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꧁ Remembering Dixie Locke Emmons (1938-2023)

I'm so heartbroken to hear of Dixie's passing. Just from reading what she shared in her book and through her interviews, I have absolutely no questions as to why both Gladys and Elvis cared for her so deeply, and why she was the first woman that they both really wanted to be apart of their family. She was equally sweet and strong, she loved them something fierce, and she was always there for them whenever they beckoned. Thank you Dixie for opening your life to us and for sincerely cherishing the memories you created with Elvis and Gladys; the love you had for them radiates off the words you wrote, and I really hope you can see them and your son again. Being a fan of Elvis has introduced to me so many people and you are one that I am really glad I got to know 🤍

#dixie emmons #dixie locke emmons #dixie locke #elvis presley #gladys presley

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christmas came early y’all because she’s here… and she’s so beautiful!! I can’t even express how in love I am with this bracelet, thank you so so so much @vintagepresley 🫶

I swear it’s gonna be the first thing I pack when I actually get to go to Graceland one day 😭

ALSO thank you for always being such a genuinely sweet person and for always bringing a positive presence to this fandom. I know that whenever I feel distant from Elvis or the community I can just scroll through your blog and instantly feel at home again, and I’m so grateful for that. this fandom is really really lucky to have you!!

love allways <3

#opening this had me giddy asf on a Tuesday morning #you made my day 😭 #ily #elvis #elvis presley #elvis fans #elvis fandom

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Mindi Miller on Elvis' funeral : the last words she ever spoke to him, and why she couldn't bear to see his casket finally closed

audio from an interview with Joe Krein

#mindi my beloved #‘all that he did for the world and all that he gave’ #I’ve been sitting on sharing this audio for a while but those words have really never felt truer #we are going into 2024 and he still continues to give #I’ll forever be indebted to you #elvis presley #mindi miller #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis history

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riley keough and lana del rey at NBC's christmas at graceland special.

#Riley wearing a rendition of one of Elvis’ necklaces ?!?! #she loves her grandpappy😭 #lisa you raised an amazing woman #riley keough #lisa marie presley #elvis presley #lana del rey

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something that transcends time and generations is the appreciation of Elvis’ butt by his own fans

from the book “Photographing the King” by Sean Shaver

#why do I feel so validated knowing that even fans back then appreciated his behind😭 #he was too cheeked up for his own good #I’d be reaching for it with grabby hands #thank you Sean for your photography services #could we get more photos of him ‘turned around’ #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis photos #70s elvis #elvis history #elvis fans #elvis fandom

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Red West: “I knew the guys who were hassling Elvis, they were on the football squad. The guys who were giving Elvis a hard time were not really bad guys, just a bit noisy and stuff. But when I saw Elvis’s face, it just triggered something inside of me. I mean we were just kids and they weren't gonna kill him or anything, but there was that look of real fear on his face. He was looking like a frightened little animal and I just couldn’t stand seeing it. When you're very poor, you tend to let everyone look after their own troubles, but that face of Elvis’s, I can see it to this day. And I saw that face like that many times later, and it always had the same effect on me. It just churned something up inside of me. It’s a child’s face and it asks for help… and somehow, you know, that year, 1952, put me in a role of Elvis’s protector. It’s a job I took on readily and I had a lot of fun doing it and a lot of heartbreak. Sometimes he was like a damned spoiled child who needed to be spanked, and other times he was just so helpless and needing of help it was like he was your own child. And even now, I still feel it’s my job, even if I never see him again…”

excerpt from “Elvis: What Happened?” By Red and Sonny West, along with Dave Hebler

#I’ve said this before but… I’m truly a red west ‘defender’ #he was an older classman who really had no reason to protect Elvis but he did #and from then on he was always by Elvis’ side #even when they played football he would never let anyone tackle Elvis 😭 #and the fact that he was Gladys’ favorite speaks volumes #even Sheila Ryan thought Red was Elvis’ only real friend #whew this excerpt has me very emotional this sunday morning #something about Elvis just brought out the ‘protector’ in so many people #even to this day I want to keep him safe #red west #the memphis mafia #elvis presley #elvis #elvisaaronpresley #elvis history #elvis book excerpts #elvis anecdotes #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis photos

