Insert Some New Orleans Colloquiolism Here.
Today I leave for New Orleans. This is significant because I have always wanted to to go to New Orleans. Home to my second biggest comic book crush...Gambit. I always felt his love was wasted on sutpid Rogue with her inability to touch anybody. I could touch him. MMMM. K... yeah... think I just crossed a line there...
ANYWAY, so yes. The Boyfriend and I are going to New Orleans. But first, we're stopping twice. Once in Metropolis and then on to Memphis. Graceland baby. Graceland.
Why Metropolis?-aside from the fact that Superman lives there? Well, early on in the planning of this trip, we had deicided to push all the way to Memphis on the first night. That way, after we'd battled the great unwashed at Elvis's house, we'd be back on the road and only have 3 hours til the Hurricanes. However, we decided that as we were leaving late in the day, it might behoove us to stop a little north of Memphis and not kill ourselves. So, The Boyfriend charged me (the travel coordinator and navigator)with finding a hotel we could stop at on our way to Memphis.
So, I jumped on the Internets and began a search for hotels in Northwest Tennessee. An "all-hotel" search brought up blue dots representing the presence of hotels in Tennessee..but only in the "big cities". Hmmm. That's strange. What about suburbs and "medium sized cities"? That's when it hit me. My "I live in Chicago and everywhere in America is just like Chicago" bubble burst. This is Tennessee. There ARE no medium sized cities. The big cities are it. Everything else: Dueling Banjos.
That's ok! I thought, I'll just look in Kentucky! Um, hello... KENTUCKY, Loco. Missouri was no help either as the closest city was St. Louis and that was 8 hours from Memphis. What to do? Then, in a last ditch, "This country scares me" effort, I tried Illinois. Metropolis. 5 1/2 hours from Chicago, 3 hours from Memphis. Perfect! I'll just go ahead and book... wait...Metropolis? Like Superman-Metropolis? Could it possibly be true that I'd be visting the homes of 2 Superheroes in one trip?? It was destiny. Booked and Confirmed.
We're going to Motherfuckin' Cheers Dude Metropolis.
Questions I am considering. Do the people of Metropolis, Illinois celebrate their landmark-ness? Are there postcards bearing the Superman Logo? Is the Hard Rock Cafe-Metropolis leaking Superman all over its patrons? Is there a burger joint that features "The Jimmy Olsen" comprised of an extremely rare patty of beef and All American Cheese? Are there autographed photos of Christopher Reeve at the trendy hair salon while the old barbers across the street thumb their noses and point to their signed photos of George Reeves AND Kirk Alyn, and in gravelly voices wax nostaligic about the days of REAL men who played Real Supermen?? These are burning questions. Questions I will have answered.
So, today begins the first leg of the journey. First stop: Superman Town.
ANYWAY, so yes. The Boyfriend and I are going to New Orleans. But first, we're stopping twice. Once in Metropolis and then on to Memphis. Graceland baby. Graceland.
Why Metropolis?-aside from the fact that Superman lives there? Well, early on in the planning of this trip, we had deicided to push all the way to Memphis on the first night. That way, after we'd battled the great unwashed at Elvis's house, we'd be back on the road and only have 3 hours til the Hurricanes. However, we decided that as we were leaving late in the day, it might behoove us to stop a little north of Memphis and not kill ourselves. So, The Boyfriend charged me (the travel coordinator and navigator)with finding a hotel we could stop at on our way to Memphis.
So, I jumped on the Internets and began a search for hotels in Northwest Tennessee. An "all-hotel" search brought up blue dots representing the presence of hotels in Tennessee..but only in the "big cities". Hmmm. That's strange. What about suburbs and "medium sized cities"? That's when it hit me. My "I live in Chicago and everywhere in America is just like Chicago" bubble burst. This is Tennessee. There ARE no medium sized cities. The big cities are it. Everything else: Dueling Banjos.
That's ok! I thought, I'll just look in Kentucky! Um, hello... KENTUCKY, Loco. Missouri was no help either as the closest city was St. Louis and that was 8 hours from Memphis. What to do? Then, in a last ditch, "This country scares me" effort, I tried Illinois. Metropolis. 5 1/2 hours from Chicago, 3 hours from Memphis. Perfect! I'll just go ahead and book... wait...Metropolis? Like Superman-Metropolis? Could it possibly be true that I'd be visting the homes of 2 Superheroes in one trip?? It was destiny. Booked and Confirmed.
We're going to Motherfuckin' Cheers Dude Metropolis.
Questions I am considering. Do the people of Metropolis, Illinois celebrate their landmark-ness? Are there postcards bearing the Superman Logo? Is the Hard Rock Cafe-Metropolis leaking Superman all over its patrons? Is there a burger joint that features "The Jimmy Olsen" comprised of an extremely rare patty of beef and All American Cheese? Are there autographed photos of Christopher Reeve at the trendy hair salon while the old barbers across the street thumb their noses and point to their signed photos of George Reeves AND Kirk Alyn, and in gravelly voices wax nostaligic about the days of REAL men who played Real Supermen?? These are burning questions. Questions I will have answered.
So, today begins the first leg of the journey. First stop: Superman Town.
posted by LC Greenwood at 7:03 AM
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I. AM. SO. JEALOUS.
And yes, Metropolis does embrace it's heritage:
http://www.metropolischamber.com/
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