Got into Memphis early in the afternoon today and booked a hotel for a week. We were really lucky after receiving some great advice from a taxi driver who talked himself out of a fare by telling us about a good economic hotel right in the middle of the downtown region. Went for a walk to the Tourist Information Centre only to discover it had closed an hour earlier due to blocked sewerage pipes. We then went to the famous Beale Street (just around the corner from where we are staying) and our senses were immediately overloaded with the sounds and sights of the blues. Sat in a park and listened to a great blues band belting out some of the classics of the sixties and seventies then had a bite to eat. We discovered the B.B.King Club and will go there on Friday night. There is so much to see here in Memphis it is taking us some time to work out our itinerary. Tomorrow we will go to Sun Records who also have a free shuttle service to Graceland. We also have to fit in the Delta Blues Museum, the Gibson Guitar Factory Tour, the National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis Rock n' Soul Museum and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music just to name a few. In addition, almost every corner has some sort of historical remnant or reminder of the glory days of blues and rock and roll - what a place to be.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Long distance information - give me Memphis Tennessee
Got into Memphis early in the afternoon today and booked a hotel for a week. We were really lucky after receiving some great advice from a taxi driver who talked himself out of a fare by telling us about a good economic hotel right in the middle of the downtown region. Went for a walk to the Tourist Information Centre only to discover it had closed an hour earlier due to blocked sewerage pipes. We then went to the famous Beale Street (just around the corner from where we are staying) and our senses were immediately overloaded with the sounds and sights of the blues. Sat in a park and listened to a great blues band belting out some of the classics of the sixties and seventies then had a bite to eat. We discovered the B.B.King Club and will go there on Friday night. There is so much to see here in Memphis it is taking us some time to work out our itinerary. Tomorrow we will go to Sun Records who also have a free shuttle service to Graceland. We also have to fit in the Delta Blues Museum, the Gibson Guitar Factory Tour, the National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis Rock n' Soul Museum and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music just to name a few. In addition, almost every corner has some sort of historical remnant or reminder of the glory days of blues and rock and roll - what a place to be.
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hey andre and sharon,
I miss u guys so much, u were the loveliest companionship I've run into so far, counterpoints making a balanced whole, something i myself will strive for.
Hope memphis is nice and that u are aware of the fact that elvis put on record what black musicians had been cultivating for ages but had no, due to 2nd class citizenship, opportunity to cash in on. No use in badmouthing Elvis, but still...
I'm in Vegas, weird place, almost disgusting but of course fascinating
Love
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