Happy birthday Elvis Presley 🎂
📷 Gary Null
A shot from Elvis's 1968 Comeback Special on NBC.
"Elvis kicked 'How Much Is That Doggie in the Window' out the window and replaced it with 'Let's fuck.' The rest of us are still reeling from the impact."
- Lester Bangs
Henry Leutwyler
Elvis Presley's glasses
Henry Leutwyler
Elvis Presley's television
"The story goes that as he watched singer Robert Goulet performing on television one night, he shot out the screen of his 25-inch RCA TV."
Henry Leutwyler
Elvis Presley's gold Beretta
"There was nothing Elvis had against Robert Goulet. They were friends. But Elvis just shot out things on a random basis."
- Kevin Kern, Graceland Museum
Henry Leutwyler
Elvis Presley's remote control
Which reminds me of this Craig Brown story about The Beatles’ visit to Elvis Presley, from his excellent book One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time
Henry Leutwyler
Elvis Presley's keys & toy car
John's take after the meeting was over:
"I can't decide who's more full of shit, me or Elvis Presley."
Elvis Presley by Lynn Goldsmith
Last Train to Memphis, 1960
Martin Parr
West Yorkshire. Calderdale. Mytholmroyd
Scarbottom sewing shop, 1975-80
Today we're celebrating Elvis Presley's birthday 🎂
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