Elvis left the building but only to walk into the parking lot at Asher Place on Wednesday.
Odelia Kranz, an 82-year-old resident of the seniors independent living complex, decided she was going to shake, rattle and roll her way to entertaining her neighbours as best she could during the current pandemic.
There were about 50 residents scattered around the parking lot, on their balconies and along the outskirts of the parking lot during the sunny afternoon performance.
"You know these people have been sitting here for so long and they just need something so I thought I should put a show on for them," Kranz said. "We're all just looking for something happy."
Kranz has been entertaining as Elvis for about 10 years by performing on stage as a member of the drama club at the Elder Citizens Rec Centre. She also visits other seniors facilities around Prince George.
Kranz created her own costume for the part. She took her white pants and made them super-wide bell bottoms. At a thrift store one day, she found a rhinestone-clad blouse she knew she could take home and make work for her.
"So what I did was I drew out a picture of an eagle and then I glued and sewed wings on it and all that kind of stuff on the back and that's my white suit," Kranz said.
She also added stars and more bling to the costume to really jazz it up, she added.
"It took about two weeks to make the whole outfit," she added.
Kranz emulates Elvis during his famous 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert that aired in 40 countries via satellite.
For her show she usually plans to perform for about 15 to 20 minutes and then if people want to hear more she'll perform for longer.
"We'll see how long this body can do it," Kranz laughed.
Her favourite Elvis song is My Way.
"That's always a good one," Kranz said. "And I also like Dixie."
During her show she also performed the classic Jail House Rock.
"I do a fast one, then a slow one, then a fast one, then a slow one," Kranz laughed.
