Linda Thompson’s story as Elvis Presley’s girlfriend has a companion book by Jeanne Lemay Dumas, who was also a Miss State that year and became an Elvis secretary. Jeanne's book is an interesting view as working for Vernon in the office as well socializing with Elvis as Linda's friend
Linda Thompson held the Elvis Presley record for monogamy – 1 year of their almost 5 years together.
After Elvis, she married Bruce Jenner with whom she had 2 sons, and then was married to David Foster, Canadian Composer/Producer for longer than the previous men combined.
Sam Thompson, her brother who became part of Elvis’ security, has yet to write one.
an early Elvis bio-pic saw Don Johnson and Stephanie Zimalist; while Jeanne’s DVD documentary of a similar name expands on her book.
Linda does detail making Elvis his infamous peanut butter and banana sandwich, including Elvis hiding at the top of the stairs watching to see that she did in fact make it.
She describes his decline into major depression, with the increased drug use and subjecting himself to doctor’s medically dubious treatments, as well as his lack of monogamy. Something that certain ran in his Presley family.
Elvis lack of interest in parenting, his equally infamous “Madonna” complex about sex with women post child birth – Linda Thompson shared that Elvis told her his mother couldn’t read or write, however: There are many examples of Glady's signature on Elvis' early contracts however. so this was not a true story about her, Elvis would tell various people tales and test them to see if they kept secrets
One of the last photos of Elvis and Linda, before she left him and was phased out by him.
Her book was interesting in detailing the post break up phone calls.
In her book, her third husband is made to call his mistress and break up on the phone with her – and in Ginger Alden’s book, there was a phone call about LA rent that Linda did not include in her book.
Linda’s continued contact with Lisa Marie, as a step-daughter, were very touching.
Her initial distance from Priscilla and later getting along was insightful.
in addition to helping Elvis redecorate Graceland, she also designed this Maltese Cross necklace, one of his most spectacular pieces of stage jewelery.
Hers was a book I’d been looking forward to, and it’s not what I was waiting for.
I got the book when it was first released and managed 70 pages. The dread of Elvis’ death overshadowed by what I knew what was coming – and the text of the book, rather than a chronological narrative, weaves slightly, more a book about a woman coming of age
I would actually like to read someone else doing a biography of Linda Thompson.
Her marriage to Jenner (his second) is the main focus of the book. the circus around him overwhelmed the Elvis part most will read this book for.
When his transition to Caitlyn hit the media and the rush to a Realty TV show to reveal publicly while Jenner continued to Republican – become the butt of women driver jokes when Jenner killed another driver, who had been a dancer in the Elvis movie Double Trouble.
Thompson’s initial public response that was she had had no idea and would not have married Jenner had she known. Her book was rushed to press before his and she revealed that she did know and that he’d started to transition in the 1980s and risk public exposure that far back, when his career would have been destroyed in the Reagan Era.
More recently at her first guest appearance at Elvis week she said Lee Major paid for this wedding and now wanted his money back
Thompson’s third marriage to David Foster lasted almost 20 years, during which time, they became a musical power couple.
However, he was abusive in a controlling way -expecting to have a special chair in the kitchen no one was allowed to sit in, even when he was not home, being competitive with her two sons with Jenner. Banning her from watching the aloha special that Linda is in. She had to explain Elvis was not coming back for her - and it was bizarre since her Elvis connection had clearly been part off the appeal she had for Foster who was married when he met her.
while I read Thompson’s book for the Elvis and partly for the David Foster parts I find her lack of being lurid, not being sentimental and so elegant for acceptance of self and others worthwhile. Outside of fandom, I’d recommend the book for people who struggle with that.
I started it back in August, and only read the first 70 pages, but yesterday, I picked it up again and read from page 50 to 180 and this morning i finished the rest of it.
a nice couple hours read on a unique roller coaster romance ride.while I read Thompson’s book for the Elvis and partly for the David Foster parts
I find her lack of being lurid, not being sentimental and so elegant for acceptance of self and others. Outside of fandom, I’d recommend the book for people who struggle with that.
I started it back in August, and only read the first 70 pages, but yesterday, I picked it up again and read from page 50 to 180 and this morning i finished the rest of it.
a nice couple hours read on a unique roller coaster romance ride.g competi, absent often and banned her from watching the Aloha concert.
She had to explain to him that Elvis was not coming back for her and that she was in the broadcast.
Being threatened by Elvis was bizarre when that was clearly partly why Foster pursued her.
while I read Thompson’s book for the Elvis and partly for the David Foster parts
I find her lack of being lurid, not being sentimental and so elegant for acceptance of self and others. Outside of fandom, I’d recommend the book for people who struggle with that.
I started it back in August, and only read the first 70 pages, but yesterday, I picked it up again and read from page 50 to 180 and this morning i finished the rest of it.
a nice couple hours read on a unique roller coaster romance ride.