In honor of Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of RnR. Elvis became King 10-15 years after Rock began. He is the most significant cultural icon, pretty much ever. When Elvis was 13 years old he arrived in Memphis. He played with DJ Fontana and many others. He composed a song called HeartBreak hotel. No body had ever composed a song and choreographed hip and pelvic complexities that also are considered 'sex moves' on the telly. He is banned from Sullivan. The world falls silent. What next for the young man.

I am an Elvis fan from WAY back. I sat on the roadway when a parade invited him to perform. I saw Elvis in concert on the television 3 times. When the haunted Hayride of Louisiana come through, I was there, eating a Georgia peach. All us kids had little guitars and we pretended to be Elvis, but we weren't.

"It is a little known fact that Elvis played chess, and is indeed, a student of the game. His FIDE Rating peaked at 2029 and he stayed above 2k for weeks and then he started to drink booze, and lots of it. Some will say Elvis began to smoke pot, but I don't believe it. He faced several GMs and the GMs had a fun time with their games. Then one day, a famous Chess GM attended one of Elvises concerts, Elvis said "hey hound dog, you wanna play some chess? I'm black." This famous GM, as white, made but only ONE MISTAKE, and that is underestimating Elvis. Elvis Presley took Emanuel Lasker to a draw that day, and that is when he became the king of rock, but also a chess legend." This is a ficticous story. Elvis did play chess, the King of Rock n Roll is a chess legend, they say.

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