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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 91572, member: 44&quot;]Welllll, Elvis Presley. When I heard of his demise, my first thought was, there goes Memphis biggest tourist attraction! We are located in the Memphis, TN metropolitan area. That day, a Saturday, I was next door experimenting with developing inverted negatives with a friend in her photography studio when my daughter and 2 friends (all ages 5, 6 &amp; 7) came running it with the news. The little boy with them said his mother had heard the news. I said something like &quot;there goes Memphis&#039; one tourist attraction.&quot; My friend quickly hushed me and said that boy&#039;s Mom was a devoted Elvis fan and that she was probably in tears!</p><p><br /></p><p>Since that time, on the anniversary of his death, hundreds from around the world line the street in front of &quot;Graceland&quot; with lighted candles. Back in the 70&#039;s - 90&#039;s use to be thousands, but in the last couple of decades the number has dwindled. They would come from Great Britain, Germany, India, Japan, etc... Reporters would be out in the crowds interviewing. It never ceased to amaze me that many said this was the high light of their lives, and they would go home and save their money for a few more years and come back. Some said it was the 5th time they had come.</p><p><br /></p><p>One time I was flying back to Memphis from a New England visit. A couple from New Hampshire was in my section of the row. They were specifically flying to Memphis to be **married** in the front yard of Graceland. I had to bite lip to keep from saying something like hmmmmmm..... (remember the thread Greg running in the South)... &quot;Bless your heart.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/native-american-sled-racing-stereoviews.6511/page-2#post-89887" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/native-american-sled-racing-stereoviews.6511/page-2#post-89887">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/native-american-sled-racing-stereoviews.6511/page-2#post-89887</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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