#here i go again...

a few hours late birthday present for @artistmitchy!!

The ending scene is so cute!

I love the screams of the fans echoing "We want Elvis" opening the scenes meant to show what was unfolding backstage, with just a portion (a meaningful one) of the hard work from the people involved in making the Elvis show possible;

I love how it shows El kissing the Sweets and Kathy 'hi' when he's arriving for the rehearsal - He treated his musicians so nicely! See the way Elvis interacts with JD Sumner? They sure had a bond, we can note how close they were. I guess El looked up at JD as a father figure or something, which is possible since they knew each other since EP was just a teenager. One thing is sure there's mutual respect there;

I also love how those scenes shows the musicians having fun during their road trip and taking a nap - everybody at the same time except Myrna Smith lol - during the plane trip;

I love how it shows the full and empty venue, like it really meant nothing without the fans there;

I specially love how it shows Ronnie Tutt and James Burton signing autographs for the fans. It's important because the fans didn't care only for Elvis (like it often happens to many Rock and Roll bands). Elvis made his musicians just as part of the show as himself - never used them as decor pieces onstage. Kathy Westmoreland talks a bit about this in her memoir book ("Elvis and Kathy") when she wrote:

"Now, here I have to explain about the class system in show business, and there really is one. A singer, or back-up singer, as well as the musicians are usually far removed from the star of the show. In fact it is more the rule than the exception that the big name on the show barely nods at the rest of us. We are regarded as necessary furniture. You can work for a year on the road with some big stars who won't even know your name and never give you a smile, let alone a word of encouragement. The only time you ever hear from the star is if you do something wrong and then it's your head on a platter. Elvis was truly a wonder in this regard. He made certain every new person was introduced to everyone around. He went out of his way to put them at ease and make them feel comfortable. And I think he got the very best out of all of us as well as a great deal of loyalty because of his attitude, which was just unheard of in this business."

That's why seeing the fans asking autographs from the TCB musicians specially touched me. Anyhow... to think this was just little bit of all the years they shared on the road! Those guys made history!

And concerning Elvis, I love seeing him and the guys having fun backstage, him checking out the gifts people sent him, reading the cards and all, and I sure find the cutest thing seeing E chewing his almost ever-present gum in one of the rehearsal scenes there. Just saying.

Oooh, you asked so quickly! Thank you very much! 💙

💫 - Is there a pattern in your character/location names? - Okay, so I have an absolute obsession with names 😂😂 Like, it’s one of my things, I really really am intrigued by etymology and what names mean... so a lot of my characters have a hidden easter egg in their name...

For example:

 Aiden means “little fire” and the name Aiden initially came from his red hair.

Jethro is the fourth child in the McClellans, and his name means “abundance”.

Emilia (the third child, and only girl) has an etymology which leads to “rival”, something which she does of her two brothers

Alba’s name can be derived from Albus which is “white” or “bright”, however in Gaelic Alba is the name that Scotland is given

Zara is derived from Zahrah which in Arabic means blooming flower, which is a hidden nod to how much time Zara has spent in Arabic countries

McKenzie’s name can be traced back to Irish Gaelic words which mean “handsome” and I bet @its-a-goddamn-heartbreak agrees with me that he is 😉

Bracken and all of his siblings chose their preferred names as children, however most of them predominantly have a tree themed name. 

Night= Anna

Yakup= Elsa

Vixen= Olaf

Yoshi= Sven

Felix= Kristoff

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I GUESS I NEED TO WATCH FROZEN AGAİN.

DEFİNİTELY NOT TO TAKE SCREENSHOTS TO DOODLE PFFF WHO ME NEVER İ WOULD NEVER DO THA-