Bless Elvis always having to defend himself never heard about that fight heard one dj fontana spoke about an the famous gas station one brilliant history thank you
Thank you for sharing with us Elvis fans. I would like to have seen it. Elvis really was taking care of business. Very interesting to find out. A fan of Elvis for life. Long live Elvis!
Great video and cool Elvis story that we would never know with out your investigative skills! I can just picture a handsome young Elvis taking care of business . Thank you!
Way Cool Trey! This is AMAZING to say the least that the structure and surrounding structures still stand till this day...Gives Elvis Fans Great Perspective of the Incident at that Location! - Thanks Bro!
That guy who had the fight with Elvis, Elvis would of knocked him out) taking care of business) just to think what a tale the guy would tell when Elvis was famous. Thanks Trey much appreciated for sharing.
Love this video- thank you! I really appreciate how you verify your information and then proceed to the actual site and show all different angles. Awesome!
Who would be the one person to dislike your video? Just goes to show you to ignore the trolls. I like your videos and your passion of Elvis. If anyone goes to Graceland and doesn't have chills. I'd be shocked.
We have one guy that hates on us every chance he gets, I’m sure he has a lot of fake accounts and dislikes with all his RU-vid accounts.. pathetic people in the world.. let me tell you
I love that Elvis could handle himself, and often did. I lived in Bastrop for a few years as a young boy in 1976-1977 as my step dad worked for international paper there. I remember people still talking about him playing at my grade school but not sure if I ever heard anything about a fight.
Never heard this story. A friend of mine took Elvis to a dinner after a show here in Fort Myers back in 55. Seems like thats what he liked to do after his shows. The gas station fight is about the only one talked about but I imagine he had to stand up for himself a few times back in those days. Sideburns and jealousy pissed alot if guys off back then when men were men. Great vlog Trey 👍🏻😎
. .he had it ever since he was a child in Tupelo, seeing how people had shamed the poor black community there and then and I do believe that he felt compelled to mediate for them. .that spirit within him to serve even if it meant getting in a tangle never left him, but for sure he would not allow himself to be the butt of someone’s ignorant ways and always fought back. ..he was a solitary priceless gem ..✨thanks Trey, love them hidden pearls
When I lived there in the late 70’s and 80’s that place was called “Eat a Bite”. Great Catfish and Hush Puppies! One day a week they had Frog legs AYCE
The way I understand it is that Elvis was a good fighter even before he learned Karate. His friends said that he could have been a professional fighter if he had not been concerned about having his face changed.
Scotty and DJ related a story to George Klein about some guy coming into a diner and calling Elvis out. Elvis tried to diffuse the situation, but the guy wasn't having it. According to DJ Fontana, Bill and DJ were egging Elvis on a bit, who was getting madder with the guy because his girl kept a picture of Elvis. The guy allegedly goes to swing, Scotty jumped on the guy's back, but got knocked down and when Elvis saw that, he went to town.
Morgan and Linsey 5 and dime was the store where the gravel was ,a sporting goods store was on the west side of Arlises cafe ,the Swan was western Auto in the 60 ,a after hours bar in the 70 ,and was remodeled into a house in the 2000 s ,and I all ways heard from my two oldest brothers that was there that night , according to there story that the fight started over Elvis flirting with the guy’s girlfriend,and yes I have lived in Bastrop for 66 years ,don’t know everything that went on here but this is a small town ,and nothing stays secret in a small town,and very little is told the way it really happened either 😂🤭
My father immigrated to Rockford IL at 18 years old in 1957 from Sweden. Rockford settled by the Swedes East Side of the Rock River and Italians on the West side of the river. They’d meet in the middle of the Jefferson Street bridge and have fist fights on Saturday nights. Fair fights, no weapons. My how times have changed. Now a few murders per month in same general area.
Elvis went from playing elementary school gyms to selling out Madison Square Garden in NYC 4 times!! As for the cafe owner not liking his sideburns. I don't buy it. I'm willing to bet it was over his style of music.
Elvis was a scrapper and a fighter. I can see him duking it out with that guy. Had to teach him not to make fun of his side burns. That's right they took care of business themselves back than. I'm sure they made up in the end.
