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221 "Son, I wish": "Son, I wish": Barbara Hearn quoting Vernon Presley to author, 2009. Barbara Hearn quoting Vernon Presley to author, 2009.

222 "every decorator in town": "every decorator in town": George Golden, quoted in "The King and I: If Graceland Is Rotten to Decor, Don't Blame it on Elvis' Former Decorator George Golden," George Golden, quoted in "The King and I: If Graceland Is Rotten to Decor, Don't Blame it on Elvis' Former Decorator George Golden," Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times, July 28, 1993.

222 "all over poor Gladys": "all over poor Gladys": Ibid. Ibid.

222 "the most beautiful house": "the most beautiful house": Ibid. Ibid.

222 "Mr. Golden": "Mr. Golden": Barbara Hearn to author, 2009. Barbara Hearn to author, 2009.

223 "would get jealous": "would get jealous": Barbara Hearn, quoted in Barbara Hearn, quoted in Essential Elvis Essential Elvis magazine, no. 63, 2009. magazine, no. 63, 2009.

223 "There wasn't": "There wasn't": Barbara Hearn to author, 2009. Barbara Hearn to author, 2009.

223 "I know it's your mother and father": "I know it's your mother and father": Debra Paget quoting Elvis Presley in Finstad, Suzanne, Debra Paget quoting Elvis Presley in Finstad, Suzanne, Child Bride. Child Bride.

223 "I wish you could pray": "I wish you could pray": Lillian Smith Fortenberry, raw interview transcript, Mississippi Room Collection, Lee County Library (MRC), probably from the papers of Elaine Dundy. Lillian Smith Fortenberry, raw interview transcript, Mississippi Room Collection, Lee County Library (MRC), probably from the papers of Elaine Dundy.

223 "kind of overwhelmed": "kind of overwhelmed": Iris Sermon Leftwich to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript. Iris Sermon Leftwich to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript.

224 "the girls from the show": "the girls from the show": All quotes from Tura Satana in this chapter come from an interview with the author, 2009. All quotes from Tura Satana in this chapter come from an interview with the author, 2009.

226 "He called me about three one morning": "He called me about three one morning": Tempest Storm, quoted in Tempest Storm, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 8. magazine, no. 8.

227 "Many times there have been": "Many times there have been": The telegram from Elvis Presley to Private Hershel Nixon, March 25, 1957, is reproduced in Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, The telegram from Elvis Presley to Private Hershel Nixon, March 25, 1957, is reproduced in Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. It reads in part: "I got a lucky break in life, and I am very thankful for it, but there are a few people who want to take shots at me. . . . I have talked my way out of trouble so many times that I couldn't even count them. . . . I'm just like you. If a guy can do something to protect himself, he should do it. . . . I'm sorry the whole thing came up." It reads in part: "I got a lucky break in life, and I am very thankful for it, but there are a few people who want to take shots at me. . . . I have talked my way out of trouble so many times that I couldn't even count them. . . . I'm just like you. If a guy can do something to protect himself, he should do it. . . . I'm sorry the whole thing came up."

227 "Honey, I miss you so much": "Honey, I miss you so much": Excerpt from Yvonne Lime's diary, originally published in Excerpt from Yvonne Lime's diary, originally published in Modern Screen Modern Screen magazine, August 1957. Serialized in magazine, August 1957. Serialized in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, nos. 76, 77. All Yvonne Lime quotes come from this source. magazine, nos. 76, 77. All Yvonne Lime quotes come from this source.

228 "Elvis came out with a rash": "Elvis came out with a rash": Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998. Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998.

229 "He said, 'Pastor' ": "He said, 'Pastor' ": Reverend James Hamill, quoting Elvis Presley to author, 1977. Reverend James Hamill, quoting Elvis Presley to author, 1977.

229 "The change had set him": "The change had set him": Kay Wheeler to author, 2009. Kay Wheeler to author, 2009.

