So you want to be an Elvis Tribute Artist...
I am simply going to see it from a fans point of view. As an Elvis fan and a fan of some of my dearest ETA friends, I have a tendency to be a little harsher then some may be. Please be patient with me and hear me out.
I made a comment in the poll that I had running back in December, about tennis shoes, and white jogging suits. Would it surprise you that I have actually seen some of these, and that those particular individuals like to speak "at" you as if they were the King resurrected? Oh yeah, it's true and it's not a good vision-trust me! As far as I know, Elvis never spoke down to people and he never had a big head- and I KNOW that Elvis never wore jogging suits and runners for his performances.
THOSE my dear readers are the ETA's that really irritate me!
Whether or not they have $3000.00 jumpsuits on, or your K-Mart line of jogging apparel, they should not "act" as the one they portray to be.
Do clothes say it all? Well of course not, (Yes, I'm sitting here in my comfies)... but in the professional world, clothes do matter-and a lot!
If you're a janitor, would you head out in a suit or heels? No, not likely. What about a banker, would you leap into work early in the morning in just your skivvies? Pardon me, but I rest my point.
As a professional, or non professional career person- one should dress accordingly. Although I doubt anyone really cares one way or another if your local stock boy wears a three piece suit, complete with tie and cummerbund to work or not. Although, as an Elvis Tribute Artist- you best be heading to your job site, completely professional!
If I wanted to attend a show and see some guy up there trying to maneuver his large frame in an itty bitty jogging suit- I would head out to a Ripley's Believe it or Not museum! That would be like me trying to strut my stuff like Sharon Stone in a bikini-NOT-give me a break! I may be able to act like Sharon Stone (which I can't of course)...but I know dang well I'd never be able to wear a bikini (if they made them my size) like her! When I head out to a performance, I want a professional person standing on stage, and displaying as
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