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I’m I the only one who thinks elvis got a good tan in Germany? Bcs I’m looking at photos while he was in the army and his hand look DARK idk if it’s bcs of the lighting or anything but his hands look so dark compared to the rest of his body😭

I see what you mean! even though the majority of his photos from Germany are in black and white, he still manages to look so glowy (?)

which I’m not surprised about it considering they made this man work and sleep outside for almost 180 days out of the year due to his job in the military 😭

“The outfit I was in had quite a bit of field duty, we stayed in the field six months out of the year”

interview with Elvis on March 7, 1960

it’s giving a Toby Kwimper in Florida level of tan ⬇️

sigrid schutz was really outside that man’s home every day and I’m jealous!!

also what a contrast to these professional photos taken of him in 1959 where he looks like a literal marshmallow

#german girls were really winning from 58’ - 60’ #imagine having him at your disposal when he’s looking like that 😭 #they got the best of both worlds #he’s so so so pretty I can’t #kissable #huggable #eatable #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis fans #elvis photos #elvis history #elvis asks

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#falling asleep to a different scenario of him everynight >> #allways on my mind #I don’t think I’ll ever have enough of you #elvis love notes #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis photos #elvis fandom #elvis fans #i love him

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pov: you’re priscilla in 1963

Oh my.

#‘it was the era of the Polaroid’ #still can’t get over him spending hundreds of dollars just on film😭 #elvis you would have loved having a mobile phone #freaky man #elvis presley #priscilla presley #prev tags >> #he’s too pretty #this is too much #her loves him

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oh.

#suddenly my brain is numb and my mouth is watering #big daddy you don’t know what you to do me #oh to be pinned underneath him with no way to escape #he could suffocate me with that chest and I’d thank him for it #overpower my senses please #god bless bill belew for designing that scoop line #elvis thirst post #big daddy elvis #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis photos #70s #70s elvis #elvis fans #elvis fandom

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I AGREE SO MUCH ABOUT CHILD BRIDE. i went into it knowing nothing about the author, and in the forward shes really emphasizing how crazily obsessed she was with priscilla so i guess i was expecting it to be a sympathetic view of her😭 definitely not. what is suzzanes problem dear lord. shes so convinced and desperate to tell you that priscilla was some evil teenaged succubus out for rockstar blood. jesus christ. like girl even if she actually was who gives a shit????? same goes for currie grant. i dont care if he showed the author concrete evidence on a golden platter that he was telling the truth. hes just such an obvious sleazeball. just disgusting……. and she dedicates like 300 chapters to him saying over and over again that he fucked 14yo priscilla and that she was into it. babe they couldve had a steamy decade-long affair and NOBODY would care because he is literally just some random creep ass loser 13 years older than her. and when it comes to his attempted rape of her hes literally like “no i didnt try to rape her i just [decribes attempting to rape her]”. i really dont know suzzanes backstory but she is insane.

but uh. anyways that aside i did enjoy parts of the book for the more in depth view of the story. like suzzanne has such intense bias that really shows throughout but even with that it was still a great way to understand some of the situations a little better… i wish elvis and me was a little more detailed but i can appreciate how and why it is. and i am strangely curious about the actual nature of priscilla and curries relationship (i dont think they ever had consensual sex but i do believe he attacked her before elvis left germany and that leaves me curious as to why she still hung around him afterwards... i.e. those pictures of her to send to elvis that he took)

sorry for the huge wall of text im just.... very .. intrigued? by the book? its just so bizarre and raises a lot of questions lol.

“Currie’s like “No I didn’t try to r*pe her I just [describes atttempting to r*pe her]”

YES THANK YOU!!

if I could, in my own words, summarize the transcript of the conversation between Priscilla & Currie it would be this ⬇️

Currie: I didn’t r*pe you

Priscilla: You forced yourself on me

Currie: I didn’t force anything, you just weren’t into it

Priscilla: So you didn’t try to kiss me?

