A Weekend in Memphis
Was recently deiighed to spend a weekend in Memphis. Getting there is simpler for us now that US Highway 45 is four lane from Meridian to Tupelo. In Tupelo take US 78 to Memphis and what used to be a grueling drive via state highways to Vaden and connecting to I-55 is now as simple as drivng from Meridain to New Orleans.
Stayed at the Double Tree by Hilton, just a block from the Peabody, 3 blocks from Beale St and 2 Block from the Fed-Ex Arena. Valet Parking, and an accomodating hotel staff in general were in evidence all arround . One negative was the long line at check-in. Rooms were well apointed and clean, if dim. Air conditioning an essential, was more than reliable as daytime temps were running at 103. The Double Tree gave me everything I'd want from a hotel. 
While the lines were long at the Lorraine Museum, we found the Staxx Recording Studio Museum to be an entertainng and eriching examination of American culture where black and white music worked together to create a musical interpreation of the south which included musicians from both clutures resulting in a phenomena that thrust itself on the nation as the country was trying to emerge from the shackles of Jim Crow segregation. If you're in Memphic don't miss the Staxx Recording Studion Museum.