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Happy 75th birthday, Elvis

January 8, 2010

Today is Elvis' 75th birthday.
So why are the banks open? Why do we get mail? Why the hell did we have to come to work?
Christopher Columbus has a holiday.
St. Patrick has one.
Every president we have ever had -- including that idiot George W. Bush -- has a day that is recognized as a holiday.

Some of the observances we have on Jan. 8 include:
Bubble Bath Day.
Learn to Ski Day.
National English Toffee Day.
Midwife's Day.
National Joy Germ Today.
And -- Show and Tell Day at Work.

But no Elvis Day.
That's a shame.

Instead of putting the 75th birthday of Elvis on the front page of the Times Record News today, our decision-makers chose to banner our worthless representative Mac Bleeping Thornberry.
God help us.

So in this tiny little never-read blog of mine, I will honor Elvis Aron Presley -- the King of Rock and Roll.

Just about every guy my age has at one time or another stood in front of a mirror and pretended he was Elvis. Come on -- admit it.
We all wanted that hair and those sideburns.
We all wanted that money.
We all wanted to do Ann Margaret.

My top 10 Elvis songs:
1. Teddy Bear.
2. Don't Be Cruel.
3. Jailhouse Rock
4. Heartbreak Hotel
5. Are You Lonesome Tonight
6. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
7. An American Trilogy
8. Love Me
9. Viva Las Vegas
10.How Great Thou Art

My worst Elvis Song: "In the Ghetto"

My 10 favorite Elvis movies:
1. Viva Las Vegas
2. King Creole
3. Jailhouse Rock
4. GI Blues
5. Girls, Girls, Girls
6. Love Me Tender
7. Girl Happy
8. Loving You
9. Kid Galahad
10. Blue Hawaii

My worst Elvis movie: Harum Scarum

Posted by Nick Gholson at 8:17 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Comments

Hey Nick - if it makes you feel any better about being made to write your blog, I do read it. I even agree with you a lot of the time, which should probably scare one if not both of us. I 100% agree with you that Elvis' 75th birthday deserves more space than Mac the Rodeo Queen - and I'm a 60's kid!

Posted by: RMH | January 8, 2010 12:45 PM

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