Brian Hope Comedy

MEMPHIS BABY, MEMPHIS!

It has been a week since I have left Memphis and I now think my liver has healed. I went down to Tennessee for a training course with Marriott (called Sales School) and I took full advantage of the bar district that was 5 blocks down from us.Things I learned:1. Don’t try the “Big Ass Beer”. What they lack in taste they make up with quantity.2. Don’t buy a Teddy Bear at 2am from 2 men on a deserted street. Long story short – I now own a Michael Jordan Teddy Bear and I think I got raped.3. The Civil Rights Museum does NOT sell MLK Jr. Bobbleheads. 4. Elvis did not write his own songs – just so you know. Little tidbit I learned.5. Don’t come back to your boss and attempt to expense $300 in alcohol – especially when half of your receipts are from Coyote Ugly. Listing them as “adult motivational beverages” did not help.All in all it was great – drank for a week straight which wasn’t TOO healthy and also tried the food that killed Elvis. Fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches….fool.Visited Graceland, Sun Studios (where Elvis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash got their starts) and the Civil Rights Museum. Oh, and we convinced the bartender to watch the Sens game (Game 2 against Buffalo).Very fun place to visit, I would never want to live there.

MEMPHIS BABY, MEMPHIS!

It has been a week since I have left Memphis and I now think my liver has healed. I went down to Tennessee for a training course with Marriott (called Sales School) and I took full advantage of the bar district that was 5 blocks down from us.Things I learned:1. Don’t try the “Big Ass Beer”. What they lack in taste they make up with quantity.2. Don’t buy a Teddy Bear at 2am from 2 men on a deserted street. Long story short – I now own a Michael Jordan Teddy Bear and I think I got raped.3. The Civil Rights Museum does NOT sell MLK Jr. Bobbleheads. 4. Elvis did not write his own songs – just so you know. Little tidbit I learned.5. Don’t come back to your boss and attempt to expense $300 in alcohol – especially when half of your receipts are from Coyote Ugly. Listing them as “adult motivational beverages” did not help.All in all it was great – drank for a week straight which wasn’t TOO healthy and also tried the food that killed Elvis. Fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches….fool.Visited Graceland, Sun Studios (where Elvis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash got their starts) and the Civil Rights Museum. Oh, and we convinced the bartender to watch the Sens game (Game 2 against Buffalo).Very fun place to visit, I would never want to live there.