It was an ordinary day. Getting ready to head up to the Gamber Auditorium at Woodcrest Villa to take in another great show. Our new home at Woodcrest Villa has something for just about everyone with a big indoor swimming pool, a large auditorium for just about any type of event, a wood shop, a pool room, several restaurants...and the list goes on and on. My wife, Carol, and I have enjoyed every minute of it since we moved here just about a year ago. The show we were anticipating tonight was a performance by of all people...Elvis! Yep...Elvis Presley! And...boy, did he sound like him. We arrived a bit early to make sure we would have good seats and found seats in the second row from the front, just about dead center! Wasn't long after that Elvis arrived on the stage along with his wife to make sure all the speakers etc. were in place and ready for the show. Our Elvis for the evening show was a fellow named Denny Heckard whose full-sized picture was on a placard at the front of the stage with a heading across the top of the placard that read "Up Close & And Personal. When we first saw him...if we hadn't known we were looking at an impersonator...he really looked like Elvis! Great "Elvis" costume with all the trimmings and a full head of black hair that I wished could have been on my head! The white sequined outfit was fit for an...well, an Elvis impersonator! Then it began! Loud, but not over doing it. And, if you didn't know better, you would have thought you were listening to the real Elvis! He had some of the same movements and motions as the "real" Elvis did. Song after song after song we enjoyed this guy who we knew wasn't really Elvis, but could have been! Then it was time for some audience inter-action with Elvis! He sang to a few of the women on the front row and then found his way to our row. Before long he was singing "Love Me Tender" to my dear wife as I tried to take a few photos of the two! The closer he got, the more you "just knew" it wasn't the real Elvis, but so what! He sorta looked like him and he sorta sounded like him and we all knew the real Elvis was dead...so what the heck...he was our Elvis, Woodcrest Villas' own Elvis, for the evening. We all sang along with him to the songs from our lives many years ago! Actually...many, many years ago! Everyone in the auditorium seemed to be having the best time. I know I was! Then, as always...the show had to come to an end...after all, it was getting close to our bedtimes! Woodcrest Villas is one great place to live! They do everything they can think of to make our "new home" a joyous experience. Can't wait until next week to see what they have in their schedule for those who live here...at Woodcrest Villas! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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