Let me tell you something you ignorant FUCK-FACE bastard!! I have been an Elvis fan all my life and will always be. I want to respond to your stupid comments about who cared for Elvis and especially about the book that his 3 former bodyguards wrote about him. You have NO idea what the hell you're talking about, man.
First of all, besides the Presley Families, Red West is one of the first guys to hang-out with Elvis when they became friends in High School long before he got his name on the marquee and 3 years later, Sonny West came on the scene and Dave Hebler came on board in the early 70’s. By the way, did you know the reasons why Elvis fired Red West and Vernon Fired Sonny West and Dave Hebler in the first place? It’s very clear based on your several comments that you posted “I don’t think so”!
You are the type of person who wants to stay away from the truth! Write comments without knowing or try to avoid the real facts. These 3 guys were fired because they over stepped their boundaries as stated by Elvis cousin, Billy Smith. Yea, Billy Smith, the guy you have mentioned in the video is the ONLY ONE person that cared for Elvis and the remaining 4 guys were only there for money.
Elvis is the type of person that don’t respond well to anyone who tries to tell him what to do and his temper is worst if he’s under multiple medications. The Memphis Mafia guys tried to interfere in Elvis’ drug abuse from time to time but Red, Sonny and Dave were the most persistent ones. As Billy said, Elvis did not like confrontation that’s why he did what he had to do. Did you even read the book? Did you comprehend what the book was about?
@willyjhopuky1 I got my facts from reading several books about his life stories and CNN Special & they were ALL consistant with Elvis: What Happened?. How about you, where do you based your story on?
It was a well balanced life story of the man behind the music and in-front of the music. The book contains the very amazing, the very good, the bad and the worst side of the most famous entertainer on planet earth. They wrote the book to present Elvis with a challenge since they all knew Elvis had always risen from one if given an opportunity. Red, Sonny and Dave were hoping that Elvis would make a liar out of them by stopping his drug habit and start to better care
@willyjhopuky1 U R a funny guy! Elvis gets what he wants when he wants it. There's good and bad in everyone and Elvis is no exception. So stop blaming other people. Elvis is RESPONSIBLE for Elvis!
and bring back the self respect he once had for himself and be the Elvis they and everyone in the group once knew. This includes his all around erratic behavior by 1975 and his dismal appearance in his final days. Yes, they got paid for writing the book --- the book they thought would SAVE his life! By mid 1976, it was obvious there was something terribly wrong with him. But despite these facts, people still see him perform ONLY because he is Elvis.
No matter how bad he looked people remembered him the way he was back in the mid 50’s, 60’s and the early 70’s --- the extremely good looking man with an incredible and beautiful gifted voice. As an Elvis fan, I have read almost all of the books that were written about him, by his ex-wife, girlfriends, families, close friends, his Memphis Mafia guys and they were ALL consistent with the book written by his 3 former bodyguards “Elvis: What Happened ”.
@AspenGuy949 I've read all the same books as you and everything you are saying is 100% correct. Anyone who is blaming everyone else for what happened to Elvis really just shows how ignorant and unknowing they are to the truth. Elvis was not perfect. After all he was human. He was overall a good man doing the best he could being in uncharted territory as a major success. When you have the whole world at your feet, you are bound to stumble once in a while. He did the best he could.
His guys, the Memphis Mafia were ALL loyal to him and really loved and cared for him very much. Yes, these guys, his other circle of friends and even strangers have accepted expensive gifts from the star. Elvis is like a child, he didn’t care much for money because he felt he could always get it back… up until towards the end of his life where he appeared so exhausted but had no other choice but to keep performing because he had bills to pay and had people on a payroll.
So, user: willyjhopuky1 and hitcan79 --- there are always 2 sides in every story. Just because you’re a #1 fan of the greatest entertainer who ever lived, which I truly feel Elvis IS, WAS, and ALWAYS WILL BE… Get your facts straight before making rediculous accusations. Red, Sonny and Dave are nice people. I met them once at a convention 10 years ago in TN.
All I see here is a bunch of bitter, jealous old men! Elvis was a one-of-a-kind and loved by millions. Even in death these geezers couldn't hold a candle to Elvis. Their golden cow died.
