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]
There are many great Elvis songs beginning with ‘Y’ for me to choose from for my Blogging A to Z Challenge including “You Gave Me a Mountain,” “Young and Beautiful” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” But I chose “You Don’t Have to Say [continue reading]
I chose “Unchained Melody” as my ‘U’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge not because it is one of my favorite songs, but because it is VERY special to me as (along with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”) it was the last song Elvis ever played – at [continue reading]
I had a great time at Trax on Wax in Catonsville, MD for Record Store Day yesterday. It was the best one yet! I went with a list and got everything and then some! Record Store Day began in 2007 and is held one Saturday every April, and the past few years there has been a smaller Record Store Day on [continue reading]
Although I really wanted to write about one of my new favorite Elvis songs “Shake A Hand” for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, there is no other more important ‘S’ Elvis topic than Sun Records and Sam Phillips. (But if you unfamiliar with “Shake A Hand,” check it [continue reading]
My ‘N’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge is song that was never released as an Elvis studio single, but has always been one of my favorites and I think one of the best live songs Elvis ever did. “Never Been to Spain” was written and released by Hoyt Axton in [continue reading]
I chose “Kentucky Rain” for my Elvis ‘K’ topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge. It was a close one between it and the movie Kid Galahad as it’s one of my top 10 favorite Elvis movies, but I think I like “Kentucky Rain” just a little bit more. If you [continue reading]