On the anniversary of The King’s passing

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 16th, 2010

Three years ago, The Female Half, in her regular “Keep It Tight” column, recalled the passing of her grandfather, who coincidentally died one day after Elvis Aaron Presley. It’s a sweet, sad and insightful remembrance of her grandpop and a look into the jumble of feelings inside an 11-year-old as she reconciles her personal grief at the passing of a loved one with that of a nation grieving over a cultural icon. The Female Half linked to it off of her Facebook page today (it being the anniversary of Presley’s death) and folks seemed to enjoy reading it!

Then I thought about Lisa Marie. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to mourn the loss of a loved one while complete strangers– a whole country full of them almost– mourned him as well. Just like Elvis did, my grandfather died on the bathroom floor. How awful it would have been if I had to listen to the whole world speculate as to why.

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