Notes from the Lackey
WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE KING'S MUSIC I DID NOT FULLY COMPREHENDTHE MAJESTY
OF HIS WORKS BUT NOW I KNOW THE WISDON AND ETERNAL BEAT THAT SHAKES IN MY
PROMORDIAL SOUL. ELVIS TOUCHES SOMETHING IN ALL OF US. WHEN FACED WITH
THE QUESTION WHETHER THE ELVIS STAMP SHOULD DEPICT A SKINNY OR FAT ELVIS
I INITIALLY CONCURRED WITH THE SENTIMENTS OF A THEN 33 YEAR OLD VIOLENCE
PREVENTION EDUCATOR WHO SAID "I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM FAT AND FLABBY BECAUSE
THAT IS THE WAY HE TURNED OUT TO BE. HIS LIFESTYLE DESTROYED HIS HEALTH
AND HIS LIFE. UNDERSTANDING THAT IS THE GREATEST GIFT HE COULD GIVE TO
THE COMMUNITY. I ALSO DISAPPROVE OF HIS RACIST RIP-OFF BLACK MUSIC."
WHILE I CAN NO LONGER ENDORSE THE VIEWS OF MR LEWIS I DO THINK THAT MY
INCLUSION OF SUCH SENTIMENTS DOES NOT MAKE ME A HERETIC BUT IS EVIDENCE
OF THE PELVIS ATTITUDE OF OPENNESS AND RESISTANCE TO ANY NORMATIVE OR
NARROW FOCUS. WE, LIKE ELVIS, EMBRACE ALL AND BELIEVE WE CAN SHOW THEM
ULTIMATELY THE RIGHT WAYS.
AVIDAN COVER
LACKEY