More Than Just An Image ...

"The image is one thing

and the human being is another.

It's very hard to live up to an image ..."

- Elvis 

My youngest daughter and I were out and about when she first asked who Elvis Presley was. She saw something that triggered the question. I don't remember what it was.

"Who is Elvis anyway, Dad?" she asked me.

"Well" I thought for a moment "he's the King of Rock And Roll." 

She looked at me. "I didn't know there were kings in rock and roll ..." 

"It's just a name, a title people have given to him. He was not only popular when he was alive but he's still remembered and a lot of people like him even today. A lot of music has been written with Elvis in mind." 

"So ... he was kinda like Michael Jackson. That kind of popular?" she asked. 

"Bigger" I replied. "In fact he's so popular, even though he's dead, Elvis is everywhere." 

"I don't understand" she said. "He's dead ... but he's 'everywhere' ... ??? What do you mean?" 

"Everywhere you go, there he is. Anywhere you go, you can see Elvis. Elvis is everywhere. You'll see ... I'll show you the next time I see him." 

Not long after this conversation, the two of us were in a Target, cruising down an aisle. In one section there were a bunch of plush figures and dolls, a couple of which were singing Elvis dolls. As it was Christmastime, the song you could access on the figure was "Blue Christmas." I tapped my daughter's shoulder. 

"Remember we were taking about Elvis the other day? Remember when I said Elvis was everywhere? Well, here he is ... in Target." I pushed the button on the plush figure and it began swaying. "Blue Christmas" came loudly from it. Her eyes opened wide and she smiled. 

A week or so later, there was a billboard advertisement featuring Elvis. I pointed and told her "See? Elvis is everywhere." She laughed. 

At a garage sale, there was Elvis paraphernalia for sale. I pointed at it. She looked at me: "Elvis really is everywhere, isn't he?" I nodded. 

And so ... this blog. To show the various locations and sightings and anomalies and curiosities of The King of Rock And Roll - the late, the great Elvis Aaron Presley.

Because, after all ... he's everywhere. He's even been to San Diego Comic-Con as shown in the image above ... 

Indeed, Elvis is everywhere ...

Uh-huh-huh ...

(By the by ... here was the first post posted ...)