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528 “He would ask”: George C. Nichopoulos to author, 2007.
529 “a basket case”: George C. Nichopoulos to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1995.
529 “I think it’s wonderful”: Linda Thompson to author, 1977.
529 “I felt a responsibility”: Linda Thompson to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1995.
529 “he was like my little boy”: Ibid.
529 “We both just naturally talked baby talk”: Ibid.
529 “Baby gullion”: Mailgram, Linda Thompson to Elvis Presley, quoted in Nash, Alanna, with Smith, Billy, Lacker, Marty, and Fike, Lamar. Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia. It originally appeared in My Life with Elvis, by Yancey, Becky, and Linedecker, Cliff.
530 “it hurt her”: Marty Lacker to author, 1994.
530 “It was so easy”: Ann-Margret with Gold, Todd, Ann-Margret: My Story.
530 “was so pumped up”: Marty Lacker to author, 1994.
531 “Finally, Linda came”: Ibid.
531 “I miss you”: Joyce Bova quoting Elvis Presley to author, 2009.
532 “Jerry, there’s something”: Schilling, Jerry, with Crisafulli, Chuck, Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley.
532 “He put both of his arms up”: Shirley Dieu to author, 2009. All Shirley Dieu quotes come from this interview.
532 “like he was the last piece of cake”: Billy Smith to author, 1994.
532 “I was thinking”: Marty Lacker to author, 1994.
533 “and man, he looked so fine”: “Interview with Anita Wood,” on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.
533 “Little, I wonder if we made a mistake?” Anita Wood to author, 2009.
533 “You know why I’m playin’ it”: “Interview with Anita Wood,” on the Web site Elvis Australia, November 25, 2006.
533 “lack of energy and interest”: Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music.
533 “He didn’t have breathing room”: Alex Shoofey, in the documentary film Mr. Rock & Roll, 1999.
534 “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen”: Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music.
534 “He really felt that way”: Joe Esposito to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994.
535 “The man who hired the talent”: Barbara Eden to author, 2007.
535 “was wrapped up”: George C. Nichopoulos to author, 2007.
535 “One night”: Lisa Marie Presley, Life magazine, December 1988.
536 “you could have parked”: Lamar Fike to author, 1993.
536 “It was the first time”: Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music.
536 “Why are you sitting out here?” Ray Walker quoting Felton Jarvis to author, 1977.
536 “one of the most”: Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music.
536 “great, absolutely fantastic”: Petula Clark to author, 2009.
537 “He could see no change in his life”: Mary Ann Mobley to author, 2009.
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539 “I-I-I-I had a dream”: Linda Thompson quoting Elvis Presley to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1995.
540 “He would be so distended”: George C. Nichopoulos to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1995.
540 “We used to just sit”: Linda Thompson to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1995.
540 “High Flight”: Elvis would recite J. G. Magee’s sonnet right along with it: “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth/And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings . . .”
541 “He didn’t want”: George C. Nichopoulos to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1995.
541 “Elvis thought”: Billy Smith to author, 1993.
542 “because the more shows he did”: George C. Nichopoulos to author, 2007.
542 “When Dr. Ghanem was there”: Kathy Westmoreland to author, 1997.
542 “nervous as a chicken”: Duke Bardwell to author, 2002.
543 “It was crazy”: Linda Thompson to author, 1977.
543 “the suite was pitch-black”: Bob Finkel to author, 1999.
543 “he calmly picked up his utensils”: Marty Lacker to author, 1994.
543 “It’s better to be unconscious”: Elvis Presley quoted in Goldman, Albert, The Last 24 Hours.