No, we're not in Memphis- we just got back from seeing the musical Memphis at the Arvada Center. What an awesome performance! The music was terrific and the singers were outstanding! I had not heard much about this musical that is set in Memphis in the 1950's during segregation. The story revolves around rhythm and blues and the beginning of rock and roll as well as the effect of segregation on the black community. It is very entertaining and at the same time a reminder of why we need to learn about these dark times in American history. We never want to repeat that horrible discrimination again.
After the musical, my mother in law told a funny story about her brother Don. When he was around ten years old and she was a little older, they went to visit relatives in Tennessee from their ranch in Procter, Colorado. When her brother saw a drinking fountain marked "colored water fountain" he rain over to it and turned on the water. "Hey!" He said loudly, "this ain't colored water!"
This is the last weekend for this musical at the Arvada Center but if you ever have a chance to see this musical do it!
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