Recently, when I found out Elvis Allynn was going to be doing a concert in Liberty Missouri, my curiosity got the best of me, and I gave him a call. I'd watched as he won the second place spot in Kansas City at the Isle of Capri Elvis contest only a week before, so I was very aware of this young performers abilities.
He said he'd be doing a sound check, two hours before the show, and Don and I were welcome to come down and watch. So naturally, once more, I grabbed my husband, and my camera, and we were on the road again, headed towards the nearest Elvis Tribute Artist.
Upon arriving, and opening the door to the large auditorium, we knew instantly, Elvis was indeed, in the building.
Making our way quietly down the stairs of the large, empty theater, we positioned ourselves happily in the best place in the house, also known as, front-row-center.
This young Elvis look-alike was dressed in a blue silk shirt, with puffy sleeves, and a pair of Elvis-style glasses. Somewhat the way Elvis might have been dressed, if he were still alive today.
He was in the middle of "Polk Salad Annie," as stage-hands were busily arranging, and rearranging, palm trees and props.
A table was placed conveniently behind him and to the far right of where he would be standing for the nights performance.
A soft stack of oh-so-familiar scarves, were being placed neatly on the table.
In the middle of the stage was a large screen, in which he explained, he would walk out in front of, as "Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey" began.
After a few numbers he came down and sat beside us front-row-center, and took that as an opportunity to ask him a few questions.
The first being, how and why he began doing Elvis Tributes. He told us a story of how he was in the Navy and one night the guys in his group put him up for a karaoke number. Never having done karaoke before, he relayed how he was a little upset with them, but got up and sang, "All Shook Up," anyway. To his surprise, the girls went nuts, which made him decide to stick with it.
He went on to explain that within six months, he was singing the National Anthem in front of 50,000 people at a Seattle Seahawks game.
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