Graceland

Elvis Week!

by Joe Spake on August 13, 2010

I am a little bit late in announcing Elvis Week this year, but the best is yet to come.  Check out the OFFICIAL SCHEDULE.  Still lots of great events to enjoy.  For this week Memphis is Mecca for tens of thousands of Elvis fans, and many who just like to watch. If you have never [...]

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Getting geared up for Elvis Week

by Joe Spake on July 9, 2010

Regardless of our ages, we Memphians have had Elvis in our presence as long as we can remember.  I know folks with Elvis tattoos who weren’t even born in 1977, the year Elvis died.  Let’s face it, the boy from Tupelo will  live on forever in the hearts and minds of millions (maybe billions).  And [...]

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Candlelight Vigil -2009

by Joe Spake on August 16, 2009

Man,  it was hot on Elvis Presley Boulevard last night.  People pressed in from every angle, getting their candles and keeping them lit for the trip up the long walk up the Graceland hill to Elvis’ grave. The impersonators tribute artists, the pilgrims, the shrine builders, all a little wilted from the Memphis humidity.  We [...]

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