@elvisuk Red was referring to Humes High Talent Show. Not the contest, held at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show on October 3, 1945, where dressed as a cowboy, the ten-year-old Elvis stood on a chair to reach the microphone and sang "Old Shep". Come on man, call yourself an Elvis Fan!!!!! You need to do your basic homework on Elvis.
I bought this on VHS Tape and i think i wore the tape out but, i love hearing the stories from all the Guys that were really there and Thanks for Posting My Friend ! Thanks for sharing "IF"
Thanks Ants! I´ve seen this one before I think but your was of much better picture and sound quality and that´s good for us who don´t have English as our mother tongue. Looking forward to the next one with great interest! Thanks!
Thanks to my beautiful friend IF for sharing and sendin this video with me. I going to just say Elvis was a wonderful, beautiful , magnificent man and person and always will be and how he lived his personal life was nobodys business but his own.He was and he is and always will be the best of the best .God Bless, Hugs & Smiles, Love, Jan Nothing these guys say or do surprises me anymore.
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AspenGuy949 1 week ago
bunch of fucking losers who couldnt have done a damn thing without elvis. and then sold him out!
willyjhopuky1 3 weeks ago
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Let me tell you something you ignorant FUCK-FACE bastard!! I have been an Elvis fan all my life and will always be. I want to respond to your stupid comments about who cared for Elvis and especially about the book that his 3 former bodyguards wrote about him. You have NO idea what the hell you're talking about, man.
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
@AspenGuy949 yea, i think someone else apperas ignorant with all the name calling. i loved elvis too but he was a drug addict plain and simple.
willyjhopuky1 1 week ago
First of all, besides the Presley Families, Red West is one of the first guys to hang-out with Elvis when they became friends in High School long before he got his name on the marquee and 3 years later, Sonny West came on the scene and Dave Hebler came on board in the early 70’s. By the way, did you know the reasons why Elvis fired Red West and Vernon Fired Sonny West and Dave Hebler in the first place? It’s very clear based on your several comments that you posted “I don’t think so”!
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
You are the type of person who wants to stay away from the truth! Write comments without knowing or try to avoid the real facts. These 3 guys were fired because they over stepped their boundaries as stated by Elvis cousin, Billy Smith. Yea, Billy Smith, the guy you have mentioned in the video is the ONLY ONE person that cared for Elvis and the remaining 4 guys were only there for money.
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
Elvis is the type of person that don’t respond well to anyone who tries to tell him what to do and his temper is worst if he’s under multiple medications. The Memphis Mafia guys tried to interfere in Elvis’ drug abuse from time to time but Red, Sonny and Dave were the most persistent ones. As Billy said, Elvis did not like confrontation that’s why he did what he had to do. Did you even read the book? Did you comprehend what the book was about?
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
@AspenGuy949 you may be right, were you there? if you wernt then you dont know either. just guessing because of a lying ass book.
willyjhopuky1 1 week ago
@willyjhopuky1 I got my facts from reading several books about his life stories and CNN Special & they were ALL consistant with Elvis: What Happened?. How about you, where do you based your story on?
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
It was a well balanced life story of the man behind the music and in-front of the music. The book contains the very amazing, the very good, the bad and the worst side of the most famous entertainer on planet earth. They wrote the book to present Elvis with a challenge since they all knew Elvis had always risen from one if given an opportunity. Red, Sonny and Dave were hoping that Elvis would make a liar out of them by stopping his drug habit and start to better care
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
elvis was a drug addict pushed to the limits by a greedy col. parker and all the people he had to support is what i got out of it.
willyjhopuky1 1 week ago
@willyjhopuky1 ask whitney houston about the fame and fortune. tragic
willyjhopuky1 1 week ago
@willyjhopuky1 U R a funny guy! Elvis gets what he wants when he wants it. There's good and bad in everyone and Elvis is no exception. So stop blaming other people. Elvis is RESPONSIBLE for Elvis!
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
@AspenGuy949 Exactly, I agree. Elvis was a person used to getting everything he wanted. Everyone gave him free stuff, and no one said no to him.
mysteryjesus 6 days ago
and bring back the self respect he once had for himself and be the Elvis they and everyone in the group once knew. This includes his all around erratic behavior by 1975 and his dismal appearance in his final days. Yes, they got paid for writing the book --- the book they thought would SAVE his life! By mid 1976, it was obvious there was something terribly wrong with him. But despite these facts, people still see him perform ONLY because he is Elvis.
