What to do in Memphis Tenn

[junior varsity]

haha. find out when bars "close". (they don't really - one closes, another is still open)

get a Diver at Silky O'Sullivans, Mario in the Oyster Bar is their top bar tender (you'll know you've got the right guy because he's got a boston accent)

[muskrat]

and if you eat at Commissary in Germantown don't leave without banana pudding!

[junior varsity]

yeah, that's really true - their banana pudding is some of the best i've ever had, and when i lived in tennessee, i tried tons (its available all over)


in mid-town, there are a few restaurants and the like near Celtic Crossing that are fun/good.

Eat at Huey's at least once and shoot toothpicks into the ceiling. The West Coast Burger is delicious. A vegetarian friend swears by the black bean burger, and she has discerning tastes (uppity ny'er).  get the onion rings instead of the fries.


Go see Shrek Village if you have time, most people call it Rhodes College.

The Zoo is nice, Egyptian themed. Pandas are super lame.

Drive by the Pyramid on the street its on and see the statue of Ramses the Great, which is pretty cool

[ducatiz]

(uppity ny'er)

i am trying to figure out this word.. did you leave some consonants out??

[junior varsity]

new yorker. she moved to nyc awhile back and began to view social things, like dining, quite differently

[ducatiz]

new yorker. she moved to nyc awhile back and began to view social things, like dining, quite differently

oh good grief.  growing up, we called that "putting on airs."  ask her which restaurants she likes in manhattan and how many rats their kitchen has.  one thing i learned while living there -- the buildings are so close and everyone has a direct connection to the sewers that the rats just go from shop to shop picking up snacks at night. 

right now, the 2nd Ave subway line is being built and my friends tell me the rats have come out of the woodwork to get away from the noise and disruption. 

and if she's not eating at Daniel's or David Burke & Donatella's every night, I don't buy it.  not that cuisine is dead in NYC, but unless you're spending $500/meal, it's not that big of a deal (except for the 24hour delivery, that rocks)

Rats Take Over KFC/Taco Bell

[junior varsity]

eeegadz

[muskrat]

hahahahaha
where is that flute player to shuttle them out?

[MM620ie]

thanks for all the replies.  dreading hwy 40 now.

[junior varsity]

g'luck. it sucks.

[muskrat]

thanks for all the replies.  dreading hwy 40 now.

stay offffffffff 40. 
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/routes/SouthEast/TN/TN_index.htm
http://www.openroadjourney.com/roads/Arkansas.asp
http://www.arkansas.com/outdoors/motorcycling/suggested-rides.aspx

[Nitewaif]

The stretch of I-40 in West Memphis, Arkansas is a horrid mix of semi's and tweakers.  Use caution.

When you hit Beale Street, eat fried catfish at Isaac Hayes place.  Go to BB Kings and listen to some good blues.  If you are out east, hit up Corky's BBQ on Poplar.  Hit up Huey's for a burger.  Do NOT stay near Graceland unless you want to get shot or stabbed. 

[MM620ie]

   thanks for all the replies.  I took the trip on the Duc from Dallas to Memphis.  avoided most of the highway heading out and had a great ride on farm roads and rural hwys.  Memphis was okay, but my brother and I did road trips into MS, AR, TN.  All day trips.  they were great, but my Arse was killing me by the end of each day. 

trip to Memphis took about 10 hours.  Needless to say, I was ready to get off the bike.  The trip back took about as long, but was stuck in a freeway mess for about an hour.  I took interstate all the way back.  Posters that said to stay away from 40 were right, but I was time crunched. 

the BBQ in Memphis . . . okay . . .  Texas has better BBQ 

the food recommendations were spot on.

[junior varsity]

clearly you are wrong about the barbecue.

clearly we were right about I-40.

[BellissiMoto]

I lived in Memphis for a year while managing the Cycle Gear store, and I've gotta say I would never go back.

Memphrica is a place full of hate, violence, crime, and fat chicks. I was happy to get out before getting shot (I had a gun pulled on me over a parking space in that town and my best friends apt was broken into 3 times in 1 year among many other grievous problems).


If you ever want to drive 388 miles east on I 40 though you will be at our exit and can drop by the shop in Knoxville.