Walking in Memphis

Hello!!!! Hope everyone is having a great New Year!! I have been super busy interning at Average Joes Entertainment and doing new member stuff for SOLID so my blog and socialite status has took the back burner some! But I was able to do a fun little getaway to Memphis this weekend and wanted to share!!

My morning started at The Arcade, Memphis' Oldest Cafe, Since 1919. The Arcade Restaurant, family owned, offers delicious home cooked food, family friendly atmosphere.Scenes from Mystery Train, Great Balls of Fire, The Client, The Firm, 21 Grams, Elizabethtown, Walk the Line, and My Blueberry Nights, just to name a few, have all been filmed in the restaurant. At one time, even Elvis was a regular. I enjoed the french toast breakfast.  http://arcaderestaurant.com/

Here is a photo just inside the Arcade taken by Christopher. 

A little picture of the story that is on the back on the menu. 

The next stop was just across the street. We walked by this place a couple times not realizing it was a dive bar named Earnestine and Hazel's. It is more than just a cool dive bar. It has been featured in 9 movies and represents the history of Memphis. It represents the soul, jazz, and blues that echoed into the street and the legends like B.B. King, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin went there for solace.  The bartender also told me Justin Timberlake is known to visit there. http://earnestineandhazelsjukejoint.com/about/the-bar

The inside of Earnestine and Hazel's.

On the same block as the Arcade and Earnestine and Hazel' is this gem of a thrift store. They had things from clothing, to books and jewelry. 

This vintage pinball machine was really cool and forsale. 

 Chris really liked taking pictures of the old radios at the store. 

 Memphis has so many cool museums. I try to go to one every time we visit. This time it was the Rock N Soul Museum. It is a Smithsonian Museum with a lot of cool memorabilia.

  

This is a watched designed and owned by Isaac Hayes. The top opens to revile the watch face. It was made out of emeralds and diamonds. 

                                     

                                     

All of these are some of the items in the museum. 

Of course you have to make the trip down Beale Street while you are there. We had some awesome Ribs, Shrimp, and oysters at Silky O'Sullivans. We also watched some students perform at the School of Rock show. 

Rocking our new Memphis Grizzlies Hats!

My first NBA basketball game!!! It was a bastt! 

It was defiantly a fun time! Can't wait to go back!!!