in a kind of a very sequestered environment, you know, very traditional, very conservative. Twenty-two going on, you know, 13. Larry King: What was the occasion? Linda Thompson: I was Miss Tennessee. I was Miss Tennessee Universe in 1972, and Elvis was Elvis. I lived in Memphis. And I was invited to go to the Memphian Theater by Bill Browder who later became known as TG Shepard (and was a successfull country artist), which Elvis rented out after midnight to screen films. That was prior to screening rooms. What was he like? What was your first impression of him? Well, I was in the lobby talking to some of the guys and a few of the people who were hanging around there and the door burst open and there was this vision. It was the middle of July in Memphis and it was very humid, just sweltering. He had on this black cape with a high collar and a red satin lining and I said 'dressed a little like Dracula aren't we?' so you see, we both shared a sense of humor that was very much like the other. We just hit it off immediately because we grew up in Memphis, we had the same religious beliefs, the same love for our family, devotion to mother and father. We had the same sense of loyalty, we enjoyed the same cuisine because we were both Southerners. It sounds like it was almost inevitable Linda? Oh, it was. We shared a real