Ladies & Gentlemen...

“...Elvis has left the building.

”

“I swear I saw him hiking in the Red River Gorge last week. He had a silver sequence backpack, and his gators had frills on them.”

“Violin, is that Market Square Arena in Indianapolis being demolished?

For those who are not Hoosiers, that was the location of Elvis Presley's final concert.”

“Did he take a PB, J, and burnt bacon samwich with him?”

“Arena where Elvis last performed demolished
July 8, 2001 Posted: 11:57 AM EDT (1557 GMT)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The arena where Elvis Presley staged his last public performance was demolished on Sunday in a series of explosions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building," a member of the demolition team said seconds before the charges ignited at Market Square Arena.

The building collapsed inward in less than 15 seconds, with clouds of dust and smoke covering a portion of downtown.

The arena, which opened in 1974, was the venue for concerts, sporting events and other activities for more than two decades. It had been home to the Indiana Pacers until 1999, when it closed. The Pacers moved into the new Conseco Fieldhouse that same year.

Market Square Arena also is where Elvis performed to a near-sold out audience of 16,000 on June 26, 1977; he died less than two months later.

Elvis fans who considered the arena hallowed ground held candlelight vigils outside the building each year to commemorate the concert.”

“Mel, how do know that it is burnt bacon. I thought it was just bacon. Did you KNOW Elvis? I didn't.”