I love that! He should be mad, I'm mad about what happened to Elvis. R.I.P the KING. Thank God for Elvis Presley! Always loved and Never forgotten! From the UK ❤

He does not deserve to be called “Colonel”. He deserved to be called “Phony” or “Fraud”.

@RiosChavez-qz2yr

Жыл бұрын

That was clever.. Shakespeare has nothing on you word smith. How about poop head? That’s about the level of clever your on

@michaelconsuegra7316

Жыл бұрын

A " Crook " is more like it.

@rogerbarrett1979

Жыл бұрын

How about "piece of shit"?

@judithbain3820

7 ай бұрын

Parker ...

@JoanMorrison-vq2jc

6 ай бұрын

Colonel. Parker. Heartless. Cruel. CRIMINAL! Demanding. Bossy. Mean- spirited. Greedy. Gluttony. No conscience. Irresponsible. Thoughtless. Bully. Disrespectful. I wonder if Elvis was ever embarrassed by his "manager"? He could make any devil look good in comparison. Rest in peace, Elvis. You are home.

You can feel the love those guys had for him, poor Lamar. I despise the colonel, Elvis didn't need him one bit. It's horrible, he was wore out, used!

Beautiful voice, beautiful soul!! Little joy in your life and not enough true love. Gone too soon!! Now you are not alone anymore; you are with your parents, your twin, Lisa Marie, and Benjamin. RIP Elvis.

Very hard to believe what came out of some of these guys mouths. I've heard Fike say he disliked Parker and he liked him. I've heard Esposito say it was a rumor he gave Elvis mouth to mouth when he died, then in another interview on Geraldo Rivera he said he did. Same thing with Priscilla, changing stories always. The truth never changes, it's told consistently. Vicki

@SandraL-gh1pd

Жыл бұрын

They all changes their stories. But what doesn't change is all their betrayal.

@richardeidemiller6739

Жыл бұрын

@@SandraL-gh1pd No, once you put something out there the damage is done. Being in the public eye doesn't mean the public deserves to know every private detail. Like Ann Margaret said, " he trusted me and I don't betray that trust even in death". She was thrown over for that parasite he married and still never betrayed him. That's class. The rest , and especially his x wife I have no use for. Vicki

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

and what is the truth? missknowitall?

@SandraL-gh1pd

Жыл бұрын

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 you know what you wannabe rocker go pick a fight with someone standing in front of you. Move on 🤡

@SandraL-gh1pd

Жыл бұрын

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Loser pretending to be Frank Zappa and know everything about mental health. Why don't you go stand in front of a man and pick a fight old yeller.

I spent an hour with these guys many years ago. Love them or loathe them .. I was happy just to hang with them. Lamar did me an autograph which read “To Gary - Thanks Elvis Presley” .. still have it too 😁

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

Cool

It's okay now to blame Parker if you all knew about the way he treated Elvis then why did you not do anything to help him That is what friends and family do. I can understand it was difficult but something could have been done. Anyway God Bless Elvis he was a good man RIP we love you.x

@nitsujjustin

5 ай бұрын

They did, when they spoke up Elvis or the colonel would fire them. And then a few of them wrote a book basically telling Elvis publicly to get help and get off drugs a month before he died

Awww, always liked Lamar. He's so sad at the end. Jerry was great too. Elvis did have some people who truly cared about him. Larry did too. I've heard him recount that story different times. Must have been so frustrating to watch how things played out. And Lamar has the nicest voice. Elvis was just the greatest, period. May he rest in piece with the rest of his family who is in heaven. Bless his soul.

vernon should have been stronger and smarter in supporting elvis to fire parker

@LuanneHarris-rk9ei

Жыл бұрын

MaryBarrett : I wounder what was wrong with Veron to not to see what going on in there circle surely can see things not right hey? But we won't get the answers now what was Vernons issue

@debra2700

10 ай бұрын

Elvis became Vernon's employer and the person who kept Vernon out of poverty and when Gladys died, Vernon lost the person who ran the family and could get through to Elvis. Vernon was 19 when the twins were born and probably had a third grade education if that. Vernon did the best he could because Elvis refused to listen to him. People are too hard on Vernon.

