Celebrate Elvis Presley's birthday with peanut butter!

nydailynews ^ | 1-09-2009 | nydailynews

[potlatch]

"The King" has been gone for more than 30 years, but that hasn't stopped fans from gathering to celebrate his birthday each year - often times by chowing down on one of the "Hound Dog" crooner's favorite foods: peanut butter".

[potlatch]

Today would be Elvis Presley's 74th birthday. Happy Birthday Elvis, we miss you still!

[Revolting cat!]

"Uhm, thankyou, thankyou, veddy, much!"

[Badeye]

I’ve never understood why a rock and roller that died of a drug overdose gets a ‘pass’ when others...say Jimi Hendrix, doesn’t.

The only connection I have with Elvis is I was in bootcamp the day he died, and they announced it on the PA system.

No offense to those of you that love ‘The King’ and are fixing friend peanutbutter&jelly sandwiches through your tears.....

[Revolting cat!]

Previously unseen snapshot of baby Elvis.

[potlatch]

/table>

[weegee]

I'd MUCH rather see THIS movie Presley/Nixon, than the fictionalized Frost/Nixon:

[weegee]

PING!

[keithtoo]

I’m gonna celebrate by passing out by my toilet.

[potlatch]

Darling picture, lol!

[Revolting cat!]

He's with Jesus now.

[weegee]

He's with JFK and a mummy at an old folks home in East Texas...

[Lucky9teen]

Yummm...Peanut buttah and nannah sandwich....

[weegee]

[Revolting cat!]

[ravingnutter]

Personally, I wish he had eaten peanut butter more often...he couldn’t have sung then. The main thing that irks me is when people call him “The King”...the only King I recognize died on a cross, not in his own vomit in the bathroom of a drug overdose. The whole Elvis worship thing is nauseating. I turn off his songs every time they come on the radio. His movies really sucked too. Elvis has left the building people...get over it already.

[potlatch]

He is still "The King".

As long as some of us live, this song will apply;

YOUR ALWAYS ON MY MIND

[potlatch]

Enjoy it!

[Badeye]

‘....not in his own vomit in the bathroom of a drug overdose. The whole Elvis worship thing is nauseating. I turn off his songs every time they come on the radio.’

At least you don’t shoot the radio....(chuckle)

[potlatch]

Looks great, no wonder he loved it!

[potlatch]

Lol, my graphics are filled up now but I can always steal more! Good post!

[tet68]

Mmmmmm. Peanut butter and nanner samaches. yum.

Rest Easy big guy, you’re still The King.

[weegee]

Jerry Lee Lewis is the last man standing...

[Wings-n-Wind]

IIRC....

They were fried peanut-butter and banana sammies...

[Arizona Carolyn]

And back in the day I would have been willing to bet Jerry Lee would be one of the first to die.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Jerry Lee Lewis is the last man standing...

************

Who'd a thunk-it...
Back when...

Rock on...

[Trillian]

I got an email from the Heart Attack Grill in honor of Elvis:

THURSDAY JANUARY 8TH
In honor of the holiest of holy days in Rock and Roll, the Heart Attack Grill will play nothing but Elvis all day and night long.

WEAR YOUR BEST ELVIS OUTFIT...
Anyone in full Elvis attire EATS and DRINKS for free!

BIG GUYS ARE FREE...
As usual anyone over 350 pounds eats for free, as much as they want.

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/

[GSWarrior]

I was in bootcamp the day he died

Me too! MCRD San Diego, 3rd Battalion. Only it was the DI who told us about it.

[potlatch]

Badeye, Elvis was a decent man who fell into drugs through his “handlers” and over indulgent doctors. He was handsome and had a beautiful voice and gave us years of pleasure and wonderful songs to enjoy.

We regret his final years.

If you don’t care for him please refrain from piling on.

[Badeye]

No offense intended, as I noted potlatch. I know, millions love the guy to this day.

Don’t blame his employees for his weaknesses, thats all I’ll say.

Have a great day.

[AnnGora]

First of all, I knew Elvis, and that picture ain’t him.

As for Jimi Hendrix, I would much rather listen to a guy that served proudly in the US army and gave about half his earnings in taxes because, he said, “this country has been very good to me, why shouldn’t I pay her back?” than some acid freak that bastardized the Star Spangled Banner on his electric guitar.

[potlatch]

When I looked in Google I saw many “celebrations” going on. Since they were selling tickets I didn’t link to them, lol.

[Badeye]

‘Me too! MCRD San Diego, 3rd Battalion.’

I was at Great Lakes outside of Chicago.

[Andonius_99]

“They dyed me this color! That’s how clever they are! “ LOL, great movie!

[Revolting cat!]

First of all, I knew Elvis, and that picture ain’t him.

Oops, sorry. Here.

[potlatch]

[Jerry Lee Lewis is the last man standing...]

Well....Jerry Lee always had a

WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN GOING ON

[Revolting cat!]

The King, eh, Queen!

[AnnGora]

Potlatch,
Thank you. I guess I’m getting old. I remember a time when you never heard a bad word against Elvis. He genuinely was a very patriotic, down to earth guy who loved his country and his mama. Yeah, he got screwed up in the end and paid for it. But in his lifetime, he was a pretty simple, big hearted good ole Southern boy. Ask any charity in Memphis and they will tell you how much they miss him. He gave a lot and never bragged about it.

This is soooo unlike today’s self-absorbed stars. There will never be another like Elvis.

[potlatch]

Thank you badeye, I did miss your other post. Sorry.
You have a great day too!

[indylindy]

Peanut butter, banana, and bacon grease sandwich. Guaranteed to set the nanny staters into a tizzy!

[AnnGora]

Try again. You’re not there yet.

[Revolting cat!]

Here you go. I was there!

[weegee]

The original queen of rock and roll:

[potlatch]

Thank you Ann, everything you wrote is true. He died of drugs but he didn't live the lifestyle of the druggie singers who followed.

He was religious, loved his family dearly and served his country. I do blame much of his trouble on ‘all his handlers’. They took advantage of his generosity at times.

[weegee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquerita

[mysterio]

Peanut butter and banana sandwiches rock.

Anyone ever had a Fool's Gold Loaf? That was supposed to be of his faves as well.

[weegee]

Actually Cark Perkins was the first to suffer, he had a car wreck that kept him from capitalizing on his hit song Blue Suede Shoes.

He came back (and died after Elvis).

Johnny Cash had his problem with pills too.

[familyop]

Yes, at least one New York paper has a “hunka, hunka burnin’ love” for a “whole lotta” peanut money just to the south of them.

[potlatch]

Never heard of it. When I have time I’ll have to look it up!

[Revolting cat!]

I knew Elvis

Well, I wrote scripts to some of his great movies, so there!

[mysterio]

Here. It's a full loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with a jar of grape jelly, a jar of peanut butter, and a pound of bacon. They were $50 bucks a piece in Elvis's day. The story is that he flew a bunch of his friends on a whim after a party to get 20 or so sandwiches, ate them at the airport, and then flew back to Graceland.