tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post650895961923089329..comments2023-05-31T10:16:13.078-05:00Comments on MAYBE BLOGGING WILL HELP: 2010 SPRING TOUR DIARY: Part ThreeJohn Porcellinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-48669549018941984532010-05-08T00:07:45.145-05:002010-05-08T00:07:45.145-05:00Yeah, it was a little surprising to me too-- The ...Yeah, it was a little surprising to me too-- The King of Rock and Roll's house is nowhere near as big as the current average-sized suburban McMansion.John Porcellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-25101943157973959812010-05-05T06:10:55.471-05:002010-05-05T06:10:55.471-05:00I have often heard people fuss about how kitchy El...I have often heard people fuss about how kitchy Elvis' decor in his house is... but, hell, think of the time frame he lived in and when he left this mortal coil.<br />Two things surprised me though: 1) How small the interior of the house is, and 2) how much I enjoyed it. I'm not really a big Elvis fan. That's my wife's thing.<br />Since coming back, I've actually watched a bunch of Elvis movies... something I wasn't inclined to do before getting my brain Elvis-ized at Graceland.<br />If I ever find where my wife hid it, I've gotta post our tourist picture of our little family in front of a fake backdrop before taking the bus across the street to Graceland.Frank Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273432667950692798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-54306419287320579172010-05-02T23:54:18.260-05:002010-05-02T23:54:18.260-05:00TCB = "Taking Care of Business" -- Elvis...TCB = "Taking Care of Business" -- Elvis' personal motto.<br /><br />Also, there is a lot of talk about how hugely influenced as a little kid Elvis was by the superhero Captain Marvel, Jr. Many people guess that the Lighning Bolt motif came from that fascination:<br /><br />"The musician Elvis Presley was a big fan of Captain Marvel Jr., and styled his trademark haircut after that of the comic book character and some of Elvis' stage outfits (with a half-cape similar to those worn by the Marvels) and his TCB logo (with a Marvel-esque lightning bolt insignia) also show inspiration from Captain Marvel Jr. Elvis' childhood collection of Captain Marvel Jr. comic books still sits in Graceland displayed by the fans."<br /><br />--Captain Marvel Jr. Wikipedia page.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_Jr.John Porcellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-43677524050958498022010-05-02T23:34:18.928-05:002010-05-02T23:34:18.928-05:00Any idea what the "CTB" & lightning ...Any idea what the "CTB" & lightning bolt on the airplane signify?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com