For the fifth year in a row, we’re planning a summer road trip. Unlike the previous four trips, we won’t be traveling to the east coast this time. Instead, we’re planning to stay a few days in each of Memphis and Nashville, and we’ll also be stopping in Louisville and St. Louis.
Since I referred to the previous trips as the “Windypundit Coastal Dash”, I was trying to come up with a snappy name for this one. In keeping with the tone of this blog, I had pretty much settled on the “New Madrid Seismic Zone Excursion,” but since this trip is also sort of an early celebration our 25th wedding anniversary, I decided to go with something less darkly portentous.
As usual, it would be great to meet up with some friends of the blog along the way. So far I’ve managed to visit with Jennifer Abel, Jeff Gamso, Mirriam Seddiq, Norm Pattis, and Gideon, and it would be nice to meet a few more of you. So if you’re in one of the cities or on the route, let me know soon so we can plan.
Go to Graceland. Seriously. The combination of the fans, the wardrobe and the decorating style make it very entertaining. Perhaps better, it reveals Elvis to be a very decent guy. In Nashville, tour the Ryman Auditorium. Take the guided tour. Very entertaining. In short, everybody has died. Enjoy your trip.
We did Graceland the last time we were in Memphis, so I’m not sure we need to go again. I’ll look into the Ryman Auditorium though. It sounds interesting.
The Ryman is the original location for the Grand Olde Opry. Ask about Marty Robbins. They love Marty Robbins.