Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Spiders

No silly,spiders are not the topic of today's blog,spiders are the answer to the question posed at the end of yesterday's blog.
Today I want to present an odd fact I found looking for the particulars of yesterday's blog. The zealous Elvis (hey,that rhymes!) fans among us probably already know this information so feel free to take a pass on reading further. Elvis Presley was fascinated with law enforcement,and was made an honorary officer by many police departments. His collection of badges,guns and patches is on display at Graceland. The most notable of these is the badge he received from President Nixon in 1970. Elvis wrote a six page letter to Nixon and made a spur of the moment visit to the White House in pursuit of becoming an honorary Federal Agent-at-Large for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (kind of ironic considering his own personal drug usage). Not only wouldn't a spur of the moment visit to the White House get the green light today,neither would the gifts Elvis presented to the President,family photos and a Colt 45 pistol. How the times have changed!
Elvis Presley’s Federal Badge as Agent at Large for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

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