Truly International Sock Along

I am a participant in the Truly International Sock Along and I got the privilege of being the first knitter. The sock was born on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 7:55 CST. Using leftover yarn from a pair of Trekking socks from last summer, I name this sock,"AlphaMonkey."

Part of the process involves taking photos of the sock around town ala Yarn Harlot. I now understand how she feels when people think she is nuts for doing this. I persuaded cajoled begged the girls to come with me. They finally understood when I explained that this was like flat stanley.

We first went to

Graceland. When in Memphis, you have to visit Elvis.

With so much to do in so little time, the girls and I took AlphaMonkey to downtown Memphis.

Next stop...
the Mississippi River and Hernando DeSoto Bridge. We walked along

Beale Street and saw
Schwab's
and
B.B. King's Blues Club.

None of us, including AlphaMonkey, had ever taken a duck tour so we hopped on board to take in some more sights. We passed by one of my favorite Memphis sights...

Sun Studios, the first place that Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash ever recorded! We passed
Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital. We drove by
the Pyramid before going for a boat ride by
the bridge again on the Wolf River that empties into Ole Man River. Towards the end of the tour we passed
the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated and present day site of the National Civil Rights Museum.

After the duck tour it was time for a visit to
The Peabody to see the world famous

ducks in their fountain.

. We took an elevator to the roof to get a bird's eye view of
Autozone Park,home of the Memphis Redbirds. The last stop for AlphaMonkey was to Lansky's to see the fabulous collection of guitars...
That is a coat that Elvis had brought for repair to Lansky's just before he died. The guitar to the right is signed by Van Morrison.

The guitars are signed, from left to right, by: Celine Dion, Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Tanya Tucker, The Dave Matthews Band, Jimmy Dean and Hootie and the Blowfish.

AlphaMonkey had a great time in Memphis and will be departing for his next foster knitter very soon. Go to Truly International Sock Along to see who that may be!