Bob Berry featured in RSVP Memphis May Issue

Bob Berry, co-founder of Worlds Away, was featured as May's "Signature Memphis" interview for his role as Carnival Memphis King. Each month they ask a Memphian a series of questions to get to know them a little better. Anyone who knows Bob knows that his excitement about being King of Carnival is really centered around the charitable work and visiting children's charities, hospitals, schools, and retirement homes. The social aspect is fun, but Carnival Memphis is about so much more. Follow along with King Bob's Carnival adventures as we post on the blog. 

Read below to see Bob's answers, or link to the full story here http://www.rsvpmagazine.com/signaturememphis . 

Photo by Steve Roberts. 

Bob Berry

King, Carnival Memphis/Founding Partner Worlds Away LLC/ Founding Partner BBC, LLC/Partner WoodBerry LLC/ Partner BobaLu LLC

Hometown: Clarksdale, MS

Favorite Song: I love Music! There are too many to just pick one song, but the last thing I played on Pandora was a song by John Prine.

Your Lucky Charm: Lucy Woodson

Your Best Quality: My sense of humor

A Nonliving Celebrity/Role Model You Would Invite to Dinner:It’s a toss up between Jonathon Winter or Robin Williams.

Your Favorite Memphis “Thang”: All the great music that started here in Memphis.

Favorite Place to Travel: Europe

Best Memphis Hangout: Would have to be my kitchen or the golf course

First Car You Owned: “The Fat Man” - a 1982 maroon Toyota Celica

Place You Go to Think: My bed at 3 a.m.

Favorite Southern Idiom: “There is a fine line between a Hair of the Dog and a two-day drunk” — this was told to me years ago at a wedding in South Carolina by the bride’s grandfather

Best Advice You Ever Got: “Work hard, be honest and fair, and the rest will work it self out.”

Special Moment During Your Year as King of Carnival: It is a very special experience and I am honored to have been chosen to be King. Carnival Memphis is an 88-year-old Memphis tradition with and incredible history of supporting our city. I have been around Carnival for a lot of years and seen how much good it does in the community. I really look forward to our Day Runs with the Boll Weevils — where we visit schools, retirement homes and hospitals during the week of Carnival.