tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post116888592183318965..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Elvis Has Left the BuildingAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1170217327020188582007-01-30T23:22:00.000-05:002007-01-30T23:22:00.000-05:00andy,i knew you had to be a greg brown fan. have...andy,<BR/><BR/>i knew you had to be a greg brown fan. have you heard his last one yet? it's the one that came out around the tail end of last year. a great album. we bought it with a gift cert., just before christmas and enjoyed cruising with it. the best since his first trailer park album.<BR/><BR/>-johnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1169307415581299062007-01-20T10:36:00.000-05:002007-01-20T10:36:00.000-05:00Jesus had some water, said "Wine'd be better yet"....Jesus had some water, said "Wine'd be better yet". <BR/>Elvis picked up a guitar and made all the women wet. <BR/>Elvis he died young - Jesus he died younger. <BR/>Elvis died of too much - Jesus died of hunger. <BR/><BR/>Jesus sang down through the ages: "Do like you'd have'em do you". Elvis rocked the universe with be-bop-a-lu-la <BR/>Now here they are on black velvet, in a parking lot in Missouri - rocking my soul with rock'n'roll, soulful harmony. <BR/><BR/>Jesus went back to heaven to be the King of Kings, <BR/>but I hear the King of Rock'n'Roll is still restlessly roaming. <BR/>Go on home to Jesus, El - he's waiting there you'll find. <BR/>You two can jam on old gospel songs. Them are the best kind.<BR/> -- Greg Brown, "Jesus and Elvis"Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1169305051038631862007-01-20T09:57:00.000-05:002007-01-20T09:57:00.000-05:00I still think the best Elvis books is The Two King...I still think the best Elvis books is <I>The Two Kings: Jesus and Elvis</I>. Freaking hilarious.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724389911456722864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1168955796517130032007-01-16T08:56:00.000-05:002007-01-16T08:56:00.000-05:00Gar, Peter Guralnick doesn't really make moral jud...Gar, Peter Guralnick doesn't really make moral judgments in the book. He simply tells Elvis's story. So I wouldn't necessarily say that he "blames" Tom Parker. However, I do think he makes a strong case for the notion that Parker was the behind-the-scenes Svengali who manipulated Elvis's career. So, from that standpoint, I think it's safe to say that Parker played a significant role in guiding/directing Elvis in terms of his career choices. But Elvis was also responsible for those choices. As in much of life, these issues are not clear-cut.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1168920682528540332007-01-15T23:11:00.000-05:002007-01-15T23:11:00.000-05:00I still think that 1968 concert special was probab...I still think that 1968 concert special was probably the last time Elvis was him. I am interested in reading this. In the book does Tom Parker get blamed for the cartoon character Elvis became? I wonder what Elvis' career would have looked like with out the Colonel???? Now off to Amazon.....Adventures with Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370712440197181886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1168895413616658242007-01-15T16:10:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:10:00.000-05:00As a kid in the 1950's, I remember seeing Elvis fo...As a kid in the 1950's, I remember seeing Elvis for the first time on TV, and it was on the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey program, not the later Ed Sullivan appearance (which I also remember seeing). Growing up in a small town in East Central Ohio, I listened to the music on the radio and on "Your Hit Parade" on television, and was familiar with the hits of the day (Patti Page, Frankie Lane, Johnnie Ray, etc.), swing jazz, and country and western. No rhythm and blues in that time and place. Elvis was truly a force of nature that evening on the Dorsey show. He was unlike anything I had ever experienced, and I instantly loved it. Later on, I was equally captivated by Jerry Lee Lewis. Then came Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, and a bunch of others, and music was changed. No matter what he ultimately became, Elvis was present at the creation, and deserves the honor that goes with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com