tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post7850385252744978244..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Memories of August '77sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-91696293383618979312007-08-19T23:21:00.000-04:002007-08-19T23:21:00.000-04:00Opel-Opel, we had an orange one, too! ;)Opel-Opel, we had an orange one, too! ;)maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16212510246984338512007-08-19T21:31:00.000-04:002007-08-19T21:31:00.000-04:00I just found this out the other day, but my Mom ha...I just found this out the other day, but my Mom had just picked me up from preschool. She, too, said she had to pull off the side of the road to cry.<BR/><BR/>I believe they used the Ocoee for some of the Atlanta Olympics.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-73330572815855546032007-08-18T22:44:00.000-04:002007-08-18T22:44:00.000-04:00I was one. I do remember being in elementary scho...I was one. <BR/><BR/>I do remember being in elementary school and catching a tidbit of news on the anniversary one year. I was absolutely shocked that Elvis was dead. How could people keep this info from me???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-59726831621840791432007-08-18T09:59:00.000-04:002007-08-18T09:59:00.000-04:00I remember the same feeling of everything coming t...I remember the same feeling of everything coming to an end when I heard the news on the radio. I remembered kids wearing Elvis t-shirts with his photo on them along w/ the year he was born and the year he died. It didn't seem right. I was in 6th grade and like you, not a big fan of "The King," but I felt the loss.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31820644346666496002007-08-17T23:07:00.000-04:002007-08-17T23:07:00.000-04:00Mr. kenju has been promising to take me to western...Mr. kenju has been promising to take me to western Carolina ever since we moved here 38 years ago. So far, the only place I've been is Asheville. I<BR/>m travelling vicariously through you!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62845166818751461982007-08-17T22:47:00.000-04:002007-08-17T22:47:00.000-04:00Stopping by to say hello....When I first heard the...Stopping by to say hello....<BR/><BR/>When I first heard the news I was sitting on the sofa with my then boyfriend. I recall being surprised but nothing more than that. I was too young to be an Elvis fan - but I do recall that my Mother was devastated. <BR/><BR/>And I agree, the world had changed. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, for you, I was the one who followed you in the M&G, so I could say "Michele sent me" but, really, I think that is quite obvious. (wink)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052534623925640813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-29348647130161757532007-08-17T21:51:00.000-04:002007-08-17T21:51:00.000-04:00Thanks for the memories. :)Thanks for the memories. :)Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67220024012233907392007-08-17T21:13:00.000-04:002007-08-17T21:13:00.000-04:00I would have been 19 at the time Elvis died; but I...I would have been 19 at the time Elvis died; but I don't think it ever made much impact if any on me.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you were on a great vacation though back then.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84998724270943999942007-08-17T16:11:00.000-04:002007-08-17T16:11:00.000-04:00Ed, does that mean we can celebrate your birthday ...Ed, does that mean we can celebrate your birthday on Monday since you don't read blogs on the weekend? That'll make it a double birthday with "I'm No Angel"<BR/><BR/>Dan, yes, but then most cars in the 70s were sights to behold. That's why they made the Blues Brother's movie in the late 70s, to get rid of as many of those old cars as possible...<BR/><BR/>Diane, I thought I was having such a great vacation being wet and in a car that smelled and now I read that you were on the beach...sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16259962193151276322007-08-17T15:57:00.000-04:002007-08-17T15:57:00.000-04:00My mother, brother and I were in Kauai when the ne...My mother, brother and I were in Kauai when the news came over the radio . . .Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-22801388241518195252007-08-17T15:54:00.000-04:002007-08-17T15:54:00.000-04:00I was about to begin by sophomore year in high sch...I was about to begin by sophomore year in high school when Elvis died. It was fairly shocking to hear.<BR/><BR/>Great story about you vacation. That purple Gremlin must have been a sight.D.O.M. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816675120931905505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-72378237133168106492007-08-17T15:12:00.000-04:002007-08-17T15:12:00.000-04:00Let's see, I'm already in college and Ed, Jaded an...Let's see, I'm already in college and Ed, Jaded and Murf are all between 4 and 6... <BR/><BR/>Murf, yes, same uncle, with our daughters. Go ASU! <BR/><BR/>Gautami, how was the news received in India?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85016519724536233892007-08-17T14:49:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:49:00.000-04:00This Sunday.This Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67756675782450636062007-08-17T11:58:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:58:00.000-04:00I don't remember what I was doing. Is that good or...I don't remember what I was doing. Is that good or bad..:Dgautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1046005120900018252007-08-17T11:56:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:56:00.000-04:00I'm with Ed. I was only 6 and too busy sniffing m...I'm with Ed. I was only 6 and too busy sniffing my Strawberry Shortcake dolls. Is the L the uncle that is coming with you to the UM football game in a couple of weeks?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-43050925457925574652007-08-17T11:31:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:31:00.000-04:00My mom had just picked me up from kindergarten whe...My mom had just picked me up from kindergarten when the news came over the radio. She was a hardcore Elvis fan, so she had to pull the car over because she was sobbing. I knew all about Elvis... it was the only music I'd listened to beside gospel and bluegrass. So, I cried too, even though I'm sure I really had no idea what it all meant.<BR/><BR/>One day I'm going to work up the nerve to kayak. I have this fear of turning over and not being able to flip back up. Glad you survived your fight with the river.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26651146714451181862007-08-17T11:30:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:30:00.000-04:00Ed, when is your birthday? We need to have a part...Ed, when is your birthday? We need to have a party and a good roasting!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3463942634171919192007-08-17T11:23:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:23:00.000-04:00Always wanted to make it out to the Nantahala some...Always wanted to make it out to the Nantahala someday but haven't yet.<BR/><BR/>When the king died, I was just days away from my fourth birthday and was probably unconcerned with things like rock and roll singers.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com