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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... reached Barracks 16 . Eighty paces on , Barracks 14. And so on , until you reached Bar- racks 2 . Then there was the string of hangars , each of them fifty - two yards long ( and twenty - five yards wide - but that was irrelevant ) ...
... reached Barracks 16 . Eighty paces on , Barracks 14. And so on , until you reached Bar- racks 2 . Then there was the string of hangars , each of them fifty - two yards long ( and twenty - five yards wide - but that was irrelevant ) ...
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... reached in the deep pocket of his coat and brought out a pouch . He zipped it open and felt inside for the container . He drew out a rolling paper , shaped it with his finger , reached back into the pouch and with thumb and forefinger ...
... reached in the deep pocket of his coat and brought out a pouch . He zipped it open and felt inside for the container . He drew out a rolling paper , shaped it with his finger , reached back into the pouch and with thumb and forefinger ...
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... reached me at work . I had to call her back , she was so - upset . What she said was - well , that Lisa Marie had been there at Graceland , seen it all . She saw him taken away to the hospital . At that point Priscilla got a little ...
... reached me at work . I had to call her back , she was so - upset . What she said was - well , that Lisa Marie had been there at Graceland , seen it all . She saw him taken away to the hospital . At that point Priscilla got a little ...
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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