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These are stories about Elvis and Lisa, and are from
Jim's book-
Elvis Unknown Stories Behind The Legend
Copyright © 1998 Jim Curtin
Al Rights Reserved .. No stories in part or in whole
can be used without written permission from Jim Curtin
According to Elvis himself, the biggest accomplishment
in his life was the birth of his daughter, Lisa Marie.
He hoped that his name and legend would carry on long
after his death through his child.
Febuary 1st 1968 was Elvis' happiest day. He could not
believe that he had helped create such a wonder.
Lisa Marie brought Elvis so much happiness that no one
else was able to fill her shoes.
Elvis sometimes said that Lisa Marie was his life and
that all he ever accomplished was for her.
She brought sunshine into a life later filled with sorrow
and poor health. Elvis used to say that Lisa Marie was a true Presley.
She enjoyed being in the limelight and soaked up the attention bestowed
upon herby the fans.
She loved to pose for pictures and to mingle with her
fathers friends and followers. When Lisa Marie, grew old enough to
write, she enjoyed walking down to the Graceland gates to sign autographs
for the fans. Lisa Marie got the same thrill out of the fans as her father
did. What Elvis loved best about his daughter was that she knew exactly
who her daddy was: "Ailvis Presley! The King of Rock n Roll!" Tears welled
up in Elvis' eyes everytime she proudly pronounced the words. Lisa Marie
took advantage of her status. She enjoyed bossing around the other inhabitants
of Graceland; when she grew old enough to realize her power, she would
occasionaly threaten to go to Elvis and have someone fired if they did
not follow her commands. Elvis hoped his daughter would grow up healthy
and smart and not suffer as he had. |
A few weeks before Priscilla gave birth, she and Elvis
had to decide what to name their first child. The four boy names they'd
chosen were Vernon, Aron, Thomas, and John. Elvis suggested Vernon after
his father, but Priscilla was not crazy about the name. She then came up
with Aron after, Elvis' middle name, and both agreed to have that as a
standby. Thomas was for the colonel, and John was chosen because it was
a strong name. In the end both Elvis and Priscilla decided on, John Baron
Presley. Baron was a play on Elvis' and his stillborn brother's middle
names, Aron and Garon. The three girl names they selected were, Gladys,
Josephine, and Lisa. Glady's was Priscilla's choice in honor of Elvis'
mother. Elvis felt bad that he could not include or honor his paternal
grandmother Minnie Mae, but neither he nor Priscilla liked the name Minnie.
Priscilla then came up with Josephine in honor of her step-father Joseph
Beaulieu. In the end the Presley's decided on Lisa. Lisa
Marie was the name chosen by Elvis and Anita Wood when
they had discussed having a baby in the 1950's. When Priscilla gave birth
to a girl Elvis decided to keep the name. The name Marie was rumored to
have been in honor of Colenel Parker's wife, but that is not true. Marie
was Anita's Woods middle name, and Elvis chose his daughter's middle name
in honor of his love for her, as well as because he genuinely liked the
name. |
Because Elvis and Priscilla held different religious
beliefs, they decided that Lisa Marie would not be baptized. They wanted
their daughter to be able to make her own decision about such things when
she was of age.
Sometime after Elvis died Priscilla became a member of
the Church of Scientology. She is part of what is called the Celebrity
Center branch in Hollywood., where discretion reigns and privacy is respected.
When Lisa Marie was 16 years old, she followed in her mothers footsteps
and became a member of L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology as well.
She is still a member today. as are her two children. |
Grandpa Vernon was ecstatic when Lisa Marie was born.
She was the first girl in a long time to be born in his immediate family
and he could not have neen happier. When it came time for Vernon to hold
his granddaughter, Elvis roared with laughter. Vernon hadn't held a baby
in over 30 years, and he was scared. Every time Elvis or Priscilla let
Vernon hold Lisa Marie, he did so hesitantly. He would hold her, look at
her, and then begin to shake uncontrollably. He was scared that he might
drop or hurt her. Vernon's knees wobbled and his
hands and arms shook as he passed his grandchild over
for someone else to hold. The longest Vernon ever held baby Lisa Marie
was about five minutes. He reasoned that the baby was to small and too
frail and he did not want to be held responsible if anything happened to
her. When Lisa Marie got older, Vernon lost his fear and played with the
first girl in the Presley family everyday. |
When Lisa Marie was three years old she learned the words
to Elvis' newest song "Sweet Caroline" and sang it for her father. Elvis
told her that he wanted to record her on tape; Lisa Marie sang full blast
and even mimicked some of her father's stage moves. Elvis loved her little
voice and thought she would be a great singer one day. Lisa Marie learned
the words to Elvis' songs by playing his records on her own portable record
player. When she had the song down pat, she'd run into her father's room,
take him by the hand, and say, "Daddy, sit down. I want to sing you our
latest song!" She'd sing as loud as she could, making Elvis laugh and cry
at the same
time. He loved the fact that his daughter liked his songs
enough to learn them. |
When Lisa Marie was four years old, she gave everyone
at Graceland a big scare. Elvis was on tour at the time, having left just
two days before. Vernon was named babysitter until Priscilla came to get
Lisa Marie; Elvis and Priscilla were seperated and Priscilla had moved
to their home in Bel Air.
The minature female version of Elvis went into the bathroom
and locked herself in. Vernon could not get her to come out. He feared
she would hurt herself or accidently take some pills, thinking they were
candy. He called the local fire department for help. While he waited for
the firemen to arrive, he tried to open the lock by inserting thick wire
and other keys, but the lock was too good. He even tried to slide a credit
card in at the side of the door to push the lock open, but it didn't work.
When the firemen finally arrived, Vernon was in tears. The fire chief checked
out the lock and then asked for a bobby pin. After fiddling it back and
forth and twisting the pin a little the lock opened. A relieved Vernon
saw Lisa Marie sitting on the closed toilet seat with her arms crossed
against her chest, and an angry look on her face. When Vernon called for
her to come out, she stomped out of the
bathroom with her arms still crossed. She gave her grandfather
an angry look as she passed, walked into her room, and slammed the door. |
When Lisa Marie's first baby tooth came out, Elvis named
himself her personel tooth fairy. Lisa Marie was advised to put her tooth
under a pillow at night and was told the tooth fairy would come and exchange
the tooth for money. She ran up to her room and put the tooth under her
pillow early so that she wouldn't forget. The following morning she woke
up to find a $5 bill under her pillow. Lisa Marie jumped and yelled all
around Graceland, waving the money at everyone. When Elvis got up several
hours later, Lisa Marie showed him
what the tooth fairy had left for her. Elvis played it
cool and acted very happy for her. When Lisa called to tell her mother
about it, Priscilla was shocked. She scolded Elvis and told him the going
rate for a child's tooth was 50 cents! |
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