The Tjin Edition Road Show kicked off its 2010 tour around the country last weekend, and it was Memphis, Tennessee that was to pop the cherry. At the Dub show of course. I really didn’t know what to expect when we arrived, and I’m talking about both Memphis, and the show itself. When we arrived at the airport, we picked up our Chevy HHR that turned from rental car to race car almost instantaneously (just kidding). We quickly learned that Memphis is apparently split into east and west, which is divided by the Mississippi River, thats the same river you counted ten times before you could blitz in tag football remember? So we were all staying in West Memphis, which is actually in Arkansas, just a quick trip over the bridge to downtown Memphis, Tn.
We shacked up in a Super 8 Motel. If you have future plans on staying at one of these fine establishments, make sure to bring a pair of slippers, you don’t want to catch any diseases in the shower. We spent a few days setting up and saying hello to people while exploring the city a bit. Downtown is a bit of a ghost town, lots of potential, but lots of vacant buildings. That is until you reach the areas surrounding the Fed Ex Forum, where the Memphis Grizzlies play. The city was crazy around those parts, but quickly died down as you got further away.
The show was exactly what I had expected. Thousands and thousands of spectators, with nearly 200 cars on display. I spent most of my time near the booth, but made my way around the show to see what kind of spectacles I could set my eyes on. Of all the cars on display, the 1961 Impala stole the show for me, This thing was absolutely beautiful. Neil Tjin had me come up to help with the booth a bit and make sure everything went smoothly, as it did. It was cool to see the Camaro again, I hadn’t seen it since last year SEMA, and the custom rolling chassis was a cool site to see as well, it just wasnt fun pushing it around. The booth also had Camaro posters for sale, one of which featured one of my photos! The Tjin Edition Road Show has over 20 stops scheduled for the year, check them out when they are near to you, punch Neil in the face for me while you are at it.
Check out some coverage from Dub, Sorry for the lack of non-car-show content. I’ll do better next time.
