The Traveling Idiots on the move.........

This morning we had the pleasure of hearing our son in law Joey preach at the church where he is currently serving as the youth pastor.  He did a fantastic job and did it in a timely manner!  Sarah and Joey are touching and changing so many lives through their work at the church and HealthSouth.  I'm incredibly proud of them and Ben as well who today celebrated his one year anniversary at North Texas Jellystone Park as the Activities Director (aka Director of Fun)!


Quick hugs goodbye and congratulations on a wonderful sermon and we were on the road to Memphis.   We prepared for this leg of the trip by listening to Elvis Live from Madison Square Gardens, well it was live at one point.  A little blues from KebMo and Alligator Records 20th Anniversary show.  Of course there was a little Jimmy mixed in for good measure.


We crossed the Mississippi River around 5:00 with our sights set on our first target........BBQ.  As a student of the smoke I had done my homework and our target was Central BBQ.  The beauty of our BBQ quest is that we're not looking for the best for finding it would be like finding the Holy Grail and the quest would be over! We'll keep scoping out the hole in the wall joints in big cities and small towns across the fruited plain.  The good news on Central BBQ is that it did not disappoint!  Excellent ribs (half wet and half dry) and a pork sandwich that could bring a grown man to his knees.  If you're ever in Memphis check it out.


One thing Beth and I have kinda figured out is that we're getting old and being around a bunch of drunken yahoo's in their 20's and 30's isn't something we tolerate as well as we did when we were younger.  Beale Street (Home of the Blues) is kind of like Bourbon Street in New Orleans or downtown Portland or Seattle, kinda gritty.  I'm sure the music in some of the clubs would have been great but not worth the effort.


We did a quick drive by the Lorraine Hotel where Dr. King was assassinated.  Like Dealy Plaza in Dallas where JFK was shot it is maintained to look similar to the way it looked at the time of these tragic events.  We live in nutty times today but when you think about the craziness of the 60's with JFK, Bobby Kennedy, Dr. King and Vietnam it's been nutty for a while.


Tomorrow morning we stop by and pay our respects to Elvis who I am reasonably sure is dead before heading on to Vogel State Park in North Georgia.  For you billions of followers it may be a few days before you hear from me again.  When I was a teenager going to Vogel every summer they didn't have wifi...................think about it for a minute.


Thanks for reading this silliness and in closing tonight a big shout out to Kenneth Rose!