La Quinta Inn And Suites Macon Cove Memphis

We hit a bit of a rough patch with Lola but I'm going to let it go unmentioned. <br><br>We blew through Memphis, over the Mississippi River (big and fast), and into Arkansas before taking the first exit back into Tennessee and into Memphis once again. But hey, now I've been to Tennessee twice, haha. We had a hard time finding where to park Lola but soon found something half managedable, although we're not entirely sure that place was legit ...

...Richard Powney has left the country.<br><br>I dropped him off at Dulles airport yesterday and did my usual thing of legging it as quick as I could. I don't like airports. You always have to say goodbye to people that you don't want to have to say goodbye to.<br><br>Anyway, his stay has been brilliant and it's flown by. I think that's a good thing. We've had lots of beers, booze and brewskies and the odd bit of food here and there too ...

Memphis baby, Memphis! From Hot Springs to Elvis, we arrived in Memphis and headed straight to Graceland, the home of the King. Graceland is a large sprawling home on a large estate just outside of Memphis where Elivs lived, died and is now buried. For all those who are concerned about his descendants wealth do not be alarmed. They make a mint charging people into Graceland (if ...

today was a day of visiting museums, first the Stax museum. The stax was a studio which recorded in the 50s - 60s, Issac Hayes recorded Shaft and Otis Redding recorded On the Dock of the Bay. Eretha Franklin also recorded here and was born in Memphis. Saw Sun studios where Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins recorded. The very first rock and roll song was recorded in Memphis by Sam ...

Today we were in Mephis, spent the morning touring Graceland where Elvis lived, They allow you to take pics inside so took lots. In the afternoon we went on a tour called backbeat tours of Memphis. The tour guide played a guitar and sang, We all had shakers and tamborins, so it ...

... corral for his horses, firing range, and a model of the house he grew up in at Tupelo, MS. Across the street there's a museum with several other cars (Lincoln, Corvette, Mercedes and a couple Thunder hawks)/golf carts/trikes and a race car driven by Dale Earnhardt, his two planes - a 40 passenger Corsair called "Lisa Marie" and a sleek 10 passenger Jet Star called "Hound Dog II." Compared to President Kennedy's Air Force One plane of the same era, this one had it all ...

... When i first saw Graceland in front of me i couldn't believe i was standing right where Elvis Presley himself had stood, it's stupid but for someone like him it was a weird feeling. Graceland was by far the best house i have ever seen that reflects the time it was lived in. It was so weird seeing all of these rooms that had so much stuff on the walls, or like his pool room it had floor to ceiling coverings, and his kitchen was so old but so retro its very hard to explain but for ...

... with backstage access! How cool is that? or as the Americans would say, that is bad ass! And all because my friend complements this lady in the shop on her T-shirt with a picture of Eddie, who later happens to be Eddie's rep! Go girl! that's what I said! The Tuesday came and we went to watch the show here in Memphis, at an amazing theater called the Orpheum. To make matters even better, as the usher showed us our seats, he kept walking more and more to the front of the stage, passing ...

... Guitar Factory Tour. The next tour was filled so I had over an hour to kill. The Rock n' Soul Museum was close by but I didn't have enough time to see that in the time I had. So I wandered over to the Historic Beal Street with all its Bars and Restaurants. That's where I met Gino. He introduced himself and we started chatting. He was quite personable. As we were walking up Beal Street, Colleen, a bartender in one of the bars was trying to attract customers for lunch. I go ...

... was less than 24 hours but we had a great time, as we always do.<br><br> <br><br> Mom and I arrived back in Austin at 11PM the day after Christmas, and I was on my way to the airport at 6 the next morning. I was off to meet the Smiths in cold, snowy, beautiful Aspen, Colorado. But due to weather, I only made it as far as Grand Junction and then had to bus the rest of the way. I've never seen so much snow in my life, which isn't much of a statement coming from ...