229 "They spent almost": "They spent almost": Gloria Pall, quoted in Gloria Pall, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 59, in an excerpt of her book, magazine, no. 59, in an excerpt of her book, I Danced Before the King. I Danced Before the King.

230 "He watched me": "He watched me": Gloria Pall, quoted in Gloria Pall, quoted in Elvis International Forum Elvis International Forum magazine, Fall 1999. magazine, Fall 1999.

230 "What are you doing here": "What are you doing here": Ibid. Ibid.

230 "I'd love to": "I'd love to": Ibid. Ibid.

231 "Your wife sure is a sweet one, Byron": "Your wife sure is a sweet one, Byron": Byron Raphael quoting Elvis Presley to author, 2005. All Byron Raphael quotes in this section come from this interview. Byron Raphael quoting Elvis Presley to author, 2005. All Byron Raphael quotes in this section come from this interview.

232 "One day I just put an LP on": "One day I just put an LP on": Lamar Fike to author, 1992. Lamar Fike to author, 1992.

232 "By now I knew": "By now I knew": Ibid. Ibid.

233 "She loved s.e.x": "She loved s.e.x": Bill Lecornec quoted in Davis, Stephen, Bill Lecornec quoted in Davis, Stephen, Say Kids! What Time Is It?: Notes from the Peanut Gallery. Say Kids! What Time Is It?: Notes from the Peanut Gallery.

233 "I would go out": "I would go out": Bob Nicholson quoted in Davis, Stephen, Bob Nicholson quoted in Davis, Stephen, Say Kids! What Time Is It?: Notes from the Peanut Gallery. Say Kids! What Time Is It?: Notes from the Peanut Gallery.

233 "It really, really upset him": "It really, really upset him": Lamar Fike to author, 1992. Lamar Fike to author, 1992.

233 "Nothing has hurt me": "Nothing has hurt me": Elvis Presley to the a.s.sociated Press, quoted in Davis, Stephen. Elvis Presley to the a.s.sociated Press, quoted in Davis, Stephen. Say Kids! What Time Is It?: Notes from the Peanut Gallery. Say Kids! What Time Is It?: Notes from the Peanut Gallery.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN.

235 "ballistic": "ballistic": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

236 "He was effervescent": "He was effervescent": Anita Wood, quoted in Anita Wood, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 58. magazine, no. 58.

236 "I said, 'Sure,' ": "I said, 'Sure,' ": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

236 "Come up": "Come up": Ibid. Ibid.

237 "his hands moved": "his hands moved": Anita Wood, quoted in Anita Wood, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 58. magazine, no. 58.

237 "I just ate that up": "I just ate that up": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

237 "Little": "Little": "Anita Wood Interview," the Web site Elvis Presley News. "Anita Wood Interview," the Web site Elvis Presley News.

237 "He always invited": "He always invited": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

238 "Lamar, look at her": "Lamar, look at her": Ibid. Ibid.

238 "the things that went on in California": "the things that went on in California": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

239 "Hey, y'all": "Hey, y'all": Alan Fortas quoting Anita Wood to author, 1991. Alan Fortas quoting Anita Wood to author, 1991.

239 "He had a Pepsi": "He had a Pepsi": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

239 "He loved to pull tricks": "He loved to pull tricks": Ibid. Ibid.

239 "He'd always come to me": "He'd always come to me": Ibid. Ibid.

239 "I love you": "I love you": Elvis Presley love note to Anita Wood, reproduced as an ill.u.s.tration in Osborne, Jerry, Elvis Presley love note to Anita Wood, reproduced as an ill.u.s.tration in Osborne, Jerry, Elvis Word for Word Elvis Word for Word.

239 "And gullible me": "And gullible me": Anita Wood to author, 2009. Anita Wood to author, 2009.

239 "That got to be": "That got to be": Lamar Fike to author, 1994. Lamar Fike to author, 1994.

239 "One time Anita went out shopping": "One time Anita went out shopping": Marty Lacker to author, 1993. Marty Lacker to author, 1993.

