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September 9 2013
Left The Building

“The King has left the building”. Elvis Presley was born the 8th of January 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and died on the 16th of August 1977. When Presley was 13 years old he moved with his family to Memphis Tennessee. Elvis or the King was known for amazing ability to sing and to win over the his fans particular pertaining to the women. Despite the talent Presley had, he also had acquired some interesting things throughout his life. Elvis has his black belt in karate, his “signature” hair, and lastly had the honor of meeting President Nixon.
You could assume that if Elvis ever got himself into a sticky situation he could get himself out of it. Presley was a black belt in karate. While in the serving his country in Germany, he meet Jorgen Seydal who was so kind to teach Elvis karate. He was eventually rewarded his black belt while stile in Germany. Instructor, Hank Slemansky had the opportunity to present Elvis Presley with his black belt. After returning home from Germany, Elvis continued with his karate. He made a conscious effort to keep it a part of his life. Elvis’s favorite form of karate was reporting to be American Kenpo.
Throughout Presley’s life he had gotten wonderful recognition for his looks mainly from his female fans. Developing a “signature” hair style. He was known for having it get jet black and slicked all the way back with a curl over his forehead. But, his hair was not always jet black as you see in movies. In fact when Presley was born he had light blonde hair. As he got older reaching into his teenager years his hair went from light blonde ending to a chestnut color. Once a teenager that is when Elvis began dying his hair jet black. Today, most people would associate Elvis with jet black hair. Once dying his hair it would have to be kept up with and according to Larry Geller he had forgotten to bring hair dye for Elvis. In desperate times Geller had to use mascara in order to hide Presley’s roots that were coming thru his black hair.
Some people would say that meeting the President of the United States would be an honor. That being said Elvis, was one of those people who received the privilege of meeting President Nixon on December, 21 1970 at the White House. Presley was the one originally who put the plan into action by sending Nixon a letter. While having a meeting with President Nixon he had made the comment that the Beatles were “un-American”. Elvis had confronted Nixon about the Beatles open drug taking and their anti-Vietnam politics. Nixon kindly reminding Elvis to always “retain his credibility.” It has been spoken of but never fully proved that President Nixon, had given Elvis Presley a “Special Agent Badge.”
In sum, Elvis Presley left behind a legacy that would never be forgotten nor replaced. Thru his entire career he earned many awards and become very famous that not many people could ever forget. If it was for famous songs or his interesting things he did throughout his life, Elvis could never be forgotten. All in all Elvis Presley had many acquiring attributes but his three main interesting ones, having a black belt in karate, meeting President Nixon, and his “signature hair.” Elvis will not be forgotten.

Sources http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/elvis-30-weird-and-wonderful-facts-28528164.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/elvis-presley-hair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-color-was-elvis-presleys-natural-hair-color.htm