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Before we move on, here’s a view as we cross the mighty Mississippi…

Decided to make a preliminary trip to Graceland Mansion, (former home to Elvis Presley), to scope it out, and took pictures of the blue Christmas tree across the street, as well as some blurry shots of the Graceland mansion from the street. The Estate continues to uphold the traditions set by Elvis, who displayed decorative Christmas scenes starting the day after Thanksgiving through his birthday, January 8.

Then on to downtown Memphis for a little dinner. We ended up at the Charles Vergo’s Rendezvous, a charcoal ribs place located in a small alley in the heart of the city. Ted had dined there twice before (nyaa nyaa, Bill Manning), and says that the ribs are beyond words. And what would a vegetarian like me have to eat at a ribs joint? Meatless red beans and rice, which were fabulous. They started out kind of sweet, then started to burn, with each bite ending up with an almost flowery note in the nose.

On our way downtown, we saw a bumper sticker that a few folks at the Getty might appreciate:

Which reads: Something Great Starts in SNOWDEN.