1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Get a. I'm Lola Berry, nutritionist, author, actor, TV presenter, 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: and professional overshaer. This podcast is all about celebrating failure 3 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: because I believe it's a chance for us to learn, 4 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: grow and face our blind spots. Each week, I'll interview 5 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: a different guest about their highs as well as their lows, 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: all in a bid to inspire us to fearlessly fail. Hello, 7 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: this is a Tour Guide episode. It is a Memphis 8 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: with a little Asterix and Nashville because I got to 9 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: do nearly a full day in Nashville and I soaked 10 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: up a lot in that time. So I'm going to 11 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: take you through everything we did, all in a bid 12 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: to hopefully inspire you if you want to do a 13 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: Memphis and or Nashville or Elvis trip or Johnny cashtrip. 14 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: So much musical stuff has been covered in this strip. 15 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: So first of all, I think you could do Memphis 16 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: in two or three days for sure, because there are 17 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: those specific places like Graceland and Sun Studio, and other 18 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: than that, Memphis is pretty quiet. So I'm going to 19 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: give it to you really like raw and real, because 20 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: there's some really awesome stuff about Memphis. But there were 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: a few times when I was like, oh, this is 22 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: this safe, right, So okay. Day one, Mum and I 23 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: both met at Memphis Airport. It's a really easy airport 24 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: to navigate. It's quite small fun factor. You can't get 25 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: to Memphis direct from Los Angeles. You're going to have 26 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: to do a stop off somewhere. I flew Delta Airlines. 27 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: I stopped off in Austin, Texas. I had one hour 28 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: stop over there, and I literally had to walk from 29 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: Gate eight to gate three. It was like a three 30 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: minute situation, so easy. And Memphis Airport is actually like 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: loads of space to sorry. Austin Airport bought loads of 32 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: space to chill and relax, lots of snacks, lots of 33 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: food options actually healthy food options too, which I was 34 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: really impressed by. So yeah, I would say that route 35 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: that I went LA Austin Memphis is a really good route. 36 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: I caught a six am flight, so I got picked 37 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: up at four am, and it just meant because there's 38 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: a time difference between LA and Tennessee, there's a two 39 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: hour time difference, it just meant that I still got 40 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: a bit of the afternoon when I landed. So Mum 41 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: and I met at the airport at about two pm, 42 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: we got an uber to our not Airbnb, but it 43 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: was an apartment, like mum privately booked an apartment. She 44 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 1: was in charge of the ACoM for Memphis. I put 45 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: forward all these bougie airbnbs, but they were quite expensive, 46 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: so I was like, okay, you pick somewhere where you were. 47 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: So we stayed downtown, not downtown in the thick of it, 48 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: like near Beal Street, but technically in the downtown area. 49 00:02:55,720 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: So we were very close to Sun's studio. So as 50 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: soon as we got in, we essentially unpacked and we thought, 51 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: let's just go for a walk. We've both been sitting 52 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: on flights and whatnot. We walked to Beal Street. Now 53 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: Beal Street is essentially it's renowned for its deep roots 54 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: in blues music, and there's just essentially bars and foody 55 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: spots with like music flowing out of it. I imagine 56 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: anytime of the day. We were there at five pm. 57 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: It is. It is literally in downtown Memphis. It is 58 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: really fun, real viby, like people doing two dollars whiskey 59 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: shots like it was a lot of it was just 60 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: a cool vibe. A lot of touristy things like a 61 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: couple of like touristy shops. There's bb King's shop there 62 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: as well. There's We end up walking just behind Beal 63 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: Street to another street parallel. I don't know if it 64 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: wasn't Union, it was another street, but there was like 65 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: Elvis's Taylor Is there, So it was really really cool, 66 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: and we grabbed dinner at a place in that touristy 67 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: hotspot of Beal Street and we went to a place 68 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: called Blue City Cafe. It's known for its famous ridge ribs, 69 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: which naturally I had to get. Also were in the South, 70 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: Obviously I'm going to get the Southern food. So I 71 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: got ribs that came with Coleslaw spicy beans and wait 72 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: for it, Texas bread, which is imagine thick, wonder white. 73 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: It is delicious but so sweet. Everything was sweet, like 74 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: the beans were sweet, like things are quite sweet in America. 75 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: Mum got the gumbo and she got what's called Larry's greens, 76 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: which is more like a kind of like collard greens. 77 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: That was really nice, and it came with they're called 78 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: hush puppies, but they're essentially little balls of corn bread. 