Elvis Dies Tomorrow has left the building

I’m not sure if this sign was posted on August 15. If so, then I suppose it’s accurate — Elvis died on the 16th, albeit 39 years ago.

Barring any possible back-to-the-future trip, what does this sign mean?

It was placed on a thick round pole on the corner of Ouellette Ave. and Riverside Dr. The bold-face black stood out. (Don’t bother looking for it now though. It’s long gone or plastered over by other stickers.)

A quick search on the web reveals that Elvis Dies Tomorrow is a band, based in Germany. According to the charmingly written (sic) bio on their website: “The four guys from the most nothern part in germany are used to rough wind and try to walk the way of rockmu- sic even though they have to face a storm of other genres. They want to achieve one thing: Bringing back the sound of real guitars, real voices and real music to the people.”

No idea why the sticker was on a pole in Windsor. I don’t think they performed here, at least not according to the tour information I could find about Elvis Dies Tomorrow; it looks like all their dates were in Germany. (Elvis fans, at least in the UK, may take some solace in knowing that a disembodied version of the King himself is going on tour again, 40 years after his death.)

Also, I haven’t a clue about the significance of that name, cool as it is.

But there you have it, on public display in downtown Windsor for all to see. Elvis Dies Tomorrow: You read it first here.

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Claudio D’Andrea has been writing and editing for newspapers, magazine and online publications for 30 years. You can read his stuff on LinkedIn and Medium.com and follow him on Twitter.