The "Elvis is Alive" Theory Has a Timeline
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112802)
United States
June 30, 2025 7:40am CST
The "Pastor Bob Joyce is Elvis" story is a fascinating one regardless of where one stands on whether the pastor could even possibly be Elvis in the ongoing theory of theories that Elvis never actually died in 1977 but faked his death.
The Bob Joyce story does have many coincidences and possibilities. Many of them are actually a bit uncanny that it helps to make his story the most plausible of any I have ever followed.
But of course there's one part to this story that also mixes up the timelines.
Pastor Bob Joyce is reportedly in his 70s, while Elvis would be 90. If the man preaching the sermons every Sunday, and singing his gospel in a very familiar voice is still doing that in 2035...
The story's over. That would make Elvis 100.
Have you ever heard of the Bob Joyce is Elvis theory? If so, what are your thoughts about it?
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
30 Jun
This is a new one on me. The age difference is the issue.
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@porwest (112802)
• United States
1 Jul
The age difference can be explained in the whole story, which is part of what makes it interesting. There's the two Bob Joyce theory, for example. There's the older witness protection idea which some claim he became John Burroughs, and that he would have "retired" from that in 2011, at the same time Pastor Bob Joyce appeared "seemingly" out of nowhere. There's the idea that Bob Joyce shares the same initials as John Burroughs, just turned around. If the witness protection story were ever true, they could have given him a fake birth certificate. With the two Bob Joyce theory there is Robert Wayne Joyce who lives in a modest house and then there's the "pastor" who actually does the sermons on Sundays who is believed to be Elvis, and who it has been said lives in a much larger, gated house. The Bob Joyce who does the sermons supposedly has been sighted several times at Graceland and apparently sung at the private service of Lisa Marie Presley.
If you have time to kill and want to go down a very interesting rabbit hole, the link I provided leads to Jack Willard who offers some really interesting details.
I'm not saying I believe Bob Joyce IS Elvis. But boy, are there numerous coincidences and very interesting details that at least make it a very plausible story when you start really getting into all of it.
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@porwest (112802)
• United States
2 Jul
@LindaOHio His "50 Reasons" series is where all the juicy stuff is. Like I said, I don't really believe it. But it IS very interesting. The only issue I have with Jack is sometimes he gets a white gunk thing stuck to his lips which can be a little disturbing and more than distracting...
Other than that... lol
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@porwest (112802)
• United States
30 Jun
This is true of many popular celebrities. Michael Jackson does come to mind. So does Tupac. But the Elvis story has many more possibilities and twists and turns in it that it was always more believable than any of the others. I am in no way saying I believe the stories. I just find this current one quite fascinating.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
30 Jun
No, I've never heard that theory... I've always just rolled my eyes at the poor people who want Elvis to be alive so badly that they see him all over the place.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
5 Aug
@porwest True!
Did you read the True Blood series where Elvis was brought over as a vampire and is called "Bubba" because calling him "Elvis" confuses him and pisses him off? It's by Charlaine Harris. It's really good reading. (I've never watched the television series by that name so have no idea how closely it follows the books.)
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@porwest (112802)
• United States
6 Aug
@DaddyEvil Never heard of it. But it sounds entertaining enough to give a look-see too.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
6 Aug
@porwest I hope you enjoy her series as much as I did.
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@Traceyjayne (11277)
• United Kingdom
5 Aug
Every now and then we get another one of these stories ….he’s alive, he is working in a chip shop , he is doing this, he is doing that …..people believe or not ….
Personally. I do not believe that he is alive ….
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Jun
I've followed it for awhile. There are several people on several different platforms that speak on it, and show the "proof". There's also a new "family member". I don't know if he popped up in your Bob Joyce searching, but look up Chewey Thompson Elvis supposed grandson, that's a doozy too.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
4 Jul
@porwest I don't have the time to wrie a big thought out thing like that, but maybe one day.
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@porwest (112802)
• United States
7 Jul
@thislittlepennyearns Usually my pieces are only around 1700 words or so. I'd say they are rather short.
@porwest (112802)
• United States
3 Jul
Lots of legs to this one. I don't believe it. But there's enough there to at least make it believable enough that it makes it fun to follow along with it. It's a hot topic too. I have written three pieces on this and they have all shot to the moon. lol. So, in a way, that makes it fun to follow as well.


@porwest (112802)
• United States
3 Jul
Many people are easy to fall for things. I will say, of all the "Elvis is alive" stories I have ever followed, this one is the most fascinating. There are lots and lots of connections, coincidences and other things that, even if I don't BELIEVE the story, at least help to make it at least plausible enough to follow it along for the ride.
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@porwest (112802)
• United States
3 Jul
@LadyDuck Yes. They do. But, like my post signals, this one only has a short time left considering if Elvis were alive, he'd be 90. So, the timeline of the possibility is growing shorter AND if Bob Joyce lives another 10 years he's DEFINITELY not Elvis. lol
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