79 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: That's how I would best describe them. And they were 80 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: really young too. I got a Tennessee whiskey. Mum got 81 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: a Pinot Grigio from California. Perfect night one, perfect, and 82 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: then we just made sure we walked to like a 83 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: local grocery market store beause Mom want to get some 84 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: yogurts for Brecky and I got a big bottle of 85 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: water stuff like that, and then we walked home chilled 86 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: that night. And then day two we had nothing planned. 87 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: We didn't know if we were going to do Graceland 88 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: day two or day three. We pre booked Graceland, which 89 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: I would highly recommend you doing because it saves a 90 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: bunch of time, especially when you're there because there's a 91 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: lot of lines and queuing up. But anyway, we pre 92 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: booked Graceland. That was the only thing we'd done. We 93 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: hadn't pre booked Sun Studio because you can't, but we 94 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: had looked up the times that the tours started, so 95 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: they're every half an hour, like ten thirty, so there 96 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: once there once an hour at like ten thirty, eleven, thirty, twelve, thirty, 97 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: one thirty two, three thirty. Really amazing. So this is 98 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: a recording studio set up by Sam Phillips. It is 99 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: where Alvis got his big break. Jerry Lee Lewis as 100 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: well Johnny Cash, and a lot of them recorded here 101 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: in the infancy of their careers, like Elvis did his 102 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: first put down, that It's all Right Mama song when 103 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: he was eighteen, and then that Sam Phillips guy was like, no, 104 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: I wanted to get away from pop, you know, And 105 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: so he didn't do anything with Alvis, but he bought 106 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: him in a year later to sing for a band 107 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: he was putting together, and the rest is kind of 108 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: like history. So we did that. You can kind of 109 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: do that tour. So that is a guided tour, and 110 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: everyone's really passionate there and like loves being there. Really 111 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: good coffee too. It's also I've got a good merch 112 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: shop like gift shop and coffee, really yummy coffee local 113 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: roasters called the French Truck coffee and that was delicous. 114 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: You just can't take any liquids into the tour, so 115 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: I would say, if you're going to have coffee, go there, 116 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: have your coffee date first or after. And their merch 117 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: is so fun and good thing about Memphis it's cheap. 118 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: It's not expensive, like meals aren't expensive. Like I got 119 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: a whiskey out for one of the dinners. It was 120 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: five It was like it's half the price of LA 121 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: So that Sunstudio, because it was so close to our apartment, 122 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: that was kind of done within an hour and a half. 123 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: We walked home, had a little reset and kind of thought, 124 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: all right, Oh. Then I took Mum for lunch at 125 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: this place called Sunrise, which is unreal. I got this 126 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: it's called the Rooster biscuit, but essentially biscuit is like 127 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: an American scone, is the best way I can describe it. 128 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: A little bit bigger, a little bit sweeter. And then 129 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: I got the rooster, which is like fried chicken but 130 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: with hot honey. Oh my god, so good. Mum got 131 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: big American pancakes. So I was like, this is your 132 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: birthday because we were celebrating our birthdays. So Mum's born 133 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: on the fourteenth of July and I'm born on the 134 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: fourteenth of September, and this trip all started on the 135 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: fourteenth of June. So we were like, you know, I 136 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: got mum Graceland tickets, Mum got me part of the trip, 137 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: you know. So it was like our birthday celebration together. 138 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: So Sun Studio, you can kind of do it within 139 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: an hour and a half. I would say maybe too 140 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: if you really want a meander around a bit longer. 141 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: You literally get to go into the recording studio. You 142 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: get to hold the microphone, the Elvis held. It's so curl. 143 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: There's pictures of Johnny Cash on the wall as well, 144 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: loads of guitars. There is a piano with a big 145 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: cigar burn in it, and they'll tell you the story 146 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: all behind that. Really really cool. Highly highly recommend doing 147 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: Sun Studio tour. It's about twenty bucks. And when we 148 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: went home and Mum was like, look, I think I 149 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: want to go to the Civil Rights Museum, which is 150 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: at the Lorraine Hotel. It's where Martha Luton, if I 151 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: can say it right, Martin Luther King was assassinated and 152 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: you can see exactly the spot, like they've put a 153 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: wreath there, and the motel itself has been turned into 154 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: a museum. But I when I was talking to the 155 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: guy that gave us out tour at Sun Studio, he 156 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 1: mentioned Stax Museum, and that is the Museum of American 157 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: Soul Music. It's where Otis Reading recorded a bunch of music. 158 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: It was an old movie thea that was converted into 159 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: a recording studio back in the day. It's also where 160 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: Isaac Hayes wrote the famous Shaft theme song, which you 161 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: will totally know. I should play it for you. It's 162 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: such a good song. Anyway, I was like, Mom, I 163 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: was like, because we only had one day left after, 164 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: I was like, Oh, I think I really want to 165 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: I was like, Mom, I think I really want to 166 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: go to this this museum, this other, this Stax Museum, 167 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: this American Soul music museum. And She's like, well, I 168 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: thought you wanted to do civil rights and I'm like totally. 