I had always wanted to meet Elvis. I was deeply involved in musical comedy. I was a chorus boy on Broadway — I was brought up and trained that way. So I asked if we could arrange for me to come and meet Elvis… and I got it. I brought Joey [Walsh], the guy who wrote ‘California Split’ with me, to see Elvis. Joey and I went into the dressing room and Elvis opened the door. He had a gold-gilded .45 pistol in his belt. His father, Vernon, and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker were there and then left. I told him to be a free spirit. He said, ‘Hey, man, you’re crazy,’ and then I said, ‘I ain’t crazy, Elvis. I’m scared just like you. Your daddy and the Colonel aren’t going to let us be alone for too long. You’re a cash cow to these people. Why don’t you come out (with us) and just be free, just be a free spirit? Leave Elvis here and come out and be free.'

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I had always wanted to meet Elvis. I was deeply involved in musical comedy. I was a chorus boy on Broadway — I was brought up and trained that way. So I asked if we could arrange for me to come and meet Elvis… and I got it. I brought Joey [Walsh], the guy who wrote ‘California Split’ with me, to see Elvis. Joey and I went into the dressing room and Elvis opened the door. He had a gold-gilded .45 pistol in his belt. His father, Vernon, and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker were there and then left. I told him to be a free spirit. He said, ‘Hey, man, you’re crazy,’ and then I said, ‘I ain’t crazy, Elvis. I’m scared just like you. Your daddy and the Colonel aren’t going to let us be alone for too long. You’re a cash cow to these people. Why don’t you come out (with us) and just be free, just be a free spirit? Leave Elvis here and come out and be free.'" in the context of "Elliot Gould, unable to grasp, even at age 85, the "punishments" of a truly HUGE mega stardom, as published in Fox News' October 24, 2023 edition." to mean that wisdom is timeless.