Posted by Gracie2 on January 22, 2002, at 0:08:50
In reply to Re: Elvis Presley And American Culture, posted by PaulB on January 18, 2002, at 22:36:15
I am disheartned by the number of books published on the "last days" of Elvis and all the wild speculation about his drug abuse, his weight gain, his love for fattening foods, his temper
trantrums, his wild clothes, his bizarre house, his "unnatural" love for his mother, ad nauseum.
This is all low-class tabloid fodder.There is a saying that an artist is judged by his high point and a criminal is judged by his lowest.
It is discouraging to know that people make money
by scrounging up sordid details in this man's life while ignoring the ground-breaking talent of a true artist.Put it this way: if you, Joe Blow, were to have your life dissected in excrutiating detail, would you like your faults to be analyzed in painful detail to the general public? Would it please you to know that most people in the English-speaking world are aware that you died on the toilet? Doubt it.
Surprisingly, I'm not a particular fan of "the King". I WAS a big fan and hopelessly devoted to Diana, the former princess of Wales. I thought she was the most beautiful, stylish person in the world, and her mental problems were mostly caused by an uncaring, philandering husband, whose proof of adultery with an older, ugly, unsophisticated, married woman was a matter of record, disgustingly displayed in public audiotapes for all the world to hear. The "I wish I could be your tampon" comment literally turned my stomach.
At the same time and on the same day that Charles publically announced that he never loved Diana, she emerged from a limo in the famous black "screw-you" dress, outwardly happy and smiling and confident. I was so proud of her! Not only did she refuse to curl up in a dark corner somewhere, she was able to outshine him - once again. I'm now convinced that Charles preferred Camilla because of her unattractive appearance, innate drabness, and a sense of style to rival the Queen Mother. Married or not, she will never take precedence over Charles in a public appearance. I believe that's all he ever wanted. I've heard stories in the tabloids about her sexual expertise, which makes me shudder. This is a scene that should never be visualized, unless you are attempting to stay with your diet.In all fairness, none of this is our business. Elvis should be remembered for his talent and not his fondness for fried peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches, nor his death by a drug overdose. Princess Diana should be remembered for her beauty, her sense of style, the great love she had for her sons and the work she did for charity,
rather than her struggle with anorexia and the affairs she had after her husband had rejected her. Charles should be respected as the future king of England, and even Camilla should be admired as few rotweillers are capable of walking upright.Just leave them alone. Any of you who are blameless may cast the first stone.
-Gracie"All I said was, this dinner is good enough for Jehovah!"
"Don't say that name again, old man, you're only making it worse for yourself!"
"Worse for myself! I'm about to be stoned to death, how can I possibly make it worse for myself!" (Doing a little dance)..."Jehovah! Jehovah!"
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