A Boy from Tupelo

I bet you can tell where I went today.  This is definitely a tourist trap, but still worth it for the Elvis Fan.  You can tour the house, see his cars, motorcycles, and his planes.  You can see a lot of his stage outfits, some of his regular clothing, and personal items.  You can view his awards and other memorabilia.

I saw the racquetball court that he built towards the end of his life, after his doctor told him he needed to exercise more.  He actually played early in the morning, the day he died, then after playing, he sat at a piano and played and sang two songs: “Blue eyes cryin’ in the Rain,” and “Unchained Melody.”

Upper left is Graceland.  Upper right is the family graveyard.  The Presley family received permission to bury Elvis and the rest here, in order to prevent attempts (there was at least one while Elvis was buried in the city cemetery) at stealing the body.  It’s a nice garden off the south end of the house.  Lower right is the car from “Blue Hawaii” that Elvis was able to convince the studio to let him keep.  The middle picture is the Pink Cadillac that he bought his mother.  Lower Left, it’s hard to see, but I am holding the microphone that he used in his concerts.  (It cost me a lot for that privilege, but it was worth it.  It was a fun, though long tour, about 3 hours long.  But it was fun to see another side of the King.  Happy Road-Tripping!

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