philip sherburne

How they find us, we don't know

Reader mail just keeps getting better and better. I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories, but anything that begins with a bottle found at Joshua Tree -- a bottle containing a scroll signed by Elvis Presley -- is enough to catch my eye. Interestingly, this is probably the first anti-racist conspiracy theory I've ever heard of, though I doubt Chuck D will subscribe to the theories herein. (Bonus factoid: did my mystery correspondant know that my birthday actually coincides with one of the key dates in the chronology?)

From: [expunged]@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 21:55:49 EDT
To: psherburne@mindspring.com
Subject: Elvis Conspiracy

You may be interested in a very unique website (www.elvis-conspiracy.com ), according to which the Beatles and Rolling Stones were involved in a conspiracy which was exposed and foiled by a secret society associated with Elvis Presley. Mention is also made of U2, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Don McLean, and Rush.