Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Elvis. Elvis Presley. Elvis Aaron Presley. He died 34 years ago, yesterday. Funny thing because that's exactly how old I am. It would be more fun to write about his birth rather than death but I've convinced myself that any news on "the King" is worthy of report!

His twin brother died of a still birth and was born approx. 35 mins. before Elvis. I see how that could potentially make one a force, as I too, am a twin. Luckily, we both survived our own premature 19 minutes apart birth.

Back to Elvis! He recorded in Memphis at Sun Records and built the famed Graceland mansion there. It's a splendid place with grounds and diverse interior- I've been there twice. Once with an audio tour, the other without. A tour of Sun Records is a worthy trip as well- music buffs well know that Sun Studios and Stax Records are a kind of holy grail. I went there when I was 21 & 23.

Sun Studios + Stax Records Logos are;

(Note: I had T-shirts for both but got stolen out of my car in 2000 while in San Francisco on a cross country road trip- darn!)

Elvis.

Graceland, Memphis, TN USA