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The
Rudine TeamMEMPHIS
TO LAKE ERIE
“My mama was right, there's blues in the night.” by
Ken Rudine |
| As
we cross the Mississippi River we arrive in Memphis, Tennessee.
During these last weeks of spring we are headed to a Lake Erie Lighthouse photo
shoot. To get there we will pass through Tennessee, Kentucky and most of
Ohio. |
Memphis
Egg in front of the Welcome Center
Photo courtesy Melanie Eastep |
| At the Memphis
welcome center we took photos of the statues of Elvis Presley and B.B. King. No
rooms were available in Memphis due to a barbecue cook-off so we continued on
to Jackson. |
Elvis
Presley statue in the Welcome Center
Photo courtesy Melanie Eastep |
B.B.
King statue in the Welcome Center
Photo courtesy Melanie Eastep |
| In Paris, Tennessee
we found the replica Eiffel Tower in Memorial Park. At a convenience store we
bought pig T-Shirts where many bikers were refueling. We were seeing pink elephants
in front of some convenience stores. Finally we found out that has to do with
having sold a big winning lottery ticket. We also passed many interesting or scenic
looking barns while others looked in a dangerous state of deferred maintenance. |
The
Eiffel Tower replica in Memorial Park, Paris, Tennessee
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine |
| Bowling Green,
Kentucky has a National Corvette Museum. There were more Corvettes there
than during the time I saw a Corvette Rally Club parked in formation at Lost Maples
State Park. |
Corvette
Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine |
| Resting overnight
in Somerset, Kentucky we drove to Renfro Valley the next morning.
This Hillbilly Show started in Cincinnati in 1937. Known as The Gatherin’
it was moved to Renfro Valley in 1939, a location more closely resembling a country
“Barn Dance” atmosphere. At least half a dozen Texas radio stations still carry
this radio broadcast although it is more popular in the north and east. The most
famous stars associated in the beginning with the show were Red Foley and Whitey
(Duke of Paducah) Ford. |
Log
cabin in Renfro Valley, Kentucky
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine |
| Next we headed to
Lexington, “The Horse Capital of the World”. The horse farms were really
well kept pretty places – some had natural stone fences with stones laid vertically
on top that went for miles. |
A
horse farm at Lexington, Kentucky
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine |
Outside Lexington,
we passed a sign directing us to Transylvania University. I decided that must
be where learning to create Frankensteins or Dracula-ism is taught. Actually a
real university, the name translates to “across the woods” (I was told.)
From Maysville we left Kentucky by crossing the Ohio River on the
Clyde T. Barbour Bridge. We stopped in Ripley, Ohio to sample “famous
Ohio chili”. They offered what was called 3-way chili – chili and cheese over
spaghetti noodles while we considered 4-way – add beans, and 5-way add onions.
Frankly, I thought it was a long way from the Texas Chili I have made and loved.
(Did I ever mention how I was “next to the Winner” at the Chilympiad back
in 1976?) |
Clyde
T. Barbour Bridge over the Ohio River
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine |
| In Washington
Court House (a strangely named town) we saw an Amish sign advertising Shoefly
Pie. That reminded me of Ella Fitzgerald singing the song, Shoo Fly Pie. |
| Shoo Fly Pie and
Apple Pan Dowdy
Makes your eyes light up,
Your tummy say "Howdy."
Shoo
Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
I never get enough of that wonderful stuff. |
| Just north of Columbus
we visited Delaware State Park and lake where we took photos of bluebirds
at their bluebird box trail. We also spotted Martins, Robins, (not Marty Robbins)
Cardinals, and a pair of Cedar Waxwings. Many groves of trees were labeled and
included walnut, hickory, buckeye, and sweet gum. Buckeyes are the state tree.
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