Umm....can I move to Memphis? I have been here just a few hours and already love it.
Well first off, they have a MONORAIL. I had forgotten all about it but our innkeeper reminded me that it was featured in The Firm. He also told me that MATT DAMON stayed here during the filming of The Rainmaker...ooo!
So anyways - back to the next few reasons why I want to move to Memphis. Reason two would be - awesome food! I loved getting some NC BBQ today no doubt....but the shrimp and cajun spices and baby back ribs and catfish all rolled into one awesome lip-smacking cuisine just made my day. YUM! We ate dinner at a place called Blues City Cafe...it was yummy and we were pondering changing the name of the blog to "elizabeth and will eat across america and gain 50 pounds each". However, we realized that at some point we both wouldn't fit in my car if we continued to eat this way...
Reason Three - Friendly people...I love the South! I also love being in a city where the people are relaxed enough that you are not sure if the person showing you to your table is either homeless or a famous musician.
Reason Four - I love live blues music...and this place had a ton even on a Monday Night! So far tonight we have seen Gary Hardy and the Memphis 2 perform Cash, Elvis, and one of my favorites Carl Perkins. Awesome! There was a great little outdoor cafe venue featuring the Juke Joint All Stars (who are the self-proclaimed "gangsta rap of the 40s and 50s) and several other bands playing outside and at parks and in the street that we didn't catch the names of. Just like the Hollywood walk of stars there were music notes embedded in the sidewalk. We saw such greats as Elvis, BB King (I love you BB!), and the award-winning 3-six Mafia. Of course the cool locally bred places were intermixed with some chains...most noteably a Coyote Ugly and Hard Rock Cafe...all full of tourists - my favorite (umm). I had forgotten that one of my favorite bar chains was actually started here in Memphis so I can't count it among the things that don't belong.
Reason Five - I love a city that wastes money on stadium boondoggles two decades in a row. Behold, the Memphis Pyramid! It was not cool enough for an NBA team....so Memphis built another arena (near Beale Street) and now the Pyramid is available for your private party or event! Its the third biggest pyramid in THE WORLD! And.... is bigger than both the Statue of Liberty and Taj Majal. If that is not enough - it has a great view of the Mississipi river ...and is designed to reflect Memphis' namesake Memphis, Egypt and Memphis, Egypt's close relationship to the Nile (see mississippi river). Oh yeah!
Tomorrow we are going to see the Rock'n'Soul museum and the Gibson guitar factory because we found out that the Civil Rights museum is closed on Tuesdays :-(
2 comments:
Wow. Memphis. Beale Street. I'm jealous. If you have a chance, check out the BBQ nachos at Rendezvous. Totally awesome. Of course, the ribs there are pretty amazing too. We tried BBQ spaghetti at some other place. Not nearly as good. haha.
Sounds like Will and you should be doing a promo for the food network. Instead of $40 A Day...you can call it 40 Pounds A Day. :-) Just kidding. Love the pics and thanks for sharing the adventure! Keep having fun!!
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