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Something a little strange (and a little fun) happened to me a few months back. I was talking with a friend about hosting a business building event that coincided with my travels. He popped off with, “you should call it Eat Play Launch”. As soon as I heard him say it (hi Chris!) I knew…

Behold: the General Jackson Showboat featuring Tennesee Legends. Today’s adventure. Well, half an adventure. We have to stay at the dock because of a high wind advisory. But hey, brunch and music on a boat, can’t really complain.

Welcome to storytime. It was an ordinary Tuesday in Memphis… not even a major holiday. Around 10:30 pm, I was roused from my typical nightly Netflix binge by a loud shrieking outside. It wasn’t a cat in heat (though the sound was not far off)… it was a drunk girl butchering Bohemian Rhapsody at top…

Last Memphis adventure before Stella and I head off to Nashville… PHENOM steak dinner at The Majestic Grille with excellent company courtesy of Raven Followed immediately by the hunt for a shower curtain liner to replace the one Stella suddenly decided she needed to conquer. *sigh* this is traveling with a cat, folks.

I almost skipped this one. Glad I didn’t though – it was way cooler than I expected:  

First I had to have a picnic, and of course it was another round of Gus’s Fried Chicken: This was beautiful – I really wish the water had been flowing so you could see the awesomeness and get the full effect. It took me about half an hour to walk from the “start” of the…

I always seem to find a boat. I am happy with this tendency.  

Managed to hit up multiple museums plus a foodie legend in one weekend. Here are some snaps from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music: And here’s the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum: And then there was the Memphis Music Hall of Fame: And then walking around Beale St + a stop at Gus’s World…

Today I visited the birthplace of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. I am sad.  

Power’s out at the Airbnb so I took myself out for dinner and something called a “Memphis Cream Cake”. This is a banana cake with peanut butter frosting, topped with chocolate ganache. It is goooooooodddddd. It was GOOD. Not nearly as sweet as it sounds. Kinda like banana bread in terms of flavor and the…