It all started as a stunt in his Bushnell Hall dorm room in the fall of 1988. Bob Lunger ’93 was listening to an audiotape of a Geraldo Rivera show about whether Elvis Presley was still alive. The tape included some humorous commentary from Elvis –or someone who sounded a lot like him – and with roommates Mannin Dodd ’95 and Doug Flamm ’93 egging him on, Lunger started mimicking The King’s voice. “They thought this was hysterical,” recalled Lunger whose pals then urged him to call the campus radio station as Elvis. Pretty soon, the station sported a banner that said “Elvis Lives and Is Here at Mary Washington,” and Lunger had a new hobby. A theater major, he did guest appearances on the station, performed Elvis covers with a friend’s band, and gave motivational speeches to the Eagles baseball team – often in a jumpsuit sewn by his mom. “I put on this suit – and I find this happens a lot - girls think, ‘I’m supposed to fling myself all over him and scream like mad,’ ” … [Read more...]