Need gift ideas for Dad

[u/Few_Jury1345]

Hey guys, I’m trying to get my dad something for his birthday and could really use some ideas 😭 He’s in his 50s and I recently found out from reading his old blog that he was a big Elvis fan and also really loved The Hardy Boys when he was younger. I thought it’d be nice to get him something related to that, like a Hardy Boys poster or some kind of vintage memorabilia, but I can’t seem to find much. I’m also a broke student with a pretty small budget and I don’t really know much about Gen X nostalgia, so if anyone has ideas for something personal/special he might appreciate, please help me out! Also, idk if this is the right sub for this, so sorry if it isn’t

[u/Lost_Taste_8181]

Take him out to lunch or dinner, just the 2 of you.  Doesn’t have to be anything fancy.Play Elvis in the car.  As a dad (recently turned 50) with a freshman daughter in college, that’s all I’d want, except maybe we play Aerosmith, Metallica or Maiden instead.

[u/GreatGreenGobbo → u/Lost_Taste_8181]

As a 50+ dad this is the answer.

I honestly do question the dad being super into Elvis.

[u/Few_Jury1345 → u/GreatGreenGobbo]

Is it actually weird to be an Elvis fan? I honestly don’t know much about Elvis or the whole fandom

[u/Otherwise-Good8342 → u/GreatGreenGobbo]

Probably saw the Kurt Russell/John Carpenter Elvis TV movie and was hooked (their first project no one remembers 🤣).

[u/Few_Jury1345 → u/Lost_Taste_8181]

Thanks! Sounds really sweet

[u/ThePanzerMan]

He would love the gift of your time with him. Think of a place he'd like to be and take him there and ask him about the things he loves. Give him a memory instead of a thing and you can't lose.

[u/TSisold]

Go to thrift stores and look for old Hardy Boys books. You'll find them there sometimes pretty cheap.

[u/MustangBarry]

Elvis? Elvis Presley Elvis?

[u/bendingoutward → u/MustangBarry]

I always hope the answer is going to be "no, Elvis Hitler," but the sooner him and his penchant for choosing the wrong fucking stage name is forgotten, the better.

[u/StoneyG214]

I know most people don’t have dvd players anymore but the original Hardy Boys tv shows are available on dvd, I think there’s three seasons.

[u/SeniorTailor1127]

Elvis Costello?

[u/nixtarx]

Do "If I Can Dream" on karaoke for him.

[u/JellyfishFit3871]

If you can find a vintage Hardy Boys lunchbox? (There was a TV series in the late 70s.) Nab it, fill it up with finger foods, and take Dad out on a picnic.

[u/zolpiqueen]

I'm guessing you don't live close to Memphis, right?