The Mississippi Delta was shining
Like a National guitar
I am following the river
Down the highway
Through the cradle of the civil war
I'm going to Graceland
Graceland
In Memphis Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland
Like a National guitar
I am following the river
Down the highway
Through the cradle of the civil war
I'm going to Graceland
Graceland
In Memphis Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland
paul simon
The original plan had been to leave on the 3rd of April, ride up to North Carolina to see my Mom, train home and then go back up and start the trip a few weeks later. Big Red was loaded and the planning was done. I even had a breakfast meeting set up in Trenton, FL at the Cracker Box. Then fate stepped in.
Last year I stayed at the Holly Manor B&B outside Trenton, TN. I found the area and the owners, Jim and Barbara Smith (if that is their real last names, more on that later), very interesting. Barbara in her youth had known and dated Elvis Presley. I am a student of the phenomena that surrounds the life of Elvis and her relationship with Elvis was intriguing Anyway, I see a special on PBS of Sir Trevor McDonald traveling the Mississippi and interviewing Barbara on her relationship with Elvis. The next day I discover that the Dead Elvis Scooter Rally, something I have wanted to attend in the past, is the exact weekend I was starting my trip from North Carolina. I call that fate and put a halt to my Blue Suede riding boots. The whole trip is rearranged for me to hit the Dead Elvis event and hopefully the Holly Manor B&B.
So, here I go to Memphis!!!
The original plan had been to leave on the 3rd of April, ride up to North Carolina to see my Mom, train home and then go back up and start the trip a few weeks later. Big Red was loaded and the planning was done. I even had a breakfast meeting set up in Trenton, FL at the Cracker Box. Then fate stepped in.
Last year I stayed at the Holly Manor B&B outside Trenton, TN. I found the area and the owners, Jim and Barbara Smith (if that is their real last names, more on that later), very interesting. Barbara in her youth had known and dated Elvis Presley. I am a student of the phenomena that surrounds the life of Elvis and her relationship with Elvis was intriguing Anyway, I see a special on PBS of Sir Trevor McDonald traveling the Mississippi and interviewing Barbara on her relationship with Elvis. The next day I discover that the Dead Elvis Scooter Rally, something I have wanted to attend in the past, is the exact weekend I was starting my trip from North Carolina. I call that fate and put a halt to my Blue Suede riding boots. The whole trip is rearranged for me to hit the Dead Elvis event and hopefully the Holly Manor B&B.
So, here I go to Memphis!!!
