Three weeks from today I’ll be spending my second day in Memphis.

I’m trying not to set-up too much of an agenda for Memphis, honestly. I know I’ll be spending my evening on Beale Street and I know I’ll be going to the Stax Museum and Graceland. I’ll probably spend as much time as needed at the Public Library’s Music Collection and try to dig through articles from the 50s and 60s to help get a feel for the growing soul community down there.

I’m mainly trying to get a backdrop for the Sam Cooke book I’m working on.

And then there’s the barbeque, of course. Every meal will likely be pig slathered in barbeque sauce.

I’m really looking forward to Memphis. I’ll probably find myself going back down there sometime this winter so I’m just getting a little taste for now.

Labels: roadtrip