“We reporters like to pin down hard facts like age." “And name, rank, and serial number, right?" His laugh was loose and infectious. "Can't help you there. Never served my country in the military. Not that way. Not that I wouldn't have, if it had worked out. I'm a loyal American." “Does being an Elvis impersonator require being a loyal American?" “Yes, it does. That boy, he was Mom and apple pie personified." “What about the rest of it? Babes and barbiturates?" “Aw, now, Miss . . . Barr. The boy... was under tremendous pressure. Sure he went overboard, but those girls were throwing themselves at him. He was young, he was breaking free from a very strict religious upbringing ... you know, he didn't touch a lot of those girls. Sometimes all he wanted was someone to sleep with, like those teddy bears he collected. In a lot of ways, he was just a scared seventeen-year-old country boy." “In some ways, he was the wicked, rebel King of Sex." “Yep. He had that charisma. But that type of thing works better from the stage and screen than it does in real life." “You have some of it." “Very kind of you to say that, a sophisticated professional lady like yourself.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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