Currie: Well yeah I was trying to kiss you, you just wouldn’t kiss me back. You were very cold

again that was just my own words so not the actual transcript but that is exactly what I got out of that conversation- which is Currie denying he forced anything on her while simultaneously describing just how unresponsive she was to his advances, so THANK YOU for articulating that perfectly

He is an absolute sleaze-ball as you said, and clearly did not realize he was incriminating himself throughout that whole exchange

like even if Currie’s version of the events were true (I highly doubt it), he still committed statutory r*pe. Perhaps Suzanne and him don’t understand the age of consent but a fourteen year old girl cannot consent to intercourse, so anything he may or may not have actually done to her is still R*PE, whether she seemed willing or not. I’m completely abhorred that a biographer would give a man like that such a large platform and not only that, but agree/go with the story he tells- I’m sickened by it

and god, his reasoning as to why he wouldn’t need to r*pe Priscilla is just the most insane thing I’ve ever read ⬇️

“I had at least ten girls that I could call any night and go have sex with them,” countered Currie. “I’m not bragging—at least ten. I didn’t need to rape anybody ”

excerpt is from “Child Bride” by Suzanne Finstad

okay like?? Ted Bundy had a longtime girlfriend and yet he still went out and s*xually assaulted and murdered women… what’s your point, Currie?

what also bothers me is that Suzanne Finstad is sitting on the full audio tapes of that conversation between Priscilla and Currie, and knowing her history of misquoting people and writing things that don’t line up with other testimonies, I wouldn’t be surprised in the very least if parts of that tape have been conveniently left out, or transcribed wrong, as she converted it from audio to text

like the whole 1961 photoshoot, as you mentioned, is something that I just wish I could hear Priscilla explain for herself

Priscilla Presley and Currie Grant in 1961

It does raise the question if what she said transpired was true why would she ever want to be alone with Currie again, and better yet, why would Elvis willingly put her in a situation like that?

Especially when he was aware of the attempted r*pe ⬇️

MARTY LACKER: “There was a guy who used to bring Priscilla around to Elvis’s house some, over there in Germany. He would take her home to her parents’ place, and then he’d go back to the barracks. Well, he was a scumbag. He was using cute little girls to get into the house, to be around Elvis. And he tried to put the make on Priscilla one night when he took her home. She says in her book that he tried to rape her. But he didn’t succeed. Elvis told us about it, himself”

excerpt is from “Elvis and the Memphis Mafia” by Alanna Nash

The only explanation in my mind that makes sense is that perhaps Currie Grant was Elvis’ only remaining contact in Germany- or at least the only person in contact with Priscilla- and since he was so desperate to see her again, maybe thought that the reward outweighed the risk

And obviously a 15-year-old Priscilla was still reeling over him leaving Germany and would likely agree to anything to please him…plus since it was Elvis who asked Currie to take the photos, maybe she thought if Elvis trusted him to do that, she could trust him as well ?

And although I doubt she intended too, Suzanne inadvertently said something similar when trying to do one of those logical fallacies that she does throughout the duration of “Child Bride” ⬇️

“Priscilla, despite her claim that Currie tried to rape her, was thrilled to oblige, “desperate” for word from Elvis, through Currie”

excerpt is from “Child Bride” by Suzanne Finstad

I feel like Suzanne is basically answering the dilemma herself despite her attempt to point out the inconsistency in Priscilla’s behavior (her being afraid of Currie, but also being around him)

Priscilla was willing to be photographed by her attempted assaulter as she was desperate for contact from Elvis and Currie just happened to be that link between them

and I have to say, my original response to the ask that I received about “Child Bride” was something that I was worried about posting as many of the more passionate anti-Priscilla crowd tend to treat it like it’s their Bible but WHEW- I am beyond relieved that so many people have also seen just how outrageous that book is, especially the narrative that Suzanne Finstad goes with- like as you said, trying to make a fourteen-year-old Priscilla out to be some “teenaged succubus” LMAOOO (that took me out 💀)

