Friends, the day we had been counting down to for the past four months finally arrived and it did not disappoint. But before we could revel in the magic that is The King, we ate dinner at Ann Arbor's famed burger joint, Bagger Dave's, where Warren was equally awed by the toy train tooling around the ceiling perimeter and the massive build your own burger. The fries (and sweet potato chips) are the bomb, as my expression clearly states.
Then we moseyed over to Ypsilanti to the charming Depot Town for the piece de resistance.
The first thing we saw upon entering the festival grounds was this (and our hearts leaped for joy):
People, I mean, seriously, just look at that gold studded gem! The cape! The scarf! The mutton chops! This ETA--or Elvis Tribute Artist, a full-time professional Elvis impersonator--had some serious talent, exhibited by his hip shaking and signature one-armed windmill move.
Though the impersonating was spectacular, my favorite part about Elvis Fest was the crowd. For instance, where else can one see not one but TWO Elvis print skirts?
What about an Elvis tattoo? And dozens of Elvis-print Hawaiian shirts? (The ladies below are my absolute fave! They came in from Dayton, Ohio, a whole busload of them wearing Blossom-style flowered hats and grooving like the best groupies. And man, they were fun! A pair of them even forced Warren and me to slow dance to a Jerry Lee Lewis impersonator singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" because we were "such a young, attractive couple.")
Some other Kodak Moments that had to be captured for their magical properties:
And this if the very reason why I love the Midwest so much. How can you not, with an annual Elvis Fests to look forward to?
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