by Lisa Scottoline
I was just asked out on a date.
By Elvis.
For real, kind of. Or, rather, by an Elvis impersonator.
He may have left the building, but he still has a laptop.
He had evidently read somewhere that I’m a huge Elvis fan, which is true, and as he is in the Elvis business, he figured I’d be attracted, so he emailed me and asked me out.
Uh, no.
But thank you. Thank you very much.
Not that I wasn’t tempted, but he didn’t give me all the facts, and I wasn’t about to ask. Though he did supply a head shot and he looked so handsome – dark hair, long muttonchops, shiny sunglasses – well, you know what he looks like.
I never dated anybody on a stamp.
But he didn’t specify which Elvis he was. If he was young Elvis The Pelvis, we could talk. I would make an exception from my no-younger-men rule and become a cougar. Though I’m guessing that this impersonator is pushing 60.
It’s an interesting legal question, in a way. If the impersonator is 60, but the Elvis is 22, does that make me a cougar?
Or just a kooky and fun kinda gal?
If he was black-leather Comeback Elvis, I’m still listening. Elvis in black leather on his comeback is my idea of a harmonic convergence. The only way to improve that combination is if he was carrying a big piece of chocolate layer cake.
Don’t be cruel.
But if it was Karate-Chop Elvis, I’m less sure. Though come to think of it, maybe I could be talked into it. Elvis is Elvis, even chubby. And I like peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Maybe I shouldn’t have said no so quickly.
I’m all shook up.
Still, the very notion of the email opened up new vistas for me, love-wise. By which I mean, if I could start dating impersonators, which one would I date? All of a sudden, I wasn’t limited to romance with live men, or even real men.
Wow! It boggles the mind. My odds of finding new love just skyrocketed.
Maybe I was being too picky before, limiting my dating pool to the living. True, the dead can be a little dull, but God knows I’ve been there before.
The only problem is, if I try to remember long-dead pop stars, I can’t think of a single one who does it for me.
I love to listen to Frank Sinatra, but I’m not sure he’s my type. Also, Mother Mary would never forgive me. She knows they belong together. She longs to be Mrs. Ol’ Blue Eyes.
I can’t remember any other long-dead pop stars, and the only other singer who really does it for me is Bob Dylan, but he’s not dead yet. Though I bet there are tons of people already impersonating him.
Hmm.
Gentlemen, send me an email.
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right.
Hell, come to think of it, I can do a decent Dylan impersonation, so maybe I should start dating myself.
Except I already am.
I wouldn’t mind dating an impersonator of historical figures, however. I always had the hots for George Washington.
Chicks dig power.
I could be First Lady, even though I’d be First Dead Lady. I could overlook his wooden teeth, and we could share a blow dryer.
Plus, I had a thing for Robin Hood. I love all that derring-do, with the arrows shooting and the horseback riding, and the helping the poor.
And the codpiece.
What a guy! I would date Robin Hood in a second. I got so excited, I called Daughter Francesca to tell her all about the Elvis email and that her new stepfather would be wearing green tights.
She laughed. “Mom, Robin Hood wasn’t real.”
“Yes, he was. I saw the movie. In fact, two movies. One with Kevin Costner, and one with Errol Flynn.”
“Who?
“He was real.”
“He wasn’t.”
I considered this. It was possible she was right. She often is, and she sounded it. “But I bet people impersonate him.”
“Maybe.”
“So, I could date the Robin Hood impersonator. What difference does it make if the person they impersonate is real?”
“You mean like a fake of a fake?”
“Exactly. I could do worse.”
“It’s a point,” she said, hanging up.
© Lisa Scottoline