It wasn't just Carole King who felt the earth move under her feet!
In 1954 Jesse Stone writing as Charles Calhoun penned the early rock classic "Shake Rattle and Roll" which was first recorded by Big Joe Turner. The best known and most successful recording came in the same year by Bill Haley and the Comets who "rocked" up the arrangement and changed some of the lyrics. Then in 1955 Elvis Presley recorded it for the first time for Sun records using Haley's arrangement and the original Joe Turner lyrics. Elvis recorded it again in 1956 this time for the big time RCA Victor label. This is the version that I have and like the most even though it received only luke warm attention and was never a hit.

Old Dome in rubble, East facade looking South.
The sky was still there after all, just waiting.
Yesterday at about 9:36 AM while at the Roberts downtown store that Elvis version came to me as I stood at the door and listened to the implosion of the Hoosier/RCA Dome two blocks west of me. The first concussive sounds started then and took on a few different notes as different charges were fired sequentially to drop the historic structure. The windows were rattling and the ground did indeed shake and the whole affair lasted about 24 seconds then peace and quiet (except for the sounds of crowds cheering further north on Meridian).

Please have any purses or packages open and step to the next available security checkpoint.
It would be almost three hours later before I got to see any of the carnage, I was on my way to the Circle Centre Mall for some power shopping, and I didn't have a camera except for the iPhone. After work I got a closer look and some shots before going to the Colts Pro shop in the new Lucas Oil Stadium. The most melancholy shot has to be of those steps. How many times since 1984 did I stand on or take those steps? Jenni's comment when looking at these photos?
"I saw Pink Floyd there, and Bruce Springsteen." Well Jenni, Shiel Sexton is the group that finally Rocked the House! Or reduced it to Rock and Roll-ing Thunder in the Dome!!!!
The last verse and chorus from the post title song!
I went over the hill, way down underneath
I went over the hill, way down underneath
You make me roll my eyes
And then you make me grit my teeth

Well I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
Well you won't do right
To save your doggone so

Go Colts
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Next Week it's PEYBACK!
Chuck Pace ©2008 
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