August 16th 1977

James William · Post by **James William** » August 16, 2006 10:43 am

Well most people are aware of what happened on that date. So here's a toast to one of my biggest influences! You are missed E !

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » August 16, 2006 10:58 am

She drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on a Greyhound Bus
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
On a one-way ticket to the promised land
Hey little girl with the red dress on
There's party tonight down in Memphis down
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died

We drove down into Memphis, the sky was hard and black
Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac
They'd drawn out all his money and they laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside "Ah he's gone, he's gone"
They found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lot of trouble running through his veins
Bye-bye Johnny
Johnny bye-bye
You didn't have to die
You didn't have to die

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » August 16, 2006 11:02 am

I was 17. I had just landed at JFK... coming home from a summer student exchange trip to Europe....

I remember seeing people crying all over the airport...

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » August 16, 2006 9:45 pm

"Elvis Is Everywhere"- Mojo Nixon

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 16, 2006 9:48 pm

1977--I can't believe it has been that long

ejr · Post by **ejr** » August 16, 2006 11:26 pm

I remember hearing about it as I came home from work that night.

BTW, one of the best t-shirts I have seen was one that had a picture of Elvis's face on it, and below it said: I AM DEAD.

scubamyk · Post by **scubamyk** » August 17, 2006 12:34 am

a1aara wrote:"Elvis Is Everywhere"- Mojo Nixon

Mojo played it this afternoon on his Sirius show.

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » August 17, 2006 11:56 am

a1aara wrote:"Elvis Is Everywhere"- Mojo Nixon

Except for Michael J. Fox

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » August 18, 2006 12:24 pm

I was in the middle of the Sea of Japan, and one of the guys I was on watch with read it on the ship's teletype.
Hard to believe the guy would be 71 if he were alive.