Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley
by Jerry Schilling, Chuck Crisafulli
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Author: Chuck Crisafulli, Jerry SchillingEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2006-08-17
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Gotham
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Book Review: A Friendly Biography Of Elvis
Summary: 4 Stars
I have enjoyed most books written by Elvis insiders and this one is no exception. You get the feeling that if you were in the right place at the right time you too could have befriended Elvis Presley, especially in the early days prior to him becoming a worldwide celebrity. The big fun of reading a book like this is to put yourself into the author's shoes as though you were meeting and getting to know Elvis as a person and not as legend, or icon. There's a part in the book where the author is helping Elvis by providing security for him at a huge arena show in Dallas. Being an everyday friend of Elvis he forgets the heights of his popularity but is quickly reminded of who his friend really is as thousands of fans go absolutely beserk around them. At that moment Elvis the icon and Elvis the real person collide together, and the book is written well enough that you can feel it happen.
There are parts of Elvis's life that are missing due to the author leaving to do other things with his life. As in some insider books we don't see the decline of Elvis other than two hospital visits a few years before his death. I personally don't think it important that a book about Elvis should include details about those last depressing years of his life, although I suspect some readers will.
The author seems extremely proud of his association with Elvis and the book is written in a respectful, heartfelt way. For the most part his writing is in a friendly, well, Memphian style. At times though he succumbs to incessant celebrity name-dropping, especially near the end of the book. This leads one to believe he puts a lot of his personal sense of self worth in letting people know what celebrities he has met. He sure got upset when Mick Jagger ignored him on an elevator ride they took alone together...no celebrity buddy to be claimed there.
This is a must read for any Elvis fan, and I also think it is a great way for young people to be introduced to Elvis. My teenaged daughter plans on reading it before our trip to Graceland this summer.
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