RIP Elvis

DanHolohan

Gone 40 years today. I got to shake his hand!

STEVEusaPA

Did he say..."Thankyou...ThankYouVeryMuch.."
Another one of those...I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news...

DanHolohan

He said, "Thank you very much for watching my car. " I was working Security at Nassau Coliseum.

STEVEusaPA

That's a cool story. My uncle worked on his car overseas when he was in the service.

ChrisJ

DanHolohan said:

He said, "Thank you very much for watching my car. " I was working Security at Nassau Coliseum.

And Dan replied "OMG I'm never going to wash this hand again!!!!"


What kind of car was it Dan?

DanHolohan

It was a white, stretch limo. I was right in front of the stage for nearly the whole concert. The boss moved me to the ramp where the Zamboni is before the last song. His lady was in the stretch. He came running at me. I opened the door for him. He stopped and said that and then he shook my hand.

The limo raced up the ramp and out of the building and I stood there, all alone, staring at my hand. July 19, 1975.

ChrisJ

DanHolohan said:

It was a white, stretch limo. I was right in front of the stage for nearly the whole concert. The boss moved me to the ramp where the Zamboni is before the last song. His lady was in the stretch. He came running at me. I opened the door for him. He stopped and said that and then he shook my hand.

The limo raced up the ramp and out of the building and I stood there, all alone, staring at my hand. July 19, 1975.

Bruce Springsteen was there too?

DanHolohan

Not while I was working there. I was there from 1973-1980. Here's a list of the shows I worked: http://rocktourdatabase.com/venues/nassau-veterans-memorial-coliseum

I started with Led Zep on 6/14/72, and finished with The Jacksons on 11/06/79. There were some others that are not on that list. John Denver sticks out in my memory. After the show, they had me in a lounge with him and Peter, Paul & Mary for about three hours. I was the fly on the wall.

I worked the locker room at the Foreman/Fraiser fight. My instructions were to let NO ONE in the locker room after it was over. That night, I turned away Elliot Gould, Donald Sutherland, Ruben Hurricane Carter, Don King, Leroy Neiman, and Elizabeth Taylor. I also got to meet the fighters. George Foreman wasn't selling grills that night.

EBEBRATT-Ed

Wow! Great memories. Sometimes it isn't all about the money!

DanHolohan

That's for sure, Ed.