Road Trip 04-16-09

04-16-09
Today is laundry day. I'm doing the wash and this lady comes in and we start talking, she is from Canada. They have been on the Road For 2 months and are now headed back home. They have been staying in a Hi Top Van type RV. Way too small for extended stays. She is about our age, I meet the husband and he's in his seventies. I guess she was the Trophy wife at one time, the next decade she'll turn into the nurse that takes care of him. We go to lunch to Buntyn Restaurant about 15 miles away and when we get to the location, it is packed. However the name says "Patrick's". We found that if it's packed it's usually good, so we go in. Country cooking type place. I get the daily special, turkey with dressing and cranberry with mashed potatoes and corn. Dixie a nice sensible 4 veggy dish of spinach casserole, limas, black eyed peas and corn. Cornbread served with the meal. Cormort food you love it but it sure likes to stay with you. We're stuffed and go back to the Coach, because I had to send out yesterday's blog. Oh, we threw out the piece of shit compass because it did not work worth a shit, that's $2.39 down the drain. So I'm walking Peanut and finally look up from where I have been 5 times and realize that the sign for the Missisippi River Rv park that we are staying at is an old Rv that they have hung 40' off the ground. And I never saw it all these days. OH YEAH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY KAY. This afternoon we went back to the National Civil Right Museum at 3 o'clock. It is the story of Blacks basically from slaves arrival untill present day with emphesis on Dr. King. We figured 2 hours would be enough but you should plan on at least 4 hours for this tour. We did not get them, but I would definately recommend getting the head phones for $2 extra, this will save you at least 2 hours of reading. It tells of the struggles and tribulations of Blacks and everything, but mostly of Dr. King and his life. A truly incredible guy, not like the douche bag Jesse Jackson who tries to make everything about him. Dr King did and still is making a difference in all of our lives even if we don't know it.. Too bad for his demise because life would be much better for all of us if he had lived. I was humbled after the visit. I was ashamed after the visit, and most of all I will remember that all of us are equals. OK enough about stuff I can't control. We go for a drink back at Beale St. at Alfred's, we wanted to bask in the sun on their 2nd story deck. Had a few beers and decided that I wanted to get Pizza. Memphis has BBQ not PIZZA. We finally found, after 4 other stops where the place was not only not in business but the buildings were torn down,"Coletta's". Dude this place in the hood is great. The place looks terrible from the outside, the parking lot is an old gas station and the main building could use an update. We walk in and sit at the bar and Joan sets us straight on what we need to order, don't get glasses of beer get 1/2 pitchers. The beer is cold the bathrooms are spotless and the pizza is to kill for. We were going to get plain pizza when Joan said that they made their own sausage so of course we got sausage pizza, medium size. It was great. I could have just had the sausage but as luck would have it the cheese and crust was just as good. This place is a little out of the way but worth the trip. Don't be afraid of the looks as everyone inside was great to us, I would say that if you want pizza in Memphis Go to "Coletta's". This is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Memphis, in Memphis the whole city. It started as an ice cream parlor. And as every successful place does, they expanded their horizons to where they are today. The reason that they are still open is for sure the people that work there, everyone made us feel at home. Elvis used to eat at Colletta's he loved their Bar B Que pizza, so of course they have an Elvis Room. I can't figure out how Elvis put on all his weight. We're back at the Coach early and glad. I need a rest. We are moving to Clarksdale for the Juke Joint Festival tomorrow so I do not know when we will have internet service again. See Ya , Brian