169 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: I was like, but I think I'm going to regret 170 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: it if I don't. I just had a feeling. I 171 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: was like, I think I'm going to regret it if 172 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 1: I don't. Do you know the Stax Museum. So we 173 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: went separate ways and agreed to text each other later 174 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: in the day. Oh, this is the let me pay 175 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: you the Isaacay's song. You're going to know it. It's 176 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: such it's so good. And his Grammy is in the 177 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: museum and his Oscar, so he won a Grammy and 178 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: an Oscar for this I thing. So if I can 179 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: play it for you, yeah, you know, that right. So 180 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: his office is there, his Cadillac is there, heapes of 181 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: his clothes is there, and there's a whole Otis Reading section. 182 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: I got to learn a lot about Otis reading because 183 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: I only knew his call like his songs, but I 184 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: didn't know that he passed away Toper Young in a 185 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: plane crash. I didn't know any of that, so that 186 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: was really cool to learn about. But it takes this 187 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: museum takes you through like the history of American soul 188 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: music and how it came from, like gospel and so interesting. 189 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: So then so that was really fun. However, I didn't 190 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: know this where, I want to be really honest with you, 191 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: I didn't know it was in a super unsafe area. 192 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: It's in South Memphis. And the uber driver that took 193 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: me there was like, because I was going to walk, 194 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: and then I was like, ooh an hour and ten 195 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: minutes mom, and I had already been walking, and I 196 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: also just had laser on my face, so I was like, 197 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: I don't really want to be too much in the sun, 198 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 1: and it's mighty hot right now, and I was like, oh, 199 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 1: I don't really want to be in the sun. I 200 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: was like, I'm just going to Uber it it's fifteen 201 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: minutes away. Anyway, the Uber driver was like Haney and 202 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 1: I was like yeah. She's like, you got a gun. 203 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: And I was like, pardon a gun and she's like yeah, 204 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 1: and I was like I don't have a gun. She's like, 205 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: darl On, you're going to need a gun out here. 206 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: And I was like what do you mean. She's like 207 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: you can't. She's like, you can't be in this area. 208 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: And I was like okay. So I quickly got out 209 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: of the Uber and like got into the the museum. 210 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: But everything is like very deserted. I would say all 211 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: of downtown other than Beale Street and Son's studio, it's deserted. 212 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: It's so weird, like no one's just walking the streets. 213 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: And so anyway, I did that. I was at the museum, 214 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: stayed took closed and I was like a better book 215 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: a Nuba, just because I don't want to, you know, 216 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: be walking in an unsafe area. And it's five pm 217 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: at night at this stage of the game, it's still 218 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: bright and the security from the museum and the person 219 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 1: that like I bought my tickets from to get into 220 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: the museum was like, Hey, we're gonna wait with you 221 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: until you uber gets here. And I said, oh, okay, 222 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: why and they're like, oh no, it's you can't stand 223 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: out here, like you just can't. And I did some 224 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: googling after and it's the got the highest rate of 225 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: homicide in all of America Memphisters. I did not know this. 226 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: I didn't know this before going to Memphis, and I 227 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: didn't feel unsafe. I just was like ended up becoming 228 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more aware, and we just noticed little 229 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: things like with the apartment block and it was gated, 230 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: and a lot of people living in gated communities. And 231 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: it's not like wealthy gated communities like what you see 232 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 1: in like Balaiir or Beverly Hills. It's more like from 233 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: a safety perspective, really interesting. So I got an uber 234 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: home and then I did some obviously googling up and 235 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: there's been like in the time that we were there, 236 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: there were like four murders. So just like something to 237 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: be aware of when you're looking at areas that you're 238 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: going to stay. So then Mum and I met up 239 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: for dinner and we met at like six o'clocks are 240 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: still really bright light. It wasn't too for long, and 241 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: we met at this place called Flyway Brewery. I had 242 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: a really nice local whiskey. The brand was called Old Dominique, 243 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: and Mum got another pino. She loved her white wines. 244 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: I got literally a bowl of Brussels sprouts. I wasn't 245 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: that hungry, so I got a bowl of Brussels sprouts. 