On a Tuesday afternoon in October 1971, Elvis Presley famously stopped outside Benson’s Pharmacy in Memphis after seeing 12-year-old Tommy Richardson playing a battered guitar to earn $17 for his sick mother’s medicine.
Upon learning the boy had only raised one dollar after three hours of playing, Elvis paid for the prescription himself, gave the boy $100 for groceries, and personally drove him home in his Cadillac.
I wonder if those two beautiful young ladies were Elvis' dates.
ReplyDeleteNo one gave a shit until Elvis stopped by. Then they couldn't stay away. The logo on that headstock looks like Martin. Bacon was 69 cents a pound in1971.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's all right, mama
ReplyDeleteThat's all right for you
That's all right mama, just anyway you do
Evil Elvis. Gyrating those hips. Getting them girls all worked up. Sacrilege. Tsk tsk. Revolting.
Now we’ve got an international superstar shaking bootie during the superbowl and this dumb bunny fed administration wants to investigate the NFL for indecency. History repeats itself.
Why is it news when a rich man gives a poor boy money? And not even that much money for him.
ReplyDeleteOddly that says a lot about how often you've helped others.
DeleteKindness requires a certain % of your wealth or it doesn't count?
Michael, kindness requires the act to be done. Selflessly.
DeleteThat % bs is a made up holdover from ancient days and church elders enriching the church coffers (read pockets).
Nowhere in the good book is there a passage about percentages.
Yeah. 1971.
ReplyDeleteWhen Tha Kanng walked among us.