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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: Bar-B-Lew on April 30, 2022, 10:14:04 PM

Title: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on April 30, 2022, 10:14:04 PM
Just got back home today after a two week trip South that included 8 states - PA, MD, WV, VA, TN, GA, AL, MS - 8 breweries and parts of 30 musical performances

4/15 Drive from Eastern PA to Bristol, VA
4/16 Bristol, VA to Chattanooga, TN including 4 brewery visits
4/17 Chattanooga to Clarksdale, MS with a stop in Tupelo, MS to see some Elvis related things
4/21-4/22 pre Juke Joint Festival activities and live music
4/23 Juke Joint Festival
4/24 Cathead mini music festival
4/26 Clarksdale, MS to Tellico Village, TN with another stop in Tupelo, MS to see some Elvis related things I missed on 4/17 and a stop at the Lodge Factory Store
4/27 day trip into Knoxville, TN including 2 breweries
4/28 day trip into Knoxville including one brewery
4/29 Tellico Village to Roanoke, VA including one brewery
4/30 drive home and empty out my Pilot filled with about 7 cases of beer and a table full of snacks and condiments

I will add pics over the next few days with some interesting instruments used at the music festival, food, beers, snacks, and other interesting sites.
Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on April 30, 2022, 10:47:00 PM
Had close to a 1000 pics and started going through them to determine what to post here.  Came up with 101 which I guess I will need to reduce dramatically to 15-20.
Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: 02ebz06 on May 01, 2022, 09:30:43 AM
Sounds like quite the trip.
Glad you made back safely.
Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 10:46:22 AM
O'Charleys - Bristol, VA - sirloin steak, chicken tenders, ribs and loaded campfire potatoes

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 10:48:42 AM
Andrew Johnson mural - Greeneville, TN

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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 10:50:26 AM
Naked River Brewing Company - Chattanooga, TN - sausage, ribs, and mac n cheese

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 10:54:04 AM
Champy's Chicken - Chattanooga, TN - fried chicken breast and wing, mac n cheese, green beans, and smoked wings

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 10:57:44 AM
Tupelo, MS - Elvis guitars (~25 around town), Elvis plaques (~10 around town), Elvis related murals (~5 around town)

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 10:58:15 AM
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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:09:19 AM
Juke Joint Festival - Clarksdale, MS

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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:11:18 AM
Smoked sausage (ended up being about a half link of Hillshire Farms) with peppers and onions

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Part of a ceiling fan used to make a 4 string diddley bo
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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:12:52 AM
An old crawfish pot created into a one string amplified diddley bo
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Panoramic shot of the interior of Ground Zero Blues Club owned by Morgan Freeman
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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:13:28 AM
Amplified bass drum made out of an old suitcase
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This is going to be an up and coming young blues guitar player named Sean "Mack" McDonald who played with Kirk Fletcher
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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:14:04 AM
Outside stage in front of Cathead
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Rev Peyton's wife, Breezy, playing her on fire washboard
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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:14:27 AM
Guest appearance by Charlie Musselwhite on harp.  He lives in Clarksdale now and has his mail delivered to Cathead.
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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:20:30 AM
Abe's BBQ - Clarksdale, MS - Big Abe pork and regular beef sandwiches

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:21:05 AM
Mural on wall of Ground Zero Blues Club

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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:21:49 AM
Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker - Tremont, MS

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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:22:20 AM
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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:23:47 AM
Soccer Taco - Knoxville, TN - cheesesteak burrito and fries

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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:25:04 AM
Mural in Maryville, TN - Smokey Mountain Music History
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Walnut Kitchen, Maryville, TN - strip steak, loaded baked potato, and mushrooms
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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:26:28 AM
Calhoun's BBQ - Knoxville, TN - ribs and mac n cheese

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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:28:27 AM
Some pics in VA

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 11:30:37 AM
Some pics of what I stuffed into my car.

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Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: 02ebz06 on May 01, 2022, 12:24:44 PM
Looks like a fun trip, but how the heck did you find to time to stop at all those places in 2 weeks ?
I'd be worn out.
I stock up on hot sauces too when I find a place that has a big variety.
Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 12:28:22 PM
Looks like a fun trip, but how the heck did you find to time to stop at all those places in 2 weeks ?
I'd be worn out.
I stock up on hot sauces too when I find a place that has a big variety.

I plot out an agenda by day and map it out.  I drove about 2500 miles on the trip.  Resting today and I took vacation day for tomorrow too.  I tried to keep the driving time on each leg to 4-8 hours with stops along the way so it may turn into a 10-12 hour day.  A lot of interesting beers on the trip too, and not one of them that I couldn't finish.  Majority of them were really good.
Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: 02ebz06 on May 01, 2022, 01:46:15 PM
Looks like a fun trip, but how the heck did you find to time to stop at all those places in 2 weeks ?
I'd be worn out.
I stock up on hot sauces too when I find a place that has a big variety.

I plot out an agenda by day and map it out.  I drove about 2500 miles on the trip.  Resting today and I took vacation day for tomorrow too.  I tried to keep the driving time on each leg to 4-8 hours with stops along the way so it may turn into a 10-12 hour day.  A lot of interesting beers on the trip too, and not one of them that I couldn't finish.  Majority of them were really good.
I've had some Chimay's that I had to choke down, but did finish.
I've probably had over 120-130 different types of beer.

Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 03:17:40 PM
Looks like a fun trip, but how the heck did you find to time to stop at all those places in 2 weeks ?
I'd be worn out.
I stock up on hot sauces too when I find a place that has a big variety.

I plot out an agenda by day and map it out.  I drove about 2500 miles on the trip.  Resting today and I took vacation day for tomorrow too.  I tried to keep the driving time on each leg to 4-8 hours with stops along the way so it may turn into a 10-12 hour day.  A lot of interesting beers on the trip too, and not one of them that I couldn't finish.  Majority of them were really good.
I've had some Chimay's that I had to choke down, but did finish.
I've probably had over 120-130 different types of beer.

I probably have had that many different kinds since Thanksgiving.  Looks like I had at least 46 different beers during my trip south by looking through my pictures.
Title: Re: April 2022 Trip South
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 01, 2022, 03:31:56 PM
I bought 2 9oz mini oval servers but am having troubles posting that picture.  I also got the reversible griddle with a grease trough that has about 16x8 inches of cooking space.  The mini servers were about 50% of Amazon's current price and the griddle is about  45% off Amazon's current price.

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