Elvis Presley

Any one that knows me knows that since I was a child I have had this love affair with Elvis Presley. One of my dreams is to one day get to see Graceland. I love the whole story of his life. Sad and tragic is it that he was driven to death. He gave and gave to any one that he could, but it was never enough. Some one always wanted more of him than he could give. He was kind, generous and genuine. Not often enough is there a person of such magnitude and fame that gives of themself so freely. Elvis once walked up to a lady standing infront of a car showroom and asked if she was going to buy it. She replied with "only in my dreams." He turned to the sales man and said "rap up the green cadillac its hers." He was always doing things like this. At Christmas every year he picked out 50 charities to donate very very generously to. This he kept up until the day he died. Now 50 years after the dawn of his reign in the music world, we still listen to him, watch his movies and sing with his music.
Then theres me, never alive during his life, but his music marked me as a young child. I grew up with the ultimate Beatles fanatic. Yet managed to sustain my own musical passion. I remember in the 1st or 2nd grade mom and dad got me this little marroon walkman. The first cassett tape they got me was Elvis. Yes I remember that fondly. I lived with that tape playing constantly. Elvis music has been a constant in my life. I remember times when friends or family have died, and there on the radio was a song of his. He may be dead and I was never around to see him live, but his legacy has placed a brand on my heart.
If you were to ask me what of his songs I love the best I would be hard pressed to pick. But I would tell you "The Hawaiian Wedding Song." This making complete sense to the fact that Blue Hawaii is my favorite movie of his and that is the movie ender.
Elvis was a man with great conviction and had many faults. He was called the King but he was infact just a person like all of us. He was held above most and still is just for a great talent that he was given by God. He loved gospel music. Truth be told if he had been given the chance he most likely would have done that above anything that he sang. If I could go back in time to any period, I would like to go to the time when he was begining his decent. I would ask him what drove him to such greatness, and how he could deal with so much stress and pressure from the outside world.
Yes call me whimsical, or even nostalgic. But these were the days when music really got its roots. He opened doors and had one of the most diverse crowd of fans. What other single performer can say they created a whole musical movement? Some credit the Beatles, I say they just helped. But even John Lennon said "with out Elvis we could not have been."
I know I have probably bored all with this. But I show many sides sometimes. This is one of my passions. Elvis and his legacy fascinate me. So thank you for reading this if you did, and for allowing me to express this passion.