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Memphis: Elvis
Of course! He’s the reason we’re going. Admittedly, I know a lot less about Elvis than Jackie. But I’m sure I’ll get an excellent primer in Memphis. This is my favorite Elvis song.
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My parents moved to Memphis so I get to visit often, and it helped me gain a true appreciation of Elvis. He was an amazing philanthropist who really did help a lot of organizations. One of my favorite parts of Graceland was seeing the wall full of $10,000 (which was a lot back then) checks written to different organizations.