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Originally posted by SOB_from_Me{L}MPhis:
Certain parts of my city are definatly safer than others, these days. I would recommend not staying in Whitehaven, if you can help it. Just outside of Memphis (maybe 30-40 minutes from Graceland) are areas known as Germantown. Germantown Parkway is the major road that runs through it and there are PLENTY of reeaaaally nice AND affordable places to stay. I recommend one called Studio Plus. They are an extened stay facility, with all the accommodations that feel like a home. There is a kitchen inside each suite. Best part is you dont have to have an "exteneded stay" in Memphis to get a room there. My godbrothers birthday party weekend was spent there. Plus that puts you right next door to our WORLD FAMOUS Corky's BBQ (which is a MUST eat while your in town). Studio Plus is about 5 minutes down from the I-40 expressway, so getting to Graceland, Sun Studio and other Memphis musts is a quick shot down the highway. Best part, if you accidently forget to lock up your car after bringing in the last of your luggage, you'll be able to go back downstairs the next morning and your car will still be there
I love my city more than I could ever express but if anyone in my family came here to visit Graceland I would give them this same advice. There are just certain parts of this city that, for right now, are statistically not as safe as others. Beleive me, it.is.a.FACT,....sad but true
If you have any other questions regarding anything Memphis, please let me know

...hope that helps a little and good luck

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Originally posted by majik:
my peeps live right off germantown rd. ...by that ruby tuesday restaurant? ...i grew up in raleigh/bartlett though ...ive heard i wouldnt even recognize my old neighborhood and that its run down and cra ap. ...dam it. ...that svcks too coz i had a great time growing up in memphis ...cheerleading is really big there cant flip around like that anymore lol....LMAo. ......very competitive. ALOT of kids running around wild lol.... ...in memphis fun times. ...then moved back in 86 for the summer and took guitar lessons at Strings N Things LOL ....bartended under the table (i was 16) at Varsity INN by the University. ..and met Joe Walsh ..didnt know who he was ...but i was only 16 and i was playing guitar and sayin "oh yeah i play this and that" LMAO. I DIDNT HAVE A CLUE WHO HE WAS ...he didnt say a dam thing about playing let alone being in the EAGLES LMAO. ...till he left then my boss said "do you know who the hell you were talkin too " he was laughin ...it was funny ...
i guess you had to be there lol...*

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Originally posted by SOB_from_Me{L}MPhis:

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Originally posted by majik:
my peeps live right off germantown rd. ...by that ruby tuesday restaurant? ...i grew up in raleigh/bartlett though ...ive heard i wouldnt even recognize my old neighborhood and that its run down and cra ap. ...dam it. ...that svcks too coz i had a great time growing up in memphis ...cheerleading is really big there cant flip around like that anymore lol....LMAo. ......very competitive. ALOT of kids running around wild lol.... ...in memphis fun times. ...then moved back in 86 for the summer and took guitar lessons at Strings N Things LOL ....bartended under the table (i was 16) at Varsity INN by the University. ..and met Joe Walsh ..didnt know who he was ...but i was only 16 and i was playing guitar and sayin "oh yeah i play this and that" LMAO. I DIDNT HAVE A CLUE WHO HE WAS ...he didnt say a dam thing about playing let alone being in the EAGLES LMAO. ...till he left then my boss said "do you know who the hell you were talkin too " he was laughin ...it was funny ...
i guess you had to be there lol...*

LOL,...thats awesome. I prolly wouldnt have recognized him in person either, dont feel bad In spite of the rapid descention this city is taking, Memphis was...is...and always wil be a beautiful city. I actualy grew up in Bartlett, my grandmother use to live in Raleigh. Both, nowadays are without question becoming more and more unrecognizable. Crime stats are rising like CRAAAAZY out here. My godbrother has been robbed at gunpoint 4 times in the last 7 months on Elvis Presley Blvd. He works for EcoLab (commercial pest elimination) and has 8 jobs on EP Blvd that he has to service after they close. He called the police after every robbery and they showed up once. I do love my city and what it HAS represented but it has certifiably become a city where you just have to be AWARE of your surroundings AT ALL TIMES, day or night. Didnt use to be that way but hopefully its a phase in the growth of a promising city.


.....Thanks to those who offered graduation-congradulations and thanks for checking out the pics, you guys ROCK

((((( much LOVE )))))

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"Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"
~Einstein
"Intuition is the only real valuable thing"
~Einstein

NO GOD...NO PEACE
know God...know Peace

"a true friend knows ...everything about you , yet is still your friend". ~unknown

RIP MIN.
RIP ANNA. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU ~EVER.
RIP TIM ~ I MISS YOU.

MX FAN ALWAYS! there is room for more than 1 , right?


-------------------------------Disclaimer: The preceding post does not express the author's opinion to make someone that disagrees upset...and if i do please PM me ASAP to correct the problem. thanks! *