Elvis Presley: The Final Curtain

Well, if you have read my previous posts you will know I keep my Blog to talk about things close to my heart. For this posting I am breaking my golden rule.

Not more than thirty minutes have past since I said goodbye to a neighbour friend. For more than an hour and 15 minutes I sat and listened to the age old question… Is Elvis Presley still alive?

Elvis Presley: Blue Hawaii

My neighbour feels he knows without question or debate that Elvis Presley is indeed alive and well, living in Canada under another name. He also believes without debate that it was a wax dummy that lay in the coffin and was buried back in August 1977. He says he has information and photos that he feels prove to him that Elvis Presley lives.

If I remember correctly the official cause of his death was heart failure. Although, I do believe reading in press reports at the time that an overdose of cocaine and barbiturates may have played a part in his death.

Robert Gene West, who was known as a close friend, met Elvis at high school, and then went on with other bodyguards to write “Elvis What Happened?” I think the book was published just before the death of Elvis.

I have read a little over the years about Elvis’ death and have read that an autopsy was done immediately after his death. The finding of that report was that drugs had indeed helped him on his way and that this fact was hidden in the early stages after his death. The initial reports attributed Elvis’ cause of death as being a massive heart attack.

I tried hard to get my point across but all in vain. This strange belief that some individuals have that Elvis is still alive, and add to that the fans who do not want to believe he is dead, sure seems to be good for business.

Now I think about it, and a little off topic, I am writing this and breaking my golden rule but now I think about it, this posting is in many ways all about a healthy mind and body.

Anyway, I tried to put the above as an argument to my neighbour and why I believe Elvis Presley is well and truly dead, he just could not or did not want to know the truth. That Elvis Presley, his then living Legend, is sadly now dead. I say sadly because back in his early days as a young man… You were the tops.

If you are interested in Elvis and want to know more about his death I would recommend this website article about Elvis’s autopsy as a starting point.

Elvis Presley with daughter Lisa Marie Presley… Daddy Please Don’t Cry.