It’s now or neverCome hold me tightKiss me my darlingBe mine tonight” These were the words I heard being sung while I was standing at a urinal in the men’s room in the visitors center soon after I arrived at Graceland. But it wasn’t just Elvis singing. A guy standing at another urinal just down …
Category Archives: Graceland
Elvis Week 2023 – Elvis Makes Friends
I was about to leave the visitor’s center at Graceland, and I held the door open for a group of four women to exit before me. They all said thank you or said other words of appreciation. The last lady in the group was using one of those walkers with the wheels on the front …
Graceland Piano Mystery
My brother-in-law expressed an interest in going to Graceland with me. He’s been my brother-in-law for 37 years and I’ve been going to Graceland for 21 of those years. The time for him to go was long overdue. My wife and I planned to take his girlfriend and him to Graceland for his birthday in …
Lisa Marie – American Princess
I have spent too much time at Graceland to not be affected by the death of Lisa Marie Presley. It’s not lost on me that any time that I’ve toured the house, I’ve been touring HER house. She inherited that estate. From what I’ve seen, the family would still use this property for private family …
Elvis Week 2022
“Wow! What a rip-off!” I heard this early during this year’s trip to Elvis Week. The lady that said it was having issues with the lockers located outside of the ticket office at the visitors’ center at Graceland. From what I heard them say, part of her issue was trying to use Canadian quarters to …
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. …
Elvis was a Mormon
On September 1, I saw a few reports that said Graceland had been “vandalized” with graffiti. In addition, I saw several social media posts where people were outraged by messages of “BLM” and “Eat the Rich” were painted on the walls outside of Graceland. As someone who has regularly attend the Candlelight Vigil, I guess …
Elvis Week 2020 – An Apology
I would like to start by apologizing for personally causing the COVID-19 virus. Let me explain. I have been looking for a sign to tell me when I need to stop going to Elvis Week. I still get to meet new, interesting people each year. I enjoy seeing the changes to Graceland and the celebration. …
2019 Elvis Week Video
Earlier this fall, I posted about this year’s trip to Graceland for the Candlelight Vigil. I had several pictures and videos that I wanted to share along with telling some of the stories from the blog post. Here is a video that I put together from this year’s trip.
Sweet Souls at Elvis Week 2019
Shortly after we arrived at Graceland, I saw a lady talking to three Elvis Tribute Artists. She caught my eye because of the picture of Elvis on the back of her dress ran from the shoulders down to the bottom of the otherwise black, floor length dress. While getting my picture with her I found …