# "Shot-Out TV Part of Elvis Exhibit"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-out-tv-part-of-elvis-exhibit/349273>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 21, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-out-tv-part-of-elvis-exhibit/349273 "2006-03-21T13:03:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-out-tv-part-of-elvis-exhibit/349273/1 "2006-03-21T13:03:52Z")

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Here:

[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060321/ap\_en\_mu/elvis\_nights](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060321/ap_en_mu/elvis_nights)  
My favorite part:

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> “This is the only surviving television or appliance that Elvis shot out that was kept,” said Kevin Kern, a spokesman for Graceland, Presley’s longtime Memphis residence.
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> Presley, it seems, had a habit of occasionally breaking out a firearm from his gun collection and opening fire at TVs and other items.
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> As the story goes, entertainer Robert Goulet was performing on TV when Presley blasted the 25-inch RCA that’s part of the exhibit called “Elvis After Dark.”
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> “There was nothing Elvis had against Robert Goulet. They were friends,” Kern said. “But Elvis just shot out things on a random basis.”

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-out-tv-part-of-elvis-exhibit/349273/2 "2006-03-21T17:05:49Z")

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If I had guns, and Elvis’ money, I would shoot a couple of TVs a week. I’m sure of it.