240 "They were all available": "They were all available": Anita Wood to author, 2009. Anita Wood to author, 2009.

240 "He called me": "He called me": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

240 "But really and truly": "But really and truly": Ibid. Ibid.

241 "The Colonel had put me on Nipper Control": "The Colonel had put me on Nipper Control": From the From the Playboy Playboy article "In Bed with Elvis," by Byron Raphael and Alanna Nash, November 2005. article "In Bed with Elvis," by Byron Raphael and Alanna Nash, November 2005.

242 "Elvis did not do": "Elvis did not do": Gordon Stoker, quoted on the Web site Elvis Presley Music. Gordon Stoker, quoted on the Web site Elvis Presley Music.

242 "far too indecent": New York Journal-American, New York Journal-American, quoted in Guralnick, Peter, quoted in Guralnick, Peter, Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley.

242 "He was on the floor": "He was on the floor": Kevin Eggers to author, 2009. Kevin Eggers to author, 2009.

242 "s.e.xhibitionist": "s.e.xhibitionist": d.i.c.k Williams, d.i.c.k Williams, Los Angeles Mirror-News Los Angeles Mirror-News, quoted in Guralnick, Peter, Last Train to Memphis. Last Train to Memphis.

242 "group-f.u.c.ked 10,000 people": "group-f.u.c.ked 10,000 people": Kevin Eggers, quoting Ricky Nelson to author, 2009. Kevin Eggers, quoting Ricky Nelson to author, 2009.

243 "You should have been here last night!" "You should have been here last night!" Elvis Presley to the audience, quoted on the Web site Elvis Presley Music. Elvis Presley to the audience, quoted on the Web site Elvis Presley Music.

243 "I was a goner": "I was a goner": Coplon, Jeff, and Cher, Coplon, Jeff, and Cher, The First Time. The First Time.

243 "When I saw him": "When I saw him": Cher to author, 2009. All remaining quotes from Cher come from this interview. Cher to author, 2009. All remaining quotes from Cher come from this interview.

244 "It's a duty": "It's a duty": Elvis Presley, as quoted in Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley, as quoted in Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music.

244 "Elvis cried in my lap": "Elvis cried in my lap": Barbara Pittman, quoted in Clayton, Rose, and Heard, d.i.c.k, Barbara Pittman, quoted in Clayton, Rose, and Heard, d.i.c.k, Elvis Up Close. Elvis Up Close.

244 "They could not believe": "They could not believe": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

245 "That whole Christmas": "That whole Christmas": Billy Smith to author, 1993. Billy Smith to author, 1993.

245 "It was a fun time": "It was a fun time": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

245 "As kids": "As kids": Lamar Fike to author, 1994. Lamar Fike to author, 1994.

246 "Elvis came over": "Elvis came over": June Wilkinson in the doc.u.mentary June Wilkinson in the doc.u.mentary The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis. The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis.

246 "He was always asking a lot of questions": "He was always asking a lot of questions": Carolyn Jones, quoted in "El's Leading Ladies," by Gerry McLafferty, Carolyn Jones, quoted in "El's Leading Ladies," by Gerry McLafferty, Elvis: The Man and His Music Elvis: The Man and His Music, issue 83, 2009.

247 "It was Elvis": "It was Elvis": Dolores Hart, interviewed by Trevor Cajiao, "Young Dreams" in Dolores Hart, interviewed by Trevor Cajiao, "Young Dreams" in Elvis: The Man and His Music Elvis: The Man and His Music, issue 62, 2003.

247 "like a young animal": "like a young animal": Dolores Hart, quoted in Schroer, Andreas, Dolores Hart, quoted in Schroer, Andreas, Private Presley. Private Presley.

247 "Elvis is a young man": "Elvis is a young man": Dolores Hart, interviewed by Trevor Cajiao, "Young Dreams," in Dolores Hart, interviewed by Trevor Cajiao, "Young Dreams," in Elvis: The Man and His Music, Elvis: The Man and His Music, issue 62, 2003. issue 62, 2003.

