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To: Mrs. Don-o
I appreciate the suggestions.

Tennessee is such a long state and we are already stretching the limits. Mrs. Michael.sf made Graceland a must stop, which pretty much designated the distance we would be traveling.

With four days in G'berg though a trip to Bristol may well be possible!

83 posted on 05/23/2018 10:23:16 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (California: drive illegally, you lose your license, here illegally, they give you one.)
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To: Michael.SF.
I only saw one mention of Sun Studio in Memphis. I've been to Memphis twice, stopped there both times. Their tour is fantastic, ending in the actual studio where Elvis recorded his first record.

Nashville is a great place to visit, we barely scratched the surface during our four days there. It was a special trip for me, my first road trip with my 3 boys (two sons and 7 YO grandson), an all guy trip.

We went primarily for the Gonzaga-Tennessee basketball game, but enjoyed the sights and sounds, such as the Country Music HOF. I really enjoyed the section on early rock and roll.

87 posted on 05/23/2018 11:04:45 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Michael.SF.

We love Bristol....( I’m from Tennessee)
It’s not a large town, but it’s a musical town!!.....Lots of music history....and the decor of the town reflect it.

There’s a very nice restaurant downtown and upstairs in a smallish room of the restaurant we heard an awesome musical montage from students of Appalachian College, Music Dept......I believe they do this monthly and it was free.....just spectacular

Of course, the Bristol Speedway is right outside of town too!


99 posted on 05/24/2018 4:01:23 AM PDT by Guenevere (The wrath of God has come upon them at last.....)
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To: Michael.SF.
An indication of how long TN is on its longest (NE to SW) diagonal:

If you had a globe and could cut TN along its state border with an X-Acto knife and stick in a push-pin at Mountain City (NE) and rotate the whole state clockwise, Memphis would hit Ontario.

Driving distance Mtn City -->Memphis: 544 miles.

100 posted on 05/24/2018 5:01:18 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.")
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