Sunday we went to a super large Baptist church. They have a glass baptismal tub built above the choir loft, and it seemed well used (there were two baptisms the service we attended).
It was more of a cultural experience than a spiritual one. I appreciate my church's views more now... 
Beale Street is the Memphis version of the French Quarter in New Orleans. It's legal to drink on the streets (though they close it down to motor traffic). It's the classic blues club location, though it's become pretty commercialized. This picture shows the sign for B.B. King's place.
When in Rome...
The other place we had to stop for BBQ was Corky's. I didn't actually take a picture of Corky's, but I did get one of the Delorean outside the restaurant. Someone had clearly broken into it: the flux capicator was missing.
The real reason we went to Memphis was the barbeque of course. One of the Steenbergen's favorites is the Commissary, located in Germantown, very near where they used to live. Sam loooooooves it! (I did too!)
It was a good thing my Mama wasn't nearby. Sam's wasn't so lucky... 
The Germantown Commissary. Try the pulled pork, but save room for the banana pudding. It's as good as the barbeque sauce. (We came home with more than one bottle of the sauce.)
Here we are watching the famous Peabody ducks at the Peabody Hotel. Every morning they march the ducks downstairs into the fountain. Every afternoon they march the ducks upstairs to their pens. Evidentally it started with two guys, two ducks, and probably more than two drinks of Jack Daniels. 
As you can see, it's quite an occaision. I'd make some crack about that, but we were there watching too. When in Rome...
So, the story goes like this:
Sam was watching a show on the best of regional barbecues on the Food Network. One of the regional stops was Memphis, where the Steenbergens lived for a year. They showed a places that Sam liked. The next morning at work Sam's Mom asked if Sam had seen the show. I guess the trip to Memphis was planned by the end of the day. (This was over Labor Day- so I'm a little behind...)
Here's the Pyramid in Memphis (get it? As if it's Egypt instead of Tenessee?). It's an arena where the local college and the Memphis Grizzlies either played or still play their basketball games. We're not sure if the Grizzlies still play there. 
A view of the bridge to Alabama. This marks the closest I've ever been to Alabama. Who knew Memphis was so far away? 
Looking toward downtown Memphis from Mud Island Park in the Mississippi River. You can see part of the scale model of the Mississippi River that runs all through the park (I believe it's the delta). It's pretty cool, definitely worth a stop.
Downtown Memphis. There's a trolley that runs back and forth through the center of town and a pedestrian only road. Kinda neat, but the trolley is pretty useless other than looking cool.