246 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: We shared this like pickle plate, and then Mum got 247 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: like a cheesy dip situation. We kind of just shared 248 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: it all and I think I had a couple of 249 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 1: whiskies that night. Two whiskeys so nice because I'm like, 250 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: I'm in Tennessee, like I may as well enjoy local whiskey, 251 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: like half of it comes from here. Right then we 252 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 1: went to bed, got up. Day three grace Ps. Mum 253 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: loved Civil Rights Museum, by the way, so if you 254 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: are interested in that, and so many uber drivers were 255 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: like that, you gotta go, you gotta go, gotta go. 256 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: So I would definitely put that on your Memphis list 257 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: one hundred percent. So Day three, Graceland day, we decided 258 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: to go to this little coffee shop. It was the 259 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: same brand of coffee that we've tried at Sun Studio, 260 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: so we knew it was good, and so we had 261 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: a little coffee date in the morning at a place 262 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: called French Truck Coffee, and Mum loved it. She was like, oh, 263 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: this tastes great, and I'm like perfect. She's just coffee 264 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: in America and Australia is quite different, so she's just 265 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: trying to maguy for her way around. Can't blame her. 266 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: And so I was like, anywhere that's like a local roaster, 267 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: you're probably going to get good coffee. Then we got 268 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: a uber to Graceland. We got there at eleven and 269 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: it is incredible, but it's huge. It is like Disneyland 270 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: for Elvis. So I would say spend the whole day 271 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: go at ten or eleven so that you're not rushed 272 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: for time. We stayed till five pm. We stayed till close, 273 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: and we covered everything, but like that last half an 274 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: hour we were like quick, quickly, we're trying to get 275 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: mat sure. We visited the last gift store because each 276 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: gift store is different. There are six different gift stores. 277 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: There are ten different museums, not including Graceland the House. 278 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:15,479 Speaker 1: So give yourself the time is my advice. Graceland is incredible. 279 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: You get a full audio guided to us. You've got 280 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: a little iPad and audio. What's his name, John stay 281 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: Moss was in my ears. He was the one narrating 282 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: at all, and you literally guided through. They don't let 283 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: any more than twenty one people do the tour at 284 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: any one time, so you're guided through this whole tour, 285 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: like as in, once you're out of the first room, 286 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: they'll let another batch of people in. But you walk 287 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: in and it's like to the right is the living room, 288 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: to the left is the dining room. Just beyond that 289 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: is his parents' room, and then you've got this like 290 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: humongous kitchen. TV's in every room by the way, and 291 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: multiple TVs. And then you kind of like walk down 292 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: this corridor. You've got his entertainment room that is like 293 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: bright yellow lightning bolt down the wall, a little white 294 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: monkey at like statue, but everything's bright yellow, like canary yellow. 295 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: And then the lightning bolt is his whole I don't 296 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: know if you know about you know, the TCB and 297 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: the lightning bolts like his logo and it means taking 298 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: care of business, lightning fast. And it's because him and 299 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: Priscilla were on a jet one night and saw a 300 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: lightning bolt and he drew it and then came up 301 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: with that logo taking care of Business Lightning Fast, so 302 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: you'll see it on anything Elvis, like it's on his jets, 303 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: Like you can buy a lot of merch with it. 304 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: I got a little necklace of it. So cooled. Okay, 305 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: So then you get to my favorite room. You come 306 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: past another room which is like a pool room, and 307 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: like even the fabric on the walls he had like 308 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: imported in and it took like X amount of hours 309 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: for the person to late it because it's like folded 310 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: in a very specific way. And then you get to 311 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: my favorite room, which is called the Jungle Room, super 312 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: inspired by his time in Hawaii, and it's green, it's 313 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: got that shag like real sixties seventies kind of carpet, 314 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 1: and there was a live waterfall in there, and all 315 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: the furniture is very like all inspired by Hawaii but 316 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: so cool. And he did record music in there too 317 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: because it was all like carpeted and so so good 318 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: for sound recording. Definitely my favorite room in the house 319 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: for sure. The only room you're not allowed to go 320 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: to is his room, like the upstairs. And apparently I 321 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: didn't know this, but Lisa Marie used to it to 322 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: feel close to her dad, sit up in his room 323 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: and wait for the tours to end before she'd come down. 324 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: How crazy is that. Someone wrote to me and told 325 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 1: me that because in she's written a book about her dad. 326 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: Her and Riley have written a book about her dad. Okay, 327 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: So then you walk out and you walk outside. Oh, 328 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 1: you walk out, he's got like this exercise