Memphis - May 2007 |
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Sun Studios - The Birthplace of Rock'n'Roll |
Big-ass guitar sign. Sun Studios |
Chris in front of Sun Studios |
Reel-to-reel recorder,Sun Studios. |
Inside the recording studio. |
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Chris in the studio. |
The original business office at Sun Studio. |
This 12 track recorder was used by U2 to record "Rattle and Hum" at Sun Studios. |
Graceland. The rather staid exterior hides an interior chock-full of cheesy goodness. |
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Peacock windows inside Graceland. |
Main starway, Graceland. The upstairs is off-limits to visitors. |
Dining room, Graceland. |
The famous Jungle Room, Graceland. |
TV room |
Another shot of the TV room. You can see all three tvs in the mirror. |
The TV room's bar. |
Elvis and Priscilla's wedding outfits. |
Lisa Marie's crib. |
Fur bed. Classy. |
The world's ugliest sofa. |
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Elvis' desk. |
Elvis' gun collection. |
Elvis' karate outfit. |
The rear view of Graceland. |
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The famous gold lame suit. |
Vinatge Elvis merchandise. Proof that people will buy anything. |
The Hall of Records. |
Chris and Elvis. |
Elvis' Army uniform. |
Girls, Girls, Girls poster |
Doubleneck Gibson SG. |
Harum Scarum poster |
1968 TV special guitar and outift. |
Leather suit |
Costumes |
Portraits |
Landscaping behind Graceland. |
Gold records and more costumes. |
More costumes |
Eagle Cape |
Even more costumes |
Aztec Sun costume. |
Tiger costume. |
Meditation Garden |
Cross in the meditation garden. |
Elvis' parents. |
Elvis' gravestone |
Detail of Elvis' grave. Even in death, he's "taking care of business". |
Graves |
One of Elvis' cars |
Pink Jeep |
Stutz |
Various vehicles |
Elvis' mama's pink Caddy. |
Yet more costumes. |
He sure had a lot of fancy duds, didn't he? |
Another cape |
Bijou Sign |
Tail of the Lisa Marie. |
The Lisa Marie. Elvis called it his "flying Graceland". |
I couldn't get too many pictures of the interior, but inside there are leather couches and chairs, a bar, a conference table, two bathrooms, a sitting room with a sofabed, a bedroom (complete with seatbelt across the bed). All the seatbelts are gold plated. |
The Lisa Marie's cockpit. |
The Hound Dog Two, a Lockheed JetStar. |
Hound Dog Two's cockpit. |
Interior of the Hound Dog Two. |
The tv Elvis shot out. |
Jesus stands by the shot-out tv. |
Elvis' collection of badges, police car lights and patches. |
Nixon and Elvis |
Stax Museum of American Soul Music. |
Stax marquee |
Stax historical marker |
Neon sign atop Stax Records. |
Handy Park, Beale St. |
Statue of W.C. Handy, father of the blues. |
Beale Street. |
BB King's on Beale St. |
Chris on Beale St. |
Gibson factory. |
Paint room at the Gibson factory. |
Guitars waiting to be buffed and polished up. |
The buffing area at Gibson. |
As beautiful as these guitars look, they are not good enough to have the Gibson name and are therefore due to be scrapped. |
I-40 Bridge. |
Pedestrian Bridge to Mud Island. |
Mud Island |
Another shot of the I-40 bridge. |
Riverbank |
Mississippi River |
Riverboats |
Chris & statue of BB King. |
The King. |