So, all y’all know mom Joan and dad Vince came in for the weekend…
We had a real nice visit with them. They arrived Friday afternoon and got the grand tour of Casa Bond in Memphis, It began at about 5:01 Pm and ended at 5:01:30 – hehehe …well it ain’t that big folks…
Went to dinner and decided to bring them over to Corkys. Mom had heard about it on food TV and as any Memphian will tell you, there are some better places, but for a first visit it was a good choice.
We got seated and met our waiter who was in a “Let’s have fun” mood. He and dad shot jokes back and forth especially when dad ordered the regular rack of ribs and waiter-boy said “OH, you want the ‘girly portion’ then.”
Dad shot back wondering if our waiter had ever “served a New Yorker and didn’t get a tip!”
After dinner we went back to casa bond and watched the
Yankees take game one from the
Red Sox…good gameSaturday we were up and out to the
“Italian Fest” here in
Memphis. Have to tell you, sorely disappointed. First off there is a $10 charge just to get in and the food prices were not cheap at all. We checked out the
“Gravy-Making” contestant tents, but it was still too early for any activity.
Did stop by the judging tent and put our name in to lead a team next year. Not too excited though as we were told that there is a waiting list and most people come back year after year….Guess they realized how good my gravy is and are afraid of me…LOL
Then we went downtown and did the
SUN STUDIO tour. Have done this already and have sent a few people there (including Memphians who have never been).
It is the best $10 you will spend in Memphis. From the original recordings by
Howlin’ Wolf and
B.B. King and
Elvis…to just feeling the history in the place and finally getting your picture taken with the main studio microphone used by
Elvis and
Johnny Cash and
Carl Perkins and
Jerry Lee Lewis and so many other greats…(this is the location where the infamous "Millionn Dollar Quartet" photo was taken.
Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins (NOT Bruce Sprinsteen- hehe)
Elvis & Johnny Cash
Check out their
SITE and make sure you click on the
FREE TOUR link at the top and sit back and enjoy….
After that we went up and did the
Riverfront Loop on the trolley. It brings you all along Main Street and then down along the river and back…a nice way to see a good portion of downtown…OH and it is only $1.00 ($0.50 for seniors – what a deal!).
Want to know more about the Trolley? Check it out HEREWhen we got off the trolley, we knocked back a pitcher of beer at
Huey’s across from the
Peabody Hotel and then made our way across the street to see the evening
“MARCH OF THE DUCKS”You see there are 5 ducks that live in the
Peabody and every morning they march from their home on the roof, down the elevator to the fountain in the hotel lobby. There they get to swim and hang until 5:00 PM when they get marched back to the elevator and up to their penthouse home…Check out the history of the
Ducks,
HERE…It is pretty interesting…
We then walked over to
Beale Street and did some people watching. We decided to go back toward
Casa Bond for dinner and headed back.
After dinner we sat and chatted for a while before bedtime called.
Sunday was a lazy day overall. Mom and dad did a movie mid-day and then came back to a nice pasta dinner.
Watched the Yankee/Red Sox rubber game ..
Good game.
They headed out this yesterday a bit before 7:00 AM to make their way down into Georgia. They should arrive back in
Boynton Beach tomorrow.
It was great seeing them…and no blood was shed! LOL
We'll be dragging THE COUCH over to
Doc's RADIO HAPPY HOUR
tonight at 9:00 PM EDT
Tomorrow is
PEACE GLOBE DAY #3…If you do not have a globe, get over to
MIMI’s and do it NOW….
PEACE TRAIN
Cat Stevens
Composer: Cat Stevens
Now I've been happy lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun
Oh I've been smiling lately,
dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be,
some day it's going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again
Now I've been smiling lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun
Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller
Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train
Get your bags together,
go bring your good friends too
Cause it's getting nearer,
it soon will be with you
Now come and join the living,
it's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer,
soon it will all be true
Now I've been crying lately,
thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating,
why can't we live in bliss
Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again
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Well, after finishing this, we had a bit of a scare. went into a fit of fierce sharp pain in our left back and abdomen. After trying to
"rub some dirt on it and walk it off", we ended up going for an ambulance ride to the hospital to be diagnosed with our first Kidney Stone.
Got home about 10 minutes ago...still groggy from the meds they gave me to kill the pain...
Well, you know what? It is not fun when you don't have anyone real close. Reached out to my bosses and they were great as was brother Rich, all the way from San Antonio.
Off to bed...
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