Let the good times roll

Fought our way through the snow - yes it is snowing today in Memphis - to go to the world famous B. B. King's Restaurant and Blues Club on Beale Street where we heard Blind Mississippi Morris and the B. B. King Allstars Band featuring Z'Da. Whilst the food was not bad, Morris was fantastic and really lived up to his reputation of being a great blues man. Unfortunately, the Allstars were a bit disappointing as they tended to play pop soul music rather than blues. Earlier in the day we found a supermarket and were able to stock up on some fresh food including fruit - we know that this may sound mundane but it is a real luxury when travelling in a country where fast food and sugar seem to be the order of the day. Had lots of fun playing in the snow when it first appeared around mid morning and all of the locals thought we were crazy. We also heard one of the best/funniest lines we have ever heard when we went to a car rental place near the motel where we are staying. Upon finding it closed we asked the next door garage owner when the rental place would be open, to which he replied: "won't be open - he's in jail - he stole a lot more cars than he ever rented". We just couldn't stop laughing.