'Who is the hippie that's happenin' all over our town?'
The Beatles meet Elvis August 27th 1965. 'Elvis is staying in a Frank Lloyd Wright he rents from the Shah of Iran. On their way there in a Cadillac, The Beatles quell their nerves by smoking a couple of joints. They arrive giggling. 'We all fell out of the car like a Beatles cartoon, in hysterics trying to pretend we weren't silly,' says George. They are led into the presence of Elvis, who is sitting on a sofa playing a Fender bass, watching the television with the sound turned down. He is dressed in tight grey trousers and a bright red shirt, surrounded by bodyguards and hangers-on. On the jukebox is 'Mohair Sam' by Charlie Rich. 'He just played it endlessly. It was the record of the moment for him,' says Paul. On the mantelpiece there is a sign saying 'All the way with LBJ.''
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