“Usted no es nada sino un perro de caza Y no es ningún amigo mío.”

Not his words, but from a Spanish translation of Hound Dog I found online. I was walking around Silver Lake last weekend with Erinn and my friend Matt when we came across Raphael “Elvis” Coca, a San Salvadorian Elvis look-alike, sitting on a bench in front of the La Parrilla Mexican restaurant on West Sunset Blvd., where he works. I asked to take a picture and then we spent about ten minutes talking to him in Spanish. Good to know that my language skills are still good enough to carry on a basic conversation, but I do need some work! He was a really friendly guy and a fun person to meet while out for a stroll. The Maybe I’ll go back and watch him perform sometime soon.