September 19, 2011

Graceland: A Kitschtastic Paradise –Part II

By RetroRuth

Here is the second part of the Graceland tour, as was promised last week! 

The Jungle Room!

The famous “three TV” room. Although, how I missed getting a shot of all three TV’s at the same time is baffling. What was I thinking? I will have to put it down to too much Elvis excitement.

Folded fabric! On the walls!

More Elvis decorating.

This is actually an office that we walked next to, but I HAD to take a picture of this lamp.  It was hard because it was through a window, but I knew you guys would want to see a lamp that has THREE STARLIGHT LIGHTBULBS ON THE BASE ITSELF! !!!   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some shots from the museum, which was very cool. However, I have forgotten the origins and explanations for a lot of this stuff. So instead, I am going to show you a list of items that I found on Wikipedia for Graceland. Apparently, Elvis required that the following items be in stock in Graceland’s kitchen at all times:

• fresh, lean, unfrozen ground meat
• one case regular Pepsi
• one case orange drinks
• rolls (hot rolls – Brown ‘n’ Serve)
• at least 6 cans of biscuits
• hamburger buns
• pickles
• potatoes and onions
• assorted fresh fruits
• cans of sauerkraut
• wieners

• at least three bottles each of milk and Half and Half.
• thin, lean bacon
• mustard
• peanut butter
• fresh, hand-squeezed cold orange juice
• banana pudding (to be made fresh nightly)
• ingredients for meat loaf and sauce
• brownies (to be made fresh nightly)
• ice cream – vanilla and chocolate
• shredded coconut
• fudge cookies

• 3 packs each of Spearmint, Doublemint, and Juicy Fruit gum
• cigars (El Producto Diamond Tips & El Producto Altas)
• cigarettes
• Dristan
• Super Anahist
• Contac
• Sucrets (antibiotic red box)
• Feenamint gum
• matches (four to five books)

Oh, that Elvis.

This picture doesn’t even come close to showing how awesome his jumpsuits are in person!

Priscilla’s wedding dress!

A little restaurant on the main property, not actually in the home itself.  I loved the color, especially the booths.

And, finally, Elvis’s kidney-shaped pool. Behind that you can see his final resting place.

Hope you enjoyed this photo tour of Graceland! If you get a chance, I totally recommend going there. It was a blast!