Month: September 2008

Memphis

Posted by Bryan Formhals – September 29, 2008

Sometime in the middle of the night, on the road to Memphis, I decided that I didn’t have the patience to travel by Greyhound. Having no control of where or when I would arrive at a destination started to frustrate me, so I decided I’d re-group for a few days in Memphis over the 4th of July, and then figure out my next course of action.

And hell, Memphis is the perfect place to drift around for a few days. Home of the Blues, Elvis, Eggleston. The minute I stepped off the bus, barely able to keep my eyes open, I knew the trip would take on a different meaning from this point forward. Memphis was a place I wanted to see.

Category: American Road Ghost
Tags: American Road Ghost, bryan formhals, elvis, formhals, memphis, sun studios
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Days Inn, Richmond, Va.

Posted by Bryan Formhals – September 27, 2008

The Greyhound arrived in Richmond around 3 a.m. I was dead tired after a long bus ride, on top of a day running around midtown Manhattan burning rolls just for the hell of it. So, when we finally rolled into Richmond I decided I just wanted to crash, rather than wait for the next bus. But since it was the middle of the night and I wanted to sleep as long as possible, I had to pay for two nights. So be it. I got my rest and roamed around Richmond and made the photographs in the last few posts. On the final night I relaxed and did what’s inevitable if you have a bag full of film and are stuck in a motel on the road. I photographed absolute bullshit. In the morning, I was on a bus to Memphis.