Elvis did a meet and greet at Amoeba records when Delivery Man was
released. He did a short performance in the store, the place was
packed, and then I waited the half hour or so in line for the
op****tunity to meet him.
Having seen him perform more than twenty five times in my life, I must
admit it was quite a thrill to actually meet him, if only for a few
moments. I told him how much enjoyment his work had given me over the
years, and he seemed genuinely appreciative. It was an absolute horde
of people, so he kept things pretty short, but it was wonderful to
shake hands and say hi to one of my all time favorites. I'd put it up
there with meeting Bruce and Bono.
Arnold Gallagher wrote:
> I've seen him 5 times in 5 different venues. Last time was 2 hours, 0
> minutes with 0 encores, 27 songs. The next night he did 34 songs in San
> Diego when I wasn't there.
>
> The first show, March 1989 (Spike) I believe, he did a pretty long show
and
> then added 4 encores of 2, 1, 3, and 4 songs, so everyone got their
money's
> worth.
>
> Never met him or talked to him, though. Go to an Al Stewart concert.
He'll
> stay afterward as long as there are people who want to talk. He is great
> with the fans, and even though he doesn't get promoted anymore, his
albums
> are still outstanding. The 2005 Beachful of Shells is almost the best
album
> I've ever heard by anyone, but not quite...not as long as copies of All
> This Useless Beauty still exist!
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