I feel sorry for Elvis, because he was alone. He had the Memphis mafia, but nobody really knew how he was feeling because he had to share everything with no one. The Beatles at least had each other to experience what they went through. Elvis had nobody.

@Val45678

9 ай бұрын

They only had 10 years active (1960-1970); 23 for Elvis who always kept George Klein, Jerry Schilling, Charlie Hodge, Billy Smith, his father/Grandma, Felton Jarvis and other relatives close to him. I'm afraid that the worst problem with Elvis is how much money anyone can make by pretending anything about him.

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

@@Val45678😪

@BerylEgerton

16 күн бұрын

Elvis i will always love you ❤❤❤​@@Val45678

Makes me so sad for Elvis.

Elvis' success was in spite of Parker NOT because of him. Why Parker was not sacked has always worried me. Steve Binder had it right - Elvis died of boredom.

@michaelconsuegra7316

Жыл бұрын

Maybe Steve Binder should've replaced Col. Tom Parker as Elvis's manager.

Plain and simple: Elvis was a human being that needed help, and nobody did enough, it was all about money.........until he died, the sader story ever

@zamiel3

Жыл бұрын

Elvis was a grown man that made his own decisions.

@armandonieves1277

Жыл бұрын

@@zamiel3 that's true, but that doesn't mean that nobody would take advantaje of you, and he was

@NinjaCat91

Жыл бұрын

His cousins and crew have said this over and over..."The only person who could have saved Elvis was Elvis."

@zamiel3

Жыл бұрын

@@armandonieves1277 Whatever excuse makes you feel better about his decisions.

@phoenixmodellingphotography

Жыл бұрын

​@@zamiel3 No such thing as free will

will never see sing like elvis in this world

If Colonel Parker didn't have a reservation in Hell then he at least had his own personal parking place.

@johnclaba1457

8 ай бұрын

Why? He ran his business the way he ran his business. It was up to Elvis to fire him like many entertainers do with their managers. Stop putting this on Parker Elvis died because of Elvis. No one else

@stlrockn

8 ай бұрын

@@johnclaba1457 Read a book or do a little research. The movie gave a glimpse of the reality as well. Parker wrung everything he could out of Elvis and did NOTHING to try and help him with the problems he was facing. Parker was a real POS. (microphone drop) but thanks for playing.

@souk6965

5 ай бұрын

`Parker went to Elvis funeral dressed up like a clown and had a contract to make sure even now that Elvis was dead that he would still profit. If that is someone who cared and loved another person then I guess he loved him very much. But I think Elvis was a meal ticket for a lot of people and sadly I think he really believed he needed them around him. I don't know maybe he did, but I don't know I think that book that a couple of people his close people wrote about him really destroyed him he obviously felt betrayed and they did betray him cause even if it was a mistake how he let them go they should never have written that book.

Elvis died when I was seven and I was upset about it, but I would love them and able to shake a man’s hand in and been at one of his concerts live rest in peace Elvis, you are the music king

I blame Parker, he used Elvis for his personal gain

The colonel was a suspect in a murder back in Holland😮

I don't think at that time Elvis would not have garnered the opportunities he got so fast, nor would he died so young. Elvis knew he could do so much more. He died primarily of dissapointment and boredom. He wanted to be a serious actor like Brando, he wanted to tour Europe, not stay in Vegas for a decade and a half. He became a cash cow and he also had bills to pay so he felt trapped. He had guys to play, he had obligations and fans. He was generous to a fault buying complete stragers Cadillacs and the "Colonel " a jet. He wanted to be loved. Also, Geller wanted Presley off drugs, enjoying nature,excercising and getting in tune with himself. Elvis "quiet quit" in this generations terms of what we used to cal "phoning it in". The Colonel also had an addiction or so. It was a symbiotic relationship. Lots of people were living off Elvis.

