Memphis Still Frames

Long contemplative car ride
New insights from old friends
Memphis in sight!
The big muddy crossing
Expo deals
Old brick streets and trolley cars
Smart ass hotel desk clerks
Chilly night walks
Pappa Pia's
Homeless people
Roll away beds
A good night's sleep
Free breakfast waffles
More Expo deals
Get the Gitters out 3 mile run
Lunchin'at Sam's
Blues City bus tours
Boyce and David, bus drivers extraordinaire
Memphis: the inside joke
Elvis! I seen him!
10 feet tall and has a bronze butt
Ray, Don't touch or the alarm WILL sound
Civil rights museum
Martin Luther Kings Cadillac
J Smith: 20 years of protesting standing on the same spot
Jump the bus
Beale Street
Five Smokin' Hot and fast Chicago girls
Me, smiling
Pasta pre-race meals at the Spaghetti Warehouse
More Trolley car rides
Hotel room slouching
Race night contemplation
Sleep, fitful
5 am
Yawn
Realization
Breakfast of day old hard boiled eggs and bagels
Nerves
Excitement
Walking to the start
Spandex and bare legs abound, 11,000 pairs strong
Line `em up
3:30, or 3:35? Hmmmm……
Racing?
No, Pacing
The first 20…….Slooooooooow (8:11)
The next 4…….Faaaaaaaaast (7:45)
The next 2.2…….Slooooooooooow motion (9)
Two tiny pictures of Memphis
One in each of my eyes
BONK!
WALL!
First time ever
3:35:08 officially BQ'd with little time to spare
Whew. Relief
Food?
Blech
Eat anyway
Meet up
Walk. Again
Warm shower
Beale Street. Again
Small black man
Smoking a trumpet
BIG black Mariah, singin' blues
And sittin' on Bill's lap
Food!
Prime rib and beer
A mountain of chocolate cake
Tired
More black smokin' trumpet
Walk back solo
Contemplation
Rest easy, the days work is done
Sleep, deep
More free waffles
Stairs? Ugh
Sore? Oh yes
Long contemplative car rides
Home
Thanks and Good byes

Nice trip.