TUESDAY WITH ELVIS

 Late last night just before we were about to shut off the light and go to sleep The Man asked, "Can we get Elvis music on my phone?" Now this is not exactly the sort of question I am prepared to answer just as I'm falling asleep so it took me a second or two to process.  Can we get Elvis music on The Man's phone?  WHAT ???    The Man went on to state that on Tuesday Elvis Presley will be dead 49 years.  (I have just discovered that it was LAST Tuesday NOT this coming Tuesday. NO matter which Tuesday it is I really couldn't care less but apparently this IS a BIG deal to The Man.)

OK back to "The Question" . . .  My first reaction . . . IN MY HEAD . . . was WHY would I WANT to get Elvis music on my phone?  I did not speak this out loud because I know The Man is a HUGE Elvis fan. (Of course he is, he loves country music and he lives in the UP which is one step this side of hillbilly redneck, but in a very good way.) So naturally The Man would want to play Elvis' music to commemorate the death of The King of Rock and Roll.  Unfortunately, The Man wanted to channel the Elvis tribute through his phone and into the car radio as we drove an hour each way to his pulmonary therapy.  The thought of two hours of steady Elvis is enough to make me contemplate suicide.  

It is not that I don't like Elvis music . . .  I just don't LOVE Elvis music.  If one Elvis song plays on the radio that's fine with me but 2 hours worth really would put me over the edge. I was 12 years old when Elvis hit stardom so I really wasn't into music yet.  I was still listening to the music of my parents era, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and for country music it was Tennessee Ernie Ford with his song, "Sixteen Tons". (I can still remember all the lyrics to that one) So when Elvis broke into the music industry I was a product of my parent's generation and thought Elvis was down right horrible.  I was too young to appreciate his sex appeal and too old to think he had any talent.  

But here we are with a person who wants to honor Elvis with 2 hours of his music as we drive in the car.  On a good day The Man has trouble focusing on his driving so it we have the added distraction of Elvis tunes Heaven only knows where we might end up.  I know where I will end up, sitting in a closed banging my head on a wall.  

In answer to "The Question" I told him "NO" . . . . there's no way to play Elvis music through your phone into the car. . . .   end of problem !!!!   Good thing he doesn't understand You-tube !!!