Elvis

To follow-up with the last blog post, Avery & I had a date night on August 16th, the 36th anniversary of Elvis death. A friend from church offered to watch the girls & gave us a gift card as a thank you for some time & advice Avery had given to them on their house.  We appreciated the gift & that they valued his time & expertise, even though they did the work themselves.

This year marked the 40th anniversary of Elvis' Aloha from Hawaii concert.   The concert was broadcast live via satellite on January 14, 1973 from Honolulu, Hawaii, although it didn't air in the United States until April 4, 1973.  It was aired in over 40 countries across Asia & Europe too.  The show was the most expensive entertainment special at the time.  Each audience member was asked to pay whatever he or she could afford.  The performance & concert merchandise sales raised $75,000 for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund in Hawaii.  There was a special showing of this concert downtown Memphis at the Orpheum Theater to close out Elvis week.  We ate dinner downtown then headed to the show.

Just a few of the sightings

I have never seen so many Hawaiin shirts & leis in all of Memphis.  I sure wish I had wore my Hawaiin shirt!

People were screaming, clapping & cheering like the man was going to come on stage.   

Guess who wore his blue suede shoes?

Some members of the gospel Stamps Quartet that use to perform with Elvis sang gospel songs at intermission. For some reason, their heads were glowing so you can't see any faces!

Elvis all over.  No doubt in my mind, the best entertainer/singer/musician of all time.  Please see the links below for proof!

After show dessert!  It seems like just yesterday I posted about this cheesecake.  It is our favorite.  

Lord, help convert this sugar, dairy, soy, gluten & whatever else into something worthwhile!

Suspicious Minds.. all the proof you need.  Do yourself a favor & put this on full screen!  And before you click on this, just as a reminder, whatever you do, make sure you click on the link below too.  It is classic & worth it!

So this cute little video has gone viral, so you may have seen it.  If you haven't, please watch it from beginning to the very end.  You have to watch it until the very end to get the full effect of this cute little Elvis fan.  If you have seen it, well then watch it again for pure entertainment.  I will never think of American Trilogy the same.  

And if you are really an Elvis fan, for fun, here he is singing Fever, one of my favorites from this concert.  I will always remember where I was August 16, 1977 when I heard the news.  Until next Elvis week..........