After watching this whole special, I have no doubt that Elvis was bi-polar and between that and his country boy makes good attitude and the pressure of handing out his hard earned money to everyone who had his hand out killed him. The Memphis Mafia was just as culpable as Col. Parker except they did care about him MORE than just a pay check. Can you imagine each of them going to Elvis with their petty problems, "lamar did this" and "Joe did this" each wanting to be his bestie and fighting for Elvis' attention and favour. I could feel what he went through. I'm sure the drugs helped at first and it made him the work horse that everyone needed him to be, then they bitched about it not seeing that he couldn't keep up mentally, emotionally, and physically. They vilified Elvis for the drugs, not seeing that his responsibilities to THEM is what drove him to them.

Every time I hear Larry Geller tell that story it just upsets me all over again.

@HC-cb4yp

Жыл бұрын

I'd take anything Geller says with a big grain of salt.

@oldhollywoodangels

Жыл бұрын

@@HC-cb4yp why

@HC-cb4yp

Жыл бұрын

@@oldhollywoodangels If you research him, he was that typical parasite that attaches itself to a famous person. He was Elvis' 1970s "guru." A lot of the intimate conversations he claims never happened, according to the other Memphis Mafia.

@debra2700

10 ай бұрын

@@HC-cb4yp Geller makes my spine crawl. The guy was a Hollywood hairdresser who totally lucked out.

@marycampbell3107

10 ай бұрын

​@@debra2700Yes exactly, he's lies a lot too about Elvis

Question - I heard Elvis quit the pills cold turkey as part of his regimen for getting ready for the 1973 Aloha show and that he had an amazing capacity to do this but would revert shortly afterwards. Has this been confirmed? Larry Geller and Lamar Fike are the guys who stand out most to me. And yes - Elvis would have got his shit together for a Europe tour.

@kevinhoffman8112

Жыл бұрын

Elvis did not quit the pills cold turkey. He cut back on them substantially but he was still taking them.

@RobertNorthrop

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinhoffman8112 Thanks for clarifying!👍

@SandraL-gh1pd

Жыл бұрын

Elvis quit numerous times. But every time he quit went to rehab. Nobody ever removed the pills from his house. That information came from his nurse that was interviewed.

@SteveSmith-cm1hx

Жыл бұрын

He did pretty much quit cold turkey as they say. Elvis lost weight for Aloha by taking Vitamin Ejections, eating honey dew melons, swimming and doing Karate. Otherwise the medications he was taking up to that point were nonexistent during that Aloha period. It was only after the Aloha show that when they were supposed to go visit the Arizona Memorial that Elvis was back on the meds. It was sad because after Aloha it was all down hill for The King.

@RobertNorthrop

Жыл бұрын

​@@SteveSmith-cm1hx I heard that - after Aloha, the imminent divorce with Priscilla led to depression that was accompanied by accelerated and increased use of pills. It is indeed sad. I love Elvis not only for his immense charisma and talent but his humanity.

They feel guilt because they used him the same way everybody else did instead of being a real friend telling him the truth

I hate the Manager He Kills him Tour on Tours 😢😢😢

You can and should try to help but you can't save a man from himself.

Parker is to blame, that’s for sure. But he can’t take all the blame since he wasn’t working alone. As far as it’s known, Priscilla was Parker’s only ally and while the boys also exploited and took advantage of Elvis, they did it on their own. That means, the blame should be distributed equally since they were all guilty of the same crime.

These men loved Elvis

@jeffweaseldinky1463

5 ай бұрын

No, they loved what he gave them. They could have helped him.

They should have confronted Parker as a group when Elvis was alive because Parker was working Elvis in to the ground so he could pay off his massive gambling debts. Parker was a man with no compassion or respect and Elvis should have fired him.

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

Elvis also had to pay too much from the divorce. The exWife had a lien on Graceland.

Sadly Parker worked him to death… I wish Elvis could have gotten off the drugs successfully. Sadly, it ended his life…

@zamiel3

Жыл бұрын

Elvis was a grown man that made his own decisions.

