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Elvis the Puppet-Master --> 1977!

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Someone sent me this rather bizarre, slight poignant concert shot.




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My guess is it's from Charlotte in February 1977, but if anyone knows for sure, please chime in.

Such a shame the puppet didn't look like Tom Parker . . .
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drjohncarpenter wrote:
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Someone sent me this rather bizarre, slight poignant concert shot.

You can really see how young 42 is.
Forever a real shame.





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My guess is it's from Charlotte in February 1977, but if anyone knows for sure, please chime in.

Such a shame the puppet didn't look like Tom Parker . . .



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Feb 20, 1977, Charlotte, NC, 8.30 pm show.
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Thanks for sharing. I think I've seen it before but my god these type of photos are depressing.

A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.



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Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
Thanks for sharing. I think I've seen it before but my god these type of photos are depressing.

A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.



His countenance and haircut are both rather bleak.


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Seems it's a scan from Erik Lorentzen's Strictly Elvis volume 2; probably the worst photobook I've ever seen.




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Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
Thanks for sharing. I think I've seen it before but my god these type of photos are depressing.

A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.
I completely understand what you're saying, but last time I checked Charlotte was a big city.

Was it that much different in 1977 ??


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minkahed wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:44 am
Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
Thanks for sharing. I think I've seen it before but my god these type of photos are depressing.

A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.
I completely understand what you're saying, but last time I checked Charlotte was a big city.

Was it that much different in 1977 ??
And a 12000 seat coliseum isn't a 'small auditorium'.


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Mister Mike wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:08 am
minkahed wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:44 am
Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
Thanks for sharing. I think I've seen it before but my god these type of photos are depressing.

A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.


I completely understand what you're saying, but last time I checked Charlotte was a big city.

Was it that much different in 1977 ??


And a 12000 seat coliseum isn't a 'small auditorium'.




Let's not get carried away by outlier examples.

We certainly agree that 1977 was not a great 2/3 of a year for Elvis Presley, and the photo in the OP speaks to that.


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This photo is really depressing.



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drjohncarpenter wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:58 am
Mister Mike wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:08 am
minkahed wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:44 am
Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
Thanks for sharing. I think I've seen it before but my god these type of photos are depressing.

A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.


I completely understand what you're saying, but last time I checked Charlotte was a big city.

Was it that much different in 1977 ??


And a 12000 seat coliseum isn't a 'small auditorium'.




Let's not get carried away by outlier examples.

We certainly agree that 1977 was not a great 2/3 of a year for Elvis Presley, and the photo in the OP speaks to that.
Damn it, Doc! I hate it when you force me to Google a word. It makes me feel so... illiterate. :? :smt002

And yes, I wholly agree with your assessment of Elvis' final year with us.


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The photo seems to highlight that Elvis physical shape was strange - his arms were very skinny, and his chest was very narrow, with no conditioning. You can see how narrow he looks in the backstage footage at Rapid City, and he seems to struggle to straighten his arms. It's all very unusual. That seems to emphasise his waist size too.

As for the markets Elvis played in 77, there was a mix, as always, but the further he was away from the glare of big city publicity, the better. He definitely played to significant crowds, in the mid to high teens, and was a top draw in the listings. That doesn't, obviously, speak to the quality of the shows seen in Detroit, Chicago, Charlotte etc.




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I often wonder what he might have thought looking in the mirror or at old pictures of his former self...



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DarrylMac wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:29 am
The photo seems to highlight that Elvis physical shape was strange - his arms were very skinny, and his chest was very narrow, with no conditioning. You can see how narrow he looks in the backstage footage at Rapid City, and he seems to struggle to straighten his arms. It's all very unusual. That seems to emphasise his waist size too.

As for the markets Elvis played in 77, there was a mix, as always, but the further he was away from the glare of big city publicity, the better. He definitely played to significant crowds, in the mid to high teens, and was a top draw in the listings. That doesn't, obviously, speak to the quality of the shows seen in Detroit, Chicago, Charlotte etc.
Agree. The 1977 Hawaii vacation photos really highlight that, too.

The weirdest thing about this melancholy pic is that a photo enhancer app has clearly been used. I really don’t like that because the images look so unnatural.



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DarrylMac wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:29 am
The photo seems to highlight that Elvis physical shape was strange - his arms were very skinny, and his chest was very narrow, with no conditioning.
From memory, didn't Elvis say something to the effect that his own arms were like straws, when commenting on Sherrill Nielsen's muscles?

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The weirdest thing about this melancholy pic is that a photo enhancer app has clearly been used. I really don’t like that because the images look so unnatural.
Now you say it, it's obvious. But I didn't realise that when I saw the photo in the opening post. Maybe others noticed.


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mike edwards66 wrote:
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InheritTheWind wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 7:40 pm
The weirdest thing about this melancholy pic is that a photo enhancer app has clearly been used. I really don’t like that because the images look so unnatural.
Now you say it, it's obvious. But I didn't realise that when I saw the photo in the opening post. Maybe others noticed.
Yeah, you can tell because everything has that blocky/blurry/pixelated look except his face, which is creepily crisp and clear. Too my eyes that photo enhancement looks so unnatural.



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Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.
Nothing to add or to comment concerning the health of Elvis in 1977 or the quality of his performance, but just concerning the Charlotte concert from 77 :
- it was the second time that Elvis used this suit in 77 so at this time, it was not already a "worn out" suit. I agree, it will be the case soon.
- I'm from France and I've search on Internet because I didn't know. Charlotte was the 17th town of the USA by the seize of the people in 2014. Most probably, it was not so different in 1977. So it was not a small town really. Of course, it was not New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
And we all know, at this time "the end is near..."


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gilles-tcb wrote:
Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:42 pm
Thats_all_right wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:21 pm
A worn out suit, in a small auditorium, in a small town, for the nth time, with a frickin mouse puppet on his hand.


Nothing to add or to comment concerning the health of Elvis in 1977 or the quality of his performance, but just concerning the Charlotte concert from 77 :
- it was the second time that Elvis used this suit in 77 so at this time, it was not already a "worn out" suit. I agree, it will be the case soon.
- I'm from France and I've search on Internet because I didn't know. Charlotte was the 17th town of the USA by the seize of the people in 2014. Most probably, it was not so different in 1977. So it was not a small town really. Of course, it was not New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
And we all know, at this time "the end is near..."




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Hillbilly01 wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:10 am
I often wonder what he might have thought looking in the mirror or at old pictures of his former self...
Well, he watched TTWII a lot of times during the 70's, maybe he did in 1977 too...


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