October 30, 2024 ALL SHOOK UP

When I was a kid--we only got TWO CHANNELS on the TV. Channel 3 and Channel 56. I know that sounds crazy BUT IT'S TRUE. We literally had antennas--we called them rabbit ears--to help tune the television. Every Saturday afternoon--I watched The Creature Double Feature--BUT more importantly--I watched ELVIS MOVIES AT 4:00. I was probably about 10 years old and IN LOVE WITH ELVIS. I vividly remember the day he died. It was the summer after 6th grade. I was babysitting April Martin on Main Street in Baltic. August 16, 1977. I was heartbroken. It's funny how some things stick with you. THAT WAS 47 YEARS AGO. Yikes. The reason my mind traveled back to 1977 is because I just finished From Here To The Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and her daughter, Riley Keough. Presley worked on her memoir on and off for many years, taping her life story, and in 2022 she asked her daughter Riley to help her finish it. Unfortunately, Presley died a month later and Riley ultimately finished the memoir earlier this year. The book is written as almost a conversation. Lisa Marie telling her story--living in Graceland, LA and beyond. Her absolute love for her father, difficult relationship with her mother and death of her son, Ben.  Riley's thoughts and story are interspersed of her childhood and memories of Lisa Marie and brother, Ben. This is an easy, simple read that packs a punch. Although the family certainly have had their share of grief and tragedy, the story is still hopeful as Riley and her daughter, Tupelo, navigate their own future.