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- From: rogers@calamari.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)
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- Subject: Re: Walking in Memphis
- Keywords: Memphis word
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- Date: 1 Jan 93 18:20:38 GMT
- References: <7564@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> <1992Dec31.180745.25133@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec31.180745.25133@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rnovak@nyx.cs.du.edu (Robert Novak) writes:
- >>I have been listening to the song "Walking in Memphis" on the radio (I'm not
- >>sure who does the song) and I can't figure out one word.
- >
- >>"... walking in Memphis, my feet ten feet off of the *beel* ... "
- >
- > Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale"
- >
- >Beale Street is a street in Memphis...
-
- I recommend "Lowlife Guide To Memphis", available for $2 plus "some [2 29c]
- stamps to cover postage" from:
-
- Lowlife Guide
- % Shangri-La
- 1916 Madison Avenue
- Memphis, TN 38104
-
- (This guide was mentioned *twice* in the 11/92 issue of "Pulse!".) Anyway,
- along with the usual tips on where to eat/drink/etc. it contains:
-
- directions to Al Green's Full Gospel Tabernacle Church
-
- directions to vacant lots (unfortunately, including 926 McLemore
- Avenue) which are the former sites of some of Memphis' top
- recording studios
-
- a two-page section for Alex Chilton/Big Star/Chris Bell fans,
- including CB's yearbook shot and (unfortunately) obituary
-
- no Elvis stuff
-
- much, much more, including the address of a sub shop owned by
- the Mar-Keys drummer...
-
- Anyway, AWR says "get it, whether you have any intention of going to
- Memphis or not". And maybe once you read it, you'll seriously consider
- a trip...
-
- AWR
- old fart at play
-