room where 329 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: he played squash, I believe, or like a ten situation, 330 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 1: but it looks like a squash room to be. And 331 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: then there's all like leather couches around that. And then 332 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: you walk out and you're work walking to Vernon's office, 333 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: which is his dad's office, and he'd essentially pay all 334 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 1: the accounting and all of that. I think he had 335 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: a little bit of a dodgy pass with accounting his dad, 336 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: and may have gone to jail for a little stint 337 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 1: of time early days. He also collected a lot of 338 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: the fan mail, and there was so much fan mail. 339 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: And then you come out and you see a whole 340 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: ranch vibe with four horses, two of which I believe 341 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: are rescues of priscillas. And he loved horses, obsessed with 342 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: riding horses. His favorite horse was called Rising Sun, and 343 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: then he named the whole ranch house of the Rising 344 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: sum so cool. And then you come out and around 345 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: to his meditation area, and that is what got me. 346 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: So when I say got me, it's like the energypletely shifts. 347 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: It is like super quiet. No one's talking. It's his 348 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: grave Mimi, which I believe is his grandma's grave, his 349 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: mom Gladys Love, his dad Vernon. And then you've got 350 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: Now I don't think Gladys was buried there, but he 351 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: got her stuff brought over and put a graceland down 352 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: the line because I think she passed away quite young, 353 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: like I want to say forty six or something anyway, 354 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: And then you've got Lisa Marie is buried there and 355 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 1: her son Benjamin is buried there as well. Super sad. 356 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: So I'm trying to like paint the picture. It's something 357 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: about the energy there because his essentially turned it into 358 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: a meditation retreat space. It already feels so calm. There's 359 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: a water feature, there's a lit flame right at the 360 00:19:55,720 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: top of Elvis's grave, and there's like flowers and people 361 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: have put like little kangaroos from Australia, little koalas from Australia, 362 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: and so like you get there and you're completely overcome 363 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: with emotion, and I don't know if it's just because 364 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: of like like it's very sad. It's like I'm holding 365 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: holding back teas now. It's very sad and beautiful and 366 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: like a celebration at the same time has been like 367 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: he went so young forty two, you know. Anyway, so 368 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 1: this is probably one of my favorite albost songs. I'm 369 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: just gonna play you a little bit of it because 370 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: he's amazing. Oh love him. I know that's not his song, 371 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: by the way, but still amazed everything everything he does. Oh, 372 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: so many amazing songs. Anyway, So Mum and I took 373 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: a beat there and just kind of like sat there 374 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: and I put my hands on the grass of his 375 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,479 Speaker 1: grave and just like did a little thank you and 376 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: prayer and gratitude and wishes and all the fun stuff, 377 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: like not fun stuff, but like what felt like really 378 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: important and integral. And then and Mum and I had 379 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: a little moment there, and then you get onto the 380 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: shuttle and they're like, right, you've got ten other museums 381 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: to explore, literally, so there's like museums of all his outfits. 382 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: There's like it's incredible. There's like Grammys, there's museums of 383 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: his time at war. There's his car collection, there's the planes, 384 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: plural planes. There's a Lisa Marine Museum. There is a 385 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 1: museum of artists that were inspired by him, and like 386 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: all this amazing stuff from kiss and then quotes about 387 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: what they've said about him. There's John Lennon's piano was 388 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: there and then what he believes, you know, a certain 389 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: type of music only existed because of Elvis, and it's 390 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: just very, very beautiful. It's like an ode to him. 391 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 1: But like from artists over the years. So highly recommend. 392 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: Graceland is ten out of ten. If you're an Elvis fan, 393 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: I think you should just totally put it on your list. 394 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: And if you're just an Elvis fan, and like all 395 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: the other stuff that I talked about earlier, isn't so 396 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 1: much your vibe. Just just Sun's studio in Graceland and 397 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: you could do it in I do it in two days. 398 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: But yeah, if you're an Elvis fan, you've got to 399 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: do Graceland. There is a makeshift Sun studio at Graceland 400 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: as well. That section is there, and they've like rebuilt it. 401 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: And then they've rebuilt the second studio that he recorded 402 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of albums with as well. I think it's 403 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: W something or other, and that studio has been replicated 404 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: as well. Anyway, it's just something thing about. And then 405 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: there was oh, there was the last They've got the 406 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: case because he was about to tour, either the day 407 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: of or the day after he passed away. I believe 408 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: it was the day of, and all his favorite brand 409 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: of water had arrived in cases, and as the Mountain 410 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 1: Valley brand, Americans are going to know what I'm talking about. 