Humes High, Class of 1953 -> Elvis Remembered!

[drjohncarpenter]

a) I believe the images/words on the website are "Copyright 2004, Class of 1953, Humes High School" and so I do hope that you asked for permission to copy the "best bits". (you DO go on about copyright a lot.)

The URL and the site name are listed in sentence #2 of this topic.

One might assume, as the copyright date is 2004 and it is now January 2008, that perhaps the site is now out of copyright. And, as we all know, you have no problem promoting items created from out of copyright material.

Please do not derail this topic, meant as something special for Elvis Presley's birthday anniversary.

[PiersEIN]

c) Rose worked for years over this "little" publication and as I noted (you didn't) Note all monies received for the book will go toward the cost of printing and to charities only. Elvis would approve,
I hope that people on this board do e-mail Rose to ask about a copy.
Rose Howell Klimek - humes53rose@aol.com


Hardly de-railing the topic!

Cheers
Piers

[midnightx]

Great post Doc.

[drjohncarpenter]

Great post Doc.

Thanks -- I do what I can!

[JonRomanovich]

Great post!!!


I struggle with believing this one though:

Bobbie Horne Mitchell



We lived at Faxon and Stonewall. Elvis Presley and I were good friends and he liked to come over to my house because my mother would make him toasted cheese sandwiches and his beloved peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

After graduation, when Elvis was beginning to make a name for himself as a singer, I received a phone call from Miss Ginny Allensworth asking me to come over to Humes and help Elvis with his English because he had been invited to sing on the Ed Sullivan Show. I laughed and said, "Miss Ginny, Elvis wouldn't listen to me when we were in school and I doubt if he would listen to me now."

I did meet Elvis at Humes and he agreed to let me coach him. After talking for a while, he said, "Well, if you are so intent on helping me, why don't you come to New York, too, to be sure I do it right." I ended up backstage at the Ed Sullivan Show and got to see Elvis perform.



I just wonder how many Humes High School students, jumped on the "I was his best friend, I was this and that etc."

[Little Darlin]

PEP

Can we have an Elvis History Section where threads like these can go in .. that way they won't get lost in the other pages.

[GIRL HAPPY BOY]

Great stuff, interesting reading
Thank you DOC
Have a wonderful weekend
sincerely
Lior

[ColinB]

PEP

Can we have an Elvis History Section where threads like these can go in .. that way they won't get lost in the other pages.

I ask for a separate section, on this or that, every day.

These requests always go unanswered.........................

[Little Darlin]

PEP

Can we have an Elvis History Section where threads like these can go in .. that way they won't get lost in the other pages.

I ask for a separate section, on this or that, every day.

These requests always go unanswered.........................

Fingers crossed Colin .. I know the Picture Section has some fantastic history stuff in sometimes but maybe it deserves it's own.

[PEP]

I found this rather intresting reading overall, Thanks for posting all of this Doc, other wise I wouldn't have know about the page.

I do have a copy of the 53' year book in my collection, tho it is nice to see something on the internet as well.

Piers I'm sure the Doc didn't mean any harm and he did provide the original link, whatever he did here I do it all the time too and maybe you do as well, not sure.

Nevertheless its all good everyone had their say

PEP

Can we have an Elvis History Section where threads like these can go in .. that way they won't get lost in the other pages.

What I would suggest Little Darlin is starting a new thread in the off topic section with a "pole monitor" to get feedback, explain what you would like to see, an if there is enough interest we would look at it.

PEP

[Spellbinder]

I'm sure the Doc didn't mean any harm

Neither did the skipper of the Titanic.

[Mike in New Jersey]

"pole monitor"
PEP

Pole monitor eh? A little suggestive, don't you think?

Otherwise...ahem... Great topic Doc. Perhaps some folks may have wanted to jump on the " I was Great friends with Elvis way back when" band wagon, but these memories seem sincere for the most part.

Mike

[PEP]

"pole monitor"
PEP

Pole monitor eh? A little suggestive, don't you think?


Mike

For the life of me, I couldn't think of the right word to use, any suggestions?

I'm sure the Doc didn't mean any harm

Neither did the skipper of the Titanic.

But the question is, was it really all of his fault Spellbinder?

History suggests other wise

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Titanic/blame.htm


PEP

[ColinB]

"pole monitor"
PEP

Pole monitor eh? A little suggestive, don't you think?


Mike

For the life of me, I couldn't think of the right word to use, any suggestions?

Depends on what you mean by it.

Can you explain a little more ?

[Spellbinder]

"pole monitor"
PEP

Pole monitor eh? A little suggestive, don't you think?


Mike

For the life of me, I couldn't think of the right word to use, any suggestions?

I'm sure the Doc didn't mean any harm

Neither did the skipper of the Titanic.

But the question is, was it really all of his fault Spellbinder?

History suggests other wise

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Titanic/blame.htm


PEP

Of course it wasn't all his fault. He didn't put the iceberg there.

[PEP]

"pole monitor"
PEP

Pole monitor eh? A little suggestive, don't you think?


Mike

For the life of me, I couldn't think of the right word to use, any suggestions?

Depends on what you mean by it.

Can you explain a little more ?

No, I think I have done enough explaining for a while Colin I think you get the idea as to what I meant. But if you do have a better word to use, please feel free to use it.

PEP

[Spellbinder]

"pole monitor"
PEP

Pole monitor eh? A little suggestive, don't you think?


Mike

For the life of me, I couldn't think of the right word to use, any suggestions?

Depends on what you mean by it.

Can you explain a little more ?

No, I think I have done enough explaining for a while Colin I think you get the idea as to what I meant. But if you do have a better word to use, please feel free to use it.

PEP

Colin try "complain" instead.

[PEP]

Of course it wasn't all his fault. He didn't put the iceberg there.

Ther ya go, that's positive thinking

Colin try "complain" instead.

Ahh I see the quick wit is coming out today

PEP

[ColinB]

Of course it wasn't all his fault.
He didn't put the iceberg there.

No, he didn't put it there.

But he could have taken the following actions:

1] Ensured that the crew on lookout duty had access to the binocular cabinet [the officer with the key never set sail on her].

2] Slowed the ship down, or stopped [like other ships did] after he received the ice warnings.

3] Given his orders more clearly. [When he instructed "Women & children first" at least one officer thought he meant "only" with tragic consequences].

[Little Darlin]

Sure I'll monitor a Pole PEP

[PEP]

Sure I'll monitor a Pole PEP

hmmm, ok then

PEP

[stupot]

Great to read those stories..great thread!

[ColinB]

Great to read those stories..great thread!

Looks like my three points about the Titanic sank without trace............................

[drjohncarpenter]

Great to read those stories..great thread!

Thank you. It is enlightening to realize Elvis was amongst the poorest of his classmates, and they all knew it. From such humble ambitions are grand dreams born.

[Monique]

I didn't see this before. Nice read!