As it turns out, the powers that be at Graceland could not care less if you "just wanted to go for a swim," while visiting The King's mansion. However, they care quite a bit if you act on that desire and dive into Elvis' pool. Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mudd discovered this when he went for a bit of a swim. And now he's banned from Graceland for life.
The layout of Graceland is such that the pool is behind the house, near the graves. It is fenced off, and anyone with even half a functioning brain cell could tell the pool isn't open to the public. Of course, we're dealing with someone who doesn't know how to spell "mud" properly, so I may be giving old Wes too much credit.
Oh! Wait. Never mind. Did you know that Puddle of Mudd has a new album coming out on October 9th? Probably not, but you do now, as every article written about this incident [or should I say "publicity stunt"?] mentions this at the end.
Pretty clever, dude. I mean, while being banned from Graceland sucks, it doesn't suck nearly as bad as people being unaware that you have a new album.
