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BumRushDaShow

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4. I remember my first trip to Tennessee (Memphis) was back in the '80s

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #3)

Sat May 16, 2026, 08:26 AM

Yesterday

for a training conference and flew in on a Sunday. Literally almost everything was closed (I managed to find one little pharmacy/convenience store open near the hotel). When I turned on the radio to try to get some news, there was nothing but station after station with religious programming. One of the stations even had a promo that included a byline about being in "The buckle of the Bible belt" and I was like OMG where the hell am I?

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