Today started out great, even though I was supposed to be in Salt Lake City for the U2 tour opener. Last night I realized there were more Buddy Holly sites to see in Lubbock, so we left the hotel around 8 am after a quiet, restful night. Buddy Holly’s studio at 1926 19th Street. Buddy [continue reading]
After a rough night in Tulsa (not much sleep and too much pizza), we left at 8am this morning for Route 66. My goal is to travel along Route 66 from Tulsa to Albuquerque, documenting everything through video and photos. So far, so good. First town after Tulsa was Sapulpa. I found the old Rock Creek [continue reading]
Today I went to the Happiest Place on Earth, Graceland! It was a wonderful day. The weather was perfect (sunny, warm and no humidity) and there weren’t many people there. I decided to take the VIP tour since I haven’t been since Elvis’ birthday in January and won’t be back [continue reading]
I finally made it to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame! I have wanted to visit there since 2002. I made the hour trip east on route 40 to Jackson, TN. The Rockabilly Hall of Fame was small, just 3 rooms, but had a lot of memorabilia. And Bernice couldn’t have been nicer. I was the only patron [continue reading]
I haven’t been going out daily to see something new. Although Tuesday I did go to Harrah’s and used my voucher for my free Paula Deen’s buffet. SO good! Lost at the slots though. Then yesterday I attempted to go to Celtic Crossing for St. Patrick’s Day, but it was too [continue reading]
I left the house at 9am Tuesday March 2nd heading south to Mississippi. First stop was Jackson. It wasn’t what I expected. Just another city, but there were some notable sites. It was cool to see Medgar Evans house and statue as well as a few blues trail sites downtown. Next stop the next day [continue reading]
Labor Day Weekend 1999 is when everything changed, my real Elvis fanaticism began (even though I had been an Elvis fan since I was a toddler watching Elvis movies on tv with my mom. It was my first trip to Memphis and Graceland. Mom, Dad and I arrived Friday September 3rd and left Monday September [continue reading]
DEENA'S DAYS 