When The King Held Court
This past year, my wife and I drove cross country from Brooklyn to move out to San Francisco and along our journey, we stopped in Memphis, TN. Now I'm not one for tourist spots but while we were in town, we had to check out the world famous Graceland, Elvis Presley's home.
The whole experience was beyond touristy. We were herded around like cattle with "interactive" iPads and giant disposable headphones that made us look like we walked out of the 90's. Obviously, the voice guided tour was given to us by the one and only, John Stamos.
Have Mercy.
That being said, I learned a lot about The King that I never knew before the trip. For one, he was really into karate. The second, was that he got into racquetball and liked it so much that he built his own court on the Graceland property. Part of the tour brings you through the court which is now turned into a museum that is filled with gold records and outfits he used to wear.
I recently saw that ESPN released a 30 for 30 short called When The King Held Court about Elvis and his love for racquetball. The piece was produced by the folks at Victory Journal and the illustrations were done by Benjamin Marra.
