Archive for September, 2007
Florida
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Tish and I flew out to Florida on 9th September, then onto Memphis.
I last visited Memphis in 1990 and boy there have been changes.
Gracelands Mansion is still the same and will always be the heart of Memphis.
Downtown has changed beyond recognition and is a busy happening place, just a shame that some of the originality has gone.
Please see the photo’s of Memphis, Gracelands and Sun Studios here.
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Trip to Graceland
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
So Tish and I took a long awaited trip to Graceland. It’s my second trip there but we still managed to spend 8 hours there, being some of the last people to write on the wall outside. It is a fantastic place to go, even if you are not a big Elvis fan. It had changed a bit since I last went, with some of Elvis’ costumes now being moved into a new museum on site. Tish was surprised at how much of a family home it really was and how it was surprisingly tasteful considering how flamboyant Elvis was sometimes! You could really tell he was just a boy from Tupelo who was lucky enough to have just the voice and good looks Sam Phillips was looking for…..
….speaking of which we also visited Sun Studios where there’s a lot more to see than just Elvis. Sun studios was the starting point to many music greats, including Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis. Again this is well worth a visit and this time you can even record a song there…. To view photos click here…
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