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1971 Amtrak service be gone
On October 1st Walt Disney world officially opens
We all really love them candy treats
Really want them chocolate candies Willy Wonka was Gene Wilder
Relative reality
1972 It was arrived at arcade new game called Pong
Can't refuse this offer Francis Ford Coppola film
The Godfather
During the DNC Watergate scandal I was calling my new girlfriend
President Abdel Nasser of Egypt dies
Relative history
1970 I was going to high school was in the 10th grade
Also bought my first record out on Diana Ross present The Jackson 5 Hey!
Apollo lands on the moon I was in my living room
In 1973 completed newest tallest building in the US the city of Tower in Chicago
1973 all US troops were withdrawn from Vietnam
Relative history
George Foreman Muhammad Ali jungle rumble Foreman was real quiet and calm
1974 the UFC barcode developed invented
1975 Matsua/JVC introduce the VHS
January 1976 married that year
Relative history
also in Italy earthquakes in the Philippines tidal waves
Elvis Presley dies
Saturday Night Fever premiers
1977 first US women's astronaut
Relative history
Also that orange stripe sarcastic cat lazy Garfield eating lasagna
Now I need a place a space to put my Atari
Relative history
7/16/14
Written by James Edward Lee Sr © 2014
What sad fate does all of these celebrities likely have in common?
Aaliyah
Aaron Hernandez
Abraham Lincoln
Amy Winehouse
Anna Nicole Smith
Bob Marley
Brandon Lee
Brittany Murphy
Bruce Lee
Buddy Holly
Christopher Wallace - Notorious B.I.G.
Elvis Presley
Frank Zappa
George Washington
Gianni Versace
Grace Kelly
Heath Ledger
Jeffrey Epstein
Jim Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Joan Rivers
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
John Lennon
John Todd
King Leopold II of Austria
Kobe Bryant
Kurt Cobain
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lou Reed
Malcolm X
Marilyn Monroe
Martin Luther King Jr
Michael Jackson
Otis Redding
Paul Walker
Pope John Paul I
Prince
Princess Diana
Ritchie Valens
Robert F. Kennedy
Robin Williams
Sam Cooke
Seth Rich
Stanley Kubrick
The Big Bopper
Tupac Shakur
Vince Foster
Whitney Houston
XXXTentacion
For a moment I disguised myself.
A chameleon blinked.
"You don't have to do that" she said.
I had already hid my reply,
under a galactic rock.
Her focused sunlight licked my eyesight
like a lizard's tongue.
I had to lie,
for the truth had already fled
on leather wings.
Somewhere a homeless hermit crab,
began to gyrate like Elvis Presley.
My charade fan danced,
unpeeling erratically.
"You don't have to do that." She repeated.
Quickly I side-stepped into her,
stealing thunder
from her open mouth.
Later we made-up a kiss,
and planted it,
in a less cloudy sky.
it happened as we rounded the roundabout
which is supposed to happen
are you lonesome tonight? (laughing version)
my daughter has been yelling at the smart speaker
to play a katy perry song the speaker has never heard of
for the last forty minutes
she bops down the street
imitating the bass from rick james'
super freak
the stress management course advises to
cultivate a non-work identity
in which i have decided to be Jim Morrison
i've been standing outside the back door.
i need to develop authentic communication skills,
confidence,
and a depth of knowledge
pursue travel, and athletic challenges or
a mental health professional
i have been advised to carry a notebook
and wear the leather jacket
and grow my hair
two out of those three i can do
Hillary drives a vehicle to the south pole,
Gibson gives us the Flying V.
In football we can now score an extra two points,
and Legos blocks first hit the street.
50 inches of snow on Mason Dixon line,
no one makes baseball’s Hall of Fame.
This new Velcro stuff will hold on to things just fine,
Alaska is newest state name.
Faulkner calls public schools “future babysitters”,
“Volare” named song of the year.
Eisenhower’s world broadcast comes to us from space,
his message is heard loud and clear.
Women in the UK serve in the House of Lords,
there’s moving sidewalks in Texas.
