Elvisfest proves that death doesn’t stop life
Well, the Elvi stampeded in and out of Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and they brought 10,000 fans with them.Excerpt:A portion of the laundry list of recent celebrity deaths reads like this: Ed McMahon, TV personality, Michael Jackson, entertainer, Farrah Fawcett, actress, Billy Mays, TV advertiser, Steve McNair, NFL quarterback, Arturo Gatti, professional boxer.Unfortunately, there are plenty more names on the list, but these seem to be the figures who hit our collective headlines and the hearts the hardest.People will pay tribute to these icons for years to come, each, well deserving of adoration and remembrance for their contributions to the lives of millions of people across the world. Only one name on that list-also fittingly called “The King”-will see a comparable tribute to that of which “The King” Elvis Presley receives.Ypsilanti has played its role in paying tribute to Elvis each of the last 10 years in Depot Town’s Riverside Park.This years Elvisfest drew upwards of 10,000 visitors for the 19-hour celebration.Read the rest of the story here.
Well, the Elvi stampeded in and out of Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and they brought 10,000 fans with them.
Excerpt:
A portion of the laundry list of recent celebrity deaths reads like this: Ed McMahon, TV personality, Michael Jackson, entertainer, Farrah Fawcett, actress, Billy Mays, TV advertiser, Steve McNair, NFL quarterback, Arturo Gatti, professional boxer.
Unfortunately, there are plenty more names on the list, but these seem to be the figures who hit our collective headlines and the hearts the hardest.
People will pay tribute to these icons for years to come, each, well deserving of adoration and remembrance for their contributions to the lives of millions of people across the world.
Only one name on that list-also fittingly called “The King”-will see a comparable tribute to that of which “The King” Elvis Presley receives.
Ypsilanti has played its role in paying tribute to Elvis each of the last 10 years in Depot Town’s Riverside Park.
This years Elvisfest drew upwards of 10,000 visitors for the 19-hour celebration.
Read the rest of the story here.
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