’Net Junkie
Web sites abound
with Elvis sightingsIs Elvis Presley hiding out in Hobart, Ind.? Has he gone incognito in Apopka, Fla.? It's been 25 years since the King of Rock 'n' Roll was declared dead, yet every now and again, someone insists they've spotted Elvis in their neck of the woods. At sites like www.elvissightingbulletinboard.com and www.nwlink.com/~timelvis/news1.html, reports on his whereabouts keep coming in. A simple Internet search yields hundreds, if not thousands of sightings of the King -- he's either mopping floors at a Stockholm bar, attending a wrestling show in Arkansas, roughing it in the Australian outback or living beneath the streets of Las Vegas.
As impossible as these accounts sound, theories surrounding Elvis' supposed "disappearance" are equally far-fetched. Some say the multi-millionaire fell into debt, ran into trouble with the Mafia, joined the Witness Protection Program and went into hiding. Others claim to have current photos of the King, at web addresses like www.angelfire.com/space/elvisishere/after.html.
The photos at www.accesswave.ca/~kmckenzie/photoelvis.html and www.qsl.net/ei6il/elvis.JPG are even less credible, but entertaining nonetheless.
Twenty-five years after his passing, intriguing questions still abound, say the people at www.geocities.com/nashville/opry/5317/elvis2.html. First off, why is the King's headstone inscribed "Elvis AARON Presley" and not "Elvis ARON Presley" to match the name on his birth certificate? Why was Elvis' death certificate issued two days after his passing? What is the numerological significance of the date of his death?
So great is the legend of the King of Rock 'n' Roll that he is even compared to religious figures on several Web sites. They note, for example, that while Jesus Christ is the Lord's Shepherd, Elvis dated Cybill Shepherd; Jesus was part of the Holy Trinity, Elvis' first band was a trio; Jesus is a Capricorn (Dec. 25), Elvis is a Capricorn (Jan. 8); Jesus was the Lamb of God, while Elvis had mutton chop sideburns and, just as Jesus said "Man shall not live by bread alone," Elvis enjoyed peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwiches.
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