Madge Marley Howell, Lisa Patton, Katy Collier Creech, Cary Coors Brown, Elise Norfleet Crockett at Orpheum in Memphis
By MAGICAL MADGE
Clarksdale, Mississippi (PHOTOS and VIDEO)
In today’s world the distractions we face are immense. To focus on anything for very long is a challenge even for those not diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
The television sits dark most days, the news is depressing.
Stacks of periodicals and mail pile up, the to-do list keeps getting longer.
Emails flood the inbox, where is that unsubscribe button?
Clutter in the house, one day everything will get organized.
Yeah, right.
Time. Precious time. Precious free time.
Our time on this earth is God’s gift. How do we spend our free time? What do we value?
The internet. The smart phone. The television. They can suck our precious time and rob us of nourishing, renewing and developing relationships.
My father reminded me over and over and over, to love God with all my heart and soul and mind and to love my neighbor as myself. He said that is all I really need to do; everything else will fall into place.
On the Delta Bohemian® we enjoy using our time to give “linking love.” When we write an article, we always look for where we can show more “linking love,” leading our readers away from our website and sending them to others.
A recent trip for some Memphis fun blessed me with new friendships, shored-up old relationships and reminded me how important it is to really take the time to relate to folks.
Take a journey with me…
Jeff Cox, Managing Partner of Saint Blues Guitar Workshop, helped bring this company back to where the brand belongs, Memphis, TN. Born and raised Memphian Greg Mitchell is their gifted guitar luthier with over 25 years of experience. Their storefront drew me in. Their spirit captivated me. New guitars. New friends.
Magical Madge, Luthier Greg Mitchell, Managing Partner Jeff Cox at Saint Blues Guitar Workshop in Memphis
Outside St. Blues Guitar Workshop in Memphis. Photo by EL Copeland
St. Blues Guitar Workshop Logo and Who We Are
Joe Nathan, owner of Consignment Music, has been selling used guitars and other instruments for over 24 years in Memphis. My friend, Gene Joe, owner of seven guitars, suggested I visit this shop to look for a guitar to replace my beloved Epiphone someone took from me without asking. Joe Nathan was proud to show me his storefront vending machine, which provides strings and such to musicians 24 hours a day. Old guitars. New friends.
Owner Joe Nathan in front of his 24 hour vending machine at Consignment Music Store on Park in Memphis.
Consignment Music owner Joe Nathan holding Magical Madge’s “new” Epiphone guitar
Owner Joe Nathan in front of his Consignment Music Store on Park in Memphis.
Joe Nathan (3rd from left) in the band Kicks. They played in Clarksdale 35-40 years ago.
Mary Helen McCoy, a national premier source of fine antiques, introduced Kim Duease and her new Notable Accents fabric line, at an event held in her beautifully renovated home/gallery in Memphis.
Premium antique dealer Mary Helen McCoy with Fabric Designer Kim Duease in Memphis
Mary Helen McCoy in her Memphis home gallery during the Kim Duease Fabric Open House
Kim Duease fabrics from Notable Accents on Mary Helen McCoy’s dining room table.
The entire event wouldn’t have happened had MS Design Maven Marilyn Trainor Storey, owner of Maven in Coahoma in downtown Clarksdale, not introduced us all. Who else showed up at the reception for Kim Duease but Desoto Magazine‘s Associate Publisher Paula Mitchell and Editor Karen Ott Mayer, who recently featured Clarksdale in their newest issue with Elvis in the cover. Old antiques. New fabrics. Great press.
L to R – Desoto Magazine Editor Karen Ott Mayer, Marilyn Trainor Storey, Associate Publisher Paula Mitchell at Mary Helen McCoy’s home gallery
Magical Madge sitting in one of two Louis XVI period chairs attributed to chair maker Sené at Mary Helen McCoy home gallery.
Cover of Desoto Magazine Music Issue 2014 with Elvis
Desoto Magazine Features A Day Away in Clarksdale featuring Delta Bohemian Guest House
Desoto Magazine Features A Day Away in Clarksdale featuring Delta Bohemian Excursions
Lisa Patton, Katy Collier Creech, Elise Norfleet Crockett, and my cousin Cary Coors Brown, all lifelong friends, and I spent an evening enjoying Crosby, Stills & Nash at the Orpheum Theater. The men deliver strong messages. Pay attention to the last line Crosby and Nash sing in the VIDEO. Old music. Old friends.
WATCH THE VIDEO
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Lifelong friends Elisa Norfleet Crockett, Lisa Patton, Madge Marley Howell, Katy Collier Creech, Cary Coors Brown, at the Orpheum in Memphis
Crosby, Stills & Nash at the Orpheum in Memphis taken from the top row
Lifelong friends Madge Marley Howell, Lisa Patton, Katy Collier Creech, Cary Coors Brown, Elise Norfleet Crockett at Orpheum in Memphis
My trip to the northern end of the Mississippi Delta, where The Peabody ducks still fascinate, lingers…
The Peabody Memphis ducks.
More photos from Mary Helen McCoy‘s new home gallery in Memphis.
The foyer in premium antique dealer Mary Helen McCoy’s home gallery in Memphis.
A bedroom with premium antiques in Mary Helen McCoy’s home gallery. Kim Duease fabric on pillow.
Beautifully renovated bathroom in Mary Helen McCoy’s home gallery in Memphis
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