Matt did a couple of shows in the suburbs of Memphis, and we stayed the night at the fabulous Fairfield Inn of Germantown, TN. What's so German about Germantown? Nothing. It began as "Nashoba Plantation", a utopian community intended to emancipate slaves. Since last year's tour, nothing says "utopia" to me like hours of food network and a hotel pool. When I think about vacations now, I think of children's librarians and puppets. Yeah, I know.
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eing near Memphis, we felt compelled to grab some delicious barbeque, so we headed to Corky's for lunch. Worried that we wouldn't have time to sit down, Matt suggest we dine elsewhere (read: taco bell), and I nearly threw a tantrum. Then we discovered the drive-thru. I feel like it's the mark of a good southern state to have a drive-thru version of the local specialty. West Tennessee? Drive-thru bbq. North Carolina? Drive-thru biscuits. South Louisiana? Drive-thru daiquiris (I'm not kidding). Stay tuned for this fall's feature menu item: oil-glazed shrimp. Too soon?
We spent the night in Nashville playing trivia with team Family Dinner. Family Dinner is our crew of friends, most of whom we met while working several summers at Camp Easter Seals. One by one, we all moved to Nashville, met some people, and started hanging out. Now we dine together every Sunday, as a family. Eventually, we'd like to host our own public access tv show. To be a part of this family, you should be particularly fond of themed parties and games. Extra points if you love puffy paint shirts, npr, and karaoke.
We're also the only group of people I know that go to a bar and order salads around the table.South Carolina, next.
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