| LINDA IN MEMPHIS - Sept. 2001 |
| Leaving Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle we flew over the I90 floating bridge and then over our home in Redmond, WA. |
| While flying to Memphis this Colorado valley was very picturesque from the air. |
| The Pyramid in downtown Memphis |
| My sister Barb and her husband Allan met me in Memphis at the airport |
| Allan Bergstrom and Linda Simpson |
| Barb sampling a beer at the Coors factory bar |
| Barb relaxing in the Coors factory cafeteria |
| Linda Simpson on the famous Beale Street in Memphis, TN. |
| Linda Simpson with some new southern acquaintences |
| The famous Beale St. in Memphis, TN. |
| We had to visit the Gibson factory in Memphis. I drool over an EB3L Bass |
| Linda Loves the hot southern weather |
| Linda gambles in Mississippi |
| Barb at Elvis's birthplace in Tupelo Mississippi |
| Linda at Elvis's birthplace in Tupelo Mississippi |
| Linda beyond the gates of Graceland. Visiting Elvis's Mansion in Memphis. |
| Linda eating at Graceland. Working on the recipe for the "fat Elvis" |
| Linda on the porch of Elvis's Birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi |
| Livingroom at Graceland |
| Stairwell leading up to Elvis's bedroom |
| Main dining room at graceland |
| Just a few of Elvis's suits, gold and platinum records and awards |
| Elvis's grave: on the grounds of Graceland |
| Linda boards one of Elvis's jet planes |
| Trollys still run in Downtown Memphis, TN. |
| On September 11, 2001 we visited Graceland. We watched the news at Barbs house as the first plane hit the World Trade center in New York and then the next. While at Graceland we kept checking news updates via my newservice paging and walkman radio. Like the Kennedy Assasination and other memorable events I will always know where I was and what I was doing as the news first became known and then unfolded. |
| Durning the week of September 11 I went to visit my dear Sister Barb and her wonderful husband Allan in Memphis, TN. I could have easily stayed there as the weather was warm, people were friendly and there were lots of interesting things to do and see. On top of that Barb and Allan treated me like royalty. |