At school, I'd be the dude singing to the girls, always up in the auditorium, in the lunch room singing Christmas carols, in the halls between class. I was always singing, and same thing with my grandfather. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree; you know how that goes.

I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.

"One side of the church auditorium was shouting, "Halle-Loo, Halle-Loo, Halle-Loo, Halle-loo-yah!" The other side would retort at a volume many decibels above a jet airplane's with the phrase, "Praise ? Ye ? The ? Lord." They would counter each other several times before switching roles.

I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.