My 47th year was one of my worst and best. It was one of my worst years because my beloved dog Elvis died in December at the age of 15 and because of the Covid Pandemic, which cancelled two of my trips (and all travel). It was one of my best years because of the fantastic time I had in Memphis in [continue reading]
So no Elvis Week in Memphis for me this year as I haven’t left the house since June and only a handful of times since March. No worries, I honored the life of Elvis Presley in my own way and shared it with my Elvis friends online having my own Virtual Elvis Week from home. Every day from [continue reading]
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 first time, owning a piece of Elvis’ jewelry and the nightly discussions in the Guest House Lobby with my fellow Elvis [continue reading]
Needless to say, I had a great time in Memphis during Elvis Week 2019 visiting Graceland three times, touring the museums at Elvis Presley’s Memphis, meeting Elvis’ friends and bandmates, hearing great concerts like Ronnie Milsap and BJ Thomas, buying great books and memorabilia, [continue reading]
I started off my final day (my 7th day) in Memphis relaxing in my room and packing, then around 12:30 I went down to EPs (in the Guest House at Graceland) for lunch. I had the fried green tomato sandwich with pimento cheese (and added chicken this time), sweet potato fries and sweet tea. After, I [continue reading]
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 write about it, I know it is actually over. Anyway, I splurged and got the VIP My Friend Elvis Package which included a [continue reading]
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]
