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   The Parkes Elvis Festival...

So, aside from being the home of the Dish, Parkes is the site of the Elvis festival each year. I knew it was on because I'd heard mention on the news, and I had read a traveller's guide a few weeks ago. But I had never expected that I would end up encountering a bunch of Elvises (Elvii?) yesterday morning.



The Elvises were staffing a countrylink express service to Parkes (very express, it was the only stop), and many of the passengers were thrilled to be meeting some before they even got to the festival. It all looked like good fun--it made me want to jump on the train without a ticket, and I don't even like Elvis' music that much.

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