You can't roll through Memphis without visiting Sun Studio for a guided tour of the museum and historic recording studio. We all felt like we were on hallowed ground, standing in the recording studio where music legends, such as Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis, cuts some of their best tunes. Check out Sun Studio's fun-to-surf site at sunstudio.com.
Memphis Quackers...
At 5 p.m., we lined up with fellow guests in the lobby of the historic Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. We were all there to catch sight of a small flock of ducks as they waddled along the red carpet that ran from the lobby fountain to an open elevator across the room. Once the birds board the lift, they are whisked to their rooftop aerie for a night of rest and relaxation, before reporting back for work at 11 the next morning.
A Memphis institution since 1869, the Peabody Hotel has had ducks swimming in its lobby fountain since 1925, when the general manager and some of his friends returned from a hunting trip and mischievously placed their live duck decoys in the hotel's fountain. The prank was well received, and the hotel began keeping live ducks in its fountain rooftop soon thereafter. Guests can head up to the roof for a look at the ducks' cushy accommodations, aptly named the Duck Palace, as well as views of the Memphis skyline and the mighty Missippi River below.
We're all staying at the Peabody tonight. It's Union Avenue location is perfect for sightseeing. We parked the bus and walked over to Beale Street for an early supper at Blues City Cafe, a popular BBQ restaurant that serves up homemade tamales, thick, hickory smoked pork ribs, and hand-cut, oven-broiled steaks. We tried a little bit of everything...fried catfish, ribs, seafood gumbo, and garlic shrimp served in mini cast-iron skillets with thick slices of buttered Texas toast. Moo...
Tomorrow we head out for Nashville, where the Junk Gypsies will present Miranda with her new tour bus at 2 p.m. at BMI Record's headquarters. She's gonna love it!
Memphis Quackers...
At 5 p.m., we lined up with fellow guests in the lobby of the historic Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. We were all there to catch sight of a small flock of ducks as they waddled along the red carpet that ran from the lobby fountain to an open elevator across the room. Once the birds board the lift, they are whisked to their rooftop aerie for a night of rest and relaxation, before reporting back for work at 11 the next morning.
A Memphis institution since 1869, the Peabody Hotel has had ducks swimming in its lobby fountain since 1925, when the general manager and some of his friends returned from a hunting trip and mischievously placed their live duck decoys in the hotel's fountain. The prank was well received, and the hotel began keeping live ducks in its fountain rooftop soon thereafter. Guests can head up to the roof for a look at the ducks' cushy accommodations, aptly named the Duck Palace, as well as views of the Memphis skyline and the mighty Missippi River below.
We're all staying at the Peabody tonight. It's Union Avenue location is perfect for sightseeing. We parked the bus and walked over to Beale Street for an early supper at Blues City Cafe, a popular BBQ restaurant that serves up homemade tamales, thick, hickory smoked pork ribs, and hand-cut, oven-broiled steaks. We tried a little bit of everything...fried catfish, ribs, seafood gumbo, and garlic shrimp served in mini cast-iron skillets with thick slices of buttered Texas toast. Moo...
Tomorrow we head out for Nashville, where the Junk Gypsies will present Miranda with her new tour bus at 2 p.m. at BMI Record's headquarters. She's gonna love it!
posted by On Location with the Editors at 3:58 PM
2 Comments:
another poster for my wall
this whole road trip looks like the best time ever. how can my girlfriends and i get an invite on the next one?
and the interior of the bus makes my heart skip a beat!
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