@claudiahashani4762

Жыл бұрын

ITS so True thanks😢

@alphajava761

Жыл бұрын

They all fed off of each other. They didn't want the gravy train to end. Elvis got the most benefit out of all of it.

@michaelconsuegra7316

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't just the drugs that killed Elvis. It was also Col. Tom Parker, but god punished him years later, by letting him suffer and die from a stroke. Col. Tom Parker was in great big debt when Elvis died and god sure made him pay it off.

@NatashaWarden

7 ай бұрын

He was drugged by Parker. Even to the point where when he was in hospital Parker got the doctor to pump him with drugs so that he could go on stage that night. So not only did he financially abuse him and force him to perform , he also was the one who got him on drugs. Disturbing.

Didn’t Parker’s big loss to the casino result in Elvis’ endentured sevitude to Vegas at a low rate for Elvis?

@randyrudd5594

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@NatashaWarden

7 ай бұрын

Yes

@astragreen

4 ай бұрын

Why didn’t he sack the colonel? Mr know it all! O that’s right he did sack the colonel for a few hours anyway before he crapped his pants and re-hired him again after (Vernon was told) he realized the colonel was making Elvis all the (big bucks) money and money was exactly what he needed for his lifestyle he was running out of money big time flying around America in a four engine 747 jumbo jet, sunny west speaks about all this (facts) if you want to know, instead of listening to mad gellar!.

That parker guy took advantage of Elvis. Should have gotten rid of him.

this is GREAT stuff !! some of it,i've never heard...thank you SO Much for doing this😀

Lamar is a solid man. This video makes me sad and mad at the same time.

They had a hell of a lot to do with it as well as the Doctor and Parker.

@chadkj5915

4 ай бұрын

Any proof?

Из всей этой команды Элвиса больше всего нравиться Ларри Геллер , также Билли и Джо Смиты , Чарли Ходж. Они наиболее близкие ему , более человечные .Они понимали , что Элвис был реально болен , и не был наркоманом , а с помощью лекарств пытался себе помочь , но стал зависим от выписанных врачами препаратов.

You found the King baby!

Parker used Elvis for his money!!! 💵

@zamiel3

Жыл бұрын

Elvis was a grown man that made his own decisions.

@freddyodonohoe2644

Жыл бұрын

So did alot of his so called friends...

@flaviuscountry

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Water is also wet

Really sad story

Most of the Memphis Mafia are gone so there won't be any more stories regardless! Elvis is gone and only a couple left here! I'm sure Elvis had lost to discuss when they got there with him!

I blame the colonel for Elvis’s depression and drug habits and initial downfall. All he wanted to do was be a vampire that could drain Elvis dry on a whim. I feel like the colonel was addicted to Elvis’s success just as bad as Elvis was to the pills. Elvis knew he’d been finessed and blackmailed into eternal servitude to that loser. He was SO DONE with it all he’s rather have died than to fail to stand up to him one more time. It would have been nice if he did live and get to tour Europe. But even Elvis knew that deep down the only way he would ever escape the colonel truly is if he just gave up and laid down and died. He pretty much dead weighted thru the end of his own life to try to spite the colonel at least ONCE. But it never worked since the colonel is a psychopath and he wouldn’t have given up until Elvis died anyways. And I think Elvis knew that. He’s made a deal w the devil on his shoulder a LONG time ago. The only reason he kept going back to him wasn’t just for the money. but also bc the colonel was the only “parental” figure he had left. I always felt that the mafia saying “his addiction wasn’t escapism he just loved it” is bogus. I think Elvis just couldn’t go on without his mama. Their bond was something nobody ever understand or measure up to her in his world. Gladys was Elvis’s other half. The innocent, determined, eager Elvis was made into a husk w his mama died. I think he was just too lonely and afraid to change wat he’d done. He knew he couldn’t cope, he knew he was trapped, and he knew if something big didn’t change he was also gna be all alone. I think he viewed the drugs as a lesser evil than the pain he had to feel when he was awake. He’d rather go to sleep and not wake up than to go on another washed up “tour”. He was just sick and tired of being sick and tired. RIP King u will always have a place in my heart! PS-SCREW THAT VAMPIRE COLONEL HES TRASHHHHH. He’s a damn demon!!!

