This is going to be a somewhat short and disjointed post, I am afraid. The reason why is that I am a bit exhausted after the two Downtown Memphis tours I trained on yesterday. They were fun and informative, but a lot of walking and the mosquitoes were out for blood. Literally.<\/p>\n
The guide to the Beale Street walking tour<\/a> I took yesterday afternoon was someone I’ve known for years and is someone who knows regional culture and music well. I learned from her how to tie the different eras of the street together – the pre-Civil War years, the “Black Main Street of America” years, the Saloon Row years, the W.C. Handy years, the Elvis years, the 1980s rebirth.<\/p>\n The ghost tour<\/a> I took last night led us through the South Main district, including past a private Victorian mansion, the Green Beetle, Earnestine\u00a0 & Hazel’s, a lost 1850s graveyard, and the Orpheum. They prefer their tour guides to have paranormal experience, so I probably won’t be conducting this one. However, I need to be familiar with it to describe it on the phone and via email.<\/p>\n There’s a new chef<\/a> at Bishop, the French restaurant inside Central Station. He has revamped the menu while keeping favorites including the Bishop burger.<\/p>\n Today is International Blues Music Day<\/a>. My recommendations would be B.B. King’s at Second and Beale (The Blues Trio at noon, Flic’s Pics at 4, the All-Star house band at 8) and Mr. Handy’s Blues Hall Juke Joint further down the other side of the street.<\/p>\n 30,000 bikers are in town this week<\/a> for the 46th National Bikers Roundup in Liberty Park.<\/p>\n Good morning! The weekend starts dry & muggy with sunshine, so temps will rise quickly. We’ll see highs in the mid 90s; heat indices 105\u00b0+. Stay hydrated! A chance of storms arrives after 5pm with a level 1 severe risk for gusty wind in a few storms. Not all see rain though. pic.twitter.com\/wqll6KEjI4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MemphisWeather.net (@memphisweather1) August 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n