[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 34, Issue 30

[Doug Pomeroy]

Well, constipation is a primary side effect of using pain killers, to  
which
I understand Elvis was addicted.

Poor guy!  A simple kid whose modest talents were grossly exaggerated
by his handlers and "the music biz" and, understandably, his own ego.

In a similar vein, I'm surprised Michael Jackson lived as long as he  
did.

Doug Pomeroy


On Jul 23, 2011, at 7:56 PM, 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:12:13 -0400
> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Greatest addicts
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> On 7/23/2011 6:11 PM, Tom wrote:
>> I'm surprised Elvis didn't make the cut of the greatest addicts. He  
>> was
>> certainly an addict, though I guess whether he was great or not is  
>> a hot
>> topic of debate. And I'd certainly rank his heft as a cultural icon  
>> to at
>> least be the equal of Jerry Lee Lewis.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Maybe they didn't think to list him was because he didn't die directly
> of his addiction -- unless it was his addiction to fried banana
> sandwiches.  Evidence seems to point to him dying of complications of
> constipation.  Talk about his heft as a cultural icon!!!!
>
> Mike (let us not forget screamin jay hawkins' constipation blues)   
> Biel
> mbiel at mbiel.com