Pres and Prime Minister to Visit Graceland



From USAToday:
Looking for that special gift for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's last official visit to the United States, President Bush decided to invite the self-described Elvis "maniac" on a guided tour through Graceland.
Koizumi is to step down in September. He will leave as Japan's longest-serving prime minister and, perhaps, the only leader of Japan to wear his graying hair in an Elvis-like mane. He and his brother, Masaya, have been members of the Elvis Presley fan club in Tokyo for more than 30 years.
Last year Koizumi crooned to Bush his favorite Elvis tune, I Want You, I Need You, I Love You at Bush's 59th birthday party at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland hosted by Queen Elizabeth II of Britain. During a 2003 meeting at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, the two men were talking for several hours by the pool when Koizumi started singing an Elvis song.

In 2001 a Japanese record label produced a charity CD called Junichiro Koizumi Presents My Favorite Elvis Songs. The cover shows a digitally altered image of Koizumi standing by Elvis in Graceland.

A Note: It is rumored in Memphis that they are also going to eat at you-know-where ( famous BBQ in the alley) and also that Pricilla is coming to lead their tour.

Comments

Anonymous said…
What a wonderful idea. Perfect entertainment for an Elvis fan. I bet they'll both have a great time. And so appropriate for Pricilla to lead the tour. Thanks to her oversight of the improvements and additions there, Graceland is now really something to see.
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