Download Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship With Elvis Presley AudioBook Free
Ona lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by the nineteen-year old Elvis Presley, the local teenage whose first record, "That's FINE," had just debuted on Memphis radio. Both became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world's biggest star. In 1964, Elvis invited Jerry to help him as part of his "Memphis Mafia," and Jerry soon found himself coping with Elvis full-time in a Bel Air mansion and, later in his own room at Graceland. Over the next thirteen years Jerry works for Elvis in various capacities-from bodyguard to photography double to co-executive producer over a karate film. But more than anything else he was Elvis's good friend and confidant: Elvis trusted Jerry with protecting his life when he received death threats, he asked Jerry to operate a vehicle him and Pricilla to a healthcare facility the day Lisa Marie was created and accompany him during the famous "lost weekend" when he traveled to meet President Nixon at the White House. Me and a man Named Elvis looks at Presley from a friend's perspective, offering readers the man as opposed to the icon-including insights into the creative frustrations that lead to Elvis's abuse of prescription drugs and his tragic death. Jerry offers never-before-told stories about life inside Elvis's inner circle and an emotional recounting of the fantastic times, hard times, and unique times he and Elvis shared. These vivid memories will be priceless to Elvis's an incredible number of fans, and the compelling story will fascinate an even wider audience.
