Gracing The King
I was so busy eating fried banana-and-peanut-butter sandwiches and chair-dancing in honor of Elvis’ (and David Bowie’s) birthday yesterday, I forgot to post these photos I’ve been holding for nearly a year. I visited one of my favorite buddies in Roanoke last March, and he took me on a tour of the town's cultural sites. The most brilliant was the miniature Graceland:
For a girl who loves her Elvis and misses her Barbies, this slice of heaven was absolutely divine. Sadly, I didn’t get close-ups so you could see the Barbie swimming pool or the lights in the performance arena (yes, there’s a performance arena!). It's the greatest dollhouse of all time.
Talk about your Mystery Train.
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Labels: Elvis, friends, Graceland, I should put a mini Oconee Street church in my yard, travel
posted by Cup @ 11:59 AM
18 comments
18 Comments:
I should have! One of my favorite things to do is grasp airline booze bottles in each hand and stomp around the room shouting "I'm a giant!"
I grew up near this place! Who knew it would one day be famous in the blogosphere?
Never knew they had a dollhouse, what a place!
Wow! Before I read your narrative, or even looked closely at the pictures and noticed the scale of the houses, I thought "gosh, that looks like Graceland, but it's not".
I just learned my good friend Bethy is an Elvy whoa. LOVE IT, and that there's a kick ass miniature of Graceland. Too fabulous.
I wonder if they had all three of the TV sets he used to watch inside. Or a mini Jungle Room.
I love it! Do birds swim in the minature pool, or do they drink out of it?
If only they could have shrunken him to that size. I'm sorry. I'll wear mini scarves on my jumpsuits in hell for saying that.
Beth, if you like miniatures, you must look at this.
http://www.charliephillips.net/Video/Theater3/NickVujicic/tabid/866/Default.aspx
That is so weird. I keep expecting little people to pop out of the woodwork or something.
Taking Care of Business With a Little Bitty Flash?
Cool! We once took a very grumpy walk through Graceland. I enjoyed your pictures much more than that trip.
BUT, does this Lilliputian landmark have a scale replica of the shag carpet room? Hmmm?
Damn it! I would have loved to have seen that footage of the news with you yelling, "Fee Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an englishman!"
There is something wrong with this post.
Disturbingly wrong.
Elvis isn't even dead.
mini elvis land -- do you thing big elvis could live ther?
That's just miniature crazy.
Very cool! I've always enjoyed miniature villages and things. I'm not a fan of Bloated Elvis but even then I think I would have enjoyed this. Perhaps more than the real place.
That's some fine architectural work! I'd love to to take a bite out of a fried banana and peanut butter sandwich, but I don't want to wreak havoc with my temporary crown.
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