By POOR WILLIAM, a tone-deaf blues-aficionado (Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO and PHOTOS Familiar tale? “Hey man, we didn’t appreciate what was in our own backyard; now we get it!” Could be a statement made by thousands of folks recognizing later in life what was inherent at the genesis. For Poor William, it was the blues! I […]
Clarksdale is Smoking …
April 7, 2013 6 Comments
A Whim by POOR WILLIAM, a reformed smoker and libertarian (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Smoke! What you gonna do with it? Put it out? Fire it up? Run from it like the plague? Grin and bear it? Or stay at home? All good questions! The choice is yours! I am a reformed smoker; quit almost five years […]
SOUNDS AROUND TOWN IN CLARKSDALE April 3rd – 11th 2013
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Presented by ROGER STOLLE of Cat Head (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Fresh off the press, here is your SOUNDS AROUND TOWN in CLARKSDALE. Listing of all the Live Music coming up before Juke Joint Festival officially kicks off on Saturday, April 13th. LOTS of music and fun things going on so make your plans now. Check out […]
Got Enough Money to Burn a Wet Dog During the Juke Joint Festival? DBGuest House is open.
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
A Wet Dog. The Dirty Dandelion. The Dirty D. Dandy. By POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) DBGuesthouse.com What is meant by having enough money to burn a wet dog? Surely Poor William is not gonna set ablaze a clammy canine? Is he? Why hell no! But, if any of you Delta Bohemians out there or anybody […]
REDS BLUES CLUB – Torches, Cold Beer and Blues
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
A Whim by POOR WILLIAM, a beer drinker, blues lover and fellow in need of a torch (Clarksdale, Mississippi) “Particularly enjoyed Red’s, any bar where the barman requires a torch to find the booze is a good spot!” — Tom and Laura, London PHOTO SLIDESHOW Clark House Residential Inn, where Poor William serves as […]
Clarksdale Samaritans – A Place Where Perfect Strangers Wave At You
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE (Clarksdale, Mississippi) My wallet was found? I didn’t even know it was lost! The day started with a personal commitment and challenge to let thankfulness temper all my thoughts. Was it even possible to walk through my entire day with a grateful attitude and would this exercise enable me to see
In Darkness Turns the Worm – A Whim by Poor William
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Poor William heard a guest speaker in Bible College talk about “treasures in the darkness!” Twas something he had never thought about. Well, 25 years later and a whole lot of time spent in darkness, the dissolute lad might have just started understanding what the itinerant meant. Darkness is necessary […]
SONS OF BOANERGES – An Easter Whim
March 31, 2013 Leave a Comment
By Poor William (Clarksdale, Mississippi) James and John, disciples who were often present with Jesus during seminal Gospel events, were nicknamed by Jesus the Sons of Boanerges — SONS OF THUNDER! John, the disciple “Jesus loved,” was from rough fisherman stock and though he had an incredibly intimate relationship with Jesus, he was not timorous. […]
A Glimpse Into Goodness and Strength
March 30, 2013 8 Comments
Watch this video of Bethany singing “Ho Hey” [youtube]http://youtu.be/VA7AhUKvr94[/youtube] A Cathartic Whim by Poor William, a Proud Papa, Upon First Hearing His Daughter Croon By POOR WILLIAM I got my first, modern-day glimpse into the heart of No. 2 daughter, Bethany Christiana Howell, when she posted on Facebook a cover of her singing a song […]
Clarksdale and New York City Go Head To Head on UDIA VPELA Urban Developments Tour of USA
March 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Clarkdsdale, Mississippi) Going head to head with cities like New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Memphis don’t scare us none. We got it covered here in CLARKSDELTA, the Golden Buckle of the Mississippi Delta. But who the hell is UDIA/VPELA and why are they coming to America?
SOUNDS AROUND TOWN IN CLARKSDALE March 25th thru 31st 2013
March 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Fresh off the press – SOUNDS AROUND TOWN. Check out our Watcha Gonna Do page every week to know what is LIVE IN CLARKSDALE, the heart of the Mississippi Delta. For more happenings around the Delta, visit Cat Head’s Music Calendar at www.cathead.biz. Sounds Around Town courtesy of First National Bank, Your Hometown Bank […]
A Fascination With Art: Making it Your Life – Sounds interesting, huh?
March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Jackson, Mississippi) by Magical Madge – On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, you can dine while talking art in a setting that is sure to impress. How could it not? The Jackson Symphony League is hosting a Spring Luncheon and the one and only Mississippi Interior Designer and Lifestyle and Design Blogger MS Design Maven, Marilyn Trainor Storey, […]
The New York Times values Shonda Warner’s opinion when it comes to farmland prices – What do you think?
March 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) -by Guest Bohemian Fat Clyde, aka Mr. Lil John McKee Hello all you Bohemians out there; check out our own Shonda Warner’s quote in the New York Times about the recent surge in farmland prices. Miss Shonda did not fall off a watermelon trailer yesterday, and the DB suspects that she is right […]
This Year’s Blue Biscuit Festival in Indianola is June 1st – Always the First Saturday Every June!
March 20, 2013 2 Comments
(Indianola, Mississippi) Trish Berry wasn’t deterred from hosting her already planned music festival when the BB King Homecoming Celebration decided to skip on over to August instead of their usual First Saturday the month of June in Indianola, Mississippi. Nope. She claimed that First Saturday in June as Indianola’s Blue Biscuit Festival Day and hasn’t […]
People of the Delta – A Passion of Joey L
February 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
Look what I stumbled upon while surfing the ofttimes life-sucking internet. (Jump ahead and watch his video HERE or wait and read a bit more….then you will be directed to it at the end of the story.) Joey L. — a young Canadian professional photographer, director and published author living in Brooklyn, NY but with a yearning to […]
When A Friend Asks For Help, Respond. Is The Mississippi River Your Friend?
February 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
By Magical Madge (Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST I had just emailed John Ruskey an apology for neglecting to do something today I had promised although I knew he would understand. Still. When a friend asks for something, I want to respond. It disappointed me that I couldn’t, didn’t remember to […]
Was Caroline Kennedy Really in Clarksdale, Mississippi?
February 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) – PHOTO GALLERY IN POST – Believe it or not, Caroline Kennedy, while promoting her latest book “Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy”, not only stopped in Clarksdale but she spoke to a large crowd. Lucky us! Caroline signed her books in Memphis, Oxford and Jackson but in Clarksdale […]
An Organ Concert in Clarksdale – Come hear an organ sing!
February 6, 2013 1 Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) – There is an instrument in Clarksdale that sits silent most days until it comes alive, usually on Sunday mornings, when Jay Westfaul tickles it’s keys during church services at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Another fine organist of note is coming to town Thursday, February 7th at 6:30 pm to sit on the […]
Charlie Musselwhite Making Headlines with Ben Harper for GET UP!
January 30, 2013 5 Comments
Clarksdale, Mississippi – A sweet surprise landed in Poor William’s inbox last week. He then forwarded the message to moi. The message said “the little white lines at the bottom of the video player….if you ffwd to the very last white line we are the last segment.” It contained a link. A link to NBC’s […]
Buddha and Bubba: Two Peas in a Complicated Pod
January 30, 2013 4 Comments
By Poor William, a.k.a. The Pobreian (Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO IN POST – A firm believer in the effectiveness of one living a righteous life, if he or she will adhere to the tenets of Judeo-Christian precepts and principles, I am not in the least uncomfortable with some of the practical wisdom found in some of […]
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