Living Sacrifice - No Grave Concern

The first tour that year was devoted exclusively to the Dixie audience: it could be assumed that she would not be so strict with an artist with very inconsistent behavior. Although the winter show in Las Vegas, which had to be shortened for two weeks on the recommendation of Dr. Nick, went without significant incidents, Elvis only practiced shooting in his room and blew out several televisions and a crystal chandelier. Most seriously, a random bullet whizzed a few centimeters from Linda Thompson's head when Elvis trained to turn off the lights in the living room by firing a switch from a long-barrel rifle. “It was necessary to occupy oneself with something,” one of his bodyguards says. “Have you ever sat in a hotel for a month without doing anything?”