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06-27-2004, 01:56 AM
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| FORT Fan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northeast Mississippi, sitting by the lake... Age: 47
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| My birthplace and hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi is probably most famous for being the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Here is a link to our town's homepage and description of his park and museum: http://www.tupelo.net/things-to-do/birthplace-elvis.asp My home state of Mississippi is also famous for blues music, southern hospitality, and has produced many famous writers, musicians, and other talented people. Here is just a small list of people who have called Mississippi home: Famous Mississippians Lance Bass singer, Laurel Jimmy Buffett singer, songwriter, Pascagoula Bo Diddley guitarist, McCombs Charles Evers civil rights leader, Decatur Medgar Evers civil rights leader, Decatur Brett Farve football, Kiln William Cuthbert Faulkner author, New Albany Shelby Foote historian, Greenville Richard Ford author, Jackson Barry Hannah author, Clinton Beth Henley playwright, actress, Jackson Jim Henson puppeteer, Greenville Faith Hill singer, Jackson James Earl Jones entertainer, Arkabutla B. B. King guitarist, Itta Bena Willie Morris writer, Jackson Walter Payton football player, Columbia Elvis Presley singer, actor, Tupelo Charley Pride country singer, Sledge Leontyne Price soprano, Laurel William Raspberry columnist, Oklaona Jerry Rice football player, Starkville LeAnn Rimes country music, Jackson Jimmie Rodgers, Meridian William Grant Still composer, Woodville Conway Twitty country music, Friars Point Sela Ward actress, Meridian Muddy Waters singer, guitarist, Rolling Fork Eudora Welty author, Jackson Tennessee Williams playwright, Columbus Oprah Winfrey talk-show host, Kosciusko Richard Wright author, Natchez Tammy Wynette country music star, Tupelo Y'all come see us when you can! 
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06-27-2004, 06:35 AM
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| NI FORT fan  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.Ireland
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| aifan4life. I've heard of Dollywood. Graham Norton did a show from Dollywood with Dolly herself and it was really good. Think you can see Graham in the US on Comedy Central and BBC America. If my memory serves me correctly, Dollywood is in a dry county. Is that true? They don't exist in Britain or Ireland. |
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06-27-2004, 12:13 PM
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| FORT Fogey  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iowa Age: 50
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| My hometown is Cresco, Iowa. Famous for being the hometown of Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his fight against world hunger. Also the hometown of Ellen Church who was the worlds first flight attendant. Home of 5 admirals (according to the sign on the edge of town) and also the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. Not very exciting I guess, but a nice place to live and raise a family.
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06-27-2004, 05:27 PM
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06-27-2004, 10:29 PM
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| Fort Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Australia
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| Home town: Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia Ummm, not famous for anything at all really Its ten minutes from Bell's Beach where the Easter surfing championships is held Its fifteen minutes to Torquay where Paul a contestant in the current Australian Big Brother is from Just a few minutes away from that is the Giant Coke Bottle Oh and the wind turbines and a rock formation we call King Kongs balls I am really streatching it. Honestly not much famous about it all |
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06-27-2004, 10:35 PM
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06-27-2004, 10:39 PM
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| FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Enjoying Real Life
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| Natick, Massachusetts My hometown (where I was raised) is Natick, Massachusetts. Natick native Henry Wilson, became Vice President of the United States, serving with Ulysses S. Grant. Other notable historic figures include Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Horatio Alger, Jr., minister and children’s book author. Natick's home to "Natick Labs," a/k/a the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, which is the Army’s one-stop soldier-support organization. The lab is responsible for researching, developing, fielding, and managing food, clothing, shelters, airdrop systems and soldier support items. The most famous item invented at Natick Labs is TANG, that orange powder that we all love to mix with water and drink right down! More than anything, though, Natick is the hometown of DOUG FLUTIE, who not only was raised there but still lives there. He is often seen out and about the town. Not only did I grow up in the same town as Doug Flutie, but I was in his high school class, too, so I knew him for many years. He's a really good guy; he always was, too. In case you think I'm joking about knowing him, you can know for sure by listening to him VERY CLOSELY the next time he's interviewed after a football game. You'll probably hear him bragging about knowing me, and saying things like, "I know WickedGood, I was in the same high school class as WickedGood." Yeah, Doug brags all the time about knowing me!!! |
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06-27-2004, 11:36 PM
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| Soul Patrol  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dandridge,TN Age: 20
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06-28-2004, 12:34 AM
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| FORT Fan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northeast Mississippi, sitting by the lake... Age: 47
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A lot of the Elvis fans who visit tend to combine a trip to both Tupelo and Memphis. Our part of the tour is probably more laid back, being that it's a small town atmosphere vs. the big city feel of Memphis. I think you get a more well rounded perspective of his background by visiting both locations. Here in Tupelo, you can see his boyhood home, which is all of two rooms and a porch, his park, a chapel, and a museum. You can also visit the hardware store where he purchased his first guitar, his elementary school, and other landmarks. I also recommend a visit to our local public library (Lee County Library). In their Mississippi Room, there are many books, clipping files, and other resource materials of interest. We also have a new automobile museum, a Tupelo museum, and there are campgrounds available at Elvis Presley Lake, Tombigbee State Park, or Trace Lake. Also lots of new hotels and restaurants are nearby for those who prefer less woodsy vacations.  We also are home to the Natchez Trace Parkway Headquarters and Visitor center. Here is a link to their site... http://www.nps.gov/natr/pphtml/facilities.html The nice thing about combining a visit to Tupelo with a visit to Memphis is that once you've relaxed here, you can then take in the bluesy atmosphere down on Beale street, get a cheesy dose of big E at Graceland, tour Sun Studios, and take a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River. I've even gone to Memphis to visit their zoo and their very nice Museum of Art and also the Pink Palace-a cool science/history museum complete with an IMAX theater. Tupelo and Memphis are about 70 miles apart and only a little over an hour's drive from one another, but you would probably want to plan at least a three or four day vacation in order to see everything at a relaxing pace. I can relate to your family's reluctance to get fired up about a "very Elvis vacation." We've found that many folks who visit, or even the ones who live here, either love him or can't stand him. I think that probably could be said for any famous person from any given town. I like his music and appreciate blues, gospel music, country, and rock, so he's fine by me---except for that whacked out druggy portion of his life. He was basically a good guy who ventured down a path of self destruction. Oh well, we can all learn valuable lessons from that. :rolleyes Even if they don't want to visit the Elvis landmarks, I'm sure they will enjoy the friendly hospitality, great local food, and lovely scenery of the south. Hope to see you here sometime! Here is a link if you want to know more about the Elvis Festival. In the search box, type Elvis Festival. http://www.djournal.com/tools/search.asp
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