Old Stuff

I Killed Elvis

As Amy Welborn asks, Where were you when you heard the news? I was on the couch in our living room one evening when Mom came home and told me what had happened. It was pretty big news for an 11-year-old fan.

By the way, the mysterious circumstances of his death can now be revealed: I killed Elvis. I somehow discovered his music in 4th or 5th grade and became a big fan, then he died. I became a Keith Green fan, then he died. I became a John Lennon fan, you know the story. Years later I discovered Stevie Ray Vaughn, then his helicopter crashed. I rediscovered George Harrison's music and he up and died. Fortunately, Patrick O'Brien was already dead when I discovered his books. It's a miracle that Johnny Cash has survived this long - he should have keeled over around 1970 when I first started listening to his music.