Elvis' Humor: Girls, Guns & Guitars - Paperback

by Steven Bo Keeley (Author)

This is a biography of Elvis's top 290 comic moments. The King of rock and roll is for the first time revealed as the King of humor. Girls, guns, guitars, morgues, one-way mirrors, fleets of gifts, duping the U.S. President, chimpanzee sex, charade assassins, and water pistol fights are the deepest insights into the real Elvis. Presley had a thoughtful, comprehensive sense of humor, as detailed in the first chapter 'The Psychology of Elvis' Humor'. The best comic moments of his life follow. What Others Say about Elvis Presley's Humor: -"I wish we had a full-length documentary of the way we all carried on at these locations. It would be a heck of a comedy." - Sonny West (bodyguard) -"Elvis, as much as anybody I've ever known in my life, loved to laugh. His whole life was built around trying to find humor in things." - Ronnie Tutt (drummer) -"Whether it was a whoopee cushion placed on one of the guy's chairs or dried red peppers poured on someone's eggs, there was always a prank ready to be played." - Peggy Lipton (model, girlfriend) -"Elvis was an impulsive guy. And when you mix impulse, temper, and pills, you're going to have some interesting situations." - Marty Lacker (Memphis Mafia) -"Elvis had no parameters. He moved the lines of behavior wherever he wanted them and if he went too far, he moved them out farther." - Lamar Fike (stage lighting, MM)

Author Biography

Steven bo Keeley is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, former national racquet champion, and has traveled to 105 countries on a shoestring. In youth, he knew a little about Elvis from parallel experiences. He didn't own a damn thing that couldn't be left out in the rain. He was a practical joker, amateur magician, and psych technician. He lived for many years with the Woolies band that backed Chuck Berry. Keeley played professional racquetball which was one of Elvis's favorite sports. He was challenged by the Memphis Mafia including Dr. and son Dean Nichopoulos, and Steve and Stuart Smith. On top of the Memphis William Tanner building he turned down an invitation to join the Elvis club and wrote about it in 'Elvis and the Memphis Racquetball Mafia'. He has written a dozen other books on adventure travel. His Wikipedia reads like Indiana Jones.