I met Elvis in 1957, I was on top 10 Dance party on WHPQ radio television in Memphis at the time. Elvis watched that show a lot and one Saturday after the show, he had Lamar fike call me on the phone and he wanted a date to see me that night.
Well, I told him I already had a date and Iwouldn't break it. Lamar could not believe-- 'you won't break a date to go out with Elvis presley. Are you crazy?' I mean, you know he really went wild. And I said, 'well, Idon't believe Elvis would like that if I did that to him. If I had a date with him and broke it for someone else. So, I'm sorry Ican't do that because I already have plans.'
So anyway, he hung up the phone. And ithought, well, I'll never hear from him again. And to be honest Iwasn't really an elvis fan at that time. But it so happens a couple of weeks later he called again. And the next time, I did not have a date. So I was able to go.
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