Elvis in the MorningHarcourt, 2002 - 348 страница This is a novel about friendship, a novel that spans the decades that changed America forever. 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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... mind turned in- voluntarily to Wiesbaden , to the apparently civilized military friends of his mother's , not least General Amos Hoffritz , with whom , Orson guessed , his mother was in love . They were all a part of the military . But ...
... mind turned in- voluntarily to Wiesbaden , to the apparently civilized military friends of his mother's , not least General Amos Hoffritz , with whom , Orson guessed , his mother was in love . They were all a part of the military . But ...
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... mind . He knew now that if he selected the spaghetti and the pie , and a Coca - Cola , his capital would reduce to $ 20.50 . He trusted there would be a new chapter to translate , waiting for him at General Delivery in the post office ...
... mind . He knew now that if he selected the spaghetti and the pie , and a Coca - Cola , his capital would reduce to $ 20.50 . He trusted there would be a new chapter to translate , waiting for him at General Delivery in the post office ...
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... mind ? ” " I want a badge . Exactly like what they give you at the Bu- reau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs- " The stewardess handed him a note . " Sorry to interrupt you , Mr. Presley . This is from Senator Murphy . Senator George ...
... mind ? ” " I want a badge . Exactly like what they give you at the Bu- reau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs- " The stewardess handed him a note . " Sorry to interrupt you , Mr. Presley . This is from Senator Murphy . Senator George ...
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Albatron Ann Arbor asked Bad Nauheim Bayliss Beaulieu beer BUCKLEY JR 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 Hewlett-Packard Hoffritz Hollywood Joe Esposito karate Kathy Westmoreland King knew Lamar laughed Lisa Marie listen living Lizzie Lydia Memphis Memphis Mafia Mike Stone minutes morning 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 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