Thursday, August 16, 2007

In Memorian and Stamp of the Day: Elvis

Today it is 30 years since Elvis died, and I remember it clearly, even if I was only ten years old at the time. The whole family was out sailing in our little boat Bris in the Stockholm archipelago somewhere, we were out in a big open area between islands and we heard it on our little radio, in the news right before sjörapporten (the coastal weather rapport). Do you remember this, EH, O.K., and AnS? You were there too. I don't remember if we got upset or had expected it or anything, just that he had died.

8 comments:

O.K. said...

Yes, I remember that.

PP said...

who?

LS said...

O.K.- you were only 6 years old and already knew who Elvis was, in Sweden, in a family without one Elvis record! Shows you how famous he was.

PP - you are funny!

O.K. said...

And mom was into Tommy Steele rather than Elvis back in the days, too.

LS said...

Who is Tommy Steele?

O.K. said...

British artist, popular in the 50s. You were into either Elvis or Steele during the 50s as I understand it.

EH said...

I don´t remember this occasion at all, I was probably preoccupied with a book or something.

"The king is not dead, he´s just sleeping..."

This quote might make somebody think of Monty Python...

LS said...

Elvis might have just been abducted by aliens you know. It COULD be like that.