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Pointless Post Volume 3 – Walking to the Store in the Snow
On February 8, 2010, Char and I awoke to an unexpected blessing. Two of our children were wandering outside our bedroom door wondering aloud if they had school or not. Upon looking out the window, we saw a few inches of snow covering the neighborhood. Later in the day, Char and I walked to Walgreens... »
Pointless Post Volume 1 – Juggling Lemons at Kroger
Ingredients: 1 Kroger Grocery Store 3 Medium Sized Yellow Lemons 2 Hands, Arms and Body Attached 1 Husband 1 Wife 1 Flip Camera Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Serves countless viewers. Ok, to see this recipe in action, click here. (6.7 MB MP4 file) As usual, our video is an MP4 file playable in Quicktime, iTunes, VLC, or any browser with... »
Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles – Live at The Orpheum in Memphis
Rain – A Tribute to The Beatles performed live at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, TN on January 16 and 17, 2010. Char and I went on a double date to the concert and absolutely loved the show. Rather than simply performing a concert, Rain’s performance is more a multimedia presentation of The Beatles... »
Fun at Target
Char and I went to Target on New Years Day 2010 to purchase a robe so I wouldn’t be so cold coming out of the hot tub in the cold month of January. While walking through the store, we had a little fun… so, for your enjoyment… Fun at Target – New Years Day 2010 We... »
Evan’s Steakhouse: A Roadside Marvel
As I mentioned before in our Water Lilies posting, sometimes we go out in search of a junket and sometimes the junket finds us. Such was the case when Evan’s Steakhouse found us while traveling through Desoto County, Mississippi. Char noticed the steakhouse as we were slowing at a traffic light turning red. More... »
Shoe Shopping with Char
Clothes shopping is to some women what Disney World is to most kids. Not Char, however. In fact, she’s told me on many occasions that she hated clothes shopping until she met me. Now she enjoys it not so much for the act of shopping, but for the fun we have while out and... »
Vanelli’s Deli – A Germantown Favorite
High quality, fresh cold cut subs can be hard to come by – especially for The Traveling Twosome. Perhaps it is because we have such high expectations in Italian subs. I grew up the youngest son of a Sicilian restaurant entrepreneur and Char grew up in New York City, one of the food capitals... »
Vintage Performs Live at Fox and Hound in Southaven, MS
As most of our readers know, Char and I perform music together in a band called Vintage. Both of us have been performing most of our lives in some capacity or another. I recall growing up in a family with two older brothers – both of them were musicians. I was about 10 years... »
An International Market
Don’t let the name fool you. On the outside, it says, “Winchester Farmer’s Market.” Now, when I think of a farmer’s market, I think of fresh produce being sold outdoors by local farmers. But the Winchester Farmer’s Market is a full fledged international grocery store located on the south side of Memphis at Winchester... »
Osaka – Best Sushi in Memphis
Almost everyone who grew up attending public school in the 1980s remembers The Breakfast Club. But ask 100 people what was their favorite scene and you might get 100 different answers. For me, it was simply the song. “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds has always been a defining song of that... »
The Search for Hamburger James
Most fans of Elvis Presley are aware of his infamous entourage known as The Memphis Mafia. They followed Elvis around, acting as his companions, bodyguards, and right hand men. These men were, for the most part, loyal to a fault and clearly know more about the real Elvis Presley than most anyone else. The... »
International Goat Days Festival – 2009
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** The weekend of Sept. 11-13, 2009 offered multiple festivals and fairs for residents of the Memphis area. Germantown, TN held its annual arts and crafts fair… nearby Somerville, TN sponsored a Cotton Festival… the Delta Fair... »
Our Wedding
Char and I spent an evening reviewing some of our Traveling Twosome posts and scanning our iPhoto library on my Mac, revisiting some of the “unpublished pictures.” While doing so, I came across our wedding photos and realized we had never written a post on our wedding day! We’ve shared a birthday celebration, raved... »
Jerry’s Sno Cones
Sometime around 1993 – 1994, while I was playing bass and writing songs for local Memphis rock band Kiss Me Quick, I wrote a song about a hamburger joint that had closed down. “Olde Tyme Blues” was the name of the song and it told the story of a 30something year old man who... »
Tom’s BBQ
Memphis, TN is known around the world for it’s Bar B Que. In Memphis, unlike most other cities, the term Bar B Que is usually meant to refer to piles of pulled pork smothered with spicy BBQ sauce layered between two buns. Visitors to the Bluff City are often encouraged to eat at one... »
Beignet Cafe
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** Located on GE Patterson in the South Main Arts District sits one of Downtown Memphis’ most delicious eateries – Beignet Cafe. Restaurant proprietor Charles Duke opened Beignet Cafe in early 2009 and the Traveling Twosome discovered it... »
Char turns 39
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** When Char and I celebrate a birthday, we like to make it last. It only comes around once a year so we take more than just a couple hours on one evening to celebrate…. we get festive... »
The Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll
As an avid Elvis fan, it always disappoints me when I hear residents of Memphis say they’ve never been to Graceland or can’t answer simple questions about the origins of rock music. Both rock and blues music are Memphis’ most valuable assets and yet so many seem to miss it altogether. When I meet... »
Tapas at the Garden
The Memphis Botanic Garden is currently featuring Tapas at the Garden on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00 – 9:00 pm. Guests enjoy mix and match tapas, gourmet cheese, and unique desserts along with a glass of wine, sangria, or tea. We were looking for a romantic dinner we hadn’t tried yet so we... »
Paradise Seafood Offers Fresh Gulf Taste in Cordova
One of the things Char misses most about New York is the food. Especially fresh seafood. What you get in the local grocery just doesn’t cut it for discriminating appetites. Paradise Seafood is about the best thing we’ve found in the Memphis area when it comes to fresh seafood. Owner Don Willadsen and his wife... »
