Reply With QuotePoor Gladys. Yes she does look so sad, but Elvis looks HOTTTT here!!!!!
When Elvis was drafted Gladys was already ill,but you think that taking Elvis away help her die sooner?I also notice that in almost every photo she looks depressed.Some say that she had a drinking problem.Could Elvis gotten his addition to drugs from his Mom.There was a behavior pattern there.I have read that Elvis suffered from depression also.Can we see a disfuntional family here with the Presleys?Then LM having problems with drugs also?
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Poor Gladys. Yes she does look so sad, but Elvis looks HOTTTT here!!!!!
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
I guess we could say that the Presley's were a disfunctional family but not seriously so. Most families have those kinds of problems.
Diane
Most families are dysfunctional.
I think it would be hard to argue that his family didn't have some dysfunctional traits. No doubt, his fame and popularity made it much worse. However, I will stand my feeling that while Gladys and Vernon where raising Elvis, they did the best that they could with what they had. They were products of their time -- poor, country folks with little education -- but they did know love and respect, hard work and God, so it would be hard to fault them for any dysfunction that they brought into their marriage.
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
I agree with you all the way Liz. They loved Elvis dearly and did they best they could with what they had.
There is no perfect family.
Diane
That's exactly what I was about to say. Dysfunction has become the norm.Originally Posted by Jess
Could you imagine Dr. Phil back in their day????? Whew!!!!
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
Poor Gladys. Yes she does look so sad, but Elvis looks HOTTTT here!!!!!
You know, I'd feel the same as Mrs Presley, like we all do with those we love. Elvis was going to leave for Germany. I think she held it all together, well.
This is our last non-dysfunctional family!
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Couldn't agree more.
Normal is way overrated and way overused if you ask me...
"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
Could you imagine Dr. Phil back in their day????? Whew!!!!
Actually, in my opinion, families, years ago, were more caring and more the family unit. They raised their children, generally speaking, to have manners. I wish we could go back to those times, in some ways.
I don't know what it is like in other countries.
You are right. But you know, Elvis was moving to Texas for a few months, where she would be joining him and then following him to Germany. He wasn't going into a war zone nor was he leaving her behind. Maybe I'm a little callous having experienced this before, but I feel that she just seemed sadder than I can really understand.
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
I can just hear Dr. Phil telling Vernon...."your alligator mouth has overloaded your hummingbird a$s"!!!Could you imagine Dr. Phil back in their day????? Whew!!!!
Her eyes...look so sad..Poor Gladys. Yes she does look so sad, but Elvis looks HOTTTT here!!!!!
"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
This is our last non-dysfunctional family!
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It must have been because Ward and June slept in separate beds!!!!!
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
Couldn't agree more.
Normal is way overrated and way overused if you ask me...
LOL .................
And June cleaned house in her high-heels and pearls!
It must have been because Ward and June slept in separate beds!!!!!
I can understand it, Liz, I really can. It's the unknown part.
And that's not functional!
Diane
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