The song “One Night” is my ‘O’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge. “Only the Strong Survive” is a close second for my favorite ‘O’ Elvis song, as there are no Elvis movies that begin with ‘O,’ because now my tastes run more [continue reading]
This is a great book written about the Kennedy kids by a Kennedy kid. The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy by Jean Kennedy Smith is about what the Kennedy kids’ lives were like growing up – before they were adults in politics, before all the tragedies. Jean is the only living Kennedy kid. [continue reading]
There was only one clear choice for my ‘E’ topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge and that is Elvis and Me, both the movie and the book – but more the movie. Elvis and Me was written by Priscilla Presley (Elvis’ ex wife) in 1985 and turned into a television mini series in [continue reading]
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 and Me). I was lucky enough to meet Peter during Elvis Week this past August, and he autographed my copy of his book. I excitedly [continue reading]
My U2 360 tour ended 2 weeks ago, but I just got home yesterday. I was hiding out at my parents’ house in Maryland avoiding reality. I drove exactly 18,073 miles through 31 states since I left Memphis May 14th. I saw 16 wonderful U2 shows, saw lots of great American sights and met lots of [continue reading]
This is my last post here on my Deena’s Days Blog until August – not that I wrote that much here this year anyway. I leave Saturday for U2 360 – I am driving with my 2 dogs to all 16 U2 shows in the US. You can follow my updates on my other blog On the Road with U2 and on [continue reading]
I haven’t written much in my DeenasDays blog this year because this is the year of U2011, so I have been writing in my On the Road with U2 blog. I will probably blog about the Memphis Grizzlies playoff games and definitely about the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival in 2 weeks, but [continue reading]
