Professor Mikey here, with a wild suspicion that the Old School is possibly haunted. Or the students are just ignoring their lessons until they disappear completely.

Have you ever been ghosted? Has there been someone in your life, on your phone, in your texts, authors of mountains of email, even in your bed or at your breakfast table, who disappeared completely? The texts stopped completely. The emails bounce back like a daemon. All contact is dropped and the person we are talking about has disappeared from the face of everything electronic or otherwise?

It’s a little jolting. Especially if they owe you money. And their Venmo account has been deleted

As we roam the grooveyard grave yard, we find quite a few seasoned tracks that dealt with ghosts. Their haunts were of the more traditional variety, but if you listen closely you will hear more than just the occasional bump in the night.

These tunes could have been written about being ghosted in modern times, where there is no nostalgia for anything.

Tune in with me now as we travel in the mist through the ghost world of distilled spirits. It’s a bit scary, but so is this time of year. And so are the people who all cozy then disappear from Snapchat and Wickr me, Snapseed, Cluster, and Boo I’m a Ghost gram.

This is Professor Mikey’s Old School Number 74. Totally Ghosted. Give a listen before it disappears forever…

The unexpected death of Elvis Presley in 1977 sparked countless ghost stories, but one of the most persistent is about his spirit lingering not at CBS in New York where he did the Ed Sullivan Show, not in Viva Las Vegas but at his home in Memphis Tennessee. You know, Graceland, purchased by the King when he was just 22 years old for a price of $102,500 in 1957. Now one oh two five may sound like a lot of money, but keep in mind it came with 13 and a half acres of prime Tennessee countryside around it.

Catching a glimpse of Elvis reflecting in the windows and mirrors, even in the Jungle room, has become a favorite activity for both staff and visitors over the years. Graceland is a pilgrimage site for fans, and many claim to feel an overwhelming presence of Elvis, especially around the anniversary of his death.

👻Ghost of a Playlist

Spirits in the Material World THE POLICE 1981

The Ghost FLEETWOOD MAC 1972

Ghost Train VIRGIL HOLMES 1961

Ghost Train MARC COHN 1991

Big Joe and the Phantom 309 TOM WAITS 1975

Ghost Town THE SPECIALS 1981

Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man CONCRETE BLONDE 1992

Mr Ghost Goes to Town THE 5 JONES BOYS 1937

Are You Lonesome Tonight? ELVIS PRESLEY 1960

Midnight Stroll THE REVELS 1959

Paris 1919 JOHN CALE 1973

Dead Man’s Party OINGO BOINGO 1985

Rock ‘N’ Roll Ghost THE REPLACEMENTS 1989

The Ghost in You PSYCHEDELIC FURS 1984

Some Eighties ghostings from Oingo Boingo, The Replacement, and coming up, the Psychedelic Furs. Professor Mikey here, about to disappear, only to show up again when we have another session of Old School session. All music you just heard resides in the public domain, was provided by the podcast originator, or resides within protections known as fair use, provided for in Section 107 of the copyright act of 1976.

This has been episode 74, Totally Ghosted, an homage to disappearing in the right now, as well as the afterlife. Special thanks for commentary from Russell Brand, Don Knotts, Bob Hope, and the ghost of Graceland Elvis Presley. The talk show snip came from Virgin Radio in Montreal and just an FYI, everything got figured out. Shortly after the initial hookups, the guys beloved dog died, he went into grieving at the Pet Cemetary, and lost his new friend’s phone number. At least we got that cleared up.

Ghosting is not new, people have been disappearing on people for years. What is new is the technology that makes hiding and identity shifting much easier. Be kind, rewind, and respect your fellow travelers. And while you are at it, remember to hit a like on Youtube, Spotify, Apple or wherever your podcasts appear! The newsletter is free, you can always get the latest podcast in your email. It comes with a player, you can skip podcasting software completely. Check it out at professormikey.substack.com. We return you now to your regularly scheduled random access surfing. Join us next time in the Old School, where the past is always a blast!

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