1. Woke up and ate breakfast at a great little local breakfast/lunch shop. Had pancakes, eggs, and bacon (some of the best bacon ever!).

2. Took a tour of the Gibson Guitar Factory (it was just like being in a live version of that Discovery channel show "How It's Made"). Toured the Rock 'n Soul museum, which was very awesome and learned a lot about the history of blues, rock 'n roll, soul, and gospel. The museum had MP3 players for everyone that you'd type in numbers to learn more about the various exhibits (and to avoid reading). But you also could type in other numbers and listen to music. I think my favorite song was "Mule Boogie". How can you go wrong with a song about your mule kicking people?!

3. Returned to the hotel and had a nice afternoon nap.

4. Decided to go to dinner at the "Big Foot Lodge" because they advertised fried pickles. Their pickles were good, but not as good as BB King's. (Kevin and I are making plans try making fried pickles at home). Kevin ate a pulled pork sandwich, and I had the deep-fried cornish hen with a side of fries and cheesy corn. Yum!

5. After being stuffed from dinner we decided to walk around for a bit and ended up back down on Beale St., which was rockin'. We first stopped in a music store and were greeted by the friendliest salesman. As we looked around, I picked up a compliation CD and another guy working there explained how it was the greatest compliation CD of Memphis rock music and if we liked that he had another we should check out. We ended up leaving with 2 CDs (the guy was very persuasive, and he was right the CDs are awesome!).

6. We walked around Beale St. and stopped into several bars. The first one was a small place with a little band playing. They were very fun and good. You know a band is good when other muscians/singers are there watching them. Then we went to another bar that had an Elvis impersonator, who was really awesome. Kevin and I debated how you actually make the decision in your life to become an Elvis impersonator. And then finally we ended up at a third bar where there was a guitar player and a saxophonist playing "Freebird". But then changed over to a bigger band with a really good female singer.

7. A bit tipsy, but full of music we headed back to the hotel to crash.

Today we've been a little slow on getting up, but the plan is to hang out for a bit with Kevin's aunt and uncle who are in the area. Tonight I was invited to a dinner with psychology big-wigs, I'm a little nervous about it, but my desire for a free meal is stronger!