@NatashaWarden

7 ай бұрын

Not only did he ruin his life enough to make him want to do drugs, HE drugged Elvis UNWILLINGLY as in he was the one pumping him with drugs. Even when Elvis was in hospital!

wooow this is good stuff... pls do post mor these kind of things. its straigt from the horses mouth.

The Colonal had special privileges at the Hilton he may lose 1mil but he didn't have to pay the Hilton the whole million 😂

Parker was a Snake who got 50% of the gross. Unfortunately when Elvis made that deal with Parker he was young and dumb.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

there was more than one contract.

@michaelconsuegra7316

Жыл бұрын

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Contracts can always be renegotiated and broken if necassary.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelconsuegra7316 then why did Elvis not change the contract? welcome to the twilight zone.

@michaelconsuegra7316

Жыл бұрын

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 That'sca question for Elvis himself.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelconsuegra7316 because Elvis knew if Elvis did not sign, the colonel would destroy Elvis, and he did.

I just wanna give Elvis a hug :(

People slate the man but he was the greatest manager of the 20th century. Look at the longevity Elvis enjoyed and he is still going. The col knew when to keep his boy out of the spotlight and how to keep him in it when it was needed. However, to him, Elvis was not a man he was a commodity. He worked him to death and Elvis and his people should have had better sense.

I agree with Lamar 100%.

In another interview Lamar waffles on and runs Elvis down about how much he loved drugs,here he says "Elvis would have got in shape." Let's also remember Sonny, his cousin Red and another bodyguard called Dave Hebler run Elvis down and wrote a book about him {Elvis what happened} which came out just weeks before Elvis died and Sonny on camera said it was out of hate and bitterness because they had been fired.

@blueberrycobbler

Жыл бұрын

In regards to what Lamar said, both can be true. Elvis did have a drug problem, but as with the ‘73 Hawaii satellite show he was capable of losing the weight and getting off the drugs if he had something to motivate him.

@V8Deuce

Жыл бұрын

Amy Winehouse - or whatever the fuck your name is. You're clueless and need to look at the big picture here. These men CARED for Elvis, and not to imply that in some way Parker didn't, but for Parker it was primarily about money.

@sonialeigh9112

Жыл бұрын

Sonny and Red were cousins

@AmyWinehouse.914

Жыл бұрын

@@sonialeigh9112 Yes they were thanks.

@ronaldsnippe813

Жыл бұрын

Hurt and bitterness. Not hate

The Widow who was Murdered had friends who knew Andrea"Tomas Parker".

El rey estaba hasta la madrei de toooooodos

@JoanMorrison-vq2jc

6 ай бұрын

Jesus Christ is KING. I hope God isn't fed up with us. Elvis was overwhelmed and over worked he needed to cut his staff down to a handful and make some difficult but serious changes like dumping Parker for a much better manager!!

The “Colonel” was the villain in the Elvis movie, and he’s the villain in Elvis’ history!!! I didn’t think about it much, but yeah, “Colonel Tom Parker” killed Elvis. 100%!!!!!!!!

Larry was the only advocate for Elvis to truly become FREE. This group of fellows drove him away. THEY were ALL ENABLERS.

I really don’t care too much for Joe Esposito. He was a snitch and he thought he was the most important person in the Elvis entourage. SMH

@debra2700

10 ай бұрын

Lisa Marie was close to Joe and she very carefully chose who she felt was good to her father and who wasn't.

Ybien ee misetable Parker . Pero ustedes fueron más cumpables de que nadie

I'm with Lamar! Parker was a carny and Elvis was his sideshow.

Elvis died of artistic starvation. He was a genius and genius has to be free to grow. Stifle it and it withers and dies.

