Since I was only 172 miles from Memphis, the drive was very easy. I-40 was lighter than yesterday but very patrolled.I got to the Dixon Gallery at 10:30. Admission is free from 10 to 12 on Saturdays and this was Saturday. Had to use the bathroom in the art gallery before i started. The gardens were nice with a lot of art sprinkled throughout. The gardens were not as nice as Cheekwood. The museum was outstanding. Could not take pictures of the collection but it was fantastic. I saw some Renoirs that I have never seen. They also had a lot of the European impressionists. This is their stated mission. I really enjoyed the special show, the paintings of Helen M Turner, an American impressionist who lived from 1858 - 1958. Her work is lovely, impressionistic paintings of flowers and woman in the garden. Next stop was the Hampton on Beale. I had to wait an hour for my room so I walked around Beale St. Enjoyed the music and picked out a spot I'll return to.
Got checked into my room in the early afternoon then went to Beale St. Bought a Big Ass Blue Moon for $4 and listened to a large black woman wail away with her blues band from LA. She was quite good and entertaining. Had some pizza next to the hotel, changed my shirt then went back down to Beale at night. They were checking ID before you got onto the street. They wouldn't let a very pretty girl with black lace top onto the street without a photo id. I enjoyed several blues bands in various street venues before hanging it up at midnight. I dragged myself to the room and dropped right off to sleep.