DEENA'S DAYS

The New ELVIS Movie Is A Beautiful Emotional Roller Coaster

***SPOILER*** Wow!!! That was my initial reaction after my first viewing of Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS! Tom Hanks was Oscar worthy as The Colonel, and Austin Butler was [continue reading]
You’ll Never Walk Alone

This is a story of fate and how everything happens for a reason and my connection with one of Elvis’ favorite gospel songs “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” [continue reading]
Memphis in May 2021 – my epic 10 days at the Happiest Place on Earth

I had one of the most wonderful times I have ever had in Memphis, right up there with Elvis Weeks 2007 and 2017, Birthdays 2019 and 2020 and the Opening Weekend at the Guest [continue reading]
GIRL HAPPY 1965 – My Favorite!

This is THE Elvis movie for me, my favorite Elvis movie since I was little. Yes Girl Happy is one of Elvis’ cheesy Elvis gets girl Elvis loses girl Elvis sings songs [continue reading]
Elvis’ 85th Birthday Celebration – one of the best times I’ve had!

Elvis’ 85th Birthday Celebration in Memphis this past January was one of the best times I’ve ever had. All the Jerry Schilling events, meeting Priscilla for the [continue reading]
Celebrating Elvis’ Birthday with Jerry Schilling

I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend than the one I had at Graceland just prior to Elvis’ birthday! It has taken me so long to write about it because once I [continue reading]
Lisa Marie Presley at Elvis Week 2018

FRIDAY AUGUST 10th – ELVIS WEEK DAY 1 I woke up around 3:45am (on purpose) after about 4 or 5 hours of sleep. I left Cookeville just before 4:30am and headed toward [continue reading]
My 10 Day Tennessee Road Trip

I had a fantastic time on my 10 day road trip through Tennessee (and Mississippi and Virginia). I hadn’t taken a real road trip in about 7 years, so it was nice to get [continue reading]
Elvis In the Twilight of Memory by June Juanico

June Juanico’s book Elvis In the Twilight of Memory was the fourth Elvis book I ever read, after Priscilla Presley’s Elvis and Me and Peter Guralnick’s Last [continue reading]
Grease – the 40th Anniversary

Grease is my favorite movie. It was my favorite movie when I five, and it is my favorite movie at 45. It is like home to me. I watch it when I am in a good mood to celebrate, [continue reading]
Lisa Marie Presley – Elvis from A to Z

Picking an ‘L’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge as “Loving Arms” is my favorite Elvis song (along with Heartbreak Hotel) AND “Love [continue reading]
Jerry Schilling – Elvis from A to Z

Choosing a ‘J’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge was a bit difficult for me. I had to decide between one of my favorite Elvis songs “Just [continue reading]
Graceland – Elvis from A to Z

I was torn on this one on whether to pick Graceland or Gladys, Elvis’ mother, for my ‘G’ Elvis topic for my A to Z Blogging Challenge. But in the end I went [continue reading]
Careless Love – the unmaking of elvis presley by Peter Guralnick

I always want to call this book “Careless Whisper” like the Wham song. I first read Careless Love: the unmaking of elvis presley by Peter Guralnick when it first [continue reading]
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick

This was my second time reading Peter Guralnick’s Last Train to Memphis (over 400 pages) I first read it in the 1990s as my second Elvis book (my first was Elvis [continue reading]
All 31 ELVIS Movies in chronological order watched non-stop over 3 days

I usually celebrate Elvis’ Birthday by watching his movies, but one year I celebrated by watching all 31 of his movies in chronological order for three days only [continue reading]
Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley

If you are an Elvis fan, you have read Elvis and Me and seen the movie. And if you are like me you have read the book twice and seen the movie countless times. [continue reading]
I Was the Last One in Graceland in 2017 and the First One in Graceland in 2018

I did what I set out to do. I was the last visitor in Graceland in 2017 (the last in the mansion, the last at the grave and the last on the grounds), AND I was the first one [continue reading]
Elvis Week 2017, the 40th Anniversary

Oh my gosh! I made it! I’m finally in Memphis and back at Graceland and in the Guest House where I belong! This was the first of seven days celebrating the life and [continue reading]
The Grand Opening of Elvis Presley’s Memphis

It was an honor to be one of the first people through the gates of the new Elvis Presley’s Memphis and to see all the new items on display at Graceland and of course [continue reading]
Opening Weekend of the Guest House at Graceland

This extended weekend trip to Memphis was truly one of the best I have ever had. The reason for this trip to Memphis was for the opening of the new Guest House at Graceland, [continue reading]
The 1980s from A to Z – tv, movies, music

It’s totally tubular you joined me as I blogged the A to Z Blogging Challenge this past April. I hope you enjoyed the journey back to the totally awesome 1980s as much [continue reading]
After 33 years I finally met RALPH MACCHIO!!!

They say how you spend your New Year’s Eve is how you’ll spend the rest of your year. Well I spent New Year’s Eve watching The Karate Kid trilogy, and this [continue reading]
Why Your Business Needs a Dedicated Social Media Manager

Don’t think just because your company has a Facebook page, you are utilizing the benefits of Social Media. Your competitors are actively engaging with their customers and [continue reading]
My Blog Voted Best Personal Blog Runner Up at The Baltimore Sun’s 2015 Mobbies Awards

I am very excited and humbled that this blog was voted Runner Up for Best Personal Blog at The Baltimore Sun’s 2015 Mobbies (Maryland Outstanding Blogs)! The ceremony [continue reading]
Elvis

There is only one Elvis, so there is no need for me to write Elvis Presley. (Don’t even argue with me about Elvis Costello – he’s ok, but he’s no [continue reading]
my Memphis Grizzlies

I have been a Memphis Grizzlies fan since 2008 when I moved to Memphis the second time (yes I moved there twice). I had never followed the NBA because growing up outside [continue reading]
U2

My love for U2 is pretty much known. Heck, I’ve even written a book about it – On the Road with U2: my musical journey. But for the few of you who [continue reading]
Being a Broncos fan in Baltimore

Being a Broncos fan in Baltimore is hard, maybe annoying is a better word. I have dealt with it my entire life, well my entire football life. The first NFL season I remember [continue reading]
STOP BREEDING! ADOPT a DOG, don’t buy!

If you want a dog, adopt from a shelter or rescue group. DO NOT BUY from a breeder or pet store. Over 11,000,000 dogs are killed every year in shelters because of over [continue reading]
U2

I have been an avid U2 fan since 1987 when I was 14. Some say obsessed, but I like to say passionate. I discovered U2 in March 1987 with the release of The Joshua Tree. I [continue reading]
New Kids on the Block – my Music A to Z

My first concert of my life was New Kids on the Block at the Baltimore Arena in 1990 – I was almost 18. (I wasn’t allowed to go to concerts until I graduated high [continue reading]
Lisa Marie Presley says Lancaster is “best show of the tour” 11.11.12

I really did not think I could have a better day with Lisa Marie Presley than I did June 15th when I went to two saw two of her shows on the same day – a free radio [continue reading]
Elvis Week 2007 – the 30th Anniversary

Elvis Week 2007, the 30th Anniversary, was my second Elvis Week, but I feel like it was my first because I went to all of the events and I did the candlelight vigil for the [continue reading]
Elvis Week 2002 – the 25th Anniversary

Elvis Week 2002 – the 25th Anniversary was my first Elvis Week, and I had just moved to Memphis the day before Elvis Week started. This was before social media and [continue reading]

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