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ELVIS
SIGHTINGS !!!!
***(THE REAL KIND)***
Are
you one of the lucky fans who got to see Elvis live in concert? If
so, please share these treasured memories with us! Did you
ever meet Elvis or have some other close contact with the undisputed
king of rock and roll? If so, we would like to interview you to
discover what it was like! Please e-mail us and we will get in
touch with you and we may post your comments here on this page!
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The
following event occurred after Elvis Presley's 1976
concert in Des Moines, Iowa, which was held at Veterans Memorial
Auditorium. Kim Smith and some of her teen-aged girlfriends were
cruising around town together acting silly, laughing and
having lots of fun. They spotted a large caravan of cars exiting
the Hotel Fort Des Moines including a long white limousine. Through
the window of the limousine, the girls could clearly see The King of
Rock and Roll as well as members of his entourage, A.K.A. The Memphis
Mafia! Kim and the girls screamed at the top of their lungs in
excitement and decided to follow the entourage they made
their way to Fleur Drive, which leads to the airport. The girls managed
to catch up and were driving alongside of the Limo when
Kim, sitting in the back seat on the passenger's side, decided to
seize the moment. She rolled down her window and leaned out as
far as she dared while several of her friends struggled to hold onto
her legs so she didn't topple out of the car! With both cars speeding
along at approximately 45 M.P.H. Kim stretched her arms
toward the famous silhouette clearly visible though the
window. As she pressed her palm flat against the limousine's
window she felt an almost electric thrill charge through her
body as Elvis Presley pressed his palm flat against the window from
inside of his car! The two cars sped along for a moment with
Kim leaning out the window, her palm pressed against Elvis' palm,
separated only by the glass of the window as the other teenagers came
unglued and went into hysterics! Kim and her friends drove around all
night telling every friend they saw about their chance encounter with the
most influential figure in the field of entertainment.
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EARLY ROCK-A-BILLY ELVIS!
Pat Buechler was a high school student in Atlantic, Iowa when she heard
Elvis Presley was going to be performing in Omaha, Nebraska. She asked
several of her friends if they wanted to attend the show but
"They didn't even know who Elvis was!" Pat ended up driving
to the show by herself! Here are some of her recollections of
seeing a very young Elvis. "I remember his band was very small,
maybe four instruments including Elvis playing his guitar. "
"I believe he had a drummer at the show, but the only thing I
focused on was Elvis, his energy was just incredible!"
"The arena wasn't very crowded because he had just started and
many people weren't aware of who he was and what songs he had
recorded. I am just thankful I was able to see him in person."
"He was bigger than life when he took the stage. Elvis had
a presence. There was a magic that surrounded him."
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