Day 1 Blues Tour

So we have settled down for the night in Greensville, MS on the first night of the Blues tour. We are trying to figure out what to do tomorrow. I think most of the day will be devoted to Clarksdale, MS and justifiably so as that is a central town to the blues.

Today was great as we left Houston on Hwy 59 to head in a north/northeast direction towards Marshall, TX. We passed a few towns whose names I recognized, but were of no other significance. We stopped in Marshall to check out Wiley College as I just saw The Great Debators. From there we continued along into Louisiana towards Shreveport. We stopped in Shreveport for lunch at a BBQ joint. Our conversation at the visitors center set the tone for what I anticipate will be many similar conversations...

Us: Do you know of a good BBQ restaurant?
Helpful visitor's center lady while pulling out a nice glossy brochure: Well there is this place, this one, and this is good also.
Us: Hmm they sound good, but where would YOU go?
Lady: Well if it was me then I would go to Jake's, but it's a real hole in the wall kind of dumpy place.
Us: That's what we are looking for! We want a place like that.

We made our way there and as promised it was a real hole in the wall place. The lady for some reason felt the need to yell at us to get our order. After ordering I began to contemplate the next few days of similar food...it's going to be an interesting time:). From Shreveport we made our way to Mississippi and crossed the river as we entered. As detailed in the previous post we wandered our way up Hwy 61 (current and original). Finally we arrived at a stopping point in Greenville. And what a stopping point it is. Our first room was mosquito ridden and our second room has not entirely clear water. After dropping our stuff off we went looking for a place for a beer. Who knew that would be such an ordeal. We found ourselves at a riverboat casino and they had a wonderfully deep selection of beer: Bud, Bud Light, Miller Light, Michelob, Miller Light with Lime. Dad actually asked whether they were serving the same beer at all their bars...of course they do. Finally we found another restaurant and had a light dinner of gumbo and a Killian's each before wandering around a little more and calling it a night. Until tomorrow...