Saturday 11 April 2009

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Awake: 6:22am Temp 48 sleep 6+36 sunny overnight @ East Memphis, TN.

Kathy made deviled eggs for Sunday's dinner. Then Jodie arrived & the two ladies went thrift store shopping, and to the Cooper Young area to view an art show & have lunch.

Meanwhile, mail call: Jodie picked up (2) months worth of our forwarded mail from Alaska; this kept me busy until about 4:00pm.

Jodi droped Kathy off just before 4:00, then she & I motored to downtown Memphis for a dinner @ Charles Vergos' Rendezvous for their world famous dry ribs; unbelievable flavor & meat in those ribs topped with their sauce. Kathy had a small order & finished her plate; I had a larger portion, couldn't finish & brought the leftover ribs back to our car.

After our Rendezvous dinner, we walked ½ block to the famous Peabody Hotel where the renowned ducks do their riding down the elevator & then marching over to the lobby fountain for a swim. Then K & I walked around the lobby simply admiring this exquisite hangout that we appreciated so much when we lived here in Memphis. The lobby is packed; in fact, the downtown area of Memphis is very alive & well these days.

For example: tonight there is a baseball game right in the heart of downtown; the AAA Minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals is a not-for-profit organization & the Redbirds return every penny to the community. Programs such as R.B.I. & S.T.R.I.P.E.S. provide funding needed to support youth baseball & softball programs.

A few blocks away, is the FedEx Forum, a state-of-the-art multi-level facility offering a wide variety of sports & entertainment events, meeting spaces for all sizes & a window into the musical roots of Memphis.

Just a few blocks south of the Peabody Hotel is the Orpheum Theatre; a beautifully restored 1928 movie palace...hosting Broadway productions & ballets year-round.

And not to forget Beale Street, which tonight is blocked off for pedestrian traffic only & it is super busy.

Vintage trolleys serve the downtown area, including the Pinch District, Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis Queen Riverboats, the Tennessee Visitor's Welcome Center, Auto Zone Park and more. We took the Loop trolley that runs alongside of the Mississippi River (2) yrs ago with a great view of the Hernando Desoto Bridge, the Pyramid & Mud Island, etc. Now they have extended their rails to include the medical district.

Just leaving the area by car tonight took some time as there was pedestrian traffic & auto traffic everywhere.

Evening movie: "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" with Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dun, Lloyd Nolan, Peggy Ann Garner, etc. Splendid, sensitive film from Betty Smith's novel about a bright young girl trying to rise above the hardships of her tenement life in turn of the century Brooklyn, New York; perfect in every detail. 1945. Don't miss it!

Lights out: 11:30pm

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