Explorer I hits space, but II is a big dud,
Ted Williams spits in fan’s faces.
In Russia, Laika’s body meets a fiery end,
when Sputnik II falls with a blaze.
Bank of America sends out their credit cards,
causing a new kind of world craze.
9000 scientists call for nuclear ban,
we test 100 times this year.
Nuclear bomb can fall on a house in Morse Bluff,
but baseball players must wear protective gear.
Vanguard I is the first to measures the Earth’s shape,
Sugar Ray is now five-time champ.
George joins Paul and John to create the Quarrymen,
Elvis Presley goes to boot camp.
NASA is created to run new moon program,
Clif Notes now used in the high school.
Alan Freed gets kicked off the job up in Boston,
The Smurfs make their TV Debut.
Eddie Arcaro rides his 4000th winner,
‘Catch a Falling Star’ turns to gold.
Boris Pasternak refuses his Nobel Prize,
the Khrushchev reign starts to take hold.
An F-104 flies to record altitude,
at speeds that have never been seen.
Seawolf remains below the Artic pole longer,
than anyone has ever been.
After 26 years the stamp goes up one cent,
Huckelberry is the new TV star.
Syria and Egypt decided to unite,
Nasser heads the new U.A.R.
The world is moving along at such breakneck speed,
it’s hard to know what’s going on.
Meanwhile I’m still here in Wakenda Missouri,
crawling in diapers out on the lawn.
You've been dead for the same amount of time that you lived, forty-two years.
You were loved and your death devastated each and every one of your peers.
You didn't perform in all fifty states, one state that you missed was Montana.
You performed your last concert on June 26, 1977 in the state of Indiana.
Two of your hit songs were 'All Shook Up' and 'Hound Dog'.
You had great taste in motorcycles, you sure did love Hogs.
You had a wonderful life but not a life that was long.
When doctors constantly prescribed those pills, it was wrong.
You loved to give away Cadillacs, you truly had a heart of gold.
It was very sad to lose you when you were only 42 years old.
One of your friends saw you putting a hole in your foot with a drill.
When he asked you why, you said you were doing it to get more pills.
When you died on August 16, 1977, every one of your fans were in tears.
You've been dead for the same amount of time that you lived, forty-two years.
[Dedicated to Elvis A. Presley (1935-1977) who died on August 16, 1977.]
BORN IN THE SMALL TOWN
DEEP IN THE HEART OF, MISSISSIPPI
WAS A YOUNG COUNTRY SINGER
NAMED ELVIS PRESLEY
YOU WERE A MAN WITH SOUL
YOUR SONGS FILLED WITH EMOTION
YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR WORK
BEING PURE DEVOTION
THROUGH A CHANGE OF HABIT
YOU BECAME A ROCK N ROLL STAR
YOU ARE THE KING
NUMBER ONE BY FAR
THROUGH THE YEARS OF
LOVE ME TENDER, LOVE ME TRUES
TEDDY BEAR SONGS AND G.I. BLUES
YOU STOLE OUR HEARTS
AND PUT OUR MINDS AT REST
IN YOUR ROUSTABOUT WAYS
YOU ARE THE BEST
AFTER THE ARMY YOU PACKED UP YOUR TEAM
ONCE WILD IN THE COUNTRY
YOU HAD TO FOLLOW THAT DREAM
YOU STARRED IN SUCH MOVIES AS
STAY AWAY JOE
CLAMBAKE AND CHARRO
EASY COME, EASY GO
AFTER GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED
BUT JAILHOUSE ROCK
WAS ONE OF YOUR BEST
KISSIN’ COUSINS AND SPIN OUT
BOTH WERE NOT BAD
THEN THERE’S VIVA LAS VEGAS
AND KID GALAHAD
LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE
IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLDS FAIR
HARUM SCARUM AND TICKLE ME
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY WHAT A PAIR
PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE FUN
IN ACAPULCO TOO !
