BS: Say I was in Memphis...

Subject: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Rapparee
Date: 16 May 12 - 10:12 PM

Is there anything to do there? If so, what?

We might be there the week after Memorial Day.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Bert
Date: 16 May 12 - 10:39 PM

I guess you could go to the Green Beetle Cafe.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Rapparee
Date: 16 May 12 - 10:49 PM

The one in Tennessee, of course. I ain't goin' near the Middle East for a while.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: GUEST
Date: 16 May 12 - 11:30 PM

obviously Sun Studios

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Wesley S
Date: 16 May 12 - 11:43 PM

Memphis women and chicken

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 17 May 12 - 12:36 AM

I'd go to Beale St for live blues and dry rub bbq.

And they have the coolest public radio station at 89.3

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Bobert
Date: 17 May 12 - 09:00 AM

Not much blues on Beale Street these days but check it out anyway...

The Peabody Hotel is a must see... There's a flock of ducks (?) that lives on the roof that gets escorted around every day...

There's paddle boat rides in the Mississippi..

There's some eclectic neighborhoods southeast of downtown with funky shops and restaurants...

Ya' want a different view, take the low bridge over to Arkansas... It's the one next to the elector-set train bridge... Take the first right dirt road and walk to the river... Good fishin' or just relaxin'..

Go 30 miles south to Como, Mississippi and eat at he Windy City Grill... Famous for the blues...

I'll think of more later...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: PoppaGator
Date: 17 May 12 - 05:14 PM

You can tour the Stax studios as well as Sun. Both are "historic" ~ no longer in commercial use ~ but well-developed as museum sites. When I visited (about 6 years ago), They were in the process of building an addition to the Stax complex.

Pretty much any barbeque joint in the area is bound to be pretty good; I'm sure that locals and "insiders" could debate all day about which is better than another. We ate at one of two restaurants run by Interstate BBQ, just off the I-55 near the southern edge of the downtown area. No complaints!

Did any mention Graceland? I've never been, but for many folks, that's the single most important pilgrimage you can make when in Memphis...

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: GUEST
Date: 17 May 12 - 05:48 PM

Kooky Kanuck's downtown for decent steaks (big ones, like 20 oz or larger...and actually tender) and burgers at decent prices...big servings too - they have a 6lb burger that if you eat the whole thing it's free like on that Man vs Food program...the Arcade (also downtown) for breakfast...the Arcade may be a historical landmark..supposedly where Elvis, Johnny and Jerry Lee (among other legends) would go for a shot of biscuits and gravy washed down with a gallon of coffee after those all night long recording sessions.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: gnu
Date: 17 May 12 - 06:05 PM

Wesley... THANKS!

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: MarkS
Date: 17 May 12 - 06:09 PM

BBQ BBQ and BBQ

And if there is any other spare time, get BBQ.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 May 12 - 10:18 PM

Well, we ain't goin' ta Graceland. That's firm.

Barbecue is another matter entirely.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 18 May 12 - 12:30 AM

They talk about the blues scene on the public radio there and in easter Arkansas Maybe you gots to pick the right night.

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Darowyn
Date: 18 May 12 - 03:52 AM

I can support the recommendation of Kookie Canucks. We were there two weeks ago, and the steaks are excellent.
Beale Street on a Wednesday night is a sight that is worth seeing, if you can take that sort of thing. It's Bikers' Night- and there are literally thousands of bikes from Vespas to Goldwings. Many are customised and decorated with dozens of LEDs. The bikes are loud and the music louder!
You might want to see the Rock and Soul Museum at the bottom of Union Avenue, but take the time to listen to the tracks on the many audio juke boxes. Just across the road from that, there is the Gibson Guitar Factory, and you can visit that, and if you are a performer, and can talk a good game, they have an artist liaison section, dealing with discounts and sponsorship- might be worth a try!
Lorraine Motel, the Martin Luther King memorial and the Civil Rights Museum are next to eachother.
And why not Graceland?
No way is it a mansion- unless you were brought up in a hut- and I've lived in places twice the age, with bigger rooms, but it is worth seeing if only in order to realise how ordinary it is. The touristy stuff across the road is as delightfully tacky as you could wish for.
See the Peabody Ducks and hear the speech of the Duckmaster (really: Why did the school careers service never tell you about these jobs?).
Various sports happen there too, but it does nothing for me, so I can't be any more specific.
There is plenty to do and see in Memphis. We were there for two days, and a week would not have been enough.
Cheers
Dave

Subject: RE: BS: Say I was in Memphis...
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 May 12 - 06:18 AM

I was gonna say...I got pretty close to Memphis just yesterday, as we drove past the Pyramids of Giza on the way to Cairo Airport. It's only 20 km. south of Cairo, and I could see it in the distance from Giza. I gather that although Memphis has great significance as capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the ruins are not in good condition and other sites are far more interesting to visit.
Gee, I miss Egypt already. As for the other Memphis, I haven't been there - been to Nashville, though. Distance between Memphis (Tenn) and Cairo (Illinois) is 142 miles or 228.48 Kilometers
-Joe in Dublin-