Elvis Presley In Wisconsin



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Each year at this time Caffeinated Politics honors Elvis Presley who
died on August 16, 1977. In years past this blog has featured pictures
of Graceland from the air
<http://dekerivers.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/pictures-of-elvis-presleys-g\
raceland-as-seen-from-a-plane/> , and what pomade Elvis used for his
hair <http://dekerivers.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/elvis-hair/> . This
year we feature Elvis in Wisconsin, in a variety of ways. I think my
readers will enjoy this as I have video, audio from a radio interview, a
bootleg concert recording, and a most remarkle concert review from 1977.
I admit this post took me a while to research and prepare. From
Hancock, to La Crosse, Green Bay, Madison, and Milwaukee one thing is
clear. The Badger State loves Elvis!

Much like when those alive in 1963 can recall what they were doing when
they heard of the death of President Kennedy, so too can people recall
where they were when the news was reported about the death of Elvis.
People are able to make that moment stand out from 1977 because Elvis
impacted the world, and set a new rythm for both the pace of music and
society.

Back in Hancock, Wisconsin in 1977 I was 15 years old and eating supper
(dinner) with my mom and dad when the phone rang. I recall that mom got
up from the table and answered it. Aunt Evie from across the road had
called after hearing the news of Elvis Presley's death on the
national evening TV broadcast. At once our set was on, and tuned to
CBS. The broadcast was well underway, and we were sure we had missed
the story. But then Roger Mudd, who was sitting in for the vacationing
Walter Cronkite reported the shocking news from Memphis.

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