I honestly consider myself to be Priscilla-neutral despite what some people assume of me based on some my posts 🤧 and so because of that, I am very open to reading and discussing the valid criticisms against her HOWEVER- I have no time in my day to take someone like Currie Grant seriously so that is why the first half of “Child Bride” (chapters about Germany and what fourteen-year-old Priscilla may or may not have done) are just what ruin the whole book for me

And it’s a shame because again, there are some very valid things that Suzanne points out about Priscilla, especially the things that were left out of “Elvis and me”; like her inconsistencies in recalling certain events, her sometimes questionable character (treatment of others), her possible greed (suing and more suing) and the biggest one to me- her involvement in Scientology… but all of that is just dampered by Suzanne’s god awful commentary and god awful judgement

also girl please do not apologize for sending this in- I sincerely thank you for adding to the conversation about this book as I think these kinds of discussions are so beneficial and I’m just truly grateful to be able to have them with y’all- I’ve fr learned so much from your guys’ insight

and since there is such a surplus of information about Elvis (and Priscilla), I feel like the best way to navigate through it all is by breaking it down like this, and so if y’all ever want to talk about another book feel free to send in your thoughts <3!!!

#suzanne is twisted #and currie belongs underneath the prison #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis history #elvis fans #elvis books #elvis fandom #elvis asks #suzanne finstad #priscilla presley #currie grant

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Elvis photographed signing his portraits in Gladewater, Texas 1954

#only 50 cents to be loved by Elvis Presley ?!? #is this what female privilege is #he’s probably thinking ‘I can’t believe these people are paying for this’ #baby elvis #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis photos #50s #50s elvis #elvis history

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have you ever read child bride by suzanne finstead? do you find it accurate.

thank you very much for this ask ꨄ︎!!

I have indeed read "Child Bride” and as for its’ accuracy I wouldn't go as far to say it's entirely inaccurate but I do have several bones to pick with Suzanne Finstad as a biographer as I believe she has let her bias (obviously not liking Priscilla) get in the way of her better judgment, which in turn, has corrupted the overall validity of her book. For example, giving Currie Grant a platform to tell his version of events regarding Elvis and Priscilla in Germany, including a claim so egregious that I truly have trouble understanding why so many in this fandom praise this book 😭

I think a lot of Elvis fans consider/recommend “Child Bride” as the antithesis to Priscilla’s “Elvis and Me” which is fair considering Finstad highlights some very valid criticisms against Priscilla i.e her hiring a second, much more aggressive, lawyer to get more money out of Elvis, and her introducing her family (Lisa Marie and later on Navarone) to the “church” aka cult of Scientology etc. etc.

- however -

The book as a whole comes at the expense of Elvis and what I mean by that is that Suzanne Finstad is not someone who has his best interest at heart (I mean look at what she has said in some of these recents documentaries about Elvis) and in order to push her narrative that Priscilla was some fourteen-year-old s*xual deviant, she has made some incredibly inflammatory statements about their relationship, and it literally starts with the title of her book (referring to Priscilla as Elvis’ “child bride”)

And the main reason as to why I cannot comprehend how fans praise this book is that Finstad goes with the story that Currie Grants tells, which includes him saying that Elvis (24) and Priscilla (14) were having penetrative intercourse after their 3rd or 4th date ⬇️

excerpt is from “Child Bride” by Suzanne Finstad

So this is why I tend to cringe when I see other fans praise this book… I know it’s not their intention but they are inadvertently promoting a falsehood that says Elvis was committing statutory r*pe against a fourteen year old Priscilla

Not only does that go against what Priscilla and others have said about the physical relationship she had with Elvis in Germany, but it goes against the pattern that Elvis followed for almost every single (long-term) relationship prior to Priscilla and even after

A girl that Elvis deemed “special” or in other words- good enough to marry- was not a girl that Elvis was going to have penetrative s*x with, especially not when he had the more worldly starlets of Hollywood and the showgirls of Germany and Paris at his disposal

PRISCILLA PRESLEY: “In the past, he said that he wanted a virgin (to marry)”

DEBRA PAGET: “He always said he’d marry a virgin”

LAMAR FIKE: “Elvis respected virginity. He used to tell Alan, “I’ll never break a virgin. There are too many whores around”

