Memphis Dive Bars: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Guide to Drinking in Memphis
2014-06-18
The Memphis dive bar scene is legendary, but not many people know that. We went out every night, and something zany or insane happened every night.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Wild Bill’s, The Last Real Place in Memphis
2014-06-18
The night was far younger than we realized. Someone invited us to have a drink at Wild Bill’s, which a local would later call “the last real place in Memphis.”
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Down by Sundown
2014-06-18
The P&H, or Poor & Hungry, Cafe looks both poor and hungry. The whole building looks like it would be the first thing to blow away in a tornado.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Perfect Ribs at 3 a.m.
2014-06-18
The Ribs. Succulent, platonically moist, fall-aparty, infused with Memphis-style charcoal smoke, served with a dusting of finishing-spice and a side of sweet house sauce. In other words, perfection.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Ghost Mustang & The Magic Skillet
2014-06-18
Maybe it was the way she said patty, but the patty melt won. We asked if she could cut ours into thirds. She smiled. I wondered how long she’d worked there and been forced to listen to stupid shit like this.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Snake Tattoo Face
2014-06-18
The only guy not wearing a hoodie was bald, and his entire face and scalp were tattooed with coiling black snakes.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Cougar in Training
2014-06-18
She looked at me with big, childlike eyes and made a pouty face. I could tell she was about to say….something.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Searching for Life on the Mississippi
2014-06-18
We really wanted to work the river into our weeklong stay, but that would prove more difficult than we imagined. As usual, day drinking solved the problem.
Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: PRAYING FOR YOU HATERZ
2014-06-18
Memphis just wants to be happy doing what Memphis does. Memphis feels a little sorry for you if you see it any other way.