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beautifully vulnerable

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Elvis Presley in Clambake, 1967.

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Elvis Presley live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 12, 1970.

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Now wait a minute…

If this was not me in my past life I’m gonna be very disappointed

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April 27, 1976:

Elvis performed at the Coliseum in Spokane, Washington, at 8:30 pm. He wore the Chicken Bone suit with the original belt.

After this show, Elvis flew to Lake Tahoe.

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[@] ig credit: @elvisistheman

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My God. What in the hell was wrong with these people, kicking him when he was down like that? And where in the heck did they get the 'face lift' thing from anyway?

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Hello Anon,

Well, anything that the National Enquirer says should be taken with a HUGE grain of salt in the first place. That's something to always remember.

In addition, I believe it was in George Klein's book that he mentions that Elvis did have some work done, in the 50s initially and again in the 70s (where he agreed to have a facelift along with him).

So while there may be a fragment of truth in the story, like most of what the Enquirer shares, it's completely hidden under a LOT of lies, rumors, and hearsay.

I hope that helps to clear it up a bit, Anon 💖

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April 27, 1973:

Elvis performed at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, at 8 pm. He wore the Nail Studded suit with the original belt.

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Oh to be at one of the 1969 Las Vegas shows.

His excitement at finally doing live shows again.

9 minute monologues reminiscing about life, his career, just being batshit crazy.

Witnessing pure chaotic energy, comedic genuis and insane talent.

Just watching him having fun.

Watching HIM.

I mean

And sneak onto the stage. To give him a hug or to kidnap him, I'm not sure yet

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our beautiful big daddy 💫

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Oh my this man with facial hair uhhh 😍😍😍😍

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April 26, 1961:

Joan Blackman and Elvis Presley finished location filming in Hawaii for Blue Hawaii production.

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My favorite 50s!Elvis photos, part 152 of ∞;  ✨Friday Smiles✨

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April 26, 1956:

Elvis Presley and The Blue Moon Boys performed another painful set of shows for an adult Vegas audience at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bill Willard, a reviewer for the Las Vegas Sun Link newspaper, panned the performance, writing, “For the teen-agers, the long, tall Memphis lad is a whiz; for the average Vegas spender or showgoer, a bore. His musical sound with a combo of three is uncouth, matching to a great extent the lyric content of his nonsensical songs.”

Willard may have captured the dismay that older Vegas audiences had with the young upstart, but Las Vegas resident Ed Jameson caught a vision of the future Elvis would have in Vegas. Penning a rebuttal to Willard’s review, Jameson wrote, “He is not a Rock ‘n’ Roller nor is he a cowboy singer. He is something new coming over the horizon all by himself and he deserves his ever-growing audience. Nobody should miss him. Parents would do well to take their children to hear him. It would be a good way to get to know and understand your own kids.”

Photos: Elvis relaxing by the pool and being photographed with girls, girls, girls, at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; April 26, 1956.

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From the moment I laid eyes on him, I instantly fell in love ❤️

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My favorite 50s!Elvis photos, part 151 of ∞;  Forever Grateful To Alfred Wertheimer

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What I love about the Marvin Israel 1956 photos is how they capture what the mainstream adult world must have thought about him at the time: dark, foreboding, dangerous hoodlum ready to break innocent hearts and *enjoy* doing it.

And then, out of nowhere this slightly stunned, overwhelmed kid appears.

What a fucking year