The whole world knows
Elvis Aaron Presley as the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, a lover of
peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches and a
professional hip shaker. “Give us something new,” you say? We here at Brooklyn Bowl are
all about keeping it fresh, and these 11 facts about the King will leave you all shook up and ready to rock at
A Night of 1,000 Elvises at
the Bowl on Friday, 8 January!
1. Elvis was a
black belt in karate.
2. As a teenager, Elvis
styled his hair using Vaseline.
3. Elvis recorded more than 600 songs, but didn’t write any of them.
4. One of Elvis’s favourite snacks was burnt bacon.
5. Elvis was really good friends with
Johnny Cash. Just take a moment to picture that awesomeness.
6. Elvis wrote a six-page letter to
President Nixon in which he had spelt out his desire to be made a “Federal Agent at Large” in the
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
7. Elvis was a natural blond but rumour has it his movie idol was
Tony Curtis, who had shiny black hair.
8. Elvis recorded 15 songs with the word
blue in the title.
10. Elvis never performed outside of North America.
11. Elvis’s signature “shaky legs” dance was a result of his stage fright. Who knew!
