Peter Guralnick on Elvis Presley & Colonel Tom Parker w/an Intro by Billy Bob Thornton!

Naked Lunch

Straw Hut Media

Arts, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.9 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Break out the Peanut Butter, Banana & Bacon Sandwiches as Phil and David welcome Peter Guralnick, the renowned author of two definitive Elvis Presley biographies and the brand new book "The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, And The Partnership That Rocked The World." Past "Naked Lunch" guest Billy Bob Thornton introduces this episode, then Phil and David use their Burning Love and Suspicious Minds to ask Peter lots of questions about Elvis and hear Peter's surprising take on Elvis's famously controversial manager, Colonel Tom Parker. That's All Right, but prepare to get All Shook Up. To buy Peter's new book, go here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com

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0:00.0	Hello, Billy Bob Thornton here.
0:06.0	I so enjoyed having my naked lunch with Phil Rosenthal and David Wilde.
0:11.0	And now I'm happy to introduce this latest lunch with a great writer about music and about life.
0:17.0	The author of the new The Colonel and the King, Tom Parker, Elvis Presley,
0:22.7	and the Partnership that Rock the World.
0:25.2	The one and only Peter Guralnik.
0:27.2	Let's spill the beans, chew the fat, food for thought and jokes on tap,
0:41.8	talking with our mouths full, having fun,
0:46.0	a piece of cake and humble pie, serving up a slice of life,
0:51.5	leave the dressing on the side. It's naked lunch.
0:57.5	Clothing Option.
0:59.5	Well, hello, David.
1:01.0	Hey, Phil.
1:01.5	How are you doing?
1:02.2	I'm doing good, doing good.
1:03.8	I just noticed the mug I chose today was the Just Try It mug.
1:08.8	And do you know that we're doing at least two more books with Simon Schuster, two more kids' books?
1:14.4	Oh my God.
1:15.3	Two more Just Try It books are coming.
1:17.3	A generation will grow up on your books.
1:19.8	Yeah.
1:20.0	Apparently Just Try it is popular with the kids and the parents who are trying to get their kids to try new things like eating new foods.
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