by Wanda June Hill on Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:22 pm
THANKS MAIA! IT SHOWS UP BETTER. Yeah, I am 5'3 1.2 and had to stretch over the barricade that was right in front of the stage and I'm reaching up to hand him the gold eagle and he had given me the scarf in my other hand, a white one which I gave to a lady friend who couldn't get to the stage to get one. Then behind me kind on the right side you can see the profile of Suzy who is gazing up at him and reaching up; that's her finger that is sticking out like a "long nose" in front of what would be my face if it was a clear shot. He gives her a scarf too, leans way down and calls her "my baby" and says some other things. She was floating! And Joanna is behind us and that's her hair. The camera person just happened to get that shot and it is the only one I have left-it wasn't stolen because we didn't take it as it wasn't good quality and not show up much in the book. Those color photos were so expensive, I wanted good ones used of him. The picture was awful printed in black and white so I still have it. I gave Elvis the Avon Bold Eagle because he asked me to find something he could buy from the Avon lady with the special needs daughter-he wanted something pretty for a man. Well I chose their newest decanter-a Gold Eagle standing on a globe like the earth. He later bought 6 of them from her-they were the most expensive items at the time. He bought them to help her out without just giving her money etc: and it let him talk to her some, I think he was trying to find a way to do something for her daughter to help out since Ronald Reagon had signed a bill that cut a lot of money from the special needs children's fund. The Avon lady's little girl got cut back as she wasn't bad off enough they determined, and the Avon lady was worried. I had mentioned this to Elvis and he was looking for a way to get his "two cents" in there, I am sure though at the time it didn't occur to me. I just knew he wanted her to have some extra money so I picked the expensive item as it was one he'd like. He kept two of them setting on his desk upstairs-one on each corner-they looked like bronzed sculptures. Also will look for the picture of Rachel getting a kiss from Elvis who is laying on his belly to do it. He had told her he would do the show just for her, and then he said while on stage the show was dedacated to someone in the audience whose name he would not reveal. He kissed her and nobody else then called her the next day to tell her again he had done that show for her and it was to thank her for something she had done for him. She worked for a heart specailist at the time...he called her often to discuss his health and medication programs...It is kind of strange she is distantly related to Priscilla- her last name is spelled the same as Priscilla's maiden name and their relatives are from Canada via France. Elvis knew this and thought it was "nice to know her" though he didn't think he'd tell his wife about that.
Those relatives were not "on the right side of the tracks" so to speak I guess, as they didn't socialize or keep in touch. Anyway, she and Elvis are very clear and precise in the photo. Starla says it's in the photo albums in the back bedroom and I'll have to look for it. So at least she knows their "hidding" place! I will find it. I think it's in the first WR,E in black and white-but not sure right now since I haven't seen it in years.
That dress I am wearing was covered with flowers and beautiful birds and was a chiffion shaWL thing that went over the long top and had black pants to go with it. It was cold so I was layered to keep warm! Yep I had long reddish brown, sun streaked hair back then.
Another funny thing is that Elvis was standing in front of the drums when I went to the stage edge and could barely see over the thing so I was on my knees on the top of the baricade to reach higher. He got a drink from Charlie, turned around, saw me and made a beeline over to me with a grin on his face and reached down with the scarf Charlie had just given him, gave it to me then reached to get the eagle, he didn't say hardly a word to me as he saw Suzy and immediately pulled the scarf off his neck and gave it to her and said a few words as he held her hand. Then he did his next song-"And I love you so"-she was sure it was just for her because she'd said it was her favorite that he did on stage. She just stood there with tears in her eyes gazing up at him until the guard came and escorted her back the few feet to her seat. She was just floating in the air over her boy right then. He kept looking at her as he sang it too. wjh
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Wanda June Hill on Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:37 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Wanda June Hill
author of "We Remember, Elvis" & "Elvis - Face to Face"
