Episode 310: “Gladys’ Special Little Boy" Part 1 of The Life and Afterlife of Elvis

This week Host Dave Bledsoe slips on his Blue Suede Shoes, a sequined jumpsuit and dark sunglasses so he can disguise himself in a bar he’s been permanently banned from drinking in. (It didn’t work, not even Fat Elvis was THAT fat!) On the show this week we bring you a show about the King of Rock and Roll, his life, his strange ways, and his dick! (This one is for the ladies!)Along the way we learn that Dave’s Mom might have loved Elvis more than him, (Which is totally understandable) From there we meet Vernon and Gladys who would go on to bring into the world it’s Once and Future King of Rock and Roll. From there we travel to Memphis where a young Elvis learns to appropriate Black Music from the best of Black Musicians! (It’s all just business!) Then we dive right into the very strange details of Elvis Presley life as the King of Rock and Roll, forget the stuff about record contracts and shady managers we're talking only about the REALLY important stuff! (Elvis was a VERY naughty boy!) From monkeys to guns, all the way through the jumpsuits and drunk addled Elvis, it is all here in Part 1 of the Life and Afterlife of Elvis!

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Citations Needed:

Interview with Vernon Presley (1978)https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview-with-vernon-presley-1978.shtml

Gladys Presley, the Mother Elvis Presley Worshipedhttps://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/08/Galdys-Presley-the-Mother-Elvis-Presley-Worshipped/

Memphis blues (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_blues

Elvis Presley (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley#Teenage_life_in_Memphis

ElvisWorld: Bill Burke on Elvis and “Little Elvis” (Elvis in Tighty Whities)https://dykewriter.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/elvisworld-bill-burke-on-elvis-and-little-elvis/#:~:text=Elvis%20Presley%2C%20the%20King%20of,and%20he%20padded%20his%20package.

Elvis Presley Stories With Enough Weird Sex To Make You Feel Like A Hound Doghttps://www.ranker.com/list/weird-elvis-presley-facts/jon-skindzier

Personal relationships of Elvis Presley (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_relationships_of_Elvis_Presley#Linda_Thompson,_Mindi_Miller,_and_Ginger_Alden

Too Much Monkey Business | The story of Scatter, Elvis Presley's Pet Chimpanzeehttps://www.elvis.com.au/presley/scatter-elvis-presleys-pet-chimpanzee.shtml

Inside the Enduring Mysteries of Elvis Presley's Deathhttps://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/a26721749/elvis-presley-death-true-story/#:~:text=When%20the%20toxicology%20report%20of,during%20a%20performance%20in%201974.

Uncited Additional Reading:  

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/bizarre-elvis-facts/

https://www.factinate.com/people/32-hysteria-inducing-facts-elvis-presley/

https://www.directexpose.com/elvis-presley-never-knew/

https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/shocking-elvis-facts-whoa/161902-8

https://collider.com/galleries/elvis-presley-rare-facts/

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