The growl, the croon, the bedroom whisper, the haunting sob. The jiggling knee, the sleepy smile, the whirling arms. It was only in the final months of his life, Hendry maintains, that the King piled on the excess weight that made him a cruel punch line after his death in 1977 at the age of 42. “People always make that mistake with Elvis,” he chides. He needs to work on his hair.”Īnd maybe he’s, uh, a little too thin? At this point Hendry bristles slightly - in defence of his friend, in defence of their hero. That’s a huge part of it.”Īnything lacking? Well, the look isn’t perfect, Hendry says. “He’s got a really good voice,” Hendry says. Only his mane of black hair and spectacular mutton chops give him away. Hendry is at the far back of the hotel ballroom where all the off-duty Elvises hang out, incognito in jeans, a dark shirt, Clark Kent glasses. Tim Hendry respects the Elvis he’s watching - a long-time friend and sometimes competitor from the North American Elvis impersonator circuit. He leans down to give a little sugar to a lady in the front row. “Hello, my name is, uhhh, Engelbert Humperdinck,” he jokes huskily. He moves well, and he stays in character between songs. He’s rocking out with a full band to ‘See See Rider’ as a Jumpsuit Elvis, aka 1970s Elvis, the most popular kind of Elvis at this or any Elvis Festival. ![]() OCEAN CITY (Maryland): The Elvis on stage right now is a pretty good Elvis.
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