May 2010 Indy 500

Met Tom Carnegie - the voice of the Indianapolis 500 - on Community Day at the Indianapolis 500 track. What a sweet guy !

This photo is me (looking particularly hefty...), Tom Carnegie, and good friend / travel buddy Peggy (PJ) Rose.

April 30, 2010

Graceland -must have been a mansion in it's day... but compared to the McMansions of today, it isn't so huge.

Jungle room - wow, the green shag carpet! Say no more.

Elvis loved the bling. I believe the order of the day was tacky. BUT - he sold a ton of records, has legions of fans, gave money money money to charity.

The tour was worth the $35'ish to get in - also to view the cars, airplanes, etc.

Bonus - here's the Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich recipe no one should be without:

2 large bananas

6 slices of white bread

1 stick (yep - a STICK) of butter

1 cup of peanut butter

Peel & mash bananas. Mix peanut butter with bananas thoroughly. Toast bread lightly and spread mix on bread. Melt butter in skillet and brown sandwiches on each side slowly until golden brown.

I might add - then call a good cardiologist, cause your arteries are gonna be cloggin' !!!

Memphis in May

Beale Streeet Music Festival - wash out.... can you say Tornado Sirens and Mud Boots? No matter... Memphis is a cool city. Picture on the bottom was taken at Sun Studio... the "Birthplace of Rock N' Roll"

Sun is where Elvis first recorded, as well as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins (who recorded and made a hit out of Blue Suede Shoes before Elvis recorded it). Lots of musical legends recorded there in the past. More recently - U2, Paul Simon, Matchbox 20 & Maroon 5 (among others) have recorded there. Cool, tiny little place. The microphone in the picture on the left has been there since the studio opened.... hmm.... did Elvis sing into this mic???

Picture at the top is just a little guy I saw playing the trumpet on a street by a BBQ joint. The guy was great. Maybe a studio musician at some point? In a band? Don't know but he was sooo good.