411 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: It's a big green bottle with a red label, and 412 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: the actual bottles from that last case that he ordered 413 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: or was there as his writer, I guess for his tour, 414 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: was there so and I was like, mum, that's the 415 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 1: brand of water I drink, so any Americans that drink 416 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: Mountain Valley water, it's also Elvis's favorite brand of water 417 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: to drink. I took a photo of it and everything, 418 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: and then oh my god, there were so many good things. 419 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: Was like all his records, the clothing, the jewelry. He's 420 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: really into numerology. There were books like he had on 421 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: yoga and color therapy, and he had a tiger's eye 422 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: gold ring, and he had a fire opal ring that 423 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 1: he wore, and he had this necklace he wore that 424 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: in Arabic meant to live, but it had to have 425 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: seventeen diamonds in it because seventeen was his lucky numerology number. 426 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: Fascinating stuff, so cool, very spiritual, and yeah, I think 427 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: he like his energy so special, so so special. Okay, 428 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: So with all that done, you end the you end 429 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: the Elvis tour at the planes. So he's got a 430 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: plane called Lisa Marie. He's got a second plane that's 431 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:39,679 Speaker 1: just got that taking care of business lightning fast logo 432 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: on the tail of it. I'm sure he had a couple. 433 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: Like the plain thing is wild to me, and like 434 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: inside it is like all TVs. A dining room, a 435 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:53,679 Speaker 1: bed chair, like wild, and one's a bigger plane and 436 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: one's a kind of like smaller just like twelve seeted 437 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: kind of vibe. But yeah, insane. You're allowed to go 438 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: on the planes, both of them fully and definitely worth experiencing. 439 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 1: And then we decided we'd walk to where we had dinner, 440 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: which is called Marlowe's. It's about a forty minute walk though, 441 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: so I probably get an uber. Mom's just a mad walker, 442 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: loves to walk, and she's a speed walker. Who might 443 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 1: I add? So we walked from Graceland quickly. We walked 444 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: across the road and got a photo. Mom want to 445 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: get a photo touching the gates, the Graceland gates, which 446 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: are still the same gates. And then we walked up 447 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: the road on the same road. It's literally called Elvis 448 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: Presley Highway. You walk up and you get to Marlowe's, 449 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: which is an Elvis Presley style diner. Of course I 450 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: had to get the ribs. So I got the ribs, 451 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: same thing comes to coalsaw beans. And then I had 452 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: a whiskey just it was called Kentucky Deluxe and it 453 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: was five dollars, so so cheap, like super cheap living 454 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: in or like eating food and stuff like that, I 455 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: would say in Memphis. And that was awesome. And then 456 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: we went home. Mumpacked to go to Chicago, and I 457 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,439 Speaker 1: packed for a day in Nashville. So fun fact, I 458 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: did some research. You can get a bus from Memphis 459 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: to Nashville. It's three hours and fifteen minutes. It costs 460 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty bucks, which sounds like a lot, 461 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 1: but it was so safe, super bougie. Let you get 462 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: a little ruggy. They make your coffee since you get 463 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: on board, yet as many snacks as you want, you 464 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: get lunch served great. Highly recommend. The brand is called 465 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: von Lane And it was such a beautiful way to 466 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: see the scenery as well, like it's beautiful, lush green forest. 467 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 1: There's a lot of river and waterways. I'm hoping I 468 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: saw the Mississippi with river. That's the only thing I 469 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: would have done if I had more time in Memphis, 470 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: I would have actually gone down to the Mississippi River. 471 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: And then I think you're on the state line there, 472 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:53,439 Speaker 1: aren't you. I think Mississippi is technically is it not 473 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: another state? I might be really messing that up, but 474 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure it's close to a state line anyway. 475 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: That's what I would do. I've heard the Mississippi River 476 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: is beautiful to visit, so did not do that, but 477 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:14,479 Speaker 1: got this bus from Memphis to Nashville. So beautiful, so easy. 478 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: I could pull my laptop out, you know, do lots 479 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: of work, bloody blah, like listen to music. Whatever you 480 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 1: want to do. You're allowed to be on your phone, 481 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: you can be talking. It's amazing. Highly highly recommend it, 482 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: and they drop you off in downtown Nashville. So I 483 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: literally got off the bus in Nashville. I then went 484 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:38,479 Speaker 1: straight to the Johnny Cash Museum. I also love Johnny 485 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: Cash like I love Elvis for different reasons, but Johnny 486 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: Cash for me. I know there's something about the way 487 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 1: he shares pain that just like rips your heart open. 488 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: And Johnny Cash Museum is an absolute must if you 489 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,919 Speaker 1: like him at all. Also, if you're in