Sorta OT: Where where you???

[Pappy P]

What do you remember about the day that Elvis Died?

 

I remember my best friends mom cried, and I so wanted to console her. This was way before anyone had known what milf was.

[marvar]

I most remember, it was the day after my birthday!

[Pappy P]

Before anyone else says it.....

 

In The Ghetto

[fantasticsound]

I was in sleepover summer camp so it was a non-event. I'm not sure I knew he died until long after returning home. By then most of the interest had already died down.

[Guitar Geezer]

Funny thing, I don't really remember Elvis's passing (August 1977, probably moving into first house with late ex-wife )

 

But I do remember John Lennon's vividly.

[Trucks]

I wasnt born yet! HAHAHA ya oldies

[A String]

It didn't effect me at all. I really don't recall it being mentioned by anyone when it happened. John Lennon however, I recall quite well. Hit me like a brick.

[Shoes]

I was sitting in the 76 Chrysler Cordoba (with Rich Corinthian Leather seats!) waiting for mom to drive me into town.

Turned on the radio and almost as quickly as sound came out of the speakers the radio anouncer uttered those imortal words "Elvis has left the building... for good".

 

Lennon: At school

Zappa: Home with the flu

Kennedy: In my crib taking a nap.

Bush: Hopefully while I'm typing this reply!

[caprae]

I was in Memphis (NAS Millington) at the time. I couldn't understand what all the hoopla was about. I new of Elvis, had one of his older records, saw a couple of movies, but hey, people die all of the time. So basically what I remember was the education of seeing all these people acting really bizarre over someone's death.

[S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq.]

Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

I was sitting in the 76 Chrysler Cordoba (with Rich Corinthian Leather seats!) waiting for mom to drive me into town.

Turned on the radio and almost as quickly as sound came out of the speakers the radio anouncer uttered those imortal words "Elvis has left the building... for good".

 

Lennon: At school

Zappa: Home with the flu

Kennedy: In my crib taking a nap.

Bush: Hopefully while I'm typing this reply!

You know, I would never wish that a Canadian leader would die. To me that is crass, and WAY out of line, and in extremely poor taste. Since I'm not Canadian, it would be extremely presumtuous also. I do not find it cute or funny in the least. I normally would not say anything at all because I have made a promise to myself that I would not engage in any more of the vapid religous and political discussions (fights) that occur on this forum, but to openly wish that our president would die is just simply going too far.

 

I consider you to be one of the good guys on this forum, and to tell you the truth, I find this comment very surprising and disappointing coming from you.

 

I'm assuming this was meant as tongue-in-cheek and was simply poor judgement or not well thought out. I will not hold it against you and will not mention it again after this. Once this reply is typed and sent, consider it forgotten on my part. I just wanted to let you know that President Bush does have some supporters in the U.S. and we do not wish him dead.

 

~Sas

[S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq.]

When JFK died I was in the dentist's chair. I was 10 years old. I was convinced for several weeks that the Russians were going to attack us at any time.

 

When Elvis died I was at work. I was saddened, but I'm not sure I was really surprised.

 

When John Lennon died, I was on I-10 driving from Tallahassee, Fl to Mobile Alabama and was just passing the Milton, Fl exit. This one shocked me to the core.

[Trucks]

Consider yourself told ShoeDude!!

[Shoes]

I've grown accustomed to your shaggy face my friend and I can assure you I want for George W. to be dead no more than I do Saddam.

It's simply not my way to solve our problems.

 

Just a light hearted joke.

 

...and thank you so much there TheOtherLee... don't know what I'd do without that firm grasp of the obvious you have so keep on contributing. It's good for the soul.

[Hound Dog]

Our family came home, turned on the TV and there was the news. I looked at my mom and I can't describe the look of shock on her face. It deeply affected her, as if it were a family member.

[Trucks]

Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

...and thank you so much there TheOtherLee... don't know what I'd do without that firm grasp of the obvious you have so keep on contributing. It's good for the soul.

Rawk On!

[MILLO]

Most likely in a crib, or on my momma's arms, maybe sucking my thumb or stuck to a bottle, or maybe crying and screaming while getting my diapers changed. I was 2 days away from my 6th month out of my momma's womb, in my hometown of Humacao, Puerto Rico.

[revolead]

I'm not even sure my parents were dating much less thinking about having me.

[Tedster]

I remember it, because I happened to be in Memphis that day. Me and a college bud were driving back from California to Michigan. We took the southern route, visited friends in New Mexico and Texas...then headed up through Arkansas. Drove through Memphis, and we were making Elvis jokes, y'know, talking like Elvis and all. Got into Michigan that night...turned on the TV and heard that he'd died.

 

Too weird.

 

Three years later I was living in Marine City Michigan, working at a little country radio station. Got home from work, and late that night the phone rang. It was a high school chum, saying he'd heard that one of the Beatles was shot. He didn't know which one...he'd only heard the news in passing. And it was like "Which Beatle? Shot? Does that mean shot and killed, or just shot and flesh-wounded? How?" We were really broke, I don't think we had a TV or anything. I thought he was joking or pulling my leg.

