Elvis: the King is dead! Long live the King!

It was thirty years ago today, that a drug-addled and seriously overweight Elvis Presley was found dead in a bathroom at Graceland, his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

Presley may have live (and died) in Memphis but he was born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi. So no surprise that he performed at an outdoor concert at the Mississippi-Alabama State Fair & Dairy Show in Tupelo in June 1956. Down at the end of Lonely Street:



Of course, it all ended in tears.

Elvis's Grilled Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich:

Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread and mashed banana on the other. Press the slices gently together. Melt butter (or Elvis's preferred bacon fat) over low heat in a small frying pan. Place sandwich in pan and fry until golden brown on both sides. Eat it with a glass of buttermilk.

Pig out on a dozen or more such sandwiches and also chuck down a large handful of prescription uppers and downers. Repeat until dead.