Elvis in the MorningHarcourt, 2001 - 328 страница Orson is a young boy whose mother works at a U.S. Army base in Germany in the 1950s. There, he becomes a fan of a G.I. stationed at the base, one Elvis Presley, whose music is played over and over on the radio. When Orson is caught stealing recordings of Elvis's tunes from the PX, the attendant publicity catches the star's attention, and he comes to visit his young fan. Thus begins a lifelong friendship. As Elvis's career rockets ever higher and his behavior becomes ever more erratic, the two share many adventures. The sixties explode, and Elvis becomes the icon of the nation, while Orson, a college demonstrator, drifts away from regular life while looking for something of substance to believe in. Each man is an emblem of his time, as social conventions crumble, barriers fall, and the cultural landscape changes forever. A panorama of change and dissent, of the ability of friends to stay true despite distance and time,Elvis in the Morning portrays a nation in change and the effects of celebrity on innocence. |
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... Colonel , who was in Las Vegas . And the Colonel , reflecting in his hotel suite between pro- longed bouts at the casino , meditated on his tidy notations . He had made some projections . Measured as a piece of the pie , the Colonel's ...
... Colonel , who was in Las Vegas . And the Colonel , reflecting in his hotel suite between pro- longed bouts at the casino , meditated on his tidy notations . He had made some projections . Measured as a piece of the pie , the Colonel's ...
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... Colonel . He was especially vexed , in that period of the early sev- enties , by the Colonel's failure to nail down a European tour . Elvis wanted badly to do the big cities in Europe . He would include a free concert for the soldiers ...
... Colonel . He was especially vexed , in that period of the early sev- enties , by the Colonel's failure to nail down a European tour . Elvis wanted badly to do the big cities in Europe . He would include a free concert for the soldiers ...
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William F. Buckley (Jr.) Colonel looked down on his desk and flipped the pages of a ledger- " July twenty - fourth . " " Is that because he's sick , or is that just because he's ... generous ? " The Colonel stared at Orson . " You don't ...
William F. Buckley (Jr.) Colonel looked down on his desk and flipped the pages of a ledger- " July twenty - fourth . " " Is that because he's sick , or is that just because he's ... generous ? " The Colonel stared at Orson . " You don't ...
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Albatron Ann Arbor asked Bad Nauheim Bayliss Beaulieu beer began Cabo San Lucas Charlie Hodge Colonel desk door dressed drug Elvis Presley Elvis's eyes Francie Killere fuck German girl give glasses going Goldwater Graceland guitar hand head Heartbreak Hotel Hewlett-Packard Hoffritz Hollywood Joe Esposito karate Kathy Westmoreland King knew Lamar laughed Lisa Marie listen Lizzie Lydia Memphis Memphis Mafia Mike Stone minutes mother movie never nice night nodded okay opened Orson Killere Orson looked Orson thought Paris paused Phil Androtti pills president Priscilla Priscilla Beaulieu Priss records Red West Senator Simon sing smiled song stay stopped student Susan Susie talk telephone television tell there's thing told Tommy Dorsey tonight turned Vegas Vernon voice waiting walked weeks Wiesbaden word Yeah