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stephy barr (Dec 2015)
on December 5th 2015, the son of Joan Blackman entered into Perri's
bar in Fairfax, Ca., and sat next to me with his cute very well behaved
dog, that came up to me and licked my hand, i was talking to my brother
on my cell, and asked him to send me my collective Elvis stamps that i
had forgotten in his car, as i put my phone down, he introduced himself
to me, much to my regret i have forgotten his name, it was a very
unusual name, i remember i repeated it several times before i got it
right! He's was such a gentleman, he asked me if i was an Elvis fan, and
i told him that i had always been, but recently became more interested
in him outside of the media! I was suddenly more interested in who he
was a person away from the cameras, and i had discovered that my nephew
had been born on January 8th, Elvis's B-day! He (Joan Blackman's son)
was so excited and began to tell me about his mother and her connection
to Elvis, and how they remained friends for many years away from the
media, and kept their friendship private. I had an appointment to go to,
so i was very sad i had to leave, so we said our goodbyes and he asked
me to look up his mother online, and then he kissed the back of my hand
like a true gentleman, i patted his dog on the head and walked out of
the bar. He was a very tall man, and after seeing who his father was
online, Rockne Tarkington, i can see where he got his height from!! I
will never forget our encounter, it was very special. His name was very
much like Lebon (Lee-bon) or something like that! So in my research of
Joan Blackman, I discovered your website and thought i would share this
story with you! Thank for your website and the time you have put into
it, it has helped me to follow Elvis and his amazing journey and the
special people who were a part of it, and an influence in his life!
Thank you again, Stephy
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