Hello followers,
I am very grateful for all of you who have asked, “When are you going away, I really enjoy your blog posts”. Nothing major has been happening of recent note in regards to travel. Of course we have had a couple of visits to the Bay Area to visit our son and his family. Those are brief visits that I don’t want to bore the reader with me boasting about my grandsons. We did have a nice getaway weekend in La Jolla which gave me lots of material to discuss but my mom was ill and most of my attention was focused on her and contact with her doctors. Fortunately, mom is back to her usual amazing self and she had a spectacular 100th birthday party in March. As many of you know this blog started as a simple email to keep my mom informed about her baby’s travels. It has grown significantly but is still limited to my friends and family.
So where are we going now? Tomorrow morning we will be on our way to Memphis and the “Memphis in May BBQ Festival” http://www.memphisinmay.org/barbecue. You might recall that last November we flew to Memphis to become judges and passed the rigid qualifying exam (“Future judges, if you don’t pass the test you can take it again until you do pass”) and have been invited to judge at this year’s festival. This will be our first time judging food of any sort but apparently the story has grown in regards to our qualifications. A patient told me that she heard that I am a nationally known BBQ judge. Well, my friend Steve in South Carolina, who is from Memphis and has attended the Festival knows I will be a judge……. yes, I think that does make a nationally known BBQ judge.
We have an early flight so it’s off to bed.
Robert Reiss Travel Blog and Other Ramblings 
Have fun. Is this event televised? Let us know. We will watch you instead of the NBA games.
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Yes, it is being televised by KVN. KVN stands for Kosher Vegetarian Network. As we learned when we attended the judges seminar “Memphis in May is all about pork, we don’t do chicken, beef or turkey. We BBQ pork!”
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Safe travels!!! Say hi to Memphis for me!
If you find yourself on Beale Street, my friend Jerry Lawler just opened a restaurant/bar near BB Kings. Let me know what you think! 🙂
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Will do. I assume our money will not be needed there since we are your friends?
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Will you sample Arby’s barbecue too? There is one in Redondo Beach-
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When I was in medical school, there was an Arby’s near my apartment. I went there one time and to this day I have not been back. Having Memphis BBQ has ruined me for eating BBQ in Los Angeles. Having a tongue ruined me from having Arby’s.
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Robert: now that you’ve mastered the art of BBQ judging, you should attend classes to become a spaghetti gravy judge (that’s right, we call it gravy in the South) and come to next year’s Memphis Italian Festival and judge the gravy!
Steve
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Oh My God, we need to find out about that.
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Have a great time in Memphis judging!!! So nice to be reading your blog again. Happy 100th birthday to your Mom!!🎉🎈🎊. Amazing!!!
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Yes, mama is amazing. My siblings and I are truly blessed.
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