Well, this morning we drove over from Trezvant to Memphis, and are staying at...wait for it... the Graceland RV Park. Not a bad little place, and literally right across the street from the Graceland Mansion. There is an Elvis center right through a gate at the side of the RV park, so we walked over and took the tour.
The mansion itself was relatively modest by the standards of today's billionaires. Not surprisingly, the decor was a bit garish, and totally 60s.
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| Nice digs. Elvis bought the place when he was 22 for $100,000, and lived here his entire life. |
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| Living room and music room in background. |
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| His final resting place, along with his parents and stillborn brother. |
We both felt it was a little shallow, just a clips of his life and concerts, with some memorabilia and old photos. There wasn't a single image of old Elvis, nothing about friends, relationships, or anything remotely personal. Sad that there wasn't more to him than his public persona. Still, it was fun and interesting.
There was a museum of his car collection, and his two personal jets.
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| Pink '56 Caddy given to his mother. |
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| Elvis' private jet, a Boeing 707. Nicer inside that JFK's Air Force One. |
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