Category: Trip South 2018

This is my final entry and my final stop was in St. Louis.  Days eight and nine were travel days, with a stop in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Nothing to see there, so I moved on to St. Louis.  I arrived in the evening and arranged a dinner with friends Brian and Greg.  Observe Brian, the server’s…

The reason for this trip is that my cousin Tobin was getting married to Lisa, and he  to asked me to be a Groomsman. We had a rehearsal on Friday night and a rehearsal dinner Tex Mex food.  It was great to take a break from the barbecue. Before the wedding: Since I was in…

I arrived in the afternoon on Wednesday to Pearland, just south of Houston.  These were my hosts, my old friend Carlos and his wife Melissa: I have known Carlos since 1977, my first year at Ball State.  Carlos didn’t stay, but we stayed in touch over the years, and I am glad I was able…

So my second day in New Orleans, it rained ALL DAY.  So I relaxed in the morning and worked on this blog, but I didn’t get very far, because of the slow-ass internet at the Air BnB where I was staying, and my phone reception was bad as well.  I got out in the late…

Neely’s Interstate Barbecue in Memphis is a great place to eat!  Rib Tips as good as QL’s in Muncie!

Here’s how my first day in NOLA went: Up early, Lyft from the Air BnB to the French Quarter by 7:00 AM for Breakfast. Breakfast at the Cafe Fleur-De-Lis on Chartres.  Excellent! Walk to the Riverwalk and kill time until my bus tour at 9:00 AM. Then on the bus for the “Super City Tour”…

Hey all!  Here is the Blog I promised.  Sorry this has taken this long – poor internet connections!  These are photos of Graceland, in all it’s gawdy glory.  I gotta tell ya, for what I paid for entrance, parking and merchandise, it is NOT worth the price!  So, you can enjoy it vicariously through me. …