However, in pursuit of the ""American dream,"" similar to the Joad family""s quest, he travelsfromCalifornia (the supposed land of opportunity) to New Orleans - in the opposite direction."" [Note: Elvis shared 3 of the top 5 spots of the year with two songs by Pat Boone, including ""Love Letters in the Sand"" and ""April Love"", reflecting the major cultural divide developing between the two divergent styles.The ominous, deserted, eerie and run down ""palace"" was infused with the profane and sinful atmosphere of the previous warlord""s harem of concubines.in NYC) at 12 noon, on a cold March 6, 1923.Thousands watched from Greeley Square Park, across from Gimbel""s Dept.Store, as he was about to reach the top but slipped and fell to his death on the sidewalk below.He died shortly later after being taken to Bellevue Hospital.In the wake of his death in April 1923, the NY city council outlawed "street exhibitions of a foolhardy character in climbing the outer walks of buildings by human beings.You know, if it wasn""t me talkin"", I""d say you were the prettiest girl in town.Mary: Well, why don""t you say it?George: Well, I don""t know.Maybe I will say it.How old are ya, anyway?Mary: Eighteen.George: Eighteen! It was only last year you were seventeen.Mary: Too young or too old?George: Oh, no, no! Just right.Your age fits ya.Yes sir.You look a little older without your clothes on.I-, I mean without a dress, you look older.On their way home while strolling along the street, hey pause in front of the old deserted Granville house, and the gawky George accidently steps on her bathrobe belt, the pretended "train" of her dress.