247 "There were some horses around": "There were some horses around": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

249 "a chartreuse jacket": "a chartreuse jacket": Jimmie Rodgers Snow, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Jimmie Rodgers Snow, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Texas Monthly Texas Monthly, December 2000.

249 "I told him": "I told him": Jimmie Rodgers Snow to author, 2003. Jimmie Rodgers Snow to author, 2003.

250 "I just remember": "I just remember": Alan Fortas to author, 1990. Alan Fortas to author, 1990.

250 "We was sittin' ": "We was sittin' ": Annie Presley, quoted in Whitmer, Peter O., Annie Presley, quoted in Whitmer, Peter O., The Inner Elvis. The Inner Elvis.

251 "The biggest majority": "The biggest majority": Billy Smith to author, 1993. Billy Smith to author, 1993.

251 "I can't see myself": "I can't see myself": Lamar Fike quoting Gladys Presley in Nash, Alanna, with Smith, Billy, Lacker, Marty, and Fike, Lamar, Lamar Fike quoting Gladys Presley in Nash, Alanna, with Smith, Billy, Lacker, Marty, and Fike, Lamar, Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia. Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia.

252 "Congratulations!": "Congratulations!": Major Elbert Turner, quoted in Osborne, Jerry, Major Elbert Turner, quoted in Osborne, Jerry, Elvis Word for Word Elvis Word for Word.

252 "My heart was being torn away": "My heart was being torn away": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

253 "Good-bye, you long black son of a b.i.t.c.h": Life "Good-bye, you long black son of a b.i.t.c.h": Life magazine, February 10, 1995. magazine, February 10, 1995.

253 "Let us see him": "Let us see him": Mansfield, Rex, and Mansfield, Elisabeth, with Terrill, Marshall, and Terrill, Zoe. Mansfield, Rex, and Mansfield, Elisabeth, with Terrill, Marshall, and Terrill, Zoe. Sergeant Presley: Our Untold Story of Elvis' Missing Years. Sergeant Presley: Our Untold Story of Elvis' Missing Years.

253 "Where's your hound dog?": "Where's your hound dog?": "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Texas Monthly Texas Monthly, December 2000.

254 "the girls seemed to know": "the girls seemed to know": Ibid. Ibid.

254 "We found him": "We found him": Ibid. Ibid.

254 "We had to have guards": "We had to have guards": Ibid. Ibid.

254 "They tried to get me clearance": "They tried to get me clearance": Lamar Fike, quoted in Nash, Alanna, with Smith, Billy, Lacker, Marty, and Fike, Lamar, Lamar Fike, quoted in Nash, Alanna, with Smith, Billy, Lacker, Marty, and Fike, Lamar, Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia. Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia.

254 "When you come in my house": "When you come in my house": William Norwood, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, William Norwood, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Texas Monthly Texas Monthly, December 2000.

255 "When he got her on the line": "When he got her on the line": Eddie Fadal, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Eddie Fadal, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Texas Monthly Texas Monthly, December 2000.

255 "He would come over": "He would come over": "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006. "Interview with Anita Wood," on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.

255 "He put his foot": "He put his foot": Eddie Fadal, quoted in Clayton, Rose, and Heard, d.i.c.k, Eddie Fadal, quoted in Clayton, Rose, and Heard, d.i.c.k, Elvis Up Close. Elvis Up Close.

255 "My father knew all the doctors": "My father knew all the doctors": Janice Fadal, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Janice Fadal, quoted in "Viva Fort Hood," by Michael Hall, Texas Monthly Texas Monthly, December 2000.

256 "I wish they'd let me pick it": "I wish they'd let me pick it": Elvis Presley on home recordings, quoted in Osborne, Jerry. Elvis Presley on home recordings, quoted in Osborne, Jerry. Elvis Word for Word Elvis Word for Word.