Why is Elvis Marrying People in Vegas?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Listener Garrett wants to know how Elvis impersonators and Las Vegas weddings tied the knot. Las Vegas-torian Larry Gragg tells us how Vegas became a wedding hot spot, and how Elvis rose to royalty in Sin City. The singer and the city seemed like a match made in heaven. Plus, Garrett and Swiggs say “I mew” with help from Mobile Minister Roland August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the every little thing helpline.
0:05.9	One for the money, two for the show, leave your message at the beep then go, cat, go.
0:10.5	Hey EOP, this is a Garrett from Baltimore, Maryland.
0:17.0	This is kind of a factual emergency.
0:20.3	I want to know why people impersonating Elvis are marrying people in Las Vegas.
0:30.2	Hello?
0:34.0	Hey Garrett, it's Flora from ELT.
0:36.1	Hey Flora, how you doing?
0:37.5	So Elvis Weddings, love the question.
0:40.1	Uh, thank you, thank you very much.
0:45.6	Are you a big Vegas person?
0:47.4	Um, not really.
0:50.8	I've driven through Vegas, but not a big fan of gambling and, uh, yeah, I'm
0:56.2	mostly kind of a spiteful gambler.
0:57.6	Like I'll sit there until I win it.
0:59.0	It's not a healthy habit when you're in a casino.
1:01.3	I bet they love you in casinos.
1:03.3	Oh, yeah.
1:04.3	Well, me and you basically love me because I definitely did that the other night with
1:07.4	a locker set pot.
1:08.4	It was my third pick, but I lost the first two bays.
1:12.3	So I was like, nope, dammit.
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