It is amusing how we can look at videos and all laugh at the absurdity before us. Having hunted buff and listening to others that have, it is often too easy to dismiss the danger that can befall us once our guard is down. Buffalo have never lost respect in my eyes as a dangerous game, Elvis has not always shared that demise, my wife of 33 years has always been a fan of “the king”. My usual response to anyone that has caught my wife’s eye has been “ I heard he was gay”.
I have been able to quickly dismiss anyone who I thought was a threat to my manliness with this phrase. Okay so let’s go back 30 years to a gas refueling in Tupelo Mississippi just having gassed my ride and purchased a bag of cracklins for the road the attendant had a familiar look. “Thank you, thank you very much” was his reply after the payment for my pig parts. Being a hunter I sensed an opportunity, the presence of sequins in the parking lot and an obvious voice inflection led me to believe I was having an encounter that could lead to greatness. I was taking my family to Myrtle beach South Caroline and as was the normal coarse of events back then I was not armed. It’s him, the king, Elvis the pelvis, no phrase that I could utter would grab my wife’s attention, she was convinced by tabloids from years gone by that he had ceased to be. So this potential opportunity has passed. A week of frolicking in the sand and time to head back to Missouri. A lot of water under the bridge since then and thoughts of missed opportunity. I spoke to my better half about the trip to Africa next year and she had no problems, when I clicked the remote to “Previous” I saw that “ Blue Hawaii“ was the las show to have been watched. Does this all sound normal.