So what...

Song of the Day: That's Alright Mama
Pounds to Graceland: Too many!

So what, it's been over a month since my last post! That's Alright Mama! (See, I told you my song of the day fits the kind of day I will have! It's my personal Elvis-Crystal ball!) I've had a crazy month and you'll just have to forgive me for skipping out on the blog. I don't have many readers, so I'll assume I'm forgiven from both of you. :)

I've been traveling for work and then took a mini-vacation to Colorado last week. All of this traveling is NOT good on my "Pounds to Graceland" challenge, but we'll get back on the wagon now. We've been really planning this trip and I'm thinking it will happen around September 2011, so now I've got a deadline, I've got plans, I've got thousands of dollars invested in a theoretical Memphis trip, I've got to get busy!

I did a little Elvis hunting over the past month though. "Elvis hunting?!" you might ask. How would an Elvis fanatic go Elvis hunting? By going to the 2 night Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA) Extravaganza on Fremont Street silly! Here are a couple of photos to show you the Elvi I was able to capture:

An ETA kicking off the show by arriving in none other than a pink caddy! (Hear the Elvis fans screaming in the background? Oh wait...that's just me...sorry!)

Multiple Elvi on stage...a lot of white jumpsuit Elvi. I was disappointed in the lack of young, 50's Elvis, but that's okay. There's always next year.

So, how did the contest turn out? Not so well...

1) It was well over 100 degrees on Fremont Street that night.

2) I wore jeans - not smart, I know.

3) There were hundreds of people squishing in to get the best view possible (people squishing+100 degree temps = a lot of BO and general unhappiness).

4) I was one of the squishers, until I turned around and noticed there was absolutely nobody behind us...we backed up, literally a foot, were completely comfortable and could actually see better.

5) The show started nearly an hour late.

6) The quality of Elvi was just lacking overall...

All of that doesn't equal a happy Elvis fan. I'd know two notes into a song whether or not the guy was a good ETA...none of them were (in my opinion). We didn't even go the second night. The good news is that this was the first show on Fremont Street and it's expected to happen every year. As the word spreads, I'm hoping the quality Elvi will enter the show and then you'll have to beat me away with a stick!

That's it for now, I'll try and post within the next month or so...until then, keep Elvis hunting! :)