That's it. I'm officially getting to a point I'm mapping out Elvis' body. All the little marks on it, shapes, all of it... birthmarks, scars... everything I can notice.
First thing I noticed was the little mark above his brow, but recently I noticed this mark on his hand too. Did Elvis have a scar on his hand, on the pinky knuckle, or is it just lighting or something? The '68 special close ups are fantastic for catching every little detail on our man, btw. I mean, Lamar said he had huge pores - yes, he did. Didn't make him look bad at all, let's face it. Anyway.
wow. your 89th birthday is today. crazy to think that the first birthday of yours we ever celebrated together was just last year. never at that moment did i understand just how much you would come to mean to me. still can’t grasp it in this moment. reflecting backing on the last year allows me to understand that your magical 88th year led to my magical 23rd year. although from the outside looking in, one would never guess that. you took a year of devastation and heartbreak for me and turned it into one of the most transformative, romantic years of my life. you got me to the other side. you got me to peace and happiness. it was also the year that i finally got to come home and visit you. something that seemed to take an eternity in this lifetime. how i yearned for you at graceland and how i yearn to go back home to you very soon.
but aside from me, let’s focus on you. after all it is your special day. i imagine it is one of the best birthdays you’ve had in a long time. getting to spend it with your mama, daddy, yisa, and beautiful ben. i’m sure your celebration in the clouds could never compete to our collective best efforts to celebrate you here on earth. but i do hope we’ve made you burst with all that beautiful energy you possess. lighting up your face with that precious smile. holding your stomach with the precious pains your contagious laughter brings. embracing all those around you with the magnitude of love you blessed us all with during your lifetime.
most of all, this 89th year, i hope you continue to understand how earth shattering you truly are. there wasn’t anyone like you and there never will be. you were a forced to be reckoned with from the start. a life too grand and precious for this world. you changed music. you changed lives. you changed america. you changed me. something i will always be grateful for, from the bottom of my heart. you’ll never know the impact you’ve had on me. on all of us.
i love you e. i love you more today than i did yesterday. i love you less today than i will tomorrow. i promise you make you proud. to make your 89th year all the more special than the last. forever entwined, you and i ♥️
i wonder if elvis fans in the 70s would play the guessing game of “what jumpsuit is elvis gonna wear today?” like harry styles fans try to guess his show outfits
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It’s Elvis’s birthday here in australia and the wildest thing has happened. it’s currently 12:16am and tears are streaming down my face. as soon as it hit 12am, my city starts storming. and call me crazy but to me, that’s elvis. like the lightening?? on his birthday??
Anyway, happy heavenly birthday to you, elvis. my sweet boy.
thank you for always being there for me, whether it’s your music, or your movies, even to literally talk to a photo of you. i love you with all my heart.
it’s times like this when i am reminded that you never truely left us, that you’re here around us. the wind, the rain, the thunder, the lightning and the rainbows that come after it all.
i hope you have a marvellous day with your little girl, wherever you are.