You Know one of those moments when something finally sinks in, the kinda 'holy crap' moment,
that's the way i started the day. 'next exit UNION AVENUE'!!!!! holy crap I'm actually in MEMPHIS!!
i did first what everyone asked me if i was going to do as soon as i said i was going, Graceland. its only very recently i got into Elvis, Ive always been a bigger fan of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, but i was interested to see so i went. its a weird setup, the house is one attraction, the rest set up in a small gaggle of buildings housing museums and and gift shops. Tippex graffiti is everywhere, one brilliant one says "The Leighmans love Elvis and Jesus", nice to see the saviour is second fiddle to the guitar man. The house was quite busy, but nothing compared to when i left, 2 hour queue for tickets? anyone that dedicated? (for the record the queue for tickets when i got there 3 hours previous, 2 people.)
I then drove up to the aforementioned Union Avenue, to find Sun Records, after not finding it, i drive back to the hotel and venture on foot. I found it on the other side of the road from where Google maps showed it! its small, dingy and awe inspiring. Interesting to note the sun records corner building you see on all the photographs isn't the studio, that's a cafe, the studio is next door.
I wander back ending up at Rendezvous BBQ, somewhere which had been recommended to me as excellent. It Was, some of the most flavourful and juicy ribs i had ever eaten.
spent the rest of the afternoon wandering Beale Street, and checkin out the Peabody before wandering to find Gus' Fried Chicken. This too is aweinspringly good, hot spicy fried chicken.
not wanting to go drinking in the evening, i catch Neil Marshalls new film Doomsday, its great.
Spring Breakers making shitload of noise still, funny enough they are auguring about Doomsday. fridge still sounds like a toy pig being raped.
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