Say it ain't so, baby.
Local Elvis impersonators are all shook up over their new son-in-law, Michael Jackson."I think it's a hoax," said Tom Laurent, a Huber Heights resident who makes his living as Elvis in his early 1970s jumpsuit days.
"Michael is just trying to draw attention away from the bad press he's gotten. He'll probably give her a load of money soon and send her on her way.
"But if I had to speak on behalf of Elvis, I'd probably have to say, `No comment.' "
Robert Lovelace, 40, a Dayton truck driver by day and the King at birthday parties and benefits by night, still can't believe the news.
"I don't exactly know the words," he said. "If that's her choice, that's her choice."
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the King of rock 'n' roll, announced Monday what had been rumored for months - that she is indeed wed to the king of pop, Michael Jackson.
The guys in Brookville-based Elvis Is Everywhere Investigating Organization (EIEIO), who meet once a month to discuss sightings of the King, concur that this is all pretty weird.
Jim Foxx, club president, can't say for sure, but he thinks Elvis gave his daughter away at the May 26 ceremony in the Dominican Republic.
His reasoning: Since there were probably bananas on the island, Elvis had to be there. He wouldn't pass up a chance for a peanut butter and banana sandwich, one of his all-time favorite snacks.
"If we truly believe the Great One is still among us, I guess we have to believe Lisa Marie is wed to Michael Jackson," said club Vice President Tom Simon.
But King look-alike Helge Buflod, 32, general manager of the local CD Connection music stores, was happy for the 11-week-old couple.
"Elvis was a great mover and Michael is a great mover," Buflod said. "So it's kind of like keeping it in the family."