A few stories from our trip

First of all. We all went to Memphis with very little money and everyone in the clan brought along ice chests full of food so we could eat knowing that we were going to a tourist town and it was going to be expensive. We stayed in the Doubletree downtown which is very nice and it was pretty ironic to be staying in such a place and being so broke. This whole trip was a competition and not a paying gig, though they got lots of gigs out of the deal and some very serious lable interest. That being said, we make it to the hotel and discover that they no longer have microwaves anymore... UH OH. So, what do you do with all those potatoes we were planning on baking and such? So after a few meals on Beale Street with money dwindling we started first with the coffee pot. Coffee pots heat soup very well in case you ever have the need, but it wont cook a hot dog or anything else. So, I took a package of hot dogs to the TGI Fridays located in our hotel and asked them to cook them for us on a Saturday night while it was jammed full of people dressed in formal attire before attending the finals. The cook came out of the kitchen to ask if I wanted them grilled or just cooked in the microwave and I told him I don't care as long as they are hot. He laughed at me and said "I can't believe you don't have any money and your bringing me the most expensive hot dogs you can buy" ( Hebrew nationals) Well dude, let me tell you, it's possible. I tipped him 2 bux which didn't impress him, but that's all I could spare.
We still had to hold onto gas money and pay for the parking from the hotel at $10 bux a day which adds up fast......
The trip home, well, part of the time we had no idea where we were and the best part was we had 6 bux from the start. Gas cost $2.29 a gallon where we were and things weren't looking good. Add to that 2 trains that stopped us for close to an hour between the two of them. At first it was funny, but then it really wasn't anymore......We made it to Tulsa after we took all our clothes out of the bags at a truck stop in Ark. and got all change out of our pockets and under seats and things, that made another 8 bux....In Tulsa Dustin gave us the last 2 bux he had after the trip and I called Ty. GOD BLESS TY. I called him and said, "we are out of money and can't get home" the first thing he said was "I'm in my truck right now and on my way, where are you?" He met us in Skiatook, filled our truck up with gas, bought us a couple drinks and candy bars and Angie had some Tylenol for me because my back had started in on me. So we made it home in the middle of the night, safe and sound. One thing I have to say is I know in my heart if we were broke down in Tennessee, Ty would have come and saved us. He is a true friend. So between Ty and My precious Mother sending us cash Western Union we made it.
One last thing, some homeless dude came up to us in Tulsa saying how hungry he was and asking for cash, we gave him a sausage and bread out of the ice chest to eat... he said Thank you, Praise God and all that... When we drove away he walked up to a trash can and threw it away. As far as homeless people I think I will just stick to sending food & Windex to Tony, a dude in Tulsa who always finds DPB to wash our windows, no charge ever....