My west coast brother has informed me that today is "Relive Your Past by Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What No Excuses Day." I decided that this would be a great topic to blog about because the title was so long that it was practically the whole blog. My west coast sister-in-law said that her first was "In the Ghetto" by Elvis. My husband said that his first purchase was Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" or maybe "Leroy Anderson Conducts Leroy Anderson." I'm pretty sure my first purchase was "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis. It must have been something by Elvis because he was my first major celebrity crush. Possibly my only one now that I think about it. I had a poster of Elvis on my bedroom wall where I could look at it every night before I fell asleep.
I actually saw Elvis in concert. We were all very young back then. My uncle got tickets through work and took my cousin and me (I was 12 and she was13) to see Elvis at the coliseum. I think the year was 1957. My uncle did not attend, just dropped us off and picked us up later. My cousin and I luckily ended up with seats near the front and I was sure Elvis was looking right at me through the entire show. What a thrill.
Years later I began to wonder if I had dreamed the whole thing. No one seemed to remember Elvis ever coming to Fort Wayne, but recently a friend I've known since high school assured me that she was at the same concert. So we share the same sweet memory.
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