i took walk to and from my yoga class this morning, in the cold rain.
is it possible that park avenue and all the side streets around here look prettier in the rain? the shine of the big, modern buildings runs off. everything, from the bark on the magnolia trees to the heavy, stone buildings, is soaked, saturated. it all seems somehow deeper, more interesting.
this grey, wet city weather came with a soundtrack: elvis, the complete 50s masters ..."ain't that lovin you baby." when i got home, i popped disc 5 (my favorite) into the cd player. i always start with track 20--"loving you" (slow version) and then play the disc through to the end, and go then back to track 7--the unreleased version of "blue moon." dreamy. then i pulled "last train to memphis" from my bookshelf, to brush up a little. i turned to p 383 of my edition, the chapter on the film "loving you." there is a photo on the facing page of elvis and yvonne lime snapped in front of graceland...on easter weekend, 1957.
the coincidence was just too much.
so, i'll spend the rest of the day and on into tomorrow, listening to elvis, and re-reading parts of this great guralnick book.
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the photo of elvis and yvonne lime that i posted is from the cbs site. the better version that appears in "last train to memphis" was photographed by robert williams, who also snapped this one of elvis and one of my favorite actresses:
elvis and natalie wood. october 31, 1956. by robert williams, via the commercial appeal.
you can view (and purchase from) terrific elvis gallery here. the gallery also features another of my favorite elvis photos:
elvis, march 24, 1958. photo by barney sellers via the commercial appeal.
and: happy easter...
