by Rob Bellinger
photos by Rob Bellinger and Dan Meade

The Memphis dive bar scene is legendary, but not many people outside Memphis know that.  Here are the ten most insane Memphis dive bar adventures we had, over the course of just six nights.  All the stories are true.  Take your pick — one or all!

The Last Real Place in MemphisActual Meth Camper | Snake Tattoo Face | Down by Sundown | Ghost Mustang & the Magic Skillet | Bar-B-Brawl at the Bar That Never Closes | Perfect Ribs at 3 a.m. | Cougar in Training | Searching for Life on the Mississippi | PRAYING FOR YOU HATERZ

 

EPISODE SEVEN: SNAKE TATTOO FACE

The Ghost Mustang rolled up to the curb in front of the P&H Cafe.  We climbed out.  There were some bearded guys in hoodies smoking in front of the bar.  The only guy not wearing a hoodie was bald, and his entire face and scalp were tattooed with coiling black snakes.

CruisingSomebody introduced him to us as one of the bar’s owners.  He was a nice guy, and his shift had just ended.  He shook our hands and then went home to rest.

As soon as he was out of earshot, a bearded hoodie dude said: “You don’t just end up with snakes tattooed across your face.  Things happen to you in your life that make you want to do that.”

Another added: “He can talk the talk and walk the walk.”

Choose Your Next Adventure:

The Last Real Place in MemphisActual Meth Camper | Snake Tattoo Face | Down by Sundown | Ghost Mustang & the Magic Skillet | Bar-B-Brawl at the Bar That Never Closes | Perfect Ribs at 3 a.m. | Cougar in Training | Searching for Life on the Mississippi | PRAYING FOR YOU HATERZ

 

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