tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post616594571137464140..comments2024-03-28T19:58:31.110-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Is Memphis becoming a 'no-go area' for visitors?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2069969135109359172014-10-01T23:41:34.123-05:002014-10-01T23:41:34.123-05:00I wanted to go to Memphis for our anniversary last...I wanted to go to Memphis for our anniversary last year {we first met in Memphis} - stay at the Peabody Hotel {THAT was a non-starter, their rates are horrendous !}, but did some checking and the crime rate was too high, and the honest reports indicated that crime was WAY disproportionately committed by blacks against whites .................. mmmmmmm, no thanks ................ we went down to Kemah for a dinner cruise instead ..................<br /><br />Semper Fi'<br />DMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-72024090572491958382014-10-01T16:56:10.050-05:002014-10-01T16:56:10.050-05:00Add Jacksonville, FL to the list.
Large section ar...Add Jacksonville, FL to the list.<br />Large section are no-go areas. Late one New Year's Eve my Smarter Half and I were returning home from her folks. Along I-95 tires had been stacked and set on fire. The smoke was drifting across the interstate. Proving true to her name the Smarter Half got into the far left lane and floored it through the clouds of smoke.<br /><br />Weeks later we learned what few cars that stopped were swarmed my yutes, occupants robbed, and cars stolen. A Nat. Guard MP unit was called out. <br /><br />There was, of course, no mention in any newspapers. This was in the early 1990s.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83507832477174142332014-10-01T13:48:01.578-05:002014-10-01T13:48:01.578-05:00As 0007 alluded to above, when you are at the whee...As 0007 alluded to above, when you are at the wheel of any four wheeled vehicle you are armed with a multithousand pound bludgeon. All you then need is the will to use it.TwoDogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400034283241205713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38940235052562728032014-10-01T10:41:43.110-05:002014-10-01T10:41:43.110-05:00Yeah, I don't go to Memphis. I've heard t...Yeah, I don't go to Memphis. I've heard too many stories of people having to put their pistol training to good use in that town. This is an activity that I'll avoid if at all possible. I vote we call it "Wasteland."Evyl Robot Michaelhttp://evylrobot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89990557385067018862014-10-01T10:39:46.844-05:002014-10-01T10:39:46.844-05:00I called a hotel in Nashville this morning and can...I called a hotel in Nashville this morning and canceled my reservations for next April's NRA Convention and annual members' meeting. <br /><br />Yes, I realize Nashville is 200 miles from Memphis. Yes, I realize Memphis has "cultural" problems Nashville doesn't (yet). Yes, I realize Tennessee recognizes my carry permit from (redacted) state. Yes, I realize Nashville is a terrific, wonderful, delightful place, with lots of sunshine, bunnies and butterflies, and birds sing pleasant songs there year 'round because all the wonderful, terrific people who live in Nashville Have Said It Is So. <br /><br />And, yes, I realize Memphis' "cultural" problems could very easily spread to Nashville. <br /><br />And, yes, I'll accept that I am "racist", "shortsighted", "selfish", and whatever other adjectives one wishes to employ.<br /><br />All that said, I'm staying home next April, or going somewhere else, and I'll read the After Action Reports in my NRA magazines and online. The money I would have spent in Nashville, and Tennessee, will be spent elsewhere because I do not believe the authorities in Nashville are any less infected with political correctness than those in Memphis. I <i>know</i> the authorities at my home location are similarly infected, but here I have resources to deal with it, including an attorney on speed dial. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Inconsiderate Bastardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3909012835596566382014-10-01T10:31:20.405-05:002014-10-01T10:31:20.405-05:00I brought the wife there a few years ago. She'...I brought the wife there a few years ago. She's a giant Elvis fan, and a road trip from Boston to Memphis was a great way to celebrate her becoming a citizen and see a little more of America. <br /><br /> Graceland was awesome, in it's tacky, green shag carpet on the ceiling sort of way. The rest of the city gave me the motivation for an elevated sense of situational awareness. More than anything else, the constant catcalls and approaches that my wife had to deal with, from black men of all ages, was outright startling. I confess that I got less and less tolerant as the days wore on, and was happy to un-ass from TN.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56225565994785527192014-10-01T09:48:13.357-05:002014-10-01T09:48:13.357-05:00Memphis has been a no go area for years.
There is...Memphis has been a no go area for years.<br /><br />There is nothing there worth risking your life for. <br /><br />Will you die to see a tacky 70's era home? Will you die to see a few bars on a street that a few people think is famous?<br /><br />Don't do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61604941680051164832014-10-01T08:56:59.565-05:002014-10-01T08:56:59.565-05:00It's a damned shame, but I still like Memphis ...It's a damned shame, but I still like Memphis enough to go there for the good stuff. I also like New Orleans and Detroit enough to go downtown.<br /><br />Of course I also carry AND I maintain my awareness and know when it's time to leave.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41752720857761498522014-10-01T08:55:00.108-05:002014-10-01T08:55:00.108-05:00Memphis is a good place to be -from-.
Spent 3 yea...Memphis is a good place to be -from-.<br /><br />Spent 3 years there while I was in fellowship, and I enjoyed it, but I got out when I could, knowing it was the right choice at the right time.pediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062837495328074735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60551500817514468012014-10-01T08:14:49.604-05:002014-10-01T08:14:49.604-05:00John Derbyshire is proven to be a prophet more and...John Derbyshire <a href="http://takimag.com/article/the_talk_nonblack_version_john_derbyshire/print#axzz3EtmDDyR0" rel="nofollow">is proven to be a prophet</a> more and more every day.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43009061021913496502014-10-01T08:12:48.925-05:002014-10-01T08:12:48.925-05:00I have never stayed a night in Memphis with out he...I have never stayed a night in Memphis with out hearing gun shots. Never!<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-11268448710932078202014-10-01T08:04:53.957-05:002014-10-01T08:04:53.957-05:00It's not just racism, it's crime. I know ...It's not just racism, it's crime. I know some black people who live outside of Memphis. They won't go there, either.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6308300525055911892014-10-01T07:37:15.350-05:002014-10-01T07:37:15.350-05:00Sorry, but I'spect that if 20 or 30 "yoot...Sorry, but I'spect that if 20 or 30 "yoots" started pounding on my 5,000 pound SUV, I'd just keep driving and there'd be a lot of yoot pancakes ...0007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-36712538690520611492014-10-01T07:30:19.277-05:002014-10-01T07:30:19.277-05:00Or start issuing M-16s at the city limits...Or start issuing M-16s at the city limits...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70163784949884034162014-10-01T06:40:14.019-05:002014-10-01T06:40:14.019-05:00Sorry if I sound rassist, but the quotes from Ms. ...Sorry if I sound rassist, but the quotes from Ms. Mourning make me think she might be of the same demographic as the yutes. If so, it can and will be used to prove this (these?) was not a hate crime but merely youthful enthusiasm.<br /><br />stay safe.skidmarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82080466170111281332014-10-01T06:38:27.937-05:002014-10-01T06:38:27.937-05:00Having been a former Memphian, I say stay away.
P...Having been a former Memphian, I say stay away.<br /><br />People go through Memphis not to Memphis. <br /><br />Elvis is still dead and Beale Street still sucks. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.com