Old car at High School — April 1961 — #38902_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State) — Aberdeen
Neis, Joe
Thanks to Sam Talley, who wrote that "while we were school students, friends and I put this car in place and blocked an entrance to Aberdeen High School on Sunday, April 16,1961. It was lifted up a flight of steps and the wheels were removed. It took officials two days to figure out how to remove it. There was no damage to school property. Sam became a renowned private investigator."
Thanks also to Lillian Groesbeck, who noted that Mr. Talley was later on the security team for Elvis Presley. Mr. Talley added some details: "My wife and I met Elvis at the Seattle Worlds Fair and were in the movie "It Happened At the Worlds Fair" in 1963 as spectators when he marched and sang in a parade. We made friends because I did not pester him. I still have the Honda 50 that he drove in the movie. I was hired onto his venue security team for about 16 months after college. We'd sneak him in and out of appearance locations. I did not bring it up much in those days because people had so many questions. I at one time had a vanity auto licence plate that stated I NU LVS, but people would almost run me off the road to see if he was in the pickup with me. I took them off my truck but still have them put away. Believe it or not, I have even signed autographs for a few people who wanted to feel a connection with Elvis Presley. It's a crazy world. Its been a long time and people have forgot all the hoopala....
I loved my youth on the Harbor."