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
No matter how bad he looked people remembered him the way he was back in the mid 50’s, 60’s and the early 70’s --- the extremely good looking man with an incredible and beautiful gifted voice. As an Elvis fan, I have read almost all of the books that were written about him, by his ex-wife, girlfriends, families, close friends, his Memphis Mafia guys and they were ALL consistent with the book written by his 3 former bodyguards “Elvis: What Happened ”.
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
@AspenGuy949 I've read all the same books as you and everything you are saying is 100% correct. Anyone who is blaming everyone else for what happened to Elvis really just shows how ignorant and unknowing they are to the truth. Elvis was not perfect. After all he was human. He was overall a good man doing the best he could being in uncharted territory as a major success. When you have the whole world at your feet, you are bound to stumble once in a while. He did the best he could.
mysteryjesus 6 days ago
His guys, the Memphis Mafia were ALL loyal to him and really loved and cared for him very much. Yes, these guys, his other circle of friends and even strangers have accepted expensive gifts from the star. Elvis is like a child, he didn’t care much for money because he felt he could always get it back… up until towards the end of his life where he appeared so exhausted but had no other choice but to keep performing because he had bills to pay and had people on a payroll.
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
So, user: willyjhopuky1 and hitcan79 --- there are always 2 sides in every story. Just because you’re a #1 fan of the greatest entertainer who ever lived, which I truly feel Elvis IS, WAS, and ALWAYS WILL BE… Get your facts straight before making rediculous accusations. Red, Sonny and Dave are nice people. I met them once at a convention 10 years ago in TN.
AspenGuy949 1 week ago
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AspenGuy949 1 week ago
All the kings men, that sold him out the fucking two faced Judas' fuck them
hitcan79 1 month ago
I taught the King how to sing. If it weren't for me, Elvis would have been a drugstore truck drivin' man.
GENIUS99999992345678 2 months ago
All I see here is a bunch of bitter, jealous old men! Elvis was a one-of-a-kind and loved by millions. Even in death these geezers couldn't hold a candle to Elvis. Their golden cow died.
moochno 4 months ago
@moochno u need to back u here i know some of these guys and they still love Elvis and are not bitter so dont speak if u dont know what u are saying,
sonnywestfan1 4 months ago 2
slow load
shibby1965 5 months ago
red west was jealous and there for the fame and to better himself thats all.
willyjhopuky 5 months ago
Is that Gabe Pressman asking him the question's?
jitterbug121 6 months ago
elvis really did get his looks from his mam
marycockburn1 8 months ago
red wasnt there when the king sang old shep..so why say it.by saying that.brings in to doubt everything else he says ?
elvisuk 11 months ago
@elvisuk if he was there to keep him from getting beatup why wouldnt he be there for the talent show?
willyjhopuky 6 months ago
@elvisuk were u there?
shibby1965 5 months ago
@elvisuk Red was referring to Humes High Talent Show. Not the contest, held at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show on October 3, 1945, where dressed as a cowboy, the ten-year-old Elvis stood on a chair to reach the microphone and sang "Old Shep". Come on man, call yourself an Elvis Fan!!!!! You need to do your basic homework on Elvis.
GracelandTCB77 5 months ago
I bought this on VHS Tape and i think i wore the tape out but, i love hearing the stories from all the Guys that were really there and Thanks for Posting My Friend ! Thanks for sharing "IF"
TCB DANNY
dmljm2 1 year ago 2
Thanks IFonly for sharing this beautiful video
diamant7799 1 year ago
Thanks Ants! I´ve seen this one before I think but your was of much better picture and sound quality and that´s good for us who don´t have English as our mother tongue. Looking forward to the next one with great interest! Thanks!
Maggan
Magryd3344 1 year ago
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Magryd3344 1 year ago
Thank You If, for sharing this video. I'm a huge Elvis fan!! Not so much the MM.....
RuthTCB 1 year ago
Thanks to my beautiful friend IF for sharing and sendin this video with me. I going to just say Elvis was a wonderful, beautiful , magnificent man and person and always will be and how he lived his personal life was nobodys business but his own.He was and he is and always will be the best of the best .God Bless, Hugs & Smiles, Love, Jan Nothing these guys say or do surprises me anymore.
jangraceland 1 year ago
thank you for all the fantastic documentaries you keep sending me
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charlotte946 1 year ago