PRISCILLA AND SHIRLEY TRY TO PUSH GINGER TO PUSH ELVIS FOR A WEDDING DATE - BOOK EXCERPT from ELVIS and GINGER

Shirley at the time was the girlfriend of Joe Esposito, one of Elvis' employees.  Shirley talked to Priscilla on the phone when she called and gave her the news that Elvis was now engaged to Ginger.  After the phone call, Shirley urged Ginger to push Elvis for a wedding date.

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"I didn't like the idea.  I remembered Elvis once telling me that he thought when it came to marriage it was the man's place to ask, and Elvis had already told me a few times that God would come through and tell him when the time was right.  I wanted him to be sure.  A red flag went up.  Was Shirley trying to help me or hurt me?"