Sunday, August 12, 2007

Elvis's Jets

Elvis had two jets & the visitor center for the aircraft tour was set out a bit like an airport. There was a really interesting film playing that described why Elvis bought the jets, how he customized them, & some of the typically celebrity-type things that the did (like being flown to another city just for a late-night snack!). His daughter, Lisa Marie, had her 11th birthday on board the plane named after her at 35,000ft - how cool? The film also showed how the Lisa Marie (the bigger of the two jets) was partially dismantled so that it could be driven down Elvis Boulevard to Graceland. The jets have been preserved just how they were when Elvis used to fly in them. We got to walk through 'Lisa Marie' & see the luxuriously appointed living room (for the 70s), conference room, sitting room, & private bedroom.