Good to be back home

[petalla]

I really enjoyed Memphis, but I tell ya, I'm really glad that I was there this weekend and not for next weekend when the Mississippi crests. There were many areas in and around town that were experiencing flash floods, but nothing like what I'm sure is to come in the coming days

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[archmage]

There are things I miss about being in Memphis. I had a lot of good times there. And working at Graceland was a blast.

[petalla]

You worked there? How fun! What did you do? I so wish I had thought of asking you where to go while we were there. It completely slipped my mind. When I think of you, I always think Florida for some reason.

I have to tell ya, the most moving part of the Graceland tour was in the paddle ball court room--they said that is where he spent the morning of the day he died--sitting around the piano and singing songs with friends.

[archmage]

I ran their print-shop and document center for a year and a half, on behalf of Xerox. If you are facing G'land, there's a brick building to the left, that's the Memphis branch offices of Elvis Presley Enterprises, and that's where I was. Walked up to the grave site almost every morning, seen areas inside the mansion that the public never sees, ate more fried PB and banana sammiches than I ever should have.

I was born and raised in FL, that's probably why you think that.

[petalla]

Did you get to see upstairs in the main house? I so wanted to try to slip through. I convinced myself that it was just a storage area, but is it?

The grave sight is an amazingly peaceful place, and very tastefully done. I can't blame ya.