Reply #2: That's really Elvis

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After Elvis faked his death, Chuck Berry himself ironically was killed in a car accident on the way to the funeral, by, of all people, Stephen King. That's what the CIA used to blackmail King into shooting John Lennon, less because of Lennon's political views than the fact that George HW Bush was a big fan of Paul McCartney, and still blamed Lennon for Paul's suicide in the 60s. Check out the earlobes.

Anyway, Elvis was more of a rock puritan than his overfed Vegas era would indicate, and although he had planned to live out his life in relative obscurity (although there were rumors that he was going to switch places with Ted Kennedy, who was tired of DC at the time), he was crushed by Berry's death, and knew that the double blow could shatter the hearts of too many rock and roll fans. So Elvis and Berry's people did a switcheroo, with Elvis loosing a lot of weight and taking Berry's place.

Sweet gesture. Kind of like when Jimmy Buffet stood in for Nolan Ryan late in his career, and racked up two no hitters for The Express.