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Today In History 19 March 1957

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Today In History 19 March 1957 #1
Naomi Naomi C Between Greensboro and Roanoke, USA 1964 MG MGB "Kirby" 1979 MG MGB "Bandit" 1980 MG MGB "Robbie" 1995 Mazda Miata Special Edition 2003 Jaguar S-Type	Posted: March 19, 2012 08:02AM Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 13,324

Today in history, 19 March, 1957 - Elvis Presley bought the mansion he called Graceland for $102,000.

Now whatcha got to say about that?

Your turn smiling smiley

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wyatt Wyatt W penguin point, drift ice, Antarctica 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1960 MG MGA 1966 MG MGB	Posted: March 19, 2012 08:25AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 23,301

...been there....when he was still alive, we used ta go bar hoppin together at Quintin Inmans Two Way Inn, and then close up Quintins High Hat with some rockin.....when Jerry Lee walked in....Elvis said we had to leave....
...those were the dayz my friend......

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Speedy1 John Gonzales-Lusk Los Lunas, NM, USA	Posted: March 19, 2012 09:02AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 3,360

I'm All Shook Up

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bleteaches6 lee orphan Sumner, WA, USA 1956 MG MGA 1500 1979 MG MGB Limited Edition (LE) 1979 MG Midget 1500	Posted: March 19, 2012 10:46AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 6,992

I saw him last week eating tacos, I swear................ The gates that he had made have always intrigued me.

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Jim K James A. Krasnansky Liberty, KY, USA 1970 MG MGB GT "Chloe" 1971 MG MGB GT "Roscoe" 1972 MG MGB "Camilla"	Posted: March 19, 2012 12:01PM Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 8,012

I worked with Elvis and Marilyn Monroe when I worked at Prudhoe Bay.

Jim K is a grease-stained wretch

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wyatt Wyatt W penguin point, drift ice, Antarctica 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1960 MG MGA 1966 MG MGB	Posted: March 19, 2012 12:07PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 23,301

....OK...but I'm not quite sure what a prud hoe is???....but please keep it at bay!!!

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JackMG Jack Lindler Greenville,SC, USA	Posted: March 19, 2012 12:33PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 14,907

You ain't nothin' but a houn' dawg...

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JackMG Jack Lindler Greenville,SC, USA	Posted: March 19, 2012 12:35PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 14,907

Oh, you left out - it was the day the swallows returned to San Juan Capistrano...as today is also...

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crustyoldfe Bob . At, Large, Canada 1977 MG MGB 2006 Jeep Commander 2011 Ford Mustang	Posted: March 19, 2012 03:11PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 2,295

I was exactly one month old. Well not quite. I was 28 days old.

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wyatt Wyatt W penguin point, drift ice, Antarctica 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1960 MG MGA 1966 MG MGB	Posted: March 19, 2012 04:15PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 23,301

Crusty...back then you were known as ...L'enfant terrible

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Re: Today In History 19 March 1957 #11
crustyoldfe Bob . At, Large, Canada 1977 MG MGB 2006 Jeep Commander 2011 Ford Mustang	Posted: March 19, 2012 07:00PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 2,295

You've no idea how true that is. An unholy terror.

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