what were you doing when you heard the news of elvis presley's death in 1977

and if you weren't born then what do you think you would be doing when you were 6 y/o which was how old i was.

we were diving down the highway in a vw camper van during a family vacation and i was fighting with my brother

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NativePortlander1970 ·

My Dad and I were in the car on the way to a store when we heard the news on the radio, he pulled over to call his little sister, my aunt, on the payphone to see if she was alright, she was a major Elvis fanatic. I could hear her sobbing and crying all the way to the car.

beermeplease · M

@NativePortlander1970 yeah that was quite the day. my parents weren't huge elvis fans buy i could tell by their reaction it was a big deal. it's amazing how many people heard the news on the radio while driving.....we were driving somewhere in oregon on our way home....maybe we drove passed each other 🤣

NativePortlander1970 ·

@beermeplease Were you on the Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy west of Portland in the Raleigh Hills district, near Fred Meyers?

beermeplease · M

@NativePortlander1970 at 6 i didn't know much about oregon or it's street names....we were probably on i-5 though. i know we have one picture from that trip. it's kinda funny. i'll try to look for it later. i hope i can find it. but i need my morning coffee first 🤣

NativePortlander1970 ·

@beermeplease Sounds like a plan.