Reply With QuoteHe did not look well there and in 76 he did gain a lot of weight, what I was referring to in the bloating, etc..(see my prev. post's) was specific to the CBS '77 concert.Originally Posted by Getlo
Who cares, the whole world deals with weight issues. Elvis at this point was established and didn't need your approval. I know a lot of people that are overweight and are awesome people. That's just something that the media tries to push on people.
I'm starting to wonder if you're just saying this stuff to get people going here.
Living a boring life?
He did not look well there and in 76 he did gain a lot of weight, what I was referring to in the bloating, etc..(see my prev. post's) was specific to the CBS '77 concert.
I don't think Getlo meant anything bad, he said so at the end of his post...I think we fans tend to have a strong defensive mechanism w/Elvis, most anyway.
Please stop this
This was not a threat where we blame Elvis, this was a threat for us 77 Fans!!
Taking Care of BusinessTil we meet you again, may God bless you, Adios.
Er, I certainly don't. So speak for yourself.
Ah, so you're yet another one of those "blame the media" types. I fail to see what this quote has to do with '77 shows. Perhaps the media was to blame for Elvis' appearance ... you know, they way they made those photos of him look extra fat!
Get people going? Please, that is the least of my concerns. I am enjoying participating in this and other threads. What's your excuse?
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
1977 Is Pure Elvis , Absolute Favorite Is Kansas City 18-6-77 ,wonderful ..what A Power !!
Running Down Stairs To Watch The Footage Again And Again ...o.k. And Than One Time More !!
COLONEL DRIES SAYS ;
"THAT'S MY BOY"
It's a good and positive thread so lets get back on track
I myself enjoyed majority of his concerts, those avail. for veiwing anyway, as I lived in Canada and he did not do concerts there in 70's...
I wish that he would have rested and perhaps curbed some of the concert touring, but he didn't, we can't change what was, but I do love the footage because that is all we have of him as a performer anymore, you know what I mean? Clips of him onstage are quite rare, the one's that come w/sound, etc...so I cherish them, and my heart breaks at his appearance in '77 CBS show but again, last footage of him we have so I love it. He was not fat in the end but bloated, see my prev. post on this, but his beautiful voice did not fail him, "How Great Thou Art" "Hurt" "My Way" "Unchained Melody"...Nor did his sense of humor...he stilled made the audience laugh...he gave it all he had and in my opinion he was beautiful til the very end.
What, when compared with the Sun years, the '68 comeback and Vegas '69???
What exactly was pure about Elvis in 1977?
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
Thank you, Suzan.
MojoElvis, is that you by any chance in the small picture in your signature?
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
[QUOTE=Suzan;160406]I'm agreeing that he was bloated. {swollen} but had no bearing on his voice.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
Your welcome, I thought it an unnecessary attack on you w/o cause whatsoever.
[QUOTE=cameron;160421]Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up for me, sorry it's quite early here in L.A. am not up this early normally. LOL
I'm agreeing that he was bloated. {swollen} but had no bearing on his voice.
I gotta agree with you here .
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
The Press was horrible to Elvis from 1974 and on. I can't believe some of the stuff I come across from back then. He had an awesome voice and Look even with the med build.
Yes, I do struggle with a weight problem and no matter how much I workout or not eat, it seems like I will never look like I did when I was 20. It's wrong to expect that.
The Omaha show wasn't all that great for the CBS show but the Rapid City one was ok. It was obvious that Elvis didn't want to do the TV special and some of them songs. Look at were he did fit in 100% vocally. CC Rider, That's All Right, Gave Me a Mountain, How great tho Art, Hurt, My Way and Can't Help Falling In Love.
I know from being in bands all my life that when I got tired of a song, I just didn't put my all into it. That's what I see sometimes. But knowing that I'm able to watch Elvis go through a set of songs and think, Man, Bring Steve Binder back and make him your manager and re arrange your hits to were youre into them again.
If I was only older then, maybe I could've met Elvis and told him these thought.
Some of the tabloid press may have been unfair to Elvis; that is their nature.
But just because newspapers gave negative reviews of shows during these years (and earlier than '74 in fact) does not mean they were "horrible".
Not every show was good - not every show could have been.
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
tottaly off topic.. it says fans of 77 post up ..some people jsut dont understand.for those here posting negative things according to you about the 77 shows .just go start a new thread of your own..simply call it haters of elvis 77 concerts post up !
Last edited by epmoodyblue; 11-18-2007 at 11:02 AM.
thank you "epmoodyblue" i tought i understand the topic wrong !!
well , o.k. i'm going to watch my favorite show again ...up to KANSAS CITY to watch pure Elvis !! have a pleasen't evening to all , i know i will !
COLONEL DRIES SAYS ;
"THAT'S MY BOY"
hey col..were can i get the that kansa city 77 concert on dvd? where did you buy it?
If You Send Me A Private Message I Promise You That I You Have This Footage By The End Of The Week !as An Early Christmas Gift From The Colonel.
COLONEL DRIES SAYS ;
"THAT'S MY BOY"
well sir, we will certainly have to agree to disagree on the above
I think there are times where Elvis looked better than the Aloha after the event, you are right in that he looked good in January of 1973. For me Elvis looked too made up for the Aloha show and didn't look naturalI know that Elvis used mascara but the amount of foundation was way too much.
I think there were times in 1974 that Elvis looked as good as in Aloha and even a brief period in 1975. But I agree that 1975 was the last year that he looked really well, by 1976 he looked shocking even when thinner!
Looking at the second picture of Elvis wearing the Chief Jumpsuit, it is hard to believe that the two pictures are 21 months apart
As for picture 3, Elvis looked over made up but looked better that he had (even with the weight) for some time
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