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 Memphis in the dark and the rain. (I had driven 9 1/2 hours the previous day from Maryland.) Originally I had planned to stay in [continue reading]
As I sip sweet tea from my Elvis Week cup, I realize it has been almost two weeks since Elvis Week 2018 ended and I am just now writing about it – I still haven’t even unpacked all of my stuff yet. Can you say denial? Yes, those of us who went to Elvis Week are all feeling a bit of [continue reading]
I didn’t make it to Memphis this year for Elvis Week, but I had a pretty good time celebrating at home in Maryland. I listened to Elvis songs all week, I watched the Candlelight Vigil online Saturday night, watched Elvis dvds all day Sunday and saw an Elvis Tribute Artist Sunday night. I [continue reading]
When I look back, I will see 2011 as a watershed year for me. It was a year when my entire life changed – for the better. I started the year in Memphis and ended it back home in Maryland – and in between drove 18,000 miles through 31 states in search of a drummer. I saw all 16 U2 360 [continue reading]
Saturday August 13th I attended the Sam Phillips documentary The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll at the University of Memphis hosted by Sam’s son Knox Phillips and author Peter Guralnick. It was a great documentary. I actually learned a few things I didn’t know, because quite honestly I [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]
I had a fantastic 2010 and am looking forward to 2011. I visited many places I had been wanting to visit. I did not make it through my entire list, but I made quite a dent. January I attended Elvis’ Birthday weekend celebration. It would have been his 75th, so there was a lot of hoopla, [continue reading]
