This is too long or I would have just copied it. IMO, more was going on "inside" than many knew about the firing of some MM.
http://www.elvis2001.net/Sonny%20West.htm
"i have never known the real reason. i wanted elvis to tell me why. vernon said it was to cut back on expenses but that wasn't it at all. he paid ed parker and sam thompson a salary so we were replaced by people. so it wasn't that. i heard it was the law suits. i only had one in sixteen years , and that when i took a guy out because he was going to beat up david Stanley . i nailed the guy and knocked him out. he sued , that was in tahoe. i heard that , red had three or four law suits , because of fights . normally it was with drunks , not the fans. they were smart *** people. "
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
I will agree with Sonny that the "cutback on expenses" for Vernon was just a very lame excuse to get rid of Red and Sonny and Dave. Sonny and Red loved Elvis dearly, and they still do today. There is most likely much more behind the firing of Sonny & Red & Dave than any of us will ever know....and that includes Sonny and Red and Dave.
Last edited by Tony Trout; 03-10-2008 at 11:33 AM.
Don't think there will be much sympathy anyplace.
But, if Sonny is telling the truth.....it might show how some others tried to cause trouble and manipulate things.
They were a crude bunch.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
I believe that (in regards to the firing) Sonny is telling as much of the truth as he himself knows. I still don't think for one second that Sonny or Red or Dave know the true reason behind why Vernon fired them.
You might be right.
It would help to look into the motives of the ones that remained.
I'll see what I can find.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
I wonder what else is behind the firing of Sonny and Red West?I have to agree, I think there's more to it than just cutbacks...
Did they get along with Vernon?
franny
Not according to that interview ,Originally Posted by franny
I wonder what else is behind the firing of Sonny and Red West?
Did they get along with Vernon?
franny
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
I wonder what else is behind the firing of Sonny and Red West?
Did they get along with Vernon?
franny
It wasn't just Sonny and Red & Dave that he disliked. Vernon hated all the guys being around Elvis because that just meant that he'd have to pay more people
I heard Tony that Vernon disliked all the girls that were involved with Elvis,too. Is that true?
Goodbye Rosanne...Your "family" in TCB will always remember you.
Liana,
The only girl I ever remember Vernon (as well as the rest of the MM) disliking was Ginger Alden.....
Well, that makes sense...Thank you for the info, Tony.
Elvis was just as crude, especially when he was alone with them ...They were a crude bunch.
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
Whatever you think. I'm sure neither of us know.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
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