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Forgot Your Elvis Souvenirs in Memphis? It's Now or Never at the Airport Shop

Elvis is at the B Gates

Did you go to Memphis and not buy a caseload of Elvis memorabilia? A brave decision, and one that probably won't fly so well with the folks back home. Luckily, you have an escape clause—and you won’t even be charged for checking it into the hold.

Instead of the usual boring souvenir shops, see, Memphis airport has an Elvis shop. That’s right, a shop that stocks purely Elvis memorabilia, from magnets and t-shirts to clocks, Christmas ornaments and cookie jars.

The memorabilia is all official Elvis gear, so it’s the same stuff you can find at Graceland. And yes, there’s a mark-up, but it’s not as much as you’d think in all cases – about $1 more for Elvis emery boards and magnets, and about $5 more for anything bigger. We arrived three hours early for our flight and ended up taking home the Elvis clock – made out of pink glass—that we’d admired at Graceland but wondered how we’d fit it in our case. Simple, in the event: we just took it on the plane in addition to our already bulging hand luggage.

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Adventures of Link: Long Live The King

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death, and as far as we can tell, business at Graceland has never been better. If visits by American Idol and the thousands of fans who stop by The King's estate are any guide, the one thing that hasn't died in the last 30 years is love for Mr. Presley.

We've spent our share of time in Memphis, and there's plenty to do besides tour the mansion. But on a day like today, we have to give Elvis the spotlight one more time:

· Dying Young: A "Good Career Move" [Time]
· World's Best Impersonators Descend on Graceland [Guardian]
· But That's Not the Only Place to Find Them [KC Star]
· Guide to Graceland [Seattle Times]
· Graceland [Official Site]

[Photo: theogeo]