I had been at Graceland a few hours when I was walking back from storing souvenirs in my car and overheard a lady saying “That pisses me off. $75 to tour that thing and then another $10 to park? What a ripoff.” Everything costs more at Graceland these days. And more people are angry. Most… Continue reading Graceland 2021 – Candlelights from a Distance
Attack of the 50 Foot Blog
Searching for Stinky Gringo
Several years ago, my wife saw a bottle of pre-mixed margaritas called Stinky Gringo. She asked the store clerk if it was any good. Their response was, “Oh yeah! But don’t plan on going anywhere after you drink it. It’s strong!” We tried it out and liked it. It has about twice the alcohol content… Continue reading Searching for Stinky Gringo
Printer’s Drawer – Frankenstein Picture
The first time I met my wife’s grandmother was long before I was married. I was at the ballpark in the town where I grew up. It was the summer after I graduated from high school and before my wife, Andrea and I had started dating each other. We were good friends so when I… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Frankenstein Picture
Printer’s Drawer – The Alamo
My mother-in-law moved to San Antonio, Texas a few years before my kids were born. My wife and I have made several trips there both before and after our children were born. Our first attempt at a trip was cut short when we were rear ended by a drunk driver in Little Rock, Arkansas just… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – The Alamo
Printer’s Drawer – Vegas Dice
In October of 2003, I had an opportunity with work to go to a packaging show in Las Vegas. My wife’s birthday is in October, so I arranged to have her go with me as a birthday gift. At the writing of this post, this is the only time either of us has been to… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Vegas Dice
Printer’s Drawer – St. Louis Arch
Most people going on a vacation to St. Louis in the summer would include a trip to see the Cardinals play baseball. Before we had children, my wife and I decided to take a trip there. We decided to intentionally go on a week when the Cardinals were out of town. We felt this would… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – St. Louis Arch
Printer’s Drawer – Penny from Honeymoon
When my wife and I were planning our wedding back in 1985, she found an ad in the back of a bride magazine advertising a place with honeymoon cabins in the mountains of North Carolina. This was the place we decided to spend our honeymoon. The place was called Mountain Brook and they had a… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Penny from Honeymoon
Printer’s Drawer – Meg and Hercules
Hercules is the first Disney movie we took our children to see. They were only 17 months apart in age and the first experience in a movie theater was an adventure. My son had a hard time sitting still for the whole movie, but it wasn’t a bad experience. This was the first Disney film that… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Meg and Hercules
Printer’s Drawer – Elvis Furniture Knob
When I made my first trip to Elvis Week in 2002, I did several things to document the trip. I took a cassette tape recorder and a digital camera to document the trip. Today, I could do the same with my iPhone. But with the cassette recorder, I felt more official in documenting the trip. … Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Elvis Furniture Knob
Printer’s Drawer – Twin Peaks Keychain
In my previous post, I shared a lot of information about my family and our fascination with the television show Twin Peaks. In the series, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper stays at a hotel call the Great Northern Hotel. His room number is 315. Many key scenes in the series take place in the hotel room… Continue reading Printer’s Drawer – Twin Peaks Keychain