We woke up to a great “BB- cooked breakfast
of biscuits and gravy with an egg on top(!) and “caravanned” with the Begles (albeit a Chevy truck followed by a Ford
truck) up to Memphis-about another 600 miles and ten more hours on the
road. It actually took a little longer
due to traffic in Baton Rouge and rain (actually RAIN!) through big stretches
of Mississippi (HARD rain with high winds, three storms total with very limited
visibility each time!).
We got to Memphis around 7:30 and stopped to
visit the gates of Graceland and say hello to Elvis (BB and Eileen’s first
time!!). We then traveled to a hotel
just across the river in Arkansas before heading down to Beale Street. We met up with some of BB and Eileen’s
softball era friends (daughters played college ball together at Lipscomb) that
live near Memphis.
When in Memphis, you
eat ribs and greens, so we did at the Blues City Café. YUMMY! While also in Memphis, you stop in to a blues
club and enjoy the music, so we headed to BB King’s Blues Club.
The band there did a fantastic version, with an amazing guitar solo, of
“Purple Rain” which warranted a slow dance. J
We wandered down to another
club and caught another act called Mississippi Bigfoot! The lead singer did a GREAT Janis Joplin,
among others. We had great seats and
stayed until they were finished for the night.
The food, atmosphere, and music of Beale Street is right up there with
the other natural wonders we saw on our journey. We headed back across the river to the hotel
for our final night “on the road.”
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