The first one is by Judy Davis:
I remember every detail clearly of the day Elvis died. I worked as a waitress in a family owned steak house. The owner, Buddy, was good friends with the owner of a local radio station, and played that station in the dining room. I came through the swinging doors from the kitchen to the dining room with several platters of food stacked up my arm, just as the station DJ announced the unbelievable news that Elvis was dead. I froze in horror, and every platter I held hit the floor. The thing I remember next was the total silence in the dining room. No one moved, or said a word. It was eerie to be in a crowded public place like that. People began to cry, or talk softly after a few minutes, but I just stood perfectly still, for several minutes, in shock.The owner apologized to the people whose food I had dropped, and offered everyone in the place a free steak dinner in honor of Elvis! There were many who said they were to upset to eat, and declined. Several of us stayed long into the night, just crying and listening to the Elvis tribute the radio station broadcast in his honor. It is a day I will never forget.
This one was sent by Patricia Blackford:
I think I remember every detail.. I had been on cloud 9 for about a week after getting my ticket in the mail to see Elvis in Syracuse, New York..(August 20, 1977) Everything that week was happening to me. We were selling our home ...Actually I was showing potential buyers our home at the time.. The local news was on and as we passed through the living room.. it was announced.. I had perfect strangers in my home and I just stood there frozen... I looked at them and said "the rest of the house is that way". And yes I cried. P.S. I still have the ticket
Nicole Vance sent this one:
Actually, ...I was not even born yet. But, he died exactly one month and one year before I was born...to the day! I was born on Oct. 16, 1978. And