BLUE HAWAII, GIRL HAPPY
SPEEDWAY AND LOVING YOU
FROM KING CREOLE
TO A FLAMING STAR
I’M STUCK ON YOU
WHERE EVER YOU ARE
NOW WE ARE IN DOUBLE TROUBLE
YOU LEFT US SO FAST
BUT I’LL REMEMBER YOU
PRESENT, FUTURE OR PAST YOU
THRILLED THE AUDIENCE
WITH THAT SPECIAL TOUCH
THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS
THEY LOVED YOU TOO MUCH
NOW I’M ALL SHOOK UP
AND FEELING BLUE
CAUSE I CAN’T HELP
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU
YOU WERE A YOUNG MAN
THE AGE OF FORTY TWO
WE’LL NEVER FORGET
THE WONDER OF YOU.
Form:
Marilyn and Elvis, iconic, and well-loved, cherished, beloved.
Loved and beloved in the same sentence? Only for these two.
They both have a vulnerability and a tragic back story
Elvis had to live for his twin, Aaron, who died in the womb
Marilyn had to reinvent herself, so someone would love her
Both unaware of how beautiful they were; neither understanding
We who grew up in the sixties wanted to fall in love with them
They were both edgy, a bit out there, classically unique, daring.
They both caused parents to shudder, and talk.
Anyone who can make Ed Sullivan blush is okay with me.
They were sex symbols, without trying to be.
Okay, Marilyn tried. All Elvis had to do was give you his look.
That smoldering look that made you gasp
They were our beautiful people, our icons,
The ones we all wanted to be; the ones we would be
When we grew up. We all aspired to be Marilyn and Elvis.
Better yet, Marilyn and Elvis.
(A lone voice whispers)
It's early morning as I stand here in our old bedroom
Listening to my old friends the robins, blackbirds, and thrushes
The twitterings, tweeting and chirps of wild birds
That now live in my bushes
Mourning
Mourning
Thinking about my old lover from Peru
Who once helped carry me through
When my busy life was so blue
Five foot five
Deep brown eyes that seduced you and made you come alive
Crow black hair and a bright playful smile as wide as a country mile
Oh, how I thanked the lord that he had blessed me
As we slow danced every night before bed
On our back porch
To Can't Help Falling In Love by the legendary Elvis Presley
And as I stand here
Thinking of her
Picturing her
Beckoning me on to that porch
Dressed in white
Smiling with an air of sensuality
Making our life together dazzle with colour
As that famous guy sang
A legend of the Tupelo family
The lingering thoughts that intensely affects me is this
Taking those for granted you love and especially
Not enjoying each moment spent together could one day be depressingly deadly
I'm just so happy we cherished each moment together
Smiling
Dancing and more importantly
Talking
Before the Lord
Unfairly
Took home
My beloved Jessie
Who I still remember
Whenever I hear
Can't Help Falling In Love by the legendary Elvis Presley
Foundation.
Cherish each moment together with someone you love
As you make your own life's mini-documentary series
For one day, unfortunately, whenever you look for them
All that may be left are deep memories
That could cause pain
No one ever sees
(C)
Copyright John Duffy
Cool Fact: Elvis Presley holds the record for the most platinum certificates issued by the RIAA, with 70. Elvis Presley's records spent a cumulative total of 1,155 weeks on the UK singles chart since his first hit Heartbreak Hotel released on May 11, 1956.
Everything went crazy when Elvis came upon the scene.
Ladies loved his sexy style; with controversy, he made history.
'Viva Las Vegas', one of his many films, put him up on the big screen.
In all the world, an icon and the King of Rock was he,
Shaking his Elvis pelvis so provocatively!
Perpetually has Elvis Presley’s huge estate
Remained one of the richest of celebrities we prize.
Even now, he’s the singer that most folks impersonate.
So handsome was this star with jet black hair and ice blue eyes.
‘Love Me Tender’ easily could make
Each and every young girl swoon.
Yesterday till today, still idolized, he died much too soon.
May 13, 2023
for The Elvis Presley Inspiration Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori