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I remember the morning they reported Elvis death. I was in primary school. One half of the class asked 'who's Elvis?' and the other half were astonished they didn't know!

posted by auntyholly on November 2, 2004 at 10:49 PM | link to this | reply

Memories are strange beasts, sometimes wonderful and sometimes better left alone...

posted by Ca88andra on November 2, 2004 at 7:49 PM | link to this | reply

A Norsemen
I'm glad you've had some good memories rekindled

posted by robdon67 on November 2, 2004 at 7:05 PM | link to this | reply

Beautiful post Robdon...It gave me many
such memories with my own Father.  He was not a great converstionalist, but everything he said mattered.  I asked him all of lifes most important questions and I still remember all his answers and refer to them frequently.  Thanks for the memories.

posted by A_Norseman on November 2, 2004 at 7:01 PM | link to this | reply

talion

there are indeed benefits found when in the lost times, thanks for the comment

posted by robdon67 on November 2, 2004 at 6:53 PM | link to this | reply

robdon67

I was nine years old when Elvis died. They interrupted local programming with the announcement. Growing up in Memphis, especially just a stone's throw from Graceland (I would latter attend Graceland Jr. High and the high school I graduated from was on Graceland Drive), made his death hit closer to home (no pun intended). Elvis was real to people here, not quite a myth, but a man.

Keeping your nose to the grindstone is well and good, but it doesn't leave a great view of the world. Sometimes wandering lost is the only way to realize where you really are.

posted by Talion on November 2, 2004 at 6:49 PM | link to this | reply