'Colonel' Tom Loved Elvis --> He Wrote A Poem

Apparently, Yeats had some quiet competition in 1977.

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"My Memories of Elvis: A Poem" by The Colonel (October 15, 1977)
1978 edition

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"My Memories of Elvis: A Poem" by The Colonel (October 15, 1977)
1980s edition


It's clear Elvis' manager loved him very, very much.

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Thanks for sharing, never seen this before. In a way it's kind of sweet, and shows a human side to him even though it's, well, it speaks for itself. You can just tell the Colonel penned this can't you haha! Do we know what this poem actually used for?

The Colonel "sold" a few signed Poems years ago.....got mine just for the front cover!....(poem is on the back).....

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Whenever I think of Andreas "Dries" van Kuijk, "sweet" immediately springs to mind.

Whenever I think of Andreas "Dries" van Kuijk, "sweet" immediately springs to mind.

I wasn't aware the poem was written for purposes to be sold in that manner. I retract my comments I first made! It was just another way for him to make another few dollars, it was obvious really. Little time was spent on that shoddy poem, at first I just presumed it was so poor because Parker probably wasn't a talented poet, a very tasteful person and English wasn't his native language.

I wasn't aware the poem was written for purposes to be sold in that mannter. I retract my comments I first made! It was just another way for him to make another few dollars, it was obvious really. Little time was spent on that shoddy poem, at first I just presumed it was so poor because Parker probably wasn't a talented poet, a very tasteful person and English wasn't his native language.

Yep, it was money....again!

That brought tears to my eyes.

And The Colonel wasn't allowed to assist creatively in the studio?

What a shame!

All kidding aside, I remember Todd Slaughter saying that Col' was writing a book, and that Col' was quoted as saying "I loved That Boy"

Actually, there is some footage of Elvis getting his hair cut/shaved for the Army and Col' coming over and rubbing and patting his head in a Reassuring way..it is..Hmmmmmm....endearing, in a way...

Whenever I think of Andreas "Dries" van Kuijk, "endearing" immediately springs to mind after "sweet."

Whenever I think of Andreas "Dries" van Kuijk, "endearing" immediately springs to mind after "sweet."

I think of his strong sense of fashion and strong bond with LBJ.

Tom Parker = carny man, manager, compulsive gambler, lover, & POET.

Postscript
On the gambling table at the casino
Whether it be Vegas or Reno
Knowing my milking cow is always there
I can bet anything everywhere.
And now that he is gone away
I would have a hard time to bet another day

All rights reserved. Nice touch.

It reads as if a 12 year old girl has written it.

That's so touching. I can imagine ol' Colonel writing it with tears in his eyes..

He probably got paid by RCA, Paramount and MGM for giving their movies/ songs a plug!

He was a black & white figure.
Loving and caring for family & friends.

And a pain in the ass for anybody else.

Very touching. On that card at the bottom there is a logo which reads The Colonel says Visit Graceland. I wonder when that card was issued as the house didn't officially open until what.... 1982?

Not saying the Colonel was a Psyco but ....


Psycopaths and Murderers write poems for their past victims too



You are reading far too much into these typed out words


Epstein wanted the Beatles to keep touring they refused,Elvis should have fired this Control freak no later than the Fall of 68 and not made those last movies and stayed under the wing of Binder.

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Apparently, Yeats had some quiet competition in 1977.




"My Memories of Elvis: A Poem" by The Colonel (Oct 15, 1977)


It's clear Elvis' manager loved him very, very much.

To me his management skills were as bad as this piece of poetry... Well, it gives us something to think about: some of the movie songs were actually not better than this poem from our Colonel so why didn't he write some movie songs himself? Then they would not have Freddy Bienstock to rob off some songwritters because they already owned the copyright and we never would have noticed the difference

FTD is the best thing that Happened to Elvis fans. At least we still get unreleased soundboards and outtakes. Support the label and stop being spoiled, whining about peanuts!

Lot more at stake SONY have to get some projects out that appeal to more than just this ever diminishing fanbase.

Colonel was one strange man.

Colonel was one strange man.

Do you have one original thing to say?

Colonel was one strange man.

Do you have one original thing to say?

And your point...