Yes, the King. THE King.When Charlie and I went to San Antonio some years back, I talked him into detouring to Tupelo, Mississippi to see Elvis’ birthplace. This was mostly because my pal, Pat, loves Elvis, but partly because I always liked the boy, especially when he was young.
Imagine my delight when I found it was not just a house, it was a tiny house!
Nothing to do but go in.
The docent said the house dated from the time when people did most of their living outdoors and a house was just a shelter to eat and sleep in. Two tiny rooms: a bedroom/sitting room and a kitchen.
And badda-bing, badda-boom, I was out the back door.
This has been part of Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors link-up. Head on over there and see where everybody else has been.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Write about a character who comes from humble beginnings and becomes mega-million rich.
MA
Dan
January 14, 2016 at 7:49amGood choice Marian. Small start, but he had a big finish.
Marian Allen
January 14, 2016 at 8:43amI don’t think he ever grew out of it. I think the big money and the big fame sort of bewildered his spirit. He was always a good boy at heart.
Dan
January 14, 2016 at 8:47am@Marian Allen – I think that’s true, especially when I hear his gospel music.
Jane
January 14, 2016 at 9:00amThat reminds me. Should I get a lottery ticket when i go to the store today???
Having a ticket would only marginally increase my chances of winning, but…..
Love the tour of the Presley house. In and out. (Nice photos of you, BTW)
Marian Allen
January 14, 2016 at 9:42amABSOLUTELY get a lottery ticket. And having a ticket increases your chances of winning by an incalculably large factor, since you CANNOT BY ANY ODDS win if you don’t have a ticket, right? 🙂
Deb
January 14, 2016 at 11:48amWhat a fun door for today! I have never seen a pic of Elvis’s birthplace – I really appreciate it, Marian!
Marian Allen
January 14, 2016 at 12:12pmI knew he came from humble beginnings, but I never dreamed his birthplace was so tiny! No wonder he bought his mama a mansion as soon as he got money!
norm 2.0
January 14, 2016 at 12:30pmGood one Marian. I guess we all know about the Graceland years but I had no idea his childhood home in Tupelo had been kept up.
I like learning lots of new things every Thursday 😉
Marian Allen
January 14, 2016 at 12:32pmThursdays have become days of discovery, Norm. Thanks for setting up the link-up. 🙂
Jesh StG
January 14, 2016 at 2:24pmIt’s much more humble than I thought it would be! Also since he bought his mother a house.
Marian Allen
January 14, 2016 at 2:33pmI’ll bet he was prouder of that than of anything. 🙂 I know I would be.
janet
January 14, 2016 at 9:40pmThat IS a small house. Not even room for a hound dog. 🙂
janet
Marian Allen
January 15, 2016 at 8:32amAw, who wants a hound dog, anyway? They just cry all the time. And they NEVER catch rabbits.
Shelly
January 18, 2016 at 12:44amThis is so cool! I love Elvis! I’ve seen little houses like this in Utah before.
Marian Allen
January 18, 2016 at 8:22amI’m crazy about tiny houses! I would probably be even crazier if I actually had to live in one, but I love seeing how people accommodate themselves in them. The first I knew about these tiny living spaces was in an article I read about Japanese student apartments that were about the size of a book locker. Sometimes I relax by drawing VERY amateur “blueprints” of tiny houses and imagining living there.