October 9th, 1973, Santa Monica, California
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To me it's just his face that looks overweight. Not a very good picture of our guy that's for sure. If you look at the picture of just the suit alone, it looks line an average size and it didn't look tight on Elvis.minkahed wrote:is it jus the pic or does Elvis look incredibly overweight in that shot
and to think, this was as early as Oct of '73...
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definetely disagree with thatJoe Car wrote:it didn't look tight on Elvis.minkahed wrote:is it jus the pic or does Elvis look incredibly overweight in that shot
and to think, this was as early as Oct of '73...
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I think Elvis looks more bloated than fat. This was just before Dr Nick put Elvis into a hospital to dry out. He was in bad shape. I think Elvis was bloated because his body was gathering fluid.minkahed wrote:is it jus the pic or does Elvis look incredibly overweight in that shot
and to think, this was as early as Oct of '73...
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bloated or fluid, whatever other excuse we can find, he sure doesn't look like the Elvis from 10 months earlier that appeared in Aloha From Hawaii...Marko wrote:I think Elvis looks more bloated than fat. This was just before Dr Nick put Elvis into a hospital to dry out. He was in bad shape. I think Elvis was bloated because his body was gathering fluid.minkahed wrote:is it jus the pic or does Elvis look incredibly overweight in that shot
and to think, this was as early as Oct of '73...
think about it, jus 10 months after...
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[quote="minkahed"][/quote]bloated or fluid, whatever other excuse we can find, he sure doesn't look like the Elvis from 10 months earlier that appeared in Aloha From Hawaii...
think about it, jus 10 months after...
No excuse there. He wasn't taking very good care of himself. He was slowly killing himself with the drugs. The Aloha show was his last true challenge. He had gotten himself to a good shape for the show but right after it he was worse than ever. The Vegas engament that followed was a bad one. His even lost his voice during a show there. After 1973 it was downhill all the way until the end.
think about it, jus 10 months after...
No excuse there. He wasn't taking very good care of himself. He was slowly killing himself with the drugs. The Aloha show was his last true challenge. He had gotten himself to a good shape for the show but right after it he was worse than ever. The Vegas engament that followed was a bad one. His even lost his voice during a show there. After 1973 it was downhill all the way until the end.
"I've learned very early in life, without a song, the day would never end. Without a song, a man ain't got a friend. Without a song, the road would never bend, without a song. So I'll keep on singing the song."
Hell I guess they should have just buried him then..Marko wrote:bloated or fluid, whatever other excuse we can find, he sure doesn't look like the Elvis from 10 months earlier that appeared in Aloha From Hawaii...minkahed wrote:
think about it, jus 10 months after...
No excuse there. He wasn't taking very good care of himself. He was slowly killing himself with the drugs. The Aloha show was his last true challenge. He had gotten himself to a good shape for the show but right after it he was worse than ever. The Vegas engament that followed was a bad one. His even lost his voice during a show there. After 1973 it was downhill all the way until the end.
ahem ahem.....
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as usual, Kylan adds nuthin' to the discussion...
tell me Kylan, if Elvis wasn't on a downward spiral after Aloha, his last artistic and popularity peak, jus what were the uphill events from '74 on...
tell me Kylan, if Elvis wasn't on a downward spiral after Aloha, his last artistic and popularity peak, jus what were the uphill events from '74 on...
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Mink, you cant categorize someone's life and put it in a nice pretty box with a ribbon around it. I suppose he was just having an off day when he got off the downward spiral towards the toilet and had a good day in December when he went to Stax to kick ass and take names with "Promised Land" and many other tracks you guys love to get into a lather about. I suppose he had an off day when he recorded the concert in Memphis 74 that you guys love to get into a lather about. I suppose he had an off day when he went to RCA and recorded the tracks.. T-R-O-U-B-L-E being one for the Today album u guys love to get into a lather about. I suppose he had an off day when he recorded some sad but beautiful tunes in the Jungle Room in Feb and October 76 that many of you love to get into a lather about. I suppose he had an off day when he put on some great shows at the end of 76 you guys love to get into a lather about..
see a reoccuring pattern?
see a reoccuring pattern?
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Thanks for the clarification jordan...Jordans-Elvis-World wrote:This was back when Elvis was getting "accupuncture", from a certain doc out in CA... But not in the truest sense. He believed that's what it was - but they were syringes of corticosteriod/lidocaine/demerol. The first of which if given in excess levels (as the case was) causes a "Moon Face" appearance.minkahed wrote:is it jus the pic or does Elvis look incredibly overweight in that shot
and to think, this was as early as Oct of '73...
I totally forgot about that "accupuncture" bit from Elvis' life.
Wasn't it also from around this same time (Oct. '73) that Elvis first OD'd and almost died
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I also think it was filmed, but there is no concrete evidence, no reports of people having seen it on local tv. I searched high and low for any footage of this particular day (as I did for much more footage), but till day I haven't come across any video library that has even a second of footage.thefunkyangel wrote:Surely (and I don't mean Shirley!) this (Elvis and Priscilla leaving the Santa Monica Court house) was covered (filmed) by a local news crew! It was bound too! Just by looking in my database, I can confirm Ol' Vern hovering around the divorced couple, but I can't see any of the entourage!
Of course I will keep looking for it
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