Elvis Presley, rock n roll legend, was remembered outside his Graceland home in Memphis as about 15,000 fans gathered to mark the 33rd anniversary of his death.Presley, who was said to have long abused prescription drugs, died of a heart attack at his estate on Aug. 16, 1977. He was 42 years old. The Memphis Commercial Appeal said his admirers carried candles to a flower-strewn grave Sunday night.They braved temperatures that reached 118 degrees on the "heat index," an Elvis fan said."It was a tough year marketing-wise because there's not a big anniversary ending with a zero or a five," Kevin Kern, public relations director of Elvis Presley Enterprises, told the Appeal. "However, going by ticket sales to our other events this week, we were very pleased."
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