Favorite song on the road to Memphis - I Ain't As Good As I Once Was.
The chorus goes like this:
I ain't as good as I once was
That's just the cold hard truth
I ain't as good as I once was
But I'm as good once as I ever was.
Toby Keith goes on to apply this pearl to the following situations: being propositioned by twin sisters in a bar, being challenged to a fight in a bar, and a drinking competition...... in a bar, but I think it could be applied to just about any situation, don't you? It's deep. Hell, it's poetry for the Boomer Generation.
Favorite billboard on the road to Memphis - A tie between the one with the photo of Obama and Chavez shaking hands under the banner: Stop Socialism. Vote Republican!
and the somewhat more cryptic: After You Die You Will Meet God
Favorite scene from the road - cotton fields.
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| So low to the ground - no wonder it was back breaking work for slaves |
Favorite place name - Grinders Switch, fictional (but apparently real) home of Minnie Pearl from the Grand Ole Opry.
Favorite food moment - lunch at Interstate Barbecue in Memphis.
The pulled pork sandwich - piled high with a layer of coleslaw on top and smothered in excellent sauce that almost falls apart in your sticky hands as you eat it - was indeed hog heaven.
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| And look - they ship anywhere! |
We crossed the Mighty Mississippi to Arkansas where we'll be staying for the next two nights. I never thought I'd say this (hold on to your hat Louise) but this trailer park is fabulous. We had our doubts as we drove past gas tanks and a pretty depressed suburb to get here but the Tom Sawyer RV Park is simply perfect. We are facing the river which is maybe 50 feet from us, in a shady spot, and the sites are staggered so our neighbors are not right outside our windows. We may never leave!
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| All this, and a pot of tea too! |
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