People have been texting throughout the day with their thoughts on the life and death of Elvis Presley. I’ve attended Elvis Week a few times over the years, which conveniently fell during a time each year when I visited relatives who lived within driving distance but who have since passed away. August 16th has always been poignant to me, and always will be for interrelated reasons. Someone I knew from my high school years was in Memphis this past week and shared pictures with my family, including one of the resting place of Lisa Marie. Here is something from Elvis’s final album, Moody Blue, released in June 1977 just two before he died. Contrary to popular belief, Elvis was still very much bringing it in his final years. Contemplative songs like this and “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” comprised much of his later catalog, which tells you something.