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Thursday, March 14, 2013

City / Chow Elvis Has Left the Building

Posted by Cienna Madrid on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 10:26 AM

Weep with your heart, not with your eyes.

Kelly O
Weep with your heart, not with your eyes.

Get ready to clutch your pearls, Sloggers, for TRAGEDY HAS STRUCK: On Monday, March 11, some ne'er-do-well stole the iconic mannequin known as "Mr. Elvis" from the front of Mama's Mexican Kitchen in Belltown.

"Some drunk bastard took him and ran down the alley with him and he was gone," reports Slog tipper Bella, who happens to work at Mama's.

A hostess saw the live-action thievery, and the police were called, but the witness wasn't able to give a description of the suspect, other than that he was a dude. Now Mama's is turning to the public for help in getting Mr. Elvis back.

Lore has it that Mr. Elvis was originally a Nordstrom mannequin that was donated to the restaurant years ago. His name became Mr. Elvis (or just Elvis to his intimates) because he resembles The King. "He's been with us forever," Bella says. "We're pissed off and we want him back!"

The bar said they'd send over a picture of Mr. Elvis, but I have yet to receive it. In the meantime, be on the lookout for a mannequin of average height that vaguely resembles Elvis. He has one leg propped up and he's probably worth his weight in tacos.

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The Abodox strikes again!

Posted by Jason Josephes

on March 14, 2013 at 10:37 AM

I jokingly schemed for years to steal the taxidermied bobcat from Linda's.Now its locked up behind a cage at Kings Hardware.

Posted by Conrad McMasters on March 14, 2013 at 10:55 AM

Outrageous. That ain't right.

Posted by MLM on March 14, 2013 at 11:06 AM

I've seen this before. It may take years, but he will be returned.

Posted by Dougsf on March 14, 2013 at 1:03 PM

The perpetrator will have to be strung up by his balls, while "Heartbreak Hotel" is blasted at full volume on repeat for 12 hours. Sorry, them's the rules.

Posted by treacle on March 14, 2013 at 1:21 PM

Indeed, #3. This is just plain wrong.

Having been young and stupid at one time, (now being old and stupid) I can see how this can happen.

Now I hope that the drunken perps make this right somehow and with dignity to Elvis.

Posted by CPN on March 14, 2013 at 7:13 PM