Elvis Was A Crazy Boss
Over the years I have met most of the Memphis Mafia and listened to hundreds of hours of stories from people who were with Elvis day and night. Everyone was fired by Elvis at some stage (although Jerry Schilling swears he was the only guy not to be fired). Elvis had a bad temper and in a rage would fire some or all of the guys, only to forget some hours later

 

Elvis Was A Crazy Boss: Over the years I have met most of the Memphis Mafia and listened to hundreds of hours of stories from people who were with Elvis day and night. Everyone was fired by Elvis at some stage (although Jerry Schilling swears he was the only guy not to be fired). Elvis had a bad temper and in a rage would fire some or all of the guys, only to forget some hours later

On one such occasion in Los Angeles he fired all the guys. Billy Smith was really upset and immediately left for the airport to fly back to Memphis. But, knowing Elvis, Richard Davis, Jimmy Kingsley, Alan Fortas and Marty Lacker stayed around after Elvis went upstairs. 

An hour later Elvis came downstairs and asked after Billy, his cousin and closest friend. The guys told Elvis that he had fired everyone and Billy was at the airport flying back to Memphis. 

Elvis said they should go and get him back but they said he would have already caught the plane. Elvis told them to call Airport Security and say that Billy Smith had taken something belonging to Elvis and should be apprehended. Poor Billy was arrested at the Airport by the Police and kept until the guys came to collect him and take him back to Elvis' LA home. You can imagine how mad Billy felt and he did not forgive Elvis for months.

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