Memphis

Memphis
7th Floor
The Terminal

The main thing that sets Memphis apart from other clubs however is that it plays only music by dead rock stars.  Any time that a well-known rock singer dies is no-cover night at Memphis, and yearly bashes are thrown on the anniversary of the deaths of Jimmi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, John Lennon, and Elvis Prestley.

Memphis' sound system is prodigious, looking like something that is normally found at a Metallica concert, and the decor is a cross between that of a normal dance bar (picures and memorabelia of rock stars, chrome, flashing lights, etc.) and the decorations for the dia de los muertos.  Waitresses (all gorgeous) and bouncers (all handsome and muscled like slabs of beefcake) all dress in understated black garb - dark without being goth.  Many of the booths are named, and decorated with memorabelia of the appropriate rock star -- one can, for instance, sit in the Jim Morrison booth, the Chubby Checker booth, the Richie Valens booth, etc.  The more famous the rock star, the higher the prestige of the booth and the more difficult it is to get a seat.  Those who aren't anyone have to settle for the unamed booths, marking them as "little people."¹

Its possible to get food at Memphis, but there's no menu.  One order what one wants, and if it isn't in stock someone goes out and gets the materials and makes it.  Waiting time for a meal therefor ranges from a few minutes to several hours - and one pays by the hour.  Smart customers who want something special will call 24 hours in advance.  Food is sometimes more expensive than it should be - if the kitchen runs out of buns, the price of hamburgers goes up.  But if one need to ask how much a given dish costs, one shouldn't be ordering at Memphis anyway.
 
 

Familiar Faces

• Miliçovic, Slobodan - patron
• Parker, Aaron - Host and owner