My Afternoon at Graceland

May 20, 2009 | Category: photography, records

RCA Victor Label, All Shook Up, Elvis Presley, originally uploaded by DaddyNewt.

This is one of Elvis’ greatest songs. The 78 is from my dad’s jukebox. Did I ever meet or even see Elvis? No, but I spent some time at his house.
When I was about ten (in the late 60s), we took a family vacation and went through Memphis. Of course, we had to drive by Graceland. When we did the gates were open, so my dad pulled in. We drove right up to the front door, in the big circle driveway. We sat in the car for a while and nobody came out to run us off. So, my dad said, “Let’s get out and look around”. We wandered around Elvis’ front yard for about a half hour. My dad held me up, so I could look over the fence and see the guitar shaped pool. Still, nobody ran us off. After a while, we got back in the car and drove off. But I’ve always wondered if Elvis was looking out his window, playing with his revolver, and saying, “Damned tourists”.

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