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BACKGROUND Presley was born in January 1935 , so his projected age would not preclude the possibility that Elvis is still alive ( As Of 2006 , he would be 71 years old). Critics of this would state that a number of Elvis Impersonator s can easily be mistaken for Elvis and that Elvis' Fans merely don't want to believe he is actually dead. Most people who believe Elvis is still alive posit that Elvis is spending the remainder of his life in Solitude somewhere in the United States. Others posit Extraterrestrial involvement, although these Conspiracy Theories may simply be an exercise in self-parody. One meta-theory holds that stories of Elvis sightings are circulated by the CIA to discredit in advance stories of secret government weapons and activities. "Yeah, you saw a black plane that left regular puffballs of smoke behind it, and, by the way, Elvis just bought a doughnut in Kenosha ." MEDIA EXAMPLES There have been many documented sightings of Elvis over the years and this has been a great source of inspiration for the Mass Media to draw upon. It is mainly to do with the unique Iconic status that Elvis holds in society and that people still fail to grow tired about media articles about his life and works. Books In 1987 , Gail Brewer Giorgio wrote a book, ''Is Elvis Alive?'', discussing the matter. She invited people to phone a Premium-rate Number to listen to her Proof that he is. After one heard the proof, the caller would be instructed to make another premium-rate call to vote on if they believed Elvis was alive. Television Various television shows have also had a field day poking fun at the Urban Legend , some examples of this are listed below:
Film Perhaps the idea of Elvis' non-death was taken to its logical conclusion in the 2002 Movie '' Bubba Ho-tep '' in which Bruce Campbell plays a man in a Nursing Home who claims to be the real Elvis, and to have switched places with an Elvis impersonator named Sebastian Haff in the early 1970s . In another theory mentioned by the movie Men In Black and Men In Black 2 , it is mentioned that "The King is not dead, he just went home" (implying that Elvis was an alien who returned to his native planet). Video Games As an in-joke, Grand Theft Auto III featured scattered newspaper front-covers which read "Zombie Elvis Lives" TRIVIA
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