Happy Belated Birthday, Elvis

Yesterday was Elvis’ birthday.

I was actually a huge Elvis fan as a kid. Yes, he died the month that I was born, but that didn’t matter to me. It didn’t matter because I actually thought he was alive. Don’t write me off as crazy. I didn’t think he was alive as in “Elvis is alive.”

Here’s the story:

I was probably 6 or 7 years old, watched a lot of Elvis movies on television, and what can I say, I fell in love with him. Elvis was my first crush. Every time my sister and I played house, I immediately chose Elvis to be my husband. Even as I write this post, all of those puppy love emotions come back. Sad, I know.

Then, one day, a commercial came on, and it was one of those types of commercials that you don’t see anymore. You know, the “Purchase Elvis’ greatest hits on 20 cassette tapes or 50 LPs for $19.99″ with video of Elvis in the background as each song title scrolls up the screen along with 5-second song snippets.

Somewhere in that commercial, it mentioned his death. I was devastated. It was my first exposure to death, and what made it worse was that he’d been dead the whole time I was in love with him. I was really bummed and a bit traumatized.

Happy Birthday, Elvis! Better late than never.

In honor of this belated occasion, I’m highlighting these Elvis baby booties. Although made out of fleece and not suede, these blue fleece shoes will have your baby dancing to the jailhouse rock. Price: $18.00. Get them at Baby Dagny (and also available in pink).