I think this might be my favorite photo from Memphis:

Everybody (almost everybody) enjoyed some special ELVIS ice cream. It was hot and they were hungry.

The marker and the famous wall.

At the gate.

The first room seen on the tour is the white living room with the music room in the background. Oh yeah, and those peacock stained glass windows. The blue curtain shrouds the upstairs. No one goes upstairs (except Lisa Marie of course!). After you walk through the dining room and kitchen you go downstairs and see the TV room fashionably decorated in bright yellow, royal blue, and white with mirrors everywhere. Elvis wanted to watch more than one channel at a time so he had three TVs installed. This room also includes a bar area.
Across the hall from the TV room is the pool room. The walls and ceiling are covered in fabric. Its very dark.The jungle room awaits at the top of the stairs.

After you’ve seen the inside of Graceland you head to the office and then to the racquetball building. On the stairway leading to the court the intials EP greet you.
The court is transformed into an incredible display of records and quite a few of his costumes

There’s this interesting place in Holly Springs known as Graceland Too. The owner of this spectacular home is a very dedicated ELVIS fan. His museum is open 24 hours a day and admission is just $5. What a deal. Knock on the door and you can take a gander at all the stuff he’s hoarded, uh, collected, over the last who-knows-how-many years.Unfortunately he didn’t answer the door when we visited. We waited a few minutes between loud bands on the black, spray-painted door. We asked the neighbors and were told he had visitors until late in the night. Maybe he was sleeping.
IE and the gang were very, very disappointed that they could not get into this place and have vowed to return again. IE plans on doing it with the next year at least. He has a few cars in the side yard behind heavily fortified fencing.

Here’s a short video shot walking along Graceland Too.

Paul brought his parents on stage and they sang a couple of gospel songs together. His parents have been singing together since they were teenagers. Paul’s father is a preacher and Paul recalls singing at a very early age at revivals with his family.

Doug Kahan, Paul’s bass player. Unfortunately this was Doug’s last show. He will be missed but I wish him the best of luck with his exciting new plans for his future.

After the show we had to say hello to Paul. Links to a few videos shot at the festival:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyfKXPgHRRs – Ain’t Love Strange – with family at Elvis Festival Tupelo 060510

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJ14M3Do_s – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand with family at Elvis Festival

The Penneys drove from Dayton to Tupelo and now we are a party of five! Here are the girls posing with Young Elvis at the birthplace site.