I’m going to Graceland(again)
I’ve already been to Graceland. My trip to Memphis in college has become a running joke for my friends. After convincing a bunch of friends to get up at 5am to drive to Memphis I ate one meal, at Corky’s, took the Graceland tour, checked into the hotel and promptly became violently ill and couldn’t [...]
When life gives you lemons, go listen to Johnny Cash
On a trip like this it’s difficult to keep even bad experiences in my mind for long. Sleeping in a differnt hotel every night lends itself to a kind of rolling amensia. Waking up in Nashville after a rainy independence day it was hard remember that we had an axe to grind with the music [...]
More Pictures
Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the hot chicken restaurants in Nashville are all closed for the 4th of July and you wind up eating Ethiopian food in a strip mall.
When we arrived in Nashville last night I had almost forgotten that we spent most of the day driving through the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. That’s some good driving. We wound up stopping at a dozen scenic overlooks. It’s just impossible to drive through these mountains and not be completely taken with the views. [...]
DAY TWO…
I’ve always dreamt of driving cross country. i was attracted to the romance. i imagined myself, hair tied back, dirty, blasting music, wearing leather mary Jane’s i had made in michigan and feeling free. i threw those shoes out years ago and gave up on the idea. i guess i realized there is no romance [...]
More Lexington Barbecue
Incredible barbecue. I almost forgot to take pictures before I ate it all. I think there has a been a lot of debate about the slaw that they make here because they add some of the barbecue sauce which gives it kind of a brown color. I hate mayonnaise and the kind of white gelatinous [...]
Lexington Barbecue Lunch
(Non) Driving Music
Dear Internet Hive Mind:
Lists of good driving songs can include songs that are not about operating or riding in a car. I’m in a car. I get it. Don’t be that guy internet. Don’t be that guy.