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Memphis Folks

2/12/2016

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From time to time, we like to acknowledge some of the interesting people met during our travels. Here are the folks from Memphis;

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James is a greeter at the Rum Boogie Cafe on Beale St. He is pointing to a decades old Coca Cola sign on the side of a nearby building. The colors are still vibrant.
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Steve was our waiter at Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken restaurant.
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We met the very talented Ples Hamilton at the Sun Records Studio museum. He is demonstrating Johnny Cash's raspy strumming technique.
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Anthony is the current Duck Master at the Peabody Hotel...
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...and of course we met the ducks as they exited the elevator and headed towards the lobby fountain.
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Jacqueline Smith was the last of the Lorraine Motel's housekeeping staff. Her story can be found at: washingtonpost.com (Washington Post>local>2014/15/16).
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Luis, Henry, and Cam barbecuing ribs at the Rendezvous restaurant.
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Calvin, the founder of the Cotton Exchange Museum, spent a long time with us, explaining how the cotton exchange worked.
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A full-time art student, J.T. works part-time at the Cotton Exchange Museum in order to pay some of his bills.
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