EDDIE O’ROURKE, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE

by eddie on Nov.08, 2009, under E

"Elvis" with friends from Brooklyn

"Elvis" with friends from Brooklyn

On a recent Royal Caribbean cruise to Bermuda, I had yet another opportunity to meet and greet a large number of Elvis fans.

From the moment we left port in Bayonne New Jersey the ship quickly became an intimate floating community of people from diverse locations. I had many conversations and posed for lots of photos with a multitude of Elvis enthusiasts. I occasionally found myself educating fans on the subtle differences between an Elvis Tribute Artist, as opposed to impersonators, imitators and look-alikes. Even for the staff, representing

"Elvis" with Mina from China

"Elvis" with Mina from China

sixty eight international flags, it would appear that the “King” remains popular in their respective countries. As I toured the streets of Hamilton, Bermuda, out of costume, I was greeted with scores of familiar Elvis references such as; It’s the King and Elvis is in the building! It must be the sideburns ’cause when I stopped for lunch at a local English Pub…the manager quickly made her way to my table to learn where I was performing.  As an Elvis Tribute Artist, it’s not always easy living up to the myth, but it’s always a kick to represent

Sinya from Bulgaria

Sinya from Bulgaria

“The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” …whether here, at home, or outside the USA.

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Random Elvis Trivia
“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”
 Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation


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