California, I know, 490 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: Oh Johnny Cash has a tie to O Hi, because 491 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: Boss and I have seen Oh Hi, like a lot 492 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: of Johnny Cash stuff when winter. So I think he 493 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: had a house there, that's my take on that. Or 494 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: he went there to record music or whatnot. Anyway, So 495 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: Johnny Cash museums a musk give himself two hours. Loved it. 496 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: The end bit hurt though, so when he does the 497 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: cover of the song hurt, the video clip is all 498 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: explained there. The chair from the video clip, the bronze 499 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,479 Speaker 1: of his head is there is so sad, like I 500 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: was crying, so you have to. Then I walked back 501 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: into the museum and like, watch something really exciting and positive, 502 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: like all his movies have done. I didn't know he 503 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: was an actor as well. I didn't know he had 504 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: the Johnny Cash TV Show for two years. I didn't 505 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: know that he opened up the Cash House so that 506 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: people could come and visit, much the same way you 507 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: can visit Graceland. Vibes so and I didn't know the 508 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: way he was like super interested in like the West 509 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: as well, but he like the way he sung in prisons, 510 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: and when he sung in prisons, he'd wear the inmates 511 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: same outfits and the inmates like he's so and the 512 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,479 Speaker 1: way he always wore black as he I don't know. 513 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: I just find there's something about Johnny Cash's heart and 514 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: the way he sings, like, oh, anyway, amazing, amazing, amazing. 515 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: Loved it so much. It loved it like Graceland for 516 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: very different reasons, very different experiences. You could do the 517 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: Johnny Cash Museum in two hours, obviously, Graceland you need 518 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: the whole day. But loved it. And then I just 519 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: went and explored broad Broadway, which is like essentially that 520 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: I said to Matt, It's like the Times Square of Nashville, 521 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 1: and that was amazing. Like people just sprawling out of bars, 522 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: cowboy boot shops, cowboy hat shops, whiskey like going and 523 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: we'll do whiskey tastings. And it's right on a river. 524 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: I think it's called the Cumberland River or something like that. Beautiful. 525 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: I stopped there, had a little snacko and then I 526 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: went back to the which is where I got dropped off, 527 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: essentially right at their Country Music Hall of Fame and 528 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: museum did that. That was incredible. It's got a Dolly 529 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: Parton show on right now and a Luke Comb's show 530 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: on right now. I'm obviously into the older stuff, but 531 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: I loved like there was still so much cool old 532 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: history of country music. Little bit of Elvis stuff there again. 533 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: Another one of his Cadillacs has like a TV inside. 534 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: It's all gold plated phone inside. This guy was amazing. 535 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: And then a little bit of Johnny Cash and Junekarter 536 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: stuff and the Carter sisters stuff. And I didn't know, 537 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: but like may Bell Carter was a star in her 538 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,719 Speaker 1: own right as well. There's a lot of that. And 539 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: then it basically there's different levels, so it starts with 540 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: the older stuff and then it ends on the newer stuff. 541 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: There's also an education center, lots of Taylor Swift stuff. 542 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,479 Speaker 1: There's like a Taylor Swift makeshift bus tour bus as 543 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: well one of her dresses. There's like three of her 544 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: guitars there, so if you're a Taylor fan, I think 545 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: you probably get loads out of that. There's a whole 546 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: post malone section as well, so good. And then it 547 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: literally ends in and I didn't even know, but the 548 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: Country Music Hall of Fame is this round rotunda where 549 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 1: there are bronze casts of the people that have been 550 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame's faces, and 551 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: that is incredible. There's a wishing well there as well. 552 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: You can stand in the middle and there's like amazing 553 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: acoustics with this cool like triangulate triangular shape thing coming 554 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: from the ceiling. Definitely made a few wishes for the 555 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: Bossa Cheno and I. They're in cred And then I 556 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: went to this place called Hattie Bee's and had amazing 557 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: They call it chicken sandwich, but it's a chicken burger. 558 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: There's no mistaking it. It was good. And then I 559 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: had it with what people on TikTok are calling a 560 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: fridge cigarette, which is a diet coke, which I'd never get, 561 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: but I was like in holiday mode and it was perfect. 562 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: It was so fun. And then I slowly just headed back. 563 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: I got drenched. It was like hot but raining. So 564 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: I went back to the hotel lobby, got change, and 565 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: then just booked an uba. I went to the airport 566 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: and then at the airport, I'm lowering my voice because 567 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: I don't know the boss knows. I got this little 568 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: extra treaty. But there was at the airport Voodoo. The 569 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: brand is called Voodoo Donuts. They have them in La too, 570 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: Voodoo Donuts from I want to know where they're from. 571 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: Oh there. So the brand, it's a Portland, Oregon brand. 