30 years ago today, Elvis died. Where were you?

[grayhank]

OMG ELVIS DIED!!!! Why doesn't anybody ever tell me this stuff?

[DocDrako]

I was 8 years old. I heard it on TV, and told my mom. I don't remember much else from that day. I remember my address and phone number from back then though.

[huedell]

Who cares whether he was "relevant" or not when he died? Many artists are not in their prime when they happen to die. It doesn't take away their previous accomplishments.

Not that I'm a big ELVIS fan or anything (just a big fan of rock icon
mentality---hey I'm a rocker!), but I thought the same thing after reading
Ant's post---not to mention the oddness of something losing value after
it's relavancy to culture dies off being a weird horse to ride when posting
regularly on a vintage toy site such as this----------R.I.P. KING
(I couldn'ta done it without ya!)

BTW, I was about 6 when he died----and I had no idea----then again,
I only really became aware of what rock artists "were" by about 1982,
years after his death

[ABMAC]

Who cares whether he was "relevant" or not when he died? Many artists are not in their prime when they happen to die. It doesn't take away their previous accomplishments.

The man has become so symbolic of hillbilly excess that he'll probably be known for it long after his music is forgotten.

[Hulk]

I remember seeing it on the 6 o'clock news (probably Bill Beutel and Roger Grismby), and remember images of Colonel Parker and his TCB plane. I didn't care any more about it than hearing about the reports of the people who died in car crashes or fires on the news, but was curious as to the outpouring of emotion of fans that was being reported. I didn't particularly find him fascinating beyond his tacky excesses (Graceland is a hoot), but I am fascinated with the fascination others have for him, if that makes any sense.

I guess I find it amusing that people are offended that a 16 year old ABMAC didn't fall apart over the death of someone who was a pill popping, self indulgent, eccentric pedophile who died on the crapper. He was without a doubt once of the most talented singers around, but death was the best thing for his legacy.

[huedell]

I guess I find it amusing that people are offended that a 16 year old ABMAC didn't fall apart over the death of someone who was a pill popping, self indulgent, eccentric pedophile who died on the crapper.

Who are you referring to? No one said anything that indicated that.

He was without a doubt once of the most talented singers around,

Not to mention---a groundbreaking icon---and that's why he's a special guy to say the least.

but death was the best thing for his legacy.

At the time of ELVIS' passing, a great writer on SNL said that was a great career move
(his death)----you guys may be right.

[The Toyroom]

Ahhhh, Elvis is still The King...even though his personal life ended in/on the toliet...nobody will ever duplicate the success he had on multiple levels. That we're even discussing the guy's death 30 years later is proof of that. How many people will be doing the same with say, Kurt Cobain, x-number of years from now?

[GSPUSA]

I actually like his 70's stuff a lot,one of my favorite songs is "Always on My Mind" and that one's from the 70's and my other fave from him is "Suspicious Minds" those are 2 of the greatest songs of all time

I like those and a few others from the 70's, just not the majority of the other stuff.

[megoat]

The man has become so symbolic of hillbilly excess that he'll probably be known for it long after his music is forgotten.

I disagree. Maybe in the court of public opinion, but since when does that matter?

I guess I find it amusing that people are offended that a 16 year old ABMAC didn't fall apart over the death of someone who was a pill popping, self indulgent, eccentric pedophile who died on the crapper.

Don't worry, I'm not "offended".....

but death was the best thing for his legacy.

Call me crazy, but I tend to think the "best thing for his legacy" were some recordings he made in Memphis in '54 and '55.....

[FastDog40]

elvis

I was 11 years old.comming back from pigeonforge.ten.we found out over the cb.breaker,breaker.(lol)they played elvis music over the cb.

[toys2cool]

The man has become so symbolic of hillbilly excess that he'll probably be known for it long after his music is forgotten.

The Kings music will never be forgotten,he's probably the most recognizable person ever
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Who cares whether he was "relevant" or not when he died? Many artists are not in their prime when they happen to die. It doesn't take away their previous accomplishments.

could'nt agree with you more buddy

[BlackKnight]

Where was I ? }
Probably taking a nap... I was 2.

[gman]

I was in the backyard at a friend's house playing and his mom told us -- then she asked us what we wanted for lunch.

In memory of E

When I look out into your eyes out there,
When I look out into your faces,
You know what I see?
I see a little bit of Elvis
In each and every one of you out there.

Lemme tell ya...
Weeeeeeeeeellllllll...

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the king

Man o man
What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

Elvis is everywhere, man!
He's in everything.
He's in everybody...

Elvis is in your jeans.
He's in your cheesburgers
Elvis is in Nutty Buddies!
Elvis is in your mom!

He's in everybody.
He's in the young, the old,
the fat, the skinny,
the white, the black
the brown and the blue
people got Elvis in 'em too

Elvis is in everybody out there.
Everybody's got Elvis in them!
Everybody except one person that is...
Yeah, one person!
The evil opposite of Elvis.
The Anti-Elvis

Anti-Elvis got no Elvis in 'em,
lemme tell ya.

Michael J. Fox has no Elvis in him. And Ant too

And Elvis is in Joan Rivers
but he's trying to get out, man!
He's trying to get out!
Listen up Joanie Baby!

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the king

Man o man
What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

Man, there's a lot of unexplained phenomenon
out there in the world.
Lot of things people say
What the heck's going on?

Let me tell ya!

Who built the pyramids?
ELVIS!
Who built Stonehenge?
ELVIS!

Yeah, man you see guys
walking down the street
pushing shopping carts
and you think they're talking to allah,
they're talking to themself.
Man, no they're talking to ELVIS!
ELVIS! ELVIS!

You know whats going on in that Bermuda Triangle?
Down in the Bermuda Traingle
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis needs boats.

Aahh! The Sailing Elvis!
Captain Elvis!
Commodore Elvis it is.

Yeah man, you know people from outer space,
people from outer space they come up to me.
They don't look like like Doctor Spock.
They don't look like Klingons,
all that Star Trek jive.

They look like Elvis.
ELVIS!
Everybody in outer space looks like Elvis.
Cause Elvis is a perfect being.
We are all moving in perfect peace and harmony towards Elvisness

Soon all will become Elvis.
Everything everywhere will be Elvis.
Why do you think they call it evolution anyway?
It's really Elvi****ion!
Elvi****ion!

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the king

Man o man
What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

That's right ladies and gentlemen,
The time has come!
Time has come to talk
To that little bit of Elvis inside of you.

Talk to it!
Call it up!
Say "Elvis, heal me!"
"Save me, Elvis!"
"Make me be born again
in the perfect Elvis light"

That's right!
You've got that Elvis inside of ya
and he's talkin to ya
He says he wants you to sing!
Everybody's got to sing like the king!

Like the king
Get that leg going now
Get your lip too.
Not no fool Billy Idol lip either
Everybody!
Yeah, we're rockin now!

Elvis is with us.
He's with us and he's speaking to us.
He says "Peoples!"
"Peoples!"
"Everybody!"
"Everybody got to sing!"

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the king

Man o man
What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the king

Man o man
What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

Elvis!

[Customslab]

very nice g