My Elvis Clock Doesn't Work Anymore

Technically the clock still works, but the little battery-powered electromagnet that drives his swinging hips no longer functions. I start him rocking, but the old guy gets tired after a minute or so. It's sad in a pointless, kitschy  kind of way.
However, this is the age of digital magic, and it only took an afternoon or so to whip up some animations featuring the swinging hips Elvis clock, rocking out in some of his favorite venues. Here is the King doing his thing in the town he once owned. Viva, Las Vegas!

August 16, 1977

It was 34 years ago today that the entertainment world lost its greatest icon.

Even in those stone age pre-Internet days, the news that Elvis had left the building flashed around the world in a matter of minutes. If you thought Michael Jackson's death was a big deal, either you weren't around in 1977, or you were hiding under your pet rock. Had the Internet existed on August 16, 1977, it would not have slowed down--it would have blown up like a balloon, fallen off the toilet, crawled a few feet and died. Okay, bad metaphor...but you get the point.