvis records for about two days afterward. The lady that used to watch us was really upset about it. I was 9 years old, but liked his music. Still do.

 

was riding a 61 panhead, and still raiseing hell, you know loud pipes and all that

 

Playing in my sandbox...........most likely anyway.

Tim D.

 

i remember it fondly... i was 5 months old and sucking on my mom's teet when i heard the news... i couldnt believe it. I think i shit my pants.

 

Pissing and Shiting my diapers

 

I was 7 and had just discovered Jimmi Hendrix and Black Sabbath.

 

I was listening to the radio whilst giving my girlfriend a good seeing to... We were both big Elvis fans and we pretty much lost our rythm at that point.

 

I was -3 yrs old.

(yes, that's a negative)

 

let's see.. i was 2 1/2 years old and probably scratching up all my dad's Elvis vinyl. its a shame.

Bryan

 

Prolly rolling a Hotwheels around on the floor.

 

in my room age 11 listening to the radio in a state of shock. I was a BIG Elvis fan back then...

 

Funny, JFK was killed in Dallas on my birthday. November 22.

 

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was the manager for a burger joint and I was cutting onions for the lunch shift. I went up front and told my employees that Elvis just died. To this very day they still swear that I was crying over the loss of the King. It was the onions I tell ya. When I was a kid, bedtime was 9 o'clock. But we could stay up until 10:00 if an Elvis movie was on. I miss the King.

Doc.

 

Some of the younger members discount Elvis ... and some folks just did not like Elvis as a entertainer ... and all of the above is cool too ...
But anyone over 45 or so ... with the least amount of common sense ... has to recognize the effect of Elvis on the culture and styles of America and to a lesser degree ... the world. He was a SuperStar .. before that term was worn out by pretenders. I know of no singer/actor today that has or had the impact that Elvis had.

As for 30 years ago ...
My wife and I drove my 32 Hi-boy roadster to the Mall ... and heard about his death there. We were buying ourselves a anniversary present. We were married on August the 17th ( tomorrow ) a few years before.

 

the maury co. jail fire 42 died

 

It was mt sixth birthday that day and I was too busy wondering what I was gonna get that day. I remember my sisters crying when there was a news report on tv.

 

I was watchin T.V, probably Creature Feature or Cartoons, I remember the news break and my Mom Gasping, later that night we listened to the Aloha from Hawaii 8 Track. I was 7 years old. I still love and listen to Elvis. oh, and I watch the movies whenever they come on AMC or whatever.....