A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : SIX DEGREES OF JIM LAMPLEY.We're caught in a trap. We can't walk out. And to acknowledge the date Elvis Presley left the building for good, we're out to prove that no matter how big the jumpsuit, we can link anyone to our living legend Living Legend may refer to:
The chain of command: Elvis Presley was a big NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga fan, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the book, ``The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elvis.'' He once claimed in 1962 he could name every player in the league. His favorite team was the Cleveland Browns
Jim Brown, who has nearly matched Elvis in feature film appearances (32 to 33, with his latest role in ``Mars Attacks''), may have hit his stride as an actor in the '88 spoof ``I'm Gonna Git You Sucka,'' whose cast included Clarence Williams III Clarence Williams III (born August 21, 1939) is an American actor. His first major acting role was as "Linc Hayes" on Aaron Spelling's The Mod Squad. He has guest starred in television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, . Clarence Williams III, best know as Linc from ``The Mod Squad,'' a show Elvis no-doubt watched, is also linked to the-artist-then-known-as Prince (who's no King by any means). Williams played Prince's father in the '84 rockshow flick ``Purple Rain,'' which critics called a less-than-successful attempt in this genre that probably started with The Who's ``Tommy,'' which starred Roger Daltrey and Ann-Margret. Ann-Margret, who had a young Elvis falling all over her in ``Viva Las Vegas,'' showed she could have older guys fall for her in the movie ``Grumpy Old Men,'' including the oldest of them all, Grandpa Guffstasten, a.k.a. Burgess Meredith. Burgess Meredith, who shoulda been Elvis' trainer in ``Kid Galahad,'' did the narration on the popular Marlin Perkins knockoff knock·off n. Informal An unauthorized copy or imitation, as of designer clothing: "the place to go for quality knockoffs" Women's Wear Daily. Noun 1. TV series ``Those Amazing Animals Those Amazing Animals was a reality television series about animals and their extraordinary lives. It was hosted by Burgess Meredith, Priscilla Presley and Jim Stafford. This series aired on ABC from 1980 to 1981. ,'' co-hosted by singer Jim Stafford (who's no Elvis) and Priscilla Presley. Priscilla Presley, who we understand was related by marriage to Elvis, played Jane Spencer in all three ``Naked Gun'' movies, which included the bafoonish undercover cop Nordberg, played by O.J. Simpson. O.J. Simpson was . . . how do we put this tastefully . . . was a member of ABC's ``Monday Night Football'' in the mid-'70s, then with Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and a field reporter by the name of Jim Lampley. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Jim Brown) |
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