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Is it normal for a 13-year old to have never heard of Elvis?
Is it normal for a 13-year old to have never heard of Elvis?
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Elvis Presley has always been my idol!
Growing up as a kid and into my teenage years and beyond, I wanted to do three things! Visit Graceland, Sun Studio and his birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi! In 1993, whilst in America for our 25th Wedding Anniversary we drove to Graceland on route from Nashville, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana and in 2004 we drove up from Orlando, Florida to Tupelo, Mississippi (a round trip of 1500 miles) taking in Sun Studio and a fleeting visit back to Graceland, but not for the tour this time! Vinyl records have always been a passion of mine, I have over 5000 7" singles all from 1956 to 1964 which are predominantly, Rock 'n' Roll or D*o-W*p! And yes, they are worth a fortune!  |
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Graceland is pretty small considering how much he was worth.
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Facts
04 Aug 14 03:57 Joined: 05 May 03 | Topic/replies: 14,466 | Blogger: Facts's blog Knowing who Elvis was has nothing to do with age or musical taste. It's a matter of general knowledge. Whatever your views, he was ' famous ' and an important figure in the history of popular modern music of his time. As were many others of various musical genres through history. Same with sport.. A 13 year old might not be remotely interested in boxing, but the name of a certain Mr Ali is an historic icon in this field, because of the impact he had on the boxing world and the world of culture as a whole. Whether it be music,sport,art,films,books, politics etc.etc. certain figures in history were significant and as such form our knowledge of the world. I would expect an intelligent, well educated 13 year old to know who Elvis, Ali, Kennedy,Picasso, etc. were. However, it's a sad fact there are significant numbers of young people who through lack of education both in school and in the home are woefully ignorant of anything beyond who the latest soap star is, what's happening on Big Brother and which particular C list ' celebrity ' is going out with who. This, despite a greater access to media and knowledge than there ever has been. It's all down to a matter of education. Agree with all of this |
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Me too. My 13y.o. daughter and 11y.o. daughter both know who Elvis was and why he died and not because of me telling them. It's either down to lack of education or perhaps she has aspirations of being a High Court judge.
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same argument at work a few months ago when a couple of 25 yr olds didnt no who ali was,there was that poll last year that showed all those under 20,s didnt no who david cameron was
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Sounds like it's all down to Nanny and Grandad then.........................................................
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kids today dont know sh1t. i had some supposedy rock chick girl half my age chatting me up in the pub who didnt even know who avenged sevenfold were. i despair of todays youth.
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