Elvis - A Lighted Candle

[FairyTale]

Wanda I can't remember if I have asked you this before, but did Elvis ever mention that he knew that the Colonial wasn't a US Citizen? If he didn't then want kind of excuse did the Colonial have in his reason why Elvis never Toured Europe? How are You Doing? FairyTale!

[Wanda June Hill]

Hi Fairytale and everyone else too, I'm doing fine; thanks for asking though- it helps to keep afirming one's state of mind. I am taking antibotics for an abcessed tooth-which it turns out isn't my own-it's a fake one so must have been something got under it or what ever happenes wiht those. Funny, years and years ago in my mid twenties, I had two gold teeth caps done and one porcelian one-they are still perfect! Never loose or caused any problems and since the few times I've had to go these dentists can't do the work that older man did the first time it was done. These "newer ones" have caused more problems from the first- werid. I guess times change and sometimes faster and "better" doesn't mean long lasting??? Whatever , I hate to go to the dentist- I don't like strangers putting their hands in my mouth or being that close in my face- yep, I'm a bit kooky all right- ha! Guess it is because I grew up an only child until my late teens and then was on my own more or less until meeting Jimmie etc:...I have led a sheltered life fer sure! I don't like crowds of people or flying in one of those tubes, trapped with people either. Like Elvis said, he was the weird and I was the strange...yep, must have been the "like minds" kind of thing??? oh well.

He didn't talke about the Colonel other than to repeat the "standard lines" but a few times he bitched alot and he wanted to change managers and get someone who was more up on things. He never said to me who that might be, but he always would rather have talked to tom Diskin than the Colonel from what I got from his comments. He was so angry with how things were going, and the fact he had to keep working or things would "fall apart" and too, the money went so fast-and he didn't have a clue about money. If anything, that was Elvis' biggest mistake---he did not want to know about the money end of things- if he had tried to get a handle on things, he might have done better and had better people handling things...but he was a trusting soul, he gave his word, he kept it and the Col. conned him I think. He had his last wife convinced he was a great guy too, and he was good at that manipulation kind of thing. So he I am sure, is getting his chops for what he couldhave done and didn't in Elvis' case...Like Elvis said though, he was part of the whole plan of things, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been Elvis... and that is probably very true. The fact Elvis was such an "odd ball" at the time, and the col. was an old carney kind of guy, it fit right to gether- and he made Elvis as he said, "The biggest damn showest freak of them all!". Elvis wasn't really bitter, he was angry and he was mad at himself for being too compliant about things for so long, it took his health failing and the a spects of having to do something else maybe, to wake him up. ..
But He never said anything about the Col. not being an Am. citizen or here on an expired visa or anything like that. Elvis said that the Col did tell him he would have to get a passport and he (elvis) would have trouble doing it because he was "Elvis". What piece of crap is that? wjh

[Rainbow Light]

I'm very sorry to read about your abcessed tooth, Wanda and do hope the antibiotics start working for you and that you feel much better soon as that sounds really nasty and painful! My thoughts and prayers are with you for sure, dear friend!

Colonel Parker was such a snowman and control freak, unbelievable! Thinking he only told Elvis about not being able to get the passport because he didn't want to risk Elvis going abroad to tour and be out of his control. I have heard and read about what Fairytale's said regarding Parker not having a passport. Had read some of Alanna Nash's book about the Colonel which more or less states that Parker had been working at carnivals/fairs in his native Amsterdam, Holland but had somehow travelled on the canal barges until he reached a major port where he became a stowaway on one of the ocean going liners to America, admit this is controversial information and how true it's hard to say but a possibility and perhaps it was Parker had no passport which would figure if he'd been a stowaway in the ship hold, he wouldn't need travel documents, right? But then in that case had Parker travelled abroad with Elvis at any time, he would have been in truly deep trouble!

Just an idea and some further thoughts but please don't quote me 100% on it ok?!! ...

[FairyTale]

I have always thought that the Colonial thought Elvis was just a BackWoods Hick, but to say that Elvis couldn't get a PassPort Now thats Not Even Right or Fair! I do to Wish that Elvis could have been more intuned about his Money and the People he put Way to Much Trust in Earlier in his Life. I know just want your going through with your Teeth Wanda, I hated going to the Dentist to, I'm so Glad I had my Old Teeth removed and New ones put in. You well be in my Prayers Wanda that your Tooth pain Stops. FairyTale!

[Rainbow Light]

I have always thought that the Colonial thought Elvis was just a BackWoods Hick, but to say that Elvis couldn't get a PassPort Now thats Not Even Right or Fair! I do to Wish that Elvis could have been more intuned about his Money and the People he put Way to Much Trust in Earlier in his Life.

No, it's not fair or right, Fairytale and doesn't make sense either! That guy sure was determined not to let Elvis out of his sight! I think Elvis was so young, trusting and wanting to give his Momma the very best life he could specially, that perhaps he saw the fame offered him and felt it was the best way he could, maybe, repay her in the way he knew how. I get the feeling he wanted/needed someone to take care of the business/commercial side for him - after all, if he was to be a 'financial wizard', how much time, practically, could Elvis have spared or had for going out there to do his job, to sing and perform for the audience! That's what he loved and to a degree, what he seemed to NEED too, the rapport with his fans in that audience, the love that was returned to him?

Just a thought anyways .....