THE ELVIS PRESLEY DIARY

"I'll never be more than what I am, and wouldn't you know I'm a swinging little Guitar man" Guitar Man 1968

On this date in 1977 An excursion to the U.S.S. Arizona was cancelled when Elvis got sand in his eye. Dr. Nick was afraid that Elvis may have scratched his cornea and wanted him to have several days in Memphis to recover prior to going on out tour later in the month. This meant the end of the vacation and Elvis and the rest of the party returned home, but not before Elvis purchased a gift for everyone in the party as a souvenir of the trip. Elvis later told Larry Geller that the trip cost him around, $100,000, but "What profiteth it to gain the world if you couldn't share your good fortune with your friends?" This was Elvis' last vacation