Elvis Presley died 28 years ago. Do you care?

[Anderton]

Well, generations are considered to be 20 years apart, I believe. The concept is mostly to mark those that participated in a particular event...the generation that fought WWII, the generation that went through the 60s, the baby boomer generation...that sort of thing.

 

I suppose saying "I wonder if people under 30 today care about Elvis" would have been more precise, but then that's another artificial dividing line...I guess ultimately, the question is "So whaddya think about Elvis?" Other than the fact that it played out sorta like a Greek tragedy.

[Manny]

I have 30 years old, and i love Elvis!! I have a lot of his albums and dvds.

[Rudolf von Hagenwil]

Popcorn & dead: POP there it is - POP there it's gone

 

Either a artist, and his song are fabulous or not, no matter what generation you believe to be part of.

 

Elvis is definitely FANTASTIC - what a VOICE!

 

sincerely

 

Born '54

[franknputer]

Originally posted by Anderton Well, generations are considered to be 20 years apart, I believe. The concept is mostly to mark those that participated in a particular event...the generation that fought WWII, the generation that went through the 60s, the baby boomer generation...that sort of thing.

Yes, but outside of broad generalizations it falls apart very quickly as some sort of reference point. Where do you fall on the 20 year line? Are you in the middle, part of the generation along with those 10 years your senior & junior? Are you at the beginning, separated from those born the last year before? That's why I don't think it's very useful.

 

Either you know Elvis, or you don't. Now, one might judge from the year that you were born the size of the rock you were living under, but IMO there is very little insight to be gained about everyone else.

[Rudolf von Hagenwil]

i don't give a damn about generations...

 

of course any music has a time stamp, but only for the in history educated, all other listen with the heart.

[boosh]

 

Originally posted by UltraMambo i don't give a damn about generations... of course any music has a time stamp, but only for the in history educated, all other listen with the heart.

 

 

I totally agree,.... age don't count in music.

Ears don't have an age.

[Rudolf von Hagenwil]

Booshy Wuushy Suushi...

 

i don't like it when someone agrees with me!

 

don't you have to say something contrary?

 

[boosh]

Originally posted by UltraMambo Booshy Wuushy Suushi... i don't like it when someone agrees with me! don't you have to say something contrary?

 

If you're looking for trouble

You came to the right place

If you're looking for trouble

Just look right in my face

 

 

From the song ; Trouble as sung by Elvis

[Rudolf von Hagenwil]

of course i'm for troubles, but my troubles are not your troubles.

 

My ones are, that i design a Ident for a TRISA Electric Oral Care spot at the very moment.

 

http://www.trisa.ch/index.cfm?dom=1001&rub=1024&id=5083

 

 

howdy doody booshi yodel ei eeeeee hooooooo

[boosh]

Muss i denn, muss i denn

Zum Stadtele hinaus

Stadtele hinaus

Und du, mein schat, bleibst hier?

 

 

 

 

 

You've got mail,..Mambo

[monstermaker]

For me it was one of those events that nails itself to your brain. I remember walking into a bar the afternoon he died. Link Wray was playing there that night. The band was doing a sound check. Everyone was bummed out over it. I ordered a beer then left. Never let a dead Elvis ruin a good beer.

[BLAblablah]

When I was young, I never paid a lot of attention to Elvis. I used to have to go see a couple of his movies with my older sister, because she was a fan (she's also about 10 years older). Then when I was older, I discovered that I loved one Elvis song...Heartbreak Hotel. And then recently, I found out something I never new, Mae Axton was my sister's teacher in High School...and she wrote Heartbreak Hotel for Elvis! This was long after I thought Jacksonville was only known for Skynyrd, etc.

Barry

[Mike McLenison]

Elvis never did anything for me; but the Beatles debut on Sullivan was almost a religious experience. A few months later they hit the following opening chord to A Hard Day's Night that shook the world!