Today Is...Elvis Day

Between making a record as a surprise for his mum in 1953 and eating himself to death in 1977, Elvis acted in 31 films and as an actor it was said he was a great singer but that wasn't always the case.
He got a C for music at school and in a singing contest at a country fair he came 5th so it could be taken as a lesson not giving up your dream or as he would probably prefer, thinking 'what do you know' to music teachers and country fair song judges because he went on to become so famous that he was called the King so f**k 'em, thank you very much.
As well as the films, he released 117 singles, 50 albums and gave careers to thousands of impersonators around the World but the greatest hit he is most remembered for is the one where he hit the floor in his bathroom.
There are many more dignified ways to die than being found face down in the bathroom with your underpants around your ankles and if he was given a choice it would probably be in bed surrounded by several buckets of fried chicken and a plate of banana, peanut butter and bacon sandwiches.
Suspicious Minds was another one of his and there have been a few of those regarding if it was actually him who was sprawled all over the toilet floor that day and the simple answer is of course it was, if he was going to plan his own death it would be dying saving orphans from a burning building or drowning whilst rescuing puppies, not dying form the exertion of trying to push one out.
He did have a great voice and he was an extremely handsome man and he also had some great songs with Suspicious Minds winning a TV Poll a while back but he did have more than a few stinkers in his back catalogue, Teddy Bear and Old Shep are particularly cringe.
Why all those Elvis impersonators are the later white rhinestone jumpsuit types when he was bloated and wheezy i don't get because he probably deserves to be remembered as the good looking, hip swaying rocker instead of the bloated chocolate bar frying mess he became.