We saw this with Dixie Locke, we saw this with June Juanico and Anita Wood, all of whom, in their many years of dating him never had penetrative s*x

We even saw this with women like Linda Thompson and Ginger Alden who he waited several months with before consummating

So because of that I have an incredibly hard time believing that Elvis would abandon his morals after just 3 or 4 dates with Priscilla, especially when he was having s*x with age appropriate girls like Elizabeth Mansfield, who often took Priscilla’s place in Elvis’ bed after she left

Another issue I have with “Child Bride” is that she has often either misquoted people, or written things that contradict what they have said to other biographers- basically many things haven’t added up when cross referencing between books

I have mentioned this one before but it is just so blatant, that I feel compelled to mention it again ⬇️

So here we have Joe Esposito re-telling a throwaway comment about Priscilla made by Elvis

excerpt is from “Good Rockin’ tonight” by Joe Esposito

And then here we have Suzanne Finstad’s retelling of that comment, where she has misquoted Esposito in order to make Priscilla out to be the s*xual aggressor

excerpt is from “Child Bride” by Suzanne Finstad

Instances like this give me extreme pause when determining if a biographer could be trusted or not- and when I was reading through her book again this comment about Sheila Ryan nearly made me bust out laughing

excerpt is from “Child Bride” by Suzanne Finstad

“Sheila never had an orgasm when she was with Elvis”… like are we talking about the same Sheila Ryan or-? ⬇️

excerpt is from “Baby let’s play house” by Alanna Nash

All in all, “Child Bride” definitely makes for an interesting read (mainly the second half of the book) but it’s one that I will probably never pick up again as I cannot get over Currie Grant’s involvement, especially his claims about Priscilla and Elvis that are completely unfounded

Scandal sells quite frankly and I no longer underestimate what people will say for money, ESPECIALLY when it comes to Elvis- I mean look at the claims made by Dee Stanley who got a whopping $100,000 from the National Enquirer to tell stories about a woman she never even met (Gladys)

So I would not be surprised in the least if Currie has been handsomely compensated for selling his stories to biographers like Finstad, because again, scandal sells, and him approaching Priscilla first isn’t nearly as page-turning as Priscilla offering up s*x in order to meet Elvis

#this one is a doozy #suzanne finstad really wrote that about our girl sheila #bffr #thank you again for the ask! #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis asks #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis history #elvis books #elvis photos #suzanne finstad #priscilla presley

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New favorite genre of photo: Elvis inspecting his fans’ underwear just a little too closely

#whatcha lookin’ there for Elvis 👀? #bold choice to wear black underwear at one of his concerts #ruining panties since 54’ #not him practically sniffing the first pair #get your nose out of there mr.presley #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #big daddy elvis #elvis photos #elvis fans #elvis fandom #70s #70s elvis

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MARTY LACKER : “I'll tell you something about Elvis. If he watched a football game on TV, he wore a helmet. He dressed for every occasion. If he watched guys on TV riding motorcycles, he would have his motorcycle helmet on. You'd walk in and it looked funny. I mean, you walk in, he's sitting there with a football helmet on. You’d say, ‘Good lord, Elvis, what are you doing?’. He’d say, ‘I'm watching the game'”

quote from “Friends remember Elvis Presley” on the Larry King show

#imagine him wearing a cowboy hat when watching westerns #elvis anecdotes #I could see him now watching his own comeback special in the full leather suit #I’m also convinced that Elvis joined ROTC in highschool just for the uniform #I can’t believe he was real #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis photos #elvis history #elvis fans #elvis fandom #memphis mafia #marty lacker

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“Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation”

Khalil Gibhran, The Prophet

#never was a woman more loved and needed than Gladys by Elvis #she was their pillar in so many ways #I will forever wish that August 14th 1958 turned out differently #gladys love presley #vernon presley #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis photos #khalil gibhran #the prophet

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have you ever seen someone kiss a head with as much fervidity as Elvis?

#nearly DEVOURED that girl… #god I wish it were me #elvis presley the flirt that you are! #the way his hand is nearly covers the span of her head #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #50s elvis #elvis gifs #elvis photos #elvis fans #elvis fandom