Very well said Suzan!Originally Posted by Suzan
Once again not having read the responses, here I go w/my 2 cents...
I don't think it was the optimum place to die, but @ least he died at home, a home he loved very much.
I have heard that it was not a quick death, but a slow painful one.For that I am very sad...he suffered so much as it was to think his last moments were filled w/pain breaks my heart.
I do not like that his dying in the bathroom is the brunt of many a joke.
I am saddened that he had to die so young at all, irregardless where it took place. Thank God it wasn't done in public.I too find it difficult to accept that he had to die in such a way, but not just because he was Elvis, but because he was a human who gave so much to so many. Regardless of his bad habits, or his shortcomings, he was a good hearted man with a lot of compassion for others. I wish that, as Diane said, he had drifted away peacefully in his sleep...that would have been a better way. He left far too soon. I find it ironic that in as much as he hated being alone, he spent his last moments that way. But then again, we all die alone anyway. No matter how many people are standing at our bedside, we still leave this world totally alone....
Daddy, I miss you more every day. You will always be my hero..
The irony of it all is that, in terms of fan numbers and popularity, dying was the best thing that ever happened to Elvis!
Were he still with us, he would not be anywhere near as popular as he is now, nor would he be such a pop culture phenomenon. Then, if he were to drop dead soon, the popularity would increase.
There was an almost unimaginable surge in fan numbers around 1977-80, which has never really died off.
As someone quipped when Elvis did die: "Good career move".
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
I think that you must have meant that Elvis dying was the best thing that ever happened to Priscilla....because Elvis could not reap any benefit from his increased popularity...unlike she has.
Daddy, I miss you more every day. You will always be my hero..
I thought that Goldman probably had no love for those of us from the South. I can honestly say that I read the thing cover to cover, but I did wonder if everyone had worked their way through it. As you well know, it's not a small book. I've never read either of the books that you mention because I assumed they were probably alot of fluff. You are right though, Goldman writes with a vicious tone....Take away the obvious disdain Goldman had for Elvis (and for Southerners in general) and the often vicious tone of his langiage, there is more truth in Elvis than many fans care to admit.
It is very well written (hatred notwithstanding) and there is more truth in it than many other so-called "authoritative" biographies out there. I'd rather read it than, for example, Charlie Hodge's whitewash Me'n'Elvis.Or Wanda June Hill's fantasies.
Many fans condemned Goldman's book (and still do) without actually having read the bloody thing!
Makes me think of what Colonel Parker said when Elvis died_---_"Elvis didn't die, his body did. Elvis will live 4-ever".
Speaking of the surge in fans......there is a woman here in this town who didn't even like Elvis before he died. Now...she almost has an obsession with him, decorated her office walls and ceiling, has the 6 ft. cardboard Elvis and goes around literally spouting "Elvis Facts". I never have understood the people that reacted that way
In reply to the last responses -disregarding the original thread, which I cannot answer to as it's way too painful to me (still !), me too I remember that awful increase of 'young Elvis fans' in fall 1977 ! I was amazed and disgusted at the same time. I was hoping that it's been a passing thing for most of these people, but throughout the years I saw that more people came flocking to him. I remember some I knew I questioned and they admitted that they even didn't like Elvis during his lifetime.
What's their drive ? Folks, can someone explain me ??? Perhaps we have an example on this forum who can light my lantern ? (no hard feelings, I just want to understand !)
The good news here, still is that we keep Elvis' memories alive, never forget him and yes, celebrate his life every single day !!!!!!!
Elvis' Rich Southern Voice Flows Like Beewax in the Mississippi Sun
What I think is so sad is that thirty years later people are still talking about where Elvis died and the events surrounding it......even in death there was no privacy for the man.I don`t want to know the details...I don`t want to hear it examined like an episode of CSI...and I couldn`t give a flying squirrel-turd for anything Albert Goldman had to say.
you are right about that, he did not like southerners at all, he poked fun and even the way he wrote how "we" talk....he pisses me off! I'm not even half way through yet and I find most of it dreadfully boring. But I shall tredge on and hopefully get to some interesting stuff. I'm not really into the contracts, etc. in Elvis career. I want to hear about him personally....his shows, etc.
Had he made a complete turn around and made some big changes instead of dying-who knows what might have happened. But to become a "pop cultural phenomenon" you are either the latest hottest thing with charisma-or you once were and then you die and you are again.
i'm glad that he died at home with his family around not on stage.
Ihave also heard that when they found him he had almost biten his tounge off
so i figure that it was probley pretty painful and if i was ginger i would have taken better care of him like linda.
i love elvis with all my heart.
elvisspankme
You are right about that KPM. But, I would NOT want Elvis to have ended up on "Dancing With The Stars" like Wayne Newton
Well said, he was all those things and so much more.Very well said Suzan!
I read Goldman's book, it's a piece of ..... garbage in my opinion.
I'd rather have the man alive then an icon. I think his fans would still be fans, and we don't know if his popularity w/the younger fans would be here or not.
Whomever made that quip was very insensitive and I hope the same comes to him when it's his time...you get as good as you give.
I'm amazed that some call themselves fans when it is quite obvious that that is far from the case, but hey maybe they want to be part of a crowd or that is what floats their boat and gets them thru their day.
I wouldn t have wanted him to die on stage.Think of all the the fans,Panic would erupt.
A dangerous situation for all the visiter on stage.It isn t importent in with room he pass
away,he died in his Graceland and this is the best possibility.Vernon,Patsy,Lisa,Grandma,
and Charlie were near.
Goldman's book is good for starting winter fires in the fireplace!
I will never forget you Rosanne.
R.I.P. 4-27-59~7-22-09
Same here Getlo. We dont get to choose when and where we want to die at. I obviously like you said knew something was happening when he hit the floor and attempted to crawl a few feet but its nothing i like to think about..It doesn't bother me one way or the other. I never think about it. He couldn't have died before hitting the ground as he'd apparently crawled away from the toilet.
But at least he died in the home he loved.
As undignified as it all was, dying on stage would've been too public ... and you'd still be watching the footage on YouTube today.
(And we're back ...)
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Agreed rossie it is said. No one should have to die like that alone..but i sure am glad it didn't happen onstage like Getlo said thats too public.
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
That pissed me off to the extreme. as does people saying Oh Elvis didn't he die on the crapper. Another term i want to use like E did I wanted to pull there ** tongues out by the rootsi feel the same way....i just cant stand when people make jokes about Elvis dying in the bathroom....(like Eminem with his stupid video
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Exactly Ken, obvious answer - NO!
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Albert Goldmen is trash a little worm that had to make up new stories to sell his book !there has been alot written about how he landed, how far he crawled, did he throw up or didn"t he? There is a Doc quoted near the end of "Down At The End Of Lonely Street" that says he was dead before he hit the floor. I think it was Albert Goldman that conveys the imagine of his face being in the carpet, having crawled a little ways before dying while clutching the carpet....horrible visuals
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
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