tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post6485361041662040869..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: W. C. Handy Home and MuseumDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-22703897463395433922014-08-12T11:58:29.490-07:002014-08-12T11:58:29.490-07:00lol, yes! He couldn't get any work done there....lol, yes! He couldn't get any work done there. He rented a room on Beale.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-75698043678469390722014-08-12T09:17:30.820-07:002014-08-12T09:17:30.820-07:00I do agree, but I hope there will be a happy mediu...I do agree, but I hope there will be a happy medium between McMansions and a whole family in a one-bedroom flat; having a room of one´s own... speaking as an introvert. Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-5338667046710812182014-08-11T16:56:25.398-07:002014-08-11T16:56:25.398-07:00People here are still build McMansions and fightin...People here are still build McMansions and fighting in-fill developments, but I believe (and hope) we are moving towards higher density living and a less suburban mindset. It's for the best for so many reasons.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-6406949439187164182014-08-11T08:39:01.862-07:002014-08-11T08:39:01.862-07:00Oh, I know! My father-in-law grew up in a house no...Oh, I know! My father-in-law grew up in a house no larger with 8 (!) siblings. But I think we are somewhat going back to being over-crowded, with house prices going up and up. The late 20th Century (in the western world, anyway) will go down in history as the Age of Privilege. Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-53246452790884477122014-08-11T06:10:14.916-07:002014-08-11T06:10:14.916-07:00The tour guide was surprised to hear we're Mem...The tour guide was surprised to hear we're Memphians. Beale Street has more tourists than natives.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-17578974539212213492014-08-11T05:46:03.176-07:002014-08-11T05:46:03.176-07:00What a great find. I would enjoy that tour I'...What a great find. I would enjoy that tour I'm sure.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-15794031841499449702014-08-10T08:01:40.949-07:002014-08-10T08:01:40.949-07:00It is a cute little 2-room shotgun house, but he l...It is a cute little 2-room shotgun house, but he lived there with a wife and (I think) 5 children. Wow! Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-10448695831334039912014-08-10T07:49:59.100-07:002014-08-10T07:49:59.100-07:00That´s a cute little house, I want one of those! A...That´s a cute little house, I want one of those! And that´s a great song. I know it well, I had a tape with Shirley Bassey singing this, years ago. A real classic, world heritage.Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-61168329372178838542014-08-09T06:10:22.513-07:002014-08-09T06:10:22.513-07:00Nashville does have a corner on the country music ...Nashville does have a corner on the country music market, but we are definitely the blues capital of the south -tho many argue that Chicago is the Blues Capital of the World. So many of the blues artists moved to Chicago during the 30s and 40s because the racism was worse around here. The section of Hwy 61 which goes from Memphis to Vicksburg, MS, is known as the Blues Highway. I want to drive that road and see the sights sometime. Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-91240340316094769602014-08-09T04:45:17.532-07:002014-08-09T04:45:17.532-07:00It seems Memphis should have been the music capita...It seems Memphis should have been the music capital of the south instead of Nashville. Too bad Nashville had all that country music and music hall, or maybe Memphis would have gotten more recording studios and become the Blues Capital of the South. So glad you got to see this Museum. These are the kind I also enjoy. Not too crowded and off the beaten path. Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.com