In Heartland we see the drummer get very emotional when talking about Elvis.
I've met some people over my life that had the same pattern behavior. I'm talking about men getting emotional, sensitive, almost crying when they think about Elvis. Its like a serious emotion.
I wonder what exactly makes them act like that. What does Elvis represents to those men, that takes them out of place?
perhaps his uniqe status in history and also they might be in his same generation and he helped start the so called teen revolution wich gave way to future changes. Maybe it´s a long shot but he, among others, brought on large changes in the world and maybe it affected them, who knows:)
shareyeah, I'll never know...
shareI think we all have heroes, especially when we're kids.
I mean, we all have "respect" for tons of different people throughout our lives, but there is only room for a delicate few individuals who really shape our values and "make life magic" for us. In this age, they tend to be famous people in mass media (someone like a Donald Trump or an Oprah Winfrey are probably heroes to many people). Elvis did this for many people when he first came into our culture.
I wasn't around back then, and I'm not sure exactly what Elvis triggers in Larry's nervous system, but I can share my experience to hopefully give some relevant feedback.
For me, Bono is one of those people that changed my view of the world and what's possible. In terms of musical success, in terms of the quality and uniqueness of U2's live shows, longevity, his family life (wife & kids), his contribution to the world with Africa etc., his integrity as a person. He's influenced who & what I want to be in my lifetime. All these massive things come together to form an intense & positive emotional association to him.
Just seeing him on TV, on the Internet, or listening to U2 triggers this.
Reading someone bash him (who usually has no clue what they're talking about) tends to piss me off in a very intense way.
I imagine this is somewhat like how Larry (and many others) feel about Elvis.
yeah, maybe this is it :-)
What a weird question... Well, I know one man who is not "made sensitive" by Elvis so I'll have to say "No".
Elvis used make-up. His personal life was shrouded in mystery somewhat. That is similar to a certain other Whacko person with white skin and black hair and make-up like Elvis. Guess who I'm talking about.
But what does all this have to do with Bono? He's no Whacko. But some might disagree.
Of all the reasons not to like Elvis, I'd say his use of makeup and secret personal life are near the bottom of my list.
Still, while I'm not made sensitive by Elvis, I enjoy his music and respect his legacy. I think it's honorable that the Irish lads have chosen to salute an American musical icon.
U2 Are the Norma Desmonds of rock and roll.
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the easy style of a true psychotic
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"All right, Mr. Mandela, I'm ready for my close-up."
shareDid you hear that story of U2 in Glasgow one night old BoNo got so full of himself and he was clapping his hands about once a second and he shouts out to the crowd "Everytime I clap my hands, a child dies" Some drunk Glasgowian guy from the audience shouts back
"THEN QUIT F-U-C-K-I-N' DOIN' IT!"
I guess Bono just sorta stopped'n scrugged'n sang Where The Streets Have No Name or somethin'... what else could he do?
I have a cousin named Nelson. He has a brother named Malcolm.. I don't know why I told you that. We used to refer to Nelson as Nelson Mandela and we called little Malcolm Malcolm X -- I remember Malcolm runnin' to his daddy and complaining "Daddy, they called me Malcolm X"
Served with the style of a real neurotic
the easy style of a true psychotic
J C Clarke
I love that Bono story. Unfortunately, it's not true:
http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bono.asp
But it's still very funny.
How's Pappas? Give him a pig's ear from uncle Warped.
Well, Piss! It certainly SHOULD BE TRUE !
Pap's okay! Fat as a hog ! The dog eats anything and I mean ANYTHING! If he's not lickin his own balls he's got his face in the cat's dish. He eats flowers and crawls over the fence and into the garden. I got a vegan for a pet. He eats dead insects and grass and I feed him good too. He's INSANE ! He walks around with cans on his head. Spagetti cans, tuna cans and he eats olives. And he would eat every pig ear in the world if I laid em down in front of him. The dog's nuts! No wonder they didn't want him. You want him? You can't have him - He's Mine!
Served with the style of a real neurotic
the easy style of a true psychotic
J C Clarke
Sounds like you've found the man o' your dreams. He eats you cooking, cleans your garden, and entertains you by playing Mr. Can-Head. If only Bono or Elvis were as entertaining.
shareYou know, I bet if Elvis would have had a dog he would have lived longer ..
I know Elvis had a lot of dogs (the memphis mafia) but if he had had something that loved him consistently. They could have had banana and peanut butter sandwiches fried in an entire pound of butter together in the middle of the night and in the morning they could have shared breakfast. What I think Elvis needed was someone to share that loaf of heavily buttered and jellied toast, those thirteen fried eggs and that three pounds of crisp-fried bacon with him every morning without fear of disaproval. Dogs never disapprove of anything you do as long as you rub their bellies, feed'em on time and never hurt them. You could be cutting up a human being in your bath tub and your dog wuld never even frown at you...
Pappas would have been a perfect companion for Elvis .. I oughta start calling Pappas, "Elvis" He never comes when I call his regular name anyway... He's almost as fat as Elvis.. I could make him a jumpsuit and everything.. What a great idea.. I might even be able to teach him to sing a little. Mmmm
People get all soppy about Elvis because he was adorable. He had something for everyone. All the women wanted to be with him and all the men wanted to be him. He had a delicateness in his heart that shone out through his eyes. that Tupelo innocence shone through. And he loved his mother. Yeah, Elvis made men sensitive and tearful
They interviewed the pallbearers (his mafia) and they all agreed. As they were carrying his casket out they said to each other. This miserable sumbitch tried to kill us while he was alive and now he's tryin yo kill us even after he's dead! What's in this thing anyway, ROCKS?
Served with the style of a real neurotic
the easy style of a true psychotic
J C Clarke
"the drummer" lost his mother at a young age (as did "the singer"). i think that has more to do with his being emotional than Elvis. see the line about "burying someone in the back yard". but perhaps i am reading too much into it.
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