A Little More Memphis

A little more Memphis for you---scenes of Graceland:

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Yep, there were fabric covered walls (framing amazing art, I might add)



And, olive green shag rug walls!!! Yikes!!









Watching the ducks at the Peabody:





BBQ at the Rendezvous:



Stax Records:



Sun Studios:





Mud Island:



Good food:

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A ghost tour:



The best parts of the trip:
*  Coming around a corner in Stax to find Dan dancing in front of a huge "Soul Train" screen
*  Watching the Beale Street Flippers
*  The "adventure" of Ernestine & Hazel's
*  Hearing Dan ask people EVERYwhere we went:  "Did Elvis come here?"

But, the very best part was being with these two:



Rock on, Memphis!!

Last weekend, Jana met Dan and I in Memphis, TN for a mini vacation!   We had such a good time.  After our long drive, and getting settled into our hotel,



the three of us went for a walk down on Beale Street, looking for a place for dinner.



We were immediately greeted by the Beale Street Flippers' introductory group--a couple of cute little guys who are training to entertain like their big brothers.  They were cute kids and oozed personality.


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As we made our way down Beale towards the Hard Rock Cafe' (Dan had never been to one before), we stopped to watch the older boys flipping





and to check out some of the hand prints on the Walk of Stars.



and take in all the interesting sights.









Dan had never been to a Hard Rock Cafe', so that seemed like the perfect meal for our first night in Memphis.  



We all enjoyed looking at the memorabilia displayed throughout.





After dinner, Beale Street was really beginning to come alive.



We stopped to watch a few street vendors and listen to the music coming from the "juke joints" before walking back to our hotel.