572 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: It's known for its unique and creve of donuts. But 573 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: I think they're all vegan. Yeah, Gormet donut. Anyway, I 574 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: got a maple log I'm saying it soft, and I 575 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,959 Speaker 1: got they caught the Romeo Raspberry and so Raspberry ran 576 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: Field donut. Fucking great. Had that at the airport. I 577 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: was like, I'm going out with a bang, and it 578 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: was so fun. And then on the flight back, I 579 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: had another fridge cigarette and nothing, a diet coke and 580 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: loads of water and then Bob's runkle. That was end 581 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:06,719 Speaker 1: of my trip. It was unreal. It was like a 582 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: foody adventure, very music based. And if you're into Johnny Cash, 583 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: gotta go to the Johnny Cash Museum. If you're into 584 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: Elvis Presley, you gotta go to Graceland, and you'd want 585 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: to go to Sun's studio as well, because that's like 586 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: you get to literally touch the doorhand, the lucky they 587 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: got the lucky Elvis doorhand or where he came in, 588 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: and you get to hold the microphone he held, like 589 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: and that's only twenty dollars, Like I would highly recommend 590 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: doing if you're just like just mad for albers, which 591 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: I have family members that I'd fly in, get in 592 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: the afternoon, go straight to Sun's studio, have that to it, 593 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: and then just spend the whole next day at Graceland. 594 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: That'd be my vibe. And also I'm mad for a 595 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: bit of merch. Got a little bit of merch everywhere 596 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: and Graceland it's I thought the merch would be radonk 597 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: but I got a T shirt for ten dollars, another 598 00:33:55,640 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: T shirt at twelve fifty. I got a shock four 599 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 1: five dollars, like an Elvis shot glass for five and 600 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: I got that the Taking Care of Business Lightning so 601 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: TCB with a lightning bolt necklace fourteen dollars like fourteen 602 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: fifty or something, so pretty good value. Obviously, all of 603 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: this I'm saying is in American terms, but really really good, 604 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 1: and I would highly recommend that bus service because it 605 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: just like it also meant that my travel home. So 606 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: the flight from Nashville to Lax was three hours and 607 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 1: forty six minutes, so it was just a lot easier 608 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 1: getting homely, not jumping off at other airports anything like that. 609 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: It was just like such a straight shot home, so easy. 610 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,319 Speaker 1: I will say the traffic at Lax last night at 611 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: ten thirty pm was a mentor. It was bonkers last night, 612 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: but still got home safe and sound. So such a 613 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: great trip so fun. Would do it again and would 614 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: highly recommend, and probably just be a little bit of 615 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,319 Speaker 1: wear of safety in Memphis. I would say I felt 616 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:05,400 Speaker 1: safe the whole time in Nashville. That said, I was 617 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: just in the main tourist drag. Obviously didn't get to 618 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 1: go out and explore other areas in Nashville. If I 619 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: had another day in Nashville, for sure, I would have 620 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: gone to the Grand Old Opry, and I would have 621 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: gone to Ryman's Auditorium as well. And I probably would 622 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 1: have done a whiskey tour because Matt and I love whiskey, 623 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: and obviously Tennessee is known for its whiskey, so they 624 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: would have been the only things that I would have 625 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: added on. But I have a feeling Matt and I 626 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 1: will go to Nashville because it's just quite easy to 627 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:38,359 Speaker 1: get too from LA in comparison to Memphis. So yeah, 628 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: that is my hot tip. Also, Nashville and Memphis are 629 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 1: on the same time zone, so it's not like you 630 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: need a readjust or anything like that. Very easy. No, 631 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 1: that's not too full on. And yeah, I hope I 632 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: hope you like this, you know, musical little adventure that 633 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 1: I've taken you on today, and I hope that it 634 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:09,240 Speaker 1: inspires you to, you know, have a little musical trip 635 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: one day, you know, That's what I hope. I want 636 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: to leave you with my Fae, my other favorite Elvis song. 637 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 1: If I can spell Elvis in my Spotify you're Spotify 638 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: or Apple Apple person? I am such a Spotify person, 639 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: all right, I'll leave you with this beodautiful song, Love 640 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 1: Him what. 641 00:36:40,640 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 2: It's well. 642 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: All right, Big Love, my friends go. Hopefully you get 643 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,239 Speaker 1: to do I hope this inspires you. Memphis and Nashville, 644 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 1: go do it all right. Hooru, Big Love. That's a 645 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:25,080 Speaker 1: wrap on another episode of Fearlessly Failing. As always, thank 646 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:29,360 Speaker 1: you to our guests, and let's continue the conversation on Instagram. 647 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:34,920 Speaker 1: I'm at Yamo Lollerberry. This potty my work for podcast 648 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: is available on all streaming platforms. I'd love it if 649 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:43,280 Speaker 1: you could subscribe, rape and comment, and of course spread 650 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: the love.