See Ya at What Gets Me Hot

ELVIS

In Concert

Baton Rouge, LA
May 31
1977

There is an awkward silence while Elvis gazes distractedly at a courtroom drama on the miniature TV next to the toaster oven. The reception is poor and the set outdated, but not, as far I can see, bullet-scarred.
'Court TV is most all I watch now. Crime, and football,' Elvis says, intercepting my gaze.
He's fanatical about
LSU (Louisiana State University), who play in Baton Rouge,
and drinks his tea from a Bayou Bengals team glass. 'Claudette says I piss gold and purple,' he confides, which reminds him he needs a leak. As he moves toward the bathroom, his walk is stiff-kneed, each step a visible effort, and his shirt flaps loose, too big for his frame.
'I'm losing my stuffing,' he says.

In 1977, the show traveled to
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Before showtime, Elvis was found lying unconscious on the hotel room floor.
A doctor was dipping his head in a bucket of ice water in an attempt to revive him. Colonel parker showed up and barged into the room. He told Larry (who was standing nearby),

" I don't care what you do to him. The ONLY thing that matters is that his ass is on that stage tonight!"

So, you were correct about Elvis being put on his feet. Colonel parker basically put his song bird in a glass cage for the world to see. At the songbird's expense.

Elvis went to Baptist Memorial Hospital on April 1. Here he slept 30 hours after been giving medication. As a consequence of the cancelled concerts, Elvis (or more likely Tom Parker) on April 4 set up four extra shows at the end of the May tour later the same year.

Goodbye Baton Rouge

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31 May
1977

Assembly Center Baton Rouge Louisiana

Assembly Center, Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge
Ed Parker joined Elvis in the car from the hotel to the Baton Rouge's airport. He says; "Not a single word was said. It was not necessary. Elvis was sick. I could read a prayer of help in his eyes - not sympathy. I was unable to help him, and it made me very sad.")

After this concert
Elvis got very sick and he had to cancel the 4 next shows. In Baton Rouge March 31, the band had warmed up
the audience, Jackie Kahane had done his act and it was time for Elvis to arrive. However, Elvis did not show up. Charlie Hodge called up Joe Esposito and said that this concert was not to be. Elvis had probably taken to many "uppers".