Love to hear his mafia speaking ABOUT What Happend

Si todos muy felices ganando dinero a costa de la vida d l Rey... Son unos misetablitos

Listen to what Jerry says Col put out a ridiculous price for the cbs special n they paid it n Elvis performed

I have seen these interviews before Their stories are very upsetting. FYI That is not Colonel Tom on your thumbnail.

Spending Elvis money before he even made it‼️

Wobbly beginning, but a strong clear end. Parker was a parasite.

1.5 million dollars in 1976 is about 8.25 million dollars these days.

"well the image is one thing ,.....and the person is something else ,.....just let me say , its hard to live up to an image "....elvis presley ...nyc press comference . from personal experience, and family confessions , elvis the person was caught by his image -self at a time when self doubt about his career , his personal happiness , and "the enjoyment of life " was incroching upon him .......and self was confronted with a image that parker continued to project above the person ...elvis . there in lies the sad , selfish side of t. parker . elvis was depressed , felt totally alone , and despertly striving to get himself back to ...., well himself . the guy was lost by ,call it what you will , fate , poor management of his own self , and the realization that he was special by his tallents , and gifts from GOD] , but not happy . parker , if he was such a friend as he claimed to be , should have in my openion , kept elvis record , but stop the tours , concerts , pblic apperances , and let "his boy " at least attempt to heal . to quote elvis to felton [jarvis ] ......music producer at his last recrdings at graceland , "i am so tired of being elvis presley " .....who do you think said that ....the person or the image ? ......saddly , i believe ....both .

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

😪

You can blame the colonel as much as you like. Elvis is as much to blame.

Yes, Esposito and Parker were very close. He was Parker's snitch. He would report back to the Colonel everything Elvis did.

The thumbnail image is not Col.Parker, it's producer Hal Wallis. Wallis is much taller and less baby faced.

As much as I am pulled "down in the rabbit hole" of Elvis' life but I really relish his men the "mafia" who were used in so many videos and movies. My concern is that they are used to discuss Elvis behind the scenes and got nothing for their insightful commentary.

Parker was something 😳 👀 😍 🤔 🔥 🤧 😳 👀 😍 🤔 🔥 🤧 😳 👀 😍 🤔 🔥 🤧 😳 👀 😍 🤔 🔥 🤧 😳 👀 😍 🤔 🔥 🤧 😳 👀 😍 🤔

Why Elvis’ crew didn’t take advantage of his addiction and turn the tables on hos relationship?

This is really very interesting everything they say

Joe Esposito became a traitor at the end of Elvis’ life!!

@nuyununu2020

Жыл бұрын

What did Joe do

@sonialeigh9112

Жыл бұрын

@@nuyununu2020 Joe was telling the colonel everything Elvis was doing! The things that none of the other Memphis mafia told!

Dunno who that is in the thumbnail with Elvis but it certainly isn't Tom Parker

onya lamah.

Elvis was responsible for Elvis.

@rex432m.5

Жыл бұрын

yea he is forced to do 2 or some times 3 shows a day and hat over years and one show is bout two ours mimum 2 two after midnight how he should an do what with out druggs he even said i need the drugs for going on stage i can not I can't stop them because of that a 100 k tranquilizing injections 10 k other medicines, in short, everything that could be prescribed for him was prescribed because otherwise he couldn't go on stage so regularly in the time his healt got dramatically into the bad and who is to blame, Cornel, he gambled away all the money and that's why he had to work himself to death and squirt again and again on the stage

@gregholden5345

Жыл бұрын

@@rex432m.5 Thanks for that but you do nothing to dispel the personal responsibility we all have to ourselves, for not only what we put in our bodies but also who we do business with. Elvis made his choices and they were his to make.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

@@gregholden5345 correct. you can't put a brain in a statue and you can't polish a turd.

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

@@rex432m.5he had a lot of alimony and child support to pay. Any figures you see, times them by 4 or 5 to get today's value. Tens of thousands per month.

