Rodent Regatta

RIGHT WHERE I AM NOW
Memphis, TN

Where were you when The King died? [Scripting News]

Memphis has been my home for a lot of years. On August 16, 1977 I was packing to leave for my second business trip since college. Elvis was at home the week he died.
This 25th year since his death has seen quite a resurgence of coverage at Graceland as well as the creation of a series of events in the Memphis area that have drawn large crowds.
My fondest Elvis story growing up really amounts to six or eight stories over a period of years. Each Christmas when Elvis got home, he’d head over to Madison Cadillac. The six o’clock news would invariably have a story of several people who happen to be in the car dealership and were given brand new Cadillacs by Elvis. The great part of these stories is that the media never caught him in the act. It made news, but the gift wasn’t given to make the news!