CNN/AP: Elvis' home to be designated national landmark

[DeepModem Mom]

Elvis' home to be designated national landmark
Friday, March 24, 2006


People enter Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, in this 2002 photo.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- Elvis fans already consider Graceland a national treasure.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton will arrive in Memphis on Monday for ceremonies to make the designation official.

The home of Elvis Presley, which hosts more than 600,000 tourists a year, will join the Alamo, Pearl Harbor, the White House and Mt. Vernon as a National Historic Landmark.

Graceland, bought by Elvis in 1957 for $103,000 (euro86,055) with earnings from his first hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," will be one of about 2,500 national landmarks.

The Interior Department calls these "exceptional" places on its Web page. "They form a common bond between all Americans. While there are many historic places across the nation, only a small number have meaning to all Americans -- these we call our National Historic Landmarks."...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/24/graceland.landmark.ap/index.html

[tularetom]

1. Our first National Landmark for polyester clad

hair curler wearing, chain smoking, National Enquirer reading, American Idol watching, overweight, double wide dwelling hausfraus.

[QC]

13. Quite right, my good man. These plebeians are most unseemly!

May I borrow your perfumed hanky? I seem to have left mine in the carriage!

[bbinacan]

2. I have to say this

Thank you very much.B-)

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Elvis shook up the world. nt

[bbinacan]

4. Yes he did. As a child

the first album I ever bought was "Live from Madison Square Garden". I think it was 1972 and I was about 9 years old. Downloaded "Suspicious Minds" from iTunes last week. Cool tune.

[hopein08]

7. "Suspicious Minds" is my favorite Elvis song. n/t

[bbinacan]

8. There are so many to choose from

I also love "Promised Land"

Left my home in Norfolk, VA. CA. on my mind....

[hopein08]

11. True, my second favorite is "American Trilogy"

that song just about makes me cry every time I listen to it.

Elvis was my first crush when I was about eight. Granted, I was eight in 1989...so I kind of missed out on Elvis.:blush::blush::blush:

[bbinacan]

12. You owe me 99 cents

I just downloaded that song from iTunes. Listening to it now.

[hopein08]

20. Sure, but I'll only give it to you if you DON'T like the song...

:eyes:

So what did you think?

:popcorn::popcorn:

[bbinacan]

21. I love the song and

have not listened to it in years. No you don't owe me the 99 cents. I probably owe you. Thanks!:hi:

[C_U_L8R]

5. Meanwhile ...

our "real" national parks are being sold off to "Friend of Bush" oil and lumber companies

Bah. Hope they choke on their peanut butter and bacon sandwiches.

(ps... I love elvis... but the hypocrisy is killing me)

[brer cat]

18. I'm a much older Elvis fan than most of the posters here...

and I think this is disgusting. We are selling off park lands but making Graceland a National Park????? Hello? I grew up on Elvis and loved him but his family can take the millions he made to make their own millions on Graceland. When the government is cutting medicaid, college funds, food assistance, etc. and then find money for this, it's a huge travesty.

[Gregorian]

6. Yeah, but Extreme Elvis doesn't get the respect he deserves.

Put that one in your Google image search.

[bbinacan]

9. Damn,

those are some scary pics.

[Gregorian]

14. It's always good to get a little perspective.

Sorry. Especially since it looks like you wasted your 1000th post on that.

[bbinacan]

16. I think I was at about 999

and started a self congratulatory thread on 1000.

[mia]

10. Good news! Catch the musical tribute.

http://demand1.stream.aol.com/ramgen/aol/us/aolmusic/artists/wmg/elvis/elvis_greatperformances_nb.rm

[Toucano]

15. Good

Elvis was a poor boy who did well for himself and was always generous with others.

He was an original fusion of American sounds and a great example of the tragedy of excess.

[DeepModem Mom]

17. Well said, Toucano. nt

[HuffleClaw]

19. *PUKE*

they have got to be kidding. in fifty years who's gonna remember him? he died a DRUG ADDICT too, hardly worthy of being elevated to national memorial status.