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http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/07/07/offbeat.elvis.cabbie.ap/index.html
Cabbie fined $60 for dressing like Elvis
Monday, July 7, 2003 Posted: 6:13 AM EDT (1013 GMT)
"It's almost an obligation I feel to do this now," says cab driver Dave Groh.
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SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Elvis has not entirely left the cab stand.
Cabbie Dave Groh last week lost his appeal of a $60 fine for violating the dress-code for taxi drivers, but says he's determined to continue his lighthearted salute to the King from behind the wheel.
Groh has given up his red Elvis outfit and has returned to black pants and blue shirt, but says he's going to continue to wear his Elvis-style cape.
"When you've got something going on that people love and feel strongly about, it's easy to get caught up in their passion," he said of the Elvis shtick. "It's almost an obligation I feel to do this now."
It all began three years ago, when a friend persuaded him to dress as Elvis while he worked that Halloween. The costume was a hit, so Groh started growing out his sideburns for an encore in 2001.
Groh bought three Elvis costumes and he started reading up on his alter ego, the better to answer questions. He makes a lot more in tips than he ever did as an ordinary cabbie.
But the costume violated the city's cabdriver uniform policy.
Now, he says, he'll comply with the letter of the law but he's going to stick with the cape.
"The cape's attached to a black jacket with a wide collar. They don't have any regulations about capes in there."
Cabbie fined $60 for dressing like Elvis
Monday, July 7, 2003 Posted: 6:13 AM EDT (1013 GMT)
"It's almost an obligation I feel to do this now," says cab driver Dave Groh.
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SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Elvis has not entirely left the cab stand.
Cabbie Dave Groh last week lost his appeal of a $60 fine for violating the dress-code for taxi drivers, but says he's determined to continue his lighthearted salute to the King from behind the wheel.
Groh has given up his red Elvis outfit and has returned to black pants and blue shirt, but says he's going to continue to wear his Elvis-style cape.
"When you've got something going on that people love and feel strongly about, it's easy to get caught up in their passion," he said of the Elvis shtick. "It's almost an obligation I feel to do this now."
It all began three years ago, when a friend persuaded him to dress as Elvis while he worked that Halloween. The costume was a hit, so Groh started growing out his sideburns for an encore in 2001.
Groh bought three Elvis costumes and he started reading up on his alter ego, the better to answer questions. He makes a lot more in tips than he ever did as an ordinary cabbie.
But the costume violated the city's cabdriver uniform policy.
Now, he says, he'll comply with the letter of the law but he's going to stick with the cape.
"The cape's attached to a black jacket with a wide collar. They don't have any regulations about capes in there."
and I always thought that capes look gay
i agree Vampy!!! i dont see anything wrong with a lil publicity