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[title] => Elvis Presley: The Same Amount of Time
[time] => 2019-08-16 10:03:59
[hometext] => Dedicated to Elvis A. Presley (1935-1977) who died on August 16, 1977.
[bodytext] => You/'/ve been dead for the same amount of time that you lived, forty-two years.
You were loved and your death devastated each and every one of your peers.
You didn/'/t perform in all fifty states, one state that you missed was Montana.
You performed your last concert on June 26, 1977 in the state of Indiana.
Two of your hit songs were /'/All Shook Up/'/ and /'/Hound Dog/'/.
You had great taste in motorcycles, you sure did love Hogs.
You had a wonderful life but not a life that was long.
When doctors constantly prescribed those pills, it was wrong.
You loved to give away Cadillacs, you truly had a heart of gold.
It was very sad to lose you when you were only 42 years old.
One of your friends saw you putting a hole in your foot with a drill.
When he asked you why, you said you were doing it to get more pills.
When you died on August 16, 1977, every one of your fans were in tears.
You/'/ve been dead for the same amount of time that you lived, forty-two years.
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Elvis Presley: The Same Amount of Time
Contributed by
randyjohnson
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Friday, 16th August 2019 @ 10:03:59 AM in AEST
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You/'/ve been dead for the same amount of time that you lived, forty-two years.
You were loved and your death devastated each and every one of your peers.
You didn/'/t perform in all fifty states, one state that you missed was Montana.
You performed your last concert on June 26, 1977 in the state of Indiana.
Two of your hit songs were /'/All Shook Up/'/ and /'/Hound Dog/'/.
You had great taste in motorcycles, you sure did love Hogs.
You had a wonderful life but not a life that was long.
When doctors constantly prescribed those pills, it was wrong.
You loved to give away Cadillacs, you truly had a heart of gold.
It was very sad to lose you when you were only 42 years old.
One of your friends saw you putting a hole in your foot with a drill.
When he asked you why, you said you were doing it to get more pills.
When you died on August 16, 1977, every one of your fans were in tears.
You/'/ve been dead for the same amount of time that you lived, forty-two years.
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Re: Elvis Presley: The Same Amount of Time
(User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on
Sunday, 18th August 2019 @ 03:51:38 AM AEST (User
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Looks like poor ol/'/ Elvis didn/'/t know much about himself. 💀 |
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Re: Elvis Presley: The Same Amount of Time
(User Rating: 1 ) by speedy on
Tuesday, 20th August 2019 @ 02:22:29 PM AEST (User
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My mom raised us on Elvis/'/ music - I was the only one who absolutely loved it, and I wasn/'/t born until 3 years after he died.
His story was a sad one - and it/'/s too bad it turned out the way it did.
Great write.
Hannah B |
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Re: Elvis Presley: The Same Amount of Time
(User Rating: 1 ) by reprobate on
Tuesday, 20th August 2019 @ 04:19:22 PM AEST (User
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The first two records I ever received were given to me by my grandmother. Ray Charles sings Country and Western was one and Elvis Presley/'/s Greatest Hits. She introduced me to music, literally, with those tenth birthday gifts.
I now live near where he was stationed in the military...Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. A little gas station near there has an almost-altar erected to him. I spent a lot of time looking at those photos and reading the articles in there.
Your posting reminded me of all that in a flash.
The man could definitely sing!
Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Elvis Presley: The Same Amount of Time
(User Rating: 1 ) by Spike on
Thursday, 5th September 2019 @ 12:38:41 AM AEST (User
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Lovely commemorative post, and the dovetailing start and finishing lines was very nicely done. Also quite informative.
I/'/ve visited Gracelands and said my words at his gravesite, watched all of his movies from a young age to my current wrinkles, and replay his music regularly - such a major impact for a guy who/'/s spark of life ended so soon. Uhhu-uhhu. |
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