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| Above, Graceland. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Memphis, Tennessee, Graceland and Elvis Presley are about as far away from Japan as one can get. Yet, The Japan News (Yomiuri Shimbun) has a feature article on the King of Rock 'n Roll's mansion.
They begin it with:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s a sightseeing spot in Memphis, Tenn., that draws 600,000 people every year. About 200 adults were lined up there recently on a blisteringly hot day, without showing any sign of fatigue from the heat.
They were waiting to enter Graceland, where Elvis Presley lived for about 20 years until his death in 1977.
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| Above, Elvis Presley's grave in the Meditation Garden of Graceland. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
I visited Memphis in 2001 and took the Graceland tour (as well as the tour through Elvis's jet, the Lisa Marie) and wandered around Beale Street, the city's blues center.
To read the article, go here.
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