Brian Meets Elvis – Late Sunday Afternoon - April 17, 2011

You may have wondered why you have not heard of any Elvis sightings in the U.S. recently. Well, that’s because he is in Krakow.

On a little side street, outside of the city center, is a tribute to The King, “Elvisa Presleya”. They even named an “avenue” after him, al. Elvisa Presleya. The statue was provided by the Krakow Elvis fan club and is typical of all things Elvis in that there were flowers laid at the base.

I had mentioned this sculpture to Jacek and, since it was along the way home, he took us there. The sculpture is actually a life-size head of Elvis floating in a silicon bath. Someone had also painted his hair blue. (Blue Moon Over Kentucky, Blue Christmas, Blue Suede Shoes. You get it now?) As we stood around for our photo shoot the locals looked at us with bewilderment but I was extremely pleased to get a photo with a man with a tie to Memphis.