Thursday, August 16, 2007

Grandma and The King

Thirty years ago today, Elvis Presley shook his markedly unholy pelvis right on through the pearly gates. It's also the third anniversary of my maternal grandma Leona's passing, but I never realized until today that they had the date in common. As I was driving in to work this morning listening to the radio djs reminisce about The King, I imagined him there in heaven sharing a porch swing with my fine, strong, midwestern grandma, winning her over with some good old gospel tunes. And I had to smile. (Photo credited to the AP)

2 comments:

b said...

I'm sorry that you don't have your grandma with you anymore, Dean.

Kellyry said...

What a fun(ny) mental image. :-)

My favorite phrase: "his markedly unholy pelvis"

Awesome.