 

Of course...in the morning...

 

I read the news today, oh boy...

[picker]

For Kennedy, I was on Guam with my family. I got up one Saturday morning and went in to watch the cartoons. The one TV channel we had on the island was playing dirge music and had some stationary slide or backdrop on the camera. We had no idea what was going on till someone who knew my dad called up and said "Did you know your President was dead?" It was weird, but I was in the fourth grade, so what did I know from anything?

 

I was in Las Vegas when I heard about Elvis. I had been looking for a job and was walking home. I saw it on some flashing lighted billboard on the strip. I was suprised, but not particular upset about it.

 

For Lennon, my ship was either on the way back from or just back from a Navy WestPac cruise, and I heard about it on the hanger deck. When I heard it, I felt like someone had stolen my childhood.

[Trucks]

Slightly OT but a bit On T.. Do you guys think there are any musicians out and about today that in the future we will be looking back on and easily recalling where you were when they died (or when it was announced anyway). Because I can't think of any

[S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq.]

Yeah....for me, anyway... Julian Bream, John Williams, Christopher Parkening, Pepe Romero..of course, that's ASSUMING I outlive them...

[Dr. Ellwood]

"Bush: Hopefully while I'm typing this reply!"

 

Oh yeah? and why would you care? Just worry about Martin, and mind your own business! not my idea of a light hearted joke, I guess as always it's whose ox is being gored.

[I I mjrn]

I remember the day (EAP was a big star during my Mom's youth) but not X-actly where I was that day.

 

"This was way before anyone had known what milf was."

Some of us R way B-hind the curve on that. What is "milf"...& why do some of U use such wacky slang?!

[Durockrolly]

Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

Bush: Hopefully while I'm typing this reply!

Always speak your mind! It may offend some and please others, but if you don't speak YOUR mind you may end up speaking someone elses.

 

Peace!

[S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq.]

Originally posted by Durockrolly:

Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

Bush: Hopefully while I'm typing this reply!

Always speak your mind! It may offend some and please others, but if you don't speak YOUR mind you may end up speaking someone elses.

 

Peace!

 

This is NOT a political forum. There is NO PLACE in here for anyone to wish the President of the United States would die....speaking their mind OR speaking someone else's. (My problem is NOT with Guitars are Like Shoes at this point...we were PAST that until someone decided to ressurect it)

 

This is a guitar forum. If there were shorter words I could use to explain that, I would. Some people would not understand it no matter how few syllable were used in the explanation, I guess.

 

Politics and religion are very sensitive subjects. When comments such as that are made, it does, in fact, offend people. Is that really appropriate for a guitar forum? Do you think it's appropriate to make comments and start discussions that are not related to guitars or music in any way, but are designed only to polarize and alienate people?

 

I personally do not care one whit what your political or religious views are. I don't want to hear it. I come here to discuss guitars, not politics or religion.

 

"Speaking your mind" is NOT always appropriate, nor even allowed. Whether you realize it or not, "free speech" does not apply in this forum. There are rules by which we are to conduct ourselves and there are topics which are not allowed.

 

I suggest that if "speaking your mind" is that important to you and you want to be in a forum where everyone has the same political and religious views and you can just bash whomever you want, then maybe you need to leave this forum and go to a political forum.

 

Look at it like this. You are a guest in this forum. If you are a guest in someone else's house, then there are certain things that you would not say in that person's house. You have to respect their wishes and their house rules. If you come to my house and say something like that, you would likely find yourself in a heap in the front yard before you realized what happened to you. Free speech has it's limits. Your rights end where mine start.

[Shoes]

Originally posted by Pappy P:

What do you remember about the day that Elvis Died?

 

I remember my best friends mom cried, and I so wanted to console her. This was way before anyone had known what milf was.

I didn't answer the question properly. There were very specific things I recall from that day and I've remembered them all my life.

 

a: Women turn the air conditioning down so low that if it were winter they'd have the heat cranked full blast.

 

b: When you're in a new car and your mother smokes it stinks far worse than you can possibly imagine

 

I can't remember where I was when Disco died but I'm waiting for this thread to die I'll tell ya!

[A String]

Thanks Sas. As long as you keep doing the dirty work for me, this job ain't so hard.

[Shoes]

Now if you put him on the payroll I'm gonna want free beer or something as a startup fee

[GuitarPlayerFL]

Living back east in FL and going to my guitar lesson. Walked into the studio and found out the King is dead.

[S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq.]

Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

Now if you put him on the payroll I'm gonna want free beer or something as a startup fee

If you come to Atlanta, I'll buy you all the beer you want!

 

As far as taking on the job of moderator..no thanks! These guys do not get enough credit or thanks for what they do and they get entirely too much grief from people that should know better.....I'll pass on that for now.