CAN’T HELP FALLING
Last week, a bible given to Elvis Presley by his Uncle Vester and Aunt Clettes on the occasion of his first Christmas at Graceland in 1957 sold at auction for £59,000. The volume was heavily underlined; sparsely annotated.
INKED BY THE KING
At the same auction, a pair of underpants worn during Presley’s final tour — and possibly during his final performance — failed to meet the reserve price of £7,000. The last song Elvis performed at his last concert on June 26, 1977: Can’t Help Falling in Love. Elvis died on August 16, in a bathroom at Graceland.
SOILED TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER
The Italian media philosopher Franco “Bifo” Berardi sees the year 1977 as pivotal, as described in this brief montage of excerpts from his Precarious Rhapsody:
GERMANY IN AUTUMN: CRACKED EGG
PRECARIOUS RHAPSODY
Desperado Philosophy 