And reality is EVERY star today has at least one Colonel Parker around them. That is absolutely fact. Parker had a mental issue. Guaranteed

I want to bring out a good point Elvis had plans to get rid of Col Parker so why didn’t Elvis do that and in the movie Elvis when Elvis mom died and Elvis was in his mom’s closet sobbing and Parker and Elvis were talking to each other and Elvis said to him not matter what happens you stay with me through the good and the bad so the answer to why couldn’t Elvis get rid of Col Parker and the answer is Elvis couldn’t replace Col Parker with someone else because Elvis had trust in him since in the beginning of his career so to find someone else Elvis would not feel the same without Col Parker Elvis made himself famous but with Col Parker’s help

Lesson the friends Talk About EAP. Figure it Parker keep Elvis in Las Vas were Parker Gambling Milk Elvis to better end this exactly what Parker did

I blame him😡

Elvis saga and the group that got him and gets many and me and how they keep the people in the white house dumb to it to this day. Angela sterritt in ny

@zamiel3

Жыл бұрын

Nutter.

Lamar

Well, you all kissed his ass. You needed the money to support your families, so whatever it takes to keep the show going on, and not get fired, you enable. Elvis was surrounded by enablers.

I love. Eves antel naw very mach

Joe Esposito was the Colonal's Snitch

O dear shocking . Tom Parker use Elvis and omg 50/50 what a theif and also pushing Elvis go on stage while Elvis was sick you coward of a person poor Elvis to soft and I'm not understanding of Veron why he not noticing of all this happenings . Remember the interview with Elvis and Elvises dad all the reporters asking questions and Tom parker butting in and Veron just takes it this is awful . Poor Elvis miss you ❤

I can see why Priscilla only allows Jerry Schilling in programs and interviews ! Most of these guys were just Leeche’s and opportunists! Joe Esposito , in my opinion, was one of the worst ! He was the really flunkie for Elvis by his own choice and fooled Elvis into trusting him ! Red West was really a good guy who got a bad experience with Elvis. Red could be crass, but truly cared about Elvis ! Esposito was up to no good and bad for Elvis fir his own interests ! He was one who kept Elvis in bad way ! I believe Schilling was best friend who cared ! Red and Charlie too ! I think Larry Geller confused Elvis and was a bit nuts himself . Those fans who truly miss Elvis wish he was still with us and it hurts ! But as Johnny Mathis, once addicted himself said, “ when you’re addicted, the drugs tell you what to do , you have no control. Only someone from outside, family or a really good friend or mgr. who can get you treatment “ ! “ you’ll never do it on your own “ !

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

Mathis may be speaking for himself, which if someone did get thru to him, god bless him. Most addicts have to crash hard and come to a realization for themselves. Elvis dried out many times-- but then what? All the demons started screaming ...

@SuperBeachbum74

8 ай бұрын

@@dsoule4902 this is true , as I have relatives who needed to crash to get recovery. But like Mathis , often somebody helps them get on their feet again.

@dsoule4902

8 ай бұрын

@@SuperBeachbum74 ...yes, we all need help putting together a sober life. Thnx for your share. Rehabs existed then, but I like to wish Betty Ford Center was in place for Elvis. She et al made it ok for famous people to seek recovery. I wonder. I was a kid, but learned from Elvis' unfortunate negative example.

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More like " The Memphis Moochers ".....amirite

all these ppl are dead now.

Say what you want about these hangers on these memphis moochers but lamar loved elvis you can see it in his face his eyes prolly schilling lamar and billy smith cared for him The other 20-25 guys not so much tom parker was a pure piece of crap who should have been fired or buried but he was terrible for elvis

Everyone talking didn’t do one thing about it

So did alot of his so called friends..this band was the same

Why was that awful man’s arms blue?

Elvis killed Elvis

@HappyFlamingoBirds-xz6yb

6 ай бұрын

The harsh reality 😢

@janetcoombes8483

6 ай бұрын

I feel Elvis was a hero to last as long as he did with the tremendous pressures he had been under since he was very young He was the very first Rock Star all over the world He opened the doors and made a path for everyone who followed black and white and every nationality After his mother died there was no one else he could really turn to and rely,on. Certainly not Colonel Parker Certainly not Priscilla He always felt so alone.

