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....And here are other pics from that night (with Sheila Ryan)
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He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
Welcome to FECCGitchops83 wrote:Just a couple of weeks later he looked terrible ...................
Not really. He tended to only go out when the rest of the world was sleeping and then only to places that we open only to him. Rarely out in the public to restaurants and parties etc. that didn't involve only his group.brian wrote:He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
He didn't go to restaurants or parties because he didn't want to.eligain wrote:Not really. He tended to only go out when the rest of the world was sleeping and then only to places that we open only to him. Rarely out in the public to restaurants and parties etc. that didn't involve only his group.brian wrote:He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
fn2drive wrote:Good lord he looked ridiculous. Guitar player laughing- at him in pic 1? This is what delusional looks like- very sad.
But it seemed to stop him. The bottom line is Elvis isolated himself and was out of touch with the real world and popular culture which wasn't good.brian wrote:He didn't go to restaurants or parties because he didn't want to.eligain wrote:Not really. He tended to only go out when the rest of the world was sleeping and then only to places that we open only to him. Rarely out in the public to restaurants and parties etc. that didn't involve only his group.brian wrote:He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
If he wanted to go to more restaurants or Hollywood parties he certainly could have.
Fame doesn't stop celebrities from doing those things.
Lets see.....got up onstage during someone else's show and riffed endlessly about martial arts while demonstrating different poses. Yeah, he was fine.Jim Dandy wrote:I quite like his look and outfit, I don't perceive it as those he is "losing it". At least he's not wearing a turban: "Yeah man, my hairy was like, really greasy, and I couldn't be rooted washing it, so I found this rag in the closet, and hey presto".
Nah.eligain wrote:But it seemed to stop him. The bottom line is Elvis isolated himself and was out of touch with the real world and popular culture which wasn't good.brian wrote:He didn't go to restaurants or parties because he didn't want to.eligain wrote:Not really. He tended to only go out when the rest of the world was sleeping and then only to places that we open only to him. Rarely out in the public to restaurants and parties etc. that didn't involve only his group.brian wrote:He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
If he wanted to go to more restaurants or Hollywood parties he certainly could have.
Fame doesn't stop celebrities from doing those things.
I'm not talking about Hollywood Parties. That is just as out of touch with reality as staying holed up in Graceland. I'm talking about going out in the world. Doing what he did the night these pictures were taken. That was a rarity and it shouldn't have been. The real reason he didn't go to Hollywood parties is that he felt insecure. He didn't go to restaurants because he thought he would be mobbed. I believe the Colonel instilled this in him because he didn't want him out being seen and he didn't want him talking to other people in the business and finding out that maybe the grass was greener on the other side of the fence.brian wrote:Nah.eligain wrote:But it seemed to stop him. The bottom line is Elvis isolated himself and was out of touch with the real world and popular culture which wasn't good.brian wrote:He didn't go to restaurants or parties because he didn't want to.eligain wrote:Not really. He tended to only go out when the rest of the world was sleeping and then only to places that we open only to him. Rarely out in the public to restaurants and parties etc. that didn't involve only his group.brian wrote:He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
If he wanted to go to more restaurants or Hollywood parties he certainly could have.
Fame doesn't stop celebrities from doing those things.
Being famous didn't stop Elvis from going to Hollywood parties or going to restaurants.
Celebrities do those things if they want and a lot of them do.
If Elvis was out of touch with popular culture or the real world he should have read more newspapers and watched the news.
Going to Hollywood parties wouldn't have changed that if he was out of touch with the real world.
I doubt that.eligain wrote:The reason he didn't go to Hollywood parties is that he felt insecurebrian wrote:Nah.eligain wrote:But it seemed to stop him. The bottom line is Elvis isolated himself and was out of touch with the real world and popular culture which wasn't good.brian wrote:He didn't go to restaurants or parties because he didn't want to.eligain wrote:Not really. He tended to only go out when the rest of the world was sleeping and then only to places that we open only to him. Rarely out in the public to restaurants and parties etc. that didn't involve only his group.brian wrote:He probably got out more that we realize.eligain wrote:I wish Elvis did this more. He needed to go out more. Jackie Gleason warned him early on that he needed to go out and not become isolated and trapped by his fame. I often think about what a small world Elvis lived in even though he had the whole world at his feet!
If he wanted to go to more restaurants or Hollywood parties he certainly could have.
Fame doesn't stop celebrities from doing those things.
Being famous didn't stop Elvis from going to Hollywood parties or going to restaurants.
Celebrities do those things if they want and a lot of them do.
If Elvis was out of touch with popular culture or the real world he should have read more newspapers and watched the news.
Going to Hollywood parties wouldn't have changed that if he was out of touch with the real world.
Scatter, without a recording of Elvis 'introduction available, I don't think your presumption is fair. Perhaps the band attempted to play an impromptu opening riff" and being the showman, Elvis did a little "show off". Perhaps Jones tried to upstage him some how and Elvis countered it?Scatter wrote:Lets see.....got up onstage during someone else's show and riffed endlessly about martial arts while demonstrating different poses. Yeah, he was fine.Jim Dandy wrote:I quite like his look and outfit, I don't perceive it as those he is "losing it". At least he's not wearing a turban: "Yeah man, my hairy was like, really greasy, and I couldn't be rooted washing it, so I found this rag in the closet, and hey presto".
The appropriate action would be to mount the stage after being introduced, shake Tom's hand, wave to the crowd, and sit the hell down.