all shook up
Graceland was amazing!! I had never been, and got to see EVERYTHING!! House, cars, planes, movie museum, GI exhibit...truly spectacular and overwhelming. The house was cool, and strange to be in..weird knowing that Elvis lived in those rooms, raised Lisa there, etc...he walked and stood in the same halls and rooms I was in...very surreal, and a little overwhelming. Looking up the stairs was eerie, it felt like someone was up there...then again there are business offices so there probably WERE people up there, but still...its a strange feeling. The trophy house and raquetball house were extraordinary. I saw my first Grammy awards in person...got to practically press my face to the glass case and inspect Elvis' gold suit, which was just amazing to see up close. His clothes and stage get ups were so amazing to see up close...his black leather outfit from the '68 Comeback Special? Fuggin SEXY even on a mannequin, I can only imagine seeing the King in it... YOWZA! Two of his outfits were accompanied by the designers' illustrations which was cool for me, I loved seeing the beginning idea and end piece together...kinda magical for a design enthusiast ;) I have to say though, Priscilla's wedding dress is HIDEOUS, time period or not, it was tacky...I did however dig his paisley suit he wore for the wedding. Like I told Shawna, the man had taste...I can't say one way or the other whether it was good or bad but he definitely had it, and it was all his own. You have to respect that. The meditation garden was an experience. It was sad, obviously grave sites are not happy, fun places to be, but it was just powerful to stand there and pay my respects to The King of Rock n Roll and his family, and throw a penny in his fountain and make a wish. Its one of those things I'll remember the rest of my life...my first time in the presence of the King..I am sure I'll go back. I think Elvis week would be fun to do...if not emotional..anyway, we wrote on the wall outside the gates, I put a fORMER sticker on the traffic pole in front of the gates, we took our pictures in front of the gates and the wall..the grounds were just amazing.
We also saw the Lisa Marie, Elvis' AIRPLANE!! Again- so weird to be in such a confined space knowing Elvis had once been there. It was a pimp plane..lounge, conference room, bedroom, two bathrooms, one private, closets..I leaned over Elvis' BED people.. W O W !!
The GI exhibit was so wonderful, it had his uniforms from his time in the service, and information ab his time serving, jobs, ranks, etc. Really, really cool...my favorite Elvis look is his GI time frame..gotta love a man in uniform!
The car museum was rad, I drooled over every car in the joint..Elvis was such a pimp! I also was a little overwhelmed in the car museum...they have the car that Elvis drove the morning he died, on display with the door OPEN..I don't know if its because the door was ajar, like hed left it open and no one had shut it, or just because it was another one of the last things hed been in/touched, but my eyes welled up immediately...so much emotion in a few short hours..seeing his whole life (mostly) in one day..he did so much, could have done so much more. He truly was a star, in every sense of the word with every fiber of his being. I don't know if there will ever be anyone quite like Elvis...long live da King.
We also saw the Lisa Marie, Elvis' AIRPLANE!! Again- so weird to be in such a confined space knowing Elvis had once been there. It was a pimp plane..lounge, conference room, bedroom, two bathrooms, one private, closets..I leaned over Elvis' BED people.. W O W !!
The GI exhibit was so wonderful, it had his uniforms from his time in the service, and information ab his time serving, jobs, ranks, etc. Really, really cool...my favorite Elvis look is his GI time frame..gotta love a man in uniform!
The car museum was rad, I drooled over every car in the joint..Elvis was such a pimp! I also was a little overwhelmed in the car museum...they have the car that Elvis drove the morning he died, on display with the door OPEN..I don't know if its because the door was ajar, like hed left it open and no one had shut it, or just because it was another one of the last things hed been in/touched, but my eyes welled up immediately...so much emotion in a few short hours..seeing his whole life (mostly) in one day..he did so much, could have done so much more. He truly was a star, in every sense of the word with every fiber of his being. I don't know if there will ever be anyone quite like Elvis...long live da King.