Letter to the Editrix

My name is Ann Morris and considering the fact that I am a 52 year old(to be 53 in December) grandmother, I'm almost certainly not the kind of person you'd expect to be writing to the RED PAGES. On the other hand, old hippie chicks like me grew up with rock 'n' roll and we don't just like it, we love it! One of my childhood memories is of my dad using his tennis racket for a guitar and pretending to be Elvis. We always had rock in our home.

I saw the Beatles in September of 1964 and I saw the Monkees with Jimi Hendrix as their opening act in 1967. I'm no stranger to rock and yet, I've been somewhat out of touch it seems.

My first experience (not to be my last also) with the RED ELVISES took place November 8, 2002 at the Skipperdome in Tampa, Florida. I'd been invited to go to the show by this strange science guy who works with my husband who is also a strange science guy but very cool, of course. I'd never even heard of the RED ELVISES before that day! Hard to believe, I know, but I am legally blind and can't drive a a car, so I don't get out much. No really, I don't get out much. I am never the one to hear about a group first. I see my friends and say stuff such as, "You have gotta hear this group RED ELVISES 'cause they are soooo cool," and they'll say,"Oh they've been around for a long time. You never heard them before--they play them all the time on WMNF!"

Anyway, I digress (probably will again too).

The night was pleasantly balmy and I was in a mood to rock out. To my great delight RED ELVISES were a seriously fun, rockin' band. The humor of their patter and the sing alongs were just what the soul doctor ordered.

Now, I must digress again.

I am part of a group that holds a science fiction convention every October and we have a party called the Ygor Party. A part of that is a yelling match in which people try to outyell each other with which way they think the name Ygor should be pronounced, "EE-GOR" or "EYE-GOR." Well, whenever RED ELVIS Igor's name was mentioned on stage at the show, there were people in the audience who yelled out "EYE-GOR!" (Not me!!!) I knew where they had been and why they did that but I bet Igor wondered what the heck was going on.

Back on the track, hoping that a train is not here also...

We had to buy a CD at the show and I have since bought the live album because I had to have one that had "Gypsy Heart" on it. I am telling everyone how great the ELVISES are and I'll be going back to their concert in March. I'm totally hooked. I love the way they rock, their humor, and the way they are able to play many styles of music. They are not just a gimmick band. They have real musical talent and skill. Also, despite their admonition that the more you drink the better they sound, you can be stone sober and they are GREAT!!! ROCK ON RED ELVISES.

Peace,
Ann Morris
Plant City, FL