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    The Worst Paperboy in the World
    The Worst Paperboy in the World
    The Worst Paperboy in the World
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    The Worst Paperboy in the World

    By Vince Iuliano

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    It was 1970, and indeed there was "bad news on the doorstep". I was freezing to death! Whoever said there was money in being a paperboy had certainly misled me!

    My misadventures delivering newspapers on Long Island in the early 70's to a thankless, cruel world. Look for it only in the history books, for news delivery is now a thing of the past. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVince Iuliano
    Release dateNov 1, 2015
    ISBN9781519965967
    The Worst Paperboy in the World
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    Vince Iuliano

    Freelance writer. Staunch crusader for truth, justice and the American Way..(writes under various names. You could be reading me right now, and not know it!)

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      The Worst Paperboy in the World - Vince Iuliano

      Searching for Elvis

      A true story by Vince Iuliano

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      © Second Edition 2014-19 Vince Iuliano

      1

      Elvis Presley had died, all the media declared that sickening August night. A vigil began at Graceland as soon as word began to rocket around the world: we watched sadly as they recapped his brilliant but all-too brief career on television. The newspapers had headlines like The King is Dead the next day, and sketchy reports of the beloved entertainer’s last hours.

      Much was made of his stay at Memphis hospital a few years before: scenes of Elvis walking the halls of the hospital in a bathrobe, or of the papered over windows to respect his privacy were shown around the clock on TV. 

      There had been a book out recently called Elvis What Happened? by some of his bodyguards and crew. An occasional member of the Memphis Mafia (as they were called in the press) would appear on television.

      There was much speculation about the last fateful night: Elvis had played racquetball, Elvis had been reading in bed and in the bathroom. Sordid  rumors and occasional half-truths emerged. The bedroom he stayed in was cold as ice. Pills and peanut-butter sandwiches. Plush bathroom carpeting. His new girlfriend, Ginger at his side. Spiritual and meta-physical reading.

      They interviewed Bing Crosby the day after Presley died. Bing , who would also pass away in a few short months on a golf course in Spain thought that Elvis had a nice voice and it was a shame that he had to leave so young.

      Groucho Marx, who did not weigh in, also died the same week as Elvis.

      Details and detritus began to rain from the publicity mills. Past girlfriends emerged with stories of their romances with Elvis. Rona Barrett’s Gossip and Hollywood magazines featured retrospectives and brilliant color photograph’s of the King. Standing near a tree in winter with his new girlfriend. Looking uncomfortable but happy. Not the E we’d all grown up with. He looked tired and defeated, middle-aged.

      Or was that all retrospect in hindsight?

      There were more stories.

      Tid-bits meant to make his life seem weird and strange – his end inevitable. Orgies of

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