american history

i'm really bad at this whole blogging thing.  that being said, let's talk about what we did almost three weeks ago over the fourth.  we went on an all american tour around little rock and memphis.

highlights:

we went to bill clinton's presidential library.

since hurricane alex was going strong we thought it would be appropriate to try out the hurricane machine at the library.

it was crazy in there

stopped by the re-creation of his oval office.

these pictures are good to have.  other than this blog entry, i choose not to tell people that it isn't the real oval office.

it was actually a really cool building.

not really, he's in love with obama.

do you remember this from your history books?

maybe this will help.

this is central high in little rock.  the first school that integrated black students into an all white school.  it was the most beautiful school i have ever seen.  tj and i were talking about how it's strange that this really wasn't that long ago.  it happened in our parents generation.  it was an eye opening experience.


then we went to memphis.  an awesome city.

 this is beale street.  it's kinda like memphis' bourbon street.  it was so awesome!  they block the street off and it's just tons of jazz clubs and street performers.  they had cops on horses there too.  i hung out with them for a little bit.

now ladies and gentlemen, the king

welcome to graceland.  i told tj that he had to do an elvis inspired pose for every photo taken there.  it was awesome, not in an mtv cribs kinda way but in like a great aunt pearl kind of way.  here are some highlights.

his tv room.  it was my favorite.

the jungle room

the hall of his gold and platinum records.  tj was running out of posing ideas.

elvis sang unchained melody in this room the day he died.  how did they know that?

why the jumpsuits elvis, why?

i just thought this would be appropriate.  halloween 2008.

and then we went to sun studio.  elvis, johnny cash and tons of other great artists recorded there.

now here are the prize photos.

elvis and johnny cash used that microphone.  i almost died.

we finished the trip here.

this is where martin luther king jr was shot.  they have now turned it into the civil rights museum and it was incredible.  one of the best museums i have ever been too.

sorry about all of the photos, but i think they are more fun than a long drawn out blog with none.  it was so fun.  i love the south!