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R U Lonesome Tonight

When Elvis looked like a balloon It seemed he would pop very soon He took many pills To conquer his ills But the "cure" extinguished his croon

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/17/2020 4:31:00 PM

G'day Rico ... I guess with such fame, Elvis lost touch with reality and pills helped to ease his pain, so your limerick reminds us all that there are consequences - thanks again Rico - Lindsay

Janice Canerdy

Date: 8/17/2020 2:14:00 PM

This is very well-written, Rico. The last several years of his life were very hard, tragic. He surely was talented! Janice

Rico Leffanta
Date: 8/17/2020 2:32:00 PM

Except in choosing friends and doctors! His, "Keepen-Sie the change" always cracked me up! Aloha! Rico

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 8/16/2020 7:11:00 PM

oh brilliant you. x rsd

Rico Leffanta
Date: 8/17/2020 1:48:00 PM

Wish that were true! Aloha! Rico

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/16/2020 1:31:00 PM

So tragic how many performers succumb to drugs - all the public pressure must take a toll -

Rico Leffanta
Date: 8/17/2020 1:48:00 PM

Cash corrupts, so anyone with cash can anticipate drug lords cashing in! Aloha! Rico

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/16/2020 12:20:00 PM

When Elvis died, the program director at our radio station played his songs on air for a week. He certainly had some beautiful love songs, but succumbed to pills. A thought-provoking limerick, Rico. Enjoyed!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 8/17/2020 1:47:00 PM

My late wife was a Presley fan, and my rendition of his, "How I love to feel her organs in the chapel in the moonlight!" would drive her up the wall! Aloha1 Rico