Postmodern Sass and her friend K visit Elvis
In October/November of 2004 Postmodern Sass spent ten days in the Deep South. She visited Graceland with her best friend, K; spent Halloween on Beale Street in Memphis; may or may not have gotten a tatoo; recorded a single at Sun Studio; and watched in disbelief, from her hotel room in Starkville, Mississippi, as John Kerry conceded to George Bush.
Here are a few pictures.
Right: Can you see where
Sass signed the wall?Left: K at Elvis's bar.
Graceland really is postmodern. It's a playful pastiche of ostentatious opulence. It's ironic and self-reflexive. It's retro. It doesn't take itself too seriously. If Elvis were alive today, he'd love Graceland.
Sass is the taller of the two Priscillas, left. Don't you just love our trick-or-treat bags? I was carrying cigarettes in mine. K, I discovered later, was carrying something a little more... practical.
And who knew they still sold blue eyeshadow at Walmart?
If you like, you can click here to listen to Sass sing Crazy. (I'm sure my karaoke buddies will take a pass on that!) This was my producer:
