How has Elvis affected your life?

[K_ELVIS]

This is the question. How has Elvis affected your life? This is my answer:
Elvis has affected my life in it's entirety. Just look at my avatar! That's me. I was always a fan of Elvis, just not in the way that a lot of people are, until I was asked to "be him" for a promo where I work. I had a cheap vinyl costume I used for Carnevale and had a picture of me on my desk. When asked to do this promo, I wanted to do a good job, so I really listened good to the CD's I have and read up on Elvis prior to this promo. It was like a light going on in my head. I developed an appreciation for Elvis that I didn't have before. I really listened to his singing and couldn't get over the incredible vocal range he had! As I tried to sing along with him, I realized that there was so much more to his singing than I initially thought. There was so much more to the man than I thought! Elvis sings with so much heart and soul. I actually cried listening to "Don't Cry Daddy"!
I am now an Elvis Tribute Artist/impersonator because of that promo I did. I will never even come close to sounding like Elvis, but this is "My Way" of keeping the King alive! People just love to listen to him, even if it isn't the real thing, just seeing a guy in a jumpsuit on stage singing his fool head off, makes people happy. I now have the black hair, sideburns, jumpsuit, and the people I know love it! I now have Elvis everywhere in "my room". I have all his concert DVD's and my CD collection is growing as well. Even my 3 year old son sings Elvis!
This is how Elvis has affected my life.