Why they sticking up for him he sold from Elvis Presley he destroyed him

Horrible background music for this.

Lamar is just the best

@donaldperrotta8514

Жыл бұрын

Very smart guy !!!

@brendafuccillo866

Жыл бұрын

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@donaldperrotta8514

Жыл бұрын

@@brendafuccillo866 👍

@michaelshatilla818

Жыл бұрын

In this video we can see how much these guys loved elvis and I think it's such a shame that they were all blamed for the death of their friend.

You cant do anything eny mour elves wasdied

Ok man that was 50 years ago, time to let it go.

@randyrudd5594

Жыл бұрын

It is a fascinating, compelling saga about a musical icon the likes of which we’ll never see again. Don’t like reading it ad nauseam?? GTF off this forum/thread.

@kpec3

Жыл бұрын

@@randyrudd5594 No I do like it, it was just a reaction to that guy's self-blame.

@conniebell7987

10 ай бұрын

Those who forget the past are condemned to relive it….

@kpec3

10 ай бұрын

@@conniebell7987 He's reliving it and he didn't forget!

Elvis needed everyone around him to be like Lamar was....

@Whorehopper129

Жыл бұрын

Fat and stupid?

Elvis lacked confidence. He had low self esteem. It truly came to an ending when Precilla was gone... Divorced...from him. Yes, the pills began when Elvis was 25. Okay, maybe so? But, the low self esteem began in 73! Notice how Elvis began getting bigger as soon as Precilla was gone within a year? I think a heartbreak with multiple pills intake caused a heart attack for Elvis The Colonial did not take well to Elvis's depression but it was not what killed him. Elvis had enough back up to help bare the Colonial who was maybe 20 years older than him. Elvis had people to stop the Colonial No, Elvis low self esteem did it. The Colonial did what men did then. They would force people in working!! I think the Colonial thought he was right? He did...after all, Elvis always worked too hard.

@blueberrycobbler

Жыл бұрын

Well, unfortunately for him his divorce just exacerbated problems that began and continued for many years prior to ‘73. As a side note, since you brought it up, he could have taken a different path and lived the life of a faithful husband rather than a bachelor if divorce was of a huge concern to him. 😏 His own actions were his undoing, whether it be drugs, career, relationships, health etc. If he wanted a different outcome then he should have done things differently. He should have never been married (nothing against Priscilla), he should have ditched the drugs, cut Parker loose years earlier and pursued his true passion, outside of singing, which was serious acting. The man was depressed and feeling unfulfilled in the last years because life had become repetitive and, yes, the marriage breakup didn’t help matters…the cumulative effect led him to turn to food and dive deeper into the drugs.

@tiffanypalmer9918

Жыл бұрын

Elvis wasn’t fat from food. If you look at him at his last performances he wasn’t fat, he was bloated from the effects of all the drugs on his body. He wasn’t nearly as fat as people try to say.

@edm5378

Жыл бұрын

@@nrw7798 Tennessee Williams claimed EP was looking into Christian Science for help? If he weren't contractually obligated to work nonstop, he could take a sabbatical for some rehab.

@thechloechronicles9688

4 ай бұрын

​@@tiffanypalmer9918I've seen several things come out lately from people who have had peeks at his sealed autopsy report which is to be unsealed in 3 years. He didn't die from a heart attack or drug overdose. He had horrible constipation and bowel issues which of course yes, were made worse by opioids, but he died straining to go to the bathroom because he bore down too hard causing his abdominal aorta to rupture. When they did the autopsy they said there was a whitish substance in his bowels that was about 5 months worth of packed stool. The doctors said he wasn't actually that fat, what you saw was swelling from his what would now be called irritable bowel syndrome issues. As somebody who has some of those issues, I know how miserable that can feel. He had a very bad case though.