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Everyone listened
as our hearts dropped, Now he lives
with God's sweet Angels in Heaven In the year
1977 One glorious
day If God says we may Elvis will be
with us again Until we meet
on that beautiful shore We'll love you
forever more. By: Evelyn Scco
We, a world-wide nation of Elvis Presley fans hold these truths to be self evident: Never in the history of popular music has one man shown so much versatility in the expression of song. Furthermore no individual singer has so dominated the imagination of the global population to such an extent, that 30 years after his death, his name is still used as the standard all entertainers use to measure their own success. Elvis, as he is fondly remembered by hundreds of millions, continues to appeal to generations born since his untimely passing. His recordings still sell by the million and more than a thousand books have been written about all aspects of his phenomenal life and his continuing, albeit posthumous, career. Never in the history of popular music has an entertainer been so cruelly denigrated by so many scribblers with nothing but malice in their ink. Yet in spite of their constant jibes, Elvis Presley remains the paramount figure in the world of entertainment and continues to touch the lives of countless millions. We his beholden fans no longer need to cringe at the gratuitous and facetious comments made by certain media presenters and their ilk, for no matter what they in their ignorance say, we know Elvis Presley was the finest ever popular singer - a man of extreme generosity of spirit, and even considering his failings, he was still a far superior human being when compared to his mediocre detractors- comparatively few as they are! Wherever there are discerning ears, eyes to appreciate beauty, an ability to discriminate and minds open to reason, you will find fans of the late, and sadly missed, Elvis Presley. Elvis in all his extravagance, flamboyance, and zest for life did what none of the other singers quite managed to achieve. Like Andrew Lloyd Webber was heard to say on a bbc radio show, "Elvis Presley brightened up the world". Now having topped the majority of recent polls put out by world's media, Elvis Presley remains the most important name in popular music -an undeniable fact. "O death where is thy sting, Thirty years dead, and I'm still the King!" ~(Sir Ronald Ross 1857-1932) p.s For those of you that don't know Maurice, he was the strength & force behind the Boy Elvis Statue at the birth place Tupelo Ms .by Maurice Colgan
The Golden Day January 8, 1935,
Behold! Now the dream doth come, Happy Golden
Anniversary dear, beloved friend,  We'll Be Yours Throughout The Years Dear Elvis, We were yours the first
time that We were yours to hold and
keep We were yours for you to
cherish Although 25 years have
passed And we'll be yours through
all the years Elvis Presley Continentals Orlando, Florida http://epcontinentals.homestead.com/HOME.html  On that fateful day, August 16, 1977 His voice was silenced forever The King was sent to heaven In his short life of only 42 years He touched so many His death brought us so many tears The void that was left, when he slipped away Tears at my heart every hour of every day He was so unique, one of a kind To replace him would be impossible The pain that is felt When you think that he is gone Is a pain like no other His was the voice of an angel So tender and so true He seemed bigger than it all Larger than fame so much more than celebrity He had his share of faults But had more than his share of talent A charismatic soul, a beautiful man There will never be another like him There never could be The world lost someone special that day But his legacy will be forever kept alive By the millions that love him We all miss you Elvis The Sounds Of August On August 16, 1977, we heard some things we had never heard before.... The sound of a tear as it rolled down our cheeks, falling gently to the floor. The sound of eyelids closing in disbelief, And pulses rushing, seeking relief. We heard the earth stop: its rotation ceased; The shock, felt to its core, could not be released. We heard hands clasp in anger at the injustice of it all... We heard our youth silently slip away as night began to fall. We heard the sound of the future crashing around us; it had no place to go, And we heard the sound of the heat as it crept in to wet our brow and forbid the coming snow. The sound of hearts breaking was that of a worldwide thunderstorm, As we also heard the voice, that spoke, saying the news had been confirmed. We heard our souls as they cried out: "Please, God, don't let it be true". We heard our hurt as we clinged to each other, you to me and me to you. We heard the leaves from the Graceland Trees as they settled softly to the ground.. And listened as the wind whispered, "He is no longer earthbound, but, free as I, a prisoner no more; as he walks in the golden light on God's celestial shore". For we have heard the sound of Death as it crashed through the mansion walls Waiting and shouting for the world to know he had come for the greatest of us all. We heard the dark cloud as it slid through the morning mist As if, arrogantly, saying; "How dare you deny I exist". All these things we heard: in memory hearing still Reminding us our dreams of forever can never be fulfilled. But, we also hear the silenced voice, so precious, so sweet, so dear; For the sounds of Elvis Presley, now as before, will forever be near. By: Joan Buchanan West "His death gave eternal life to a day: August 16, 1977" Tribute to Elvis On the sixteenth of August
in Nineteen Seventy Seven By:
Jonn Bearcat His music rang throughout the
world; 
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