the lone female buddy in Elvis’s inner circle: “Nineteen-year-old truck driver becomes superstar and super stud, which he wasn’t.” Or this from Lamar Fike, one of his closest associates: “I’ll give you Elvis’s relationship with...
a specially designed casket was ordered and flown in, a casket blanket of 500 red roses was made, the security and police were ordered, the tour was canceled, personal calls were made by Vernon to fan club presidents asking that they NOT attend, clothing was chosen, songs were chosen, mini...
Winfrey said "one of the most shocking things" shared in the book was how Lisa Marie grieved Ben by bringing his coffin into the home for about two months. Keough said her mom found a very compassionate funeral homeowner who explained how she could keep the casket with her unti...
Except for one little detail: Elvis was dead, and this introduces the part of today's discussion where it becomes relevant to you. After playing racquetball all night on his personal court and grabbing a few hours sleep, Elvis suffered an undignified death in his own bathroom. With a dangero...
At the bottom level is Elvis’ Graceland living room on the last night of his life. “Good morning,” Elvis mutters as he enters the room. A sidekick, soured from all the years of being on call, snaps back, “Well, it would be, boss, but it’s 9:30 in the evening.” ...
Amid memorial proceedings, Presley's body was laid in an open casket at Graceland for two days, and Lisa Marie remembers waiting to be alone with her father, so that she could "touch his face and hold his hand, to talk to him." ...
Amid memorial proceedings, Presley's body was laid in an open casket at Graceland for two days, and Lisa Marie remembers waiting to be alone with her father, so that she could "touch his face and hold his hand, to talk to him." ...
My guess is that the celebs got a private viewing. Call me crazy. The official viewing in the afternoon was scheduled for two hours, but that was extended by an hour and a half. He always could please a crowd. This picture of Elvis in his casket has been floating around for years. ...
The saloon is like a casket, stained wood and human dustStale with conversation that hangs on your clothes like smokeThe wooden clock said she would dance dressed only in flowerAs the jazz band drowns the hysterical bird that it spits out on the hourI'd drop out of sight and disappear, ...
Keough said her mom found a very compassionate funeral homeowner who explained how she could keep the casket with her until she was ready for the burial. She had dry ice brought in regularly as part of that preservation process. And she would often just sit with his body. ...