We left early Thursday morning and got to Memphis just in time for the Liberty Bowl Parade on Beale. ECU had way more fans at the parade but they were all really nice. Whenever we caught purple beads (ECU colors) we traded with the ECU fans for some blue beads. It was a strange parade but fun. There were about 20 high school marching bands and none of them had more than 20 members including the flag twirlers. But, they marched and we cheered.
We then went to BB King's Blues Club and listened to two great live bands and had some great food. TTG loved the ribs and I of course had the chicken. The garlic mashed potatoes were to die for and the BBQ sauce was totally yummy. The restaraunt was the home base for the UK Alumni Association so it was packed with UK fans and spontaneous cheers of "What's your favorite color, baby? Blue and White" and "C-A-T-S, Cats, Cats, Cats" broke out all over the place. We sat for about two hours taking in the awesome music and then headed out to Beale Street to take in the sites. The game is this afternoon and I will post more pics later. GO CATS!
