Clarksdale, MS – By Guest Bohemian Eric Stone Cat Head turned 10 years old this year in a place where that’s a long time for a business. It’s achieved that by cutting out a strong niche for itself as both a commercial enterprise that sells blues music, art and books to visitors and also a […]
Coahoma to Sonoma County Blues Festival – We like the sounds of that!
August 18, 2012 1 Comment
While Clarksdale welcomes the American Idol Small Town Audition Bus Tour this Sunday at the Delta Blues Museum, two of our favorite musicians – Watermelon Slim and Lightnin’ Malcolm – will be serenading our good friends Bill Bowker and Charlie Musselwhite of KRSH, plus a whole lotta lucky folks in Petaluma, California. COAHOMA TO […]
A Sunflower Plant or Two or Thousands Enjoying a Music Festival in Clarksdale 2012
August 7, 2012 3 Comments
CLARKDSALE, MS – The fabulously talented cartoonist/illustrator Nicki Wambolt has created yet another fantastic piece of art depicting this wonderful place called Clarksdale. In the poster (image also available on a t-shirt) you see a Sunflower Plant or two or thousands enjoying a Music Festival in Clarksdale, the Heart of the Mississippi Delta. The POSTER […]
‘American Idol’ is coming to CLARKSDALE, Mississippi for Season 12
July 24, 2012 3 Comments
CLARKSDALE, MS – For Season 12 ‘American Idol’ will hop on a bus and take their zaniness to Small Town America. The lucky cities are Idaho Falls, ID; Billings, MT; Casper, WY; Rock Rapids, IA; Iowa City, IA; Bowling Green, KY; Joplin, MO; Dodge City, KA; Grand Junction, CO AND C-L-A-R-K-S-D-A-L-E, Mississippi, Heart of the […]
DELTA BOHEMIAN GUEST HOUSE – Undergoing Renovation – Opening August 8, 2012
July 23, 2012 6 Comments
CLARKSDALE, MS – PHOTO GALLERY- Directly behind the Salon de Boheme, present home to Poor William and Magical Madge, sits a red cottage guest house. Both homes were built in the Mississippi Delta in 1917 by John Nause. This little red house has been a respite for many over the years. Let’s look back at […]
The Big Dinner on the Ground – Mississippi Picnic in Central Park 33rd Celebration
June 12, 2012 4 Comments
By Guest Bohemian Erickson EB Blakney, Broadcast Journalist and Documentarian with Publisher’s Footnote New York City – PHOTO GALLERY – “Follow your nose, it always knows,” so goes the popular ad jingle. Saturday, as I was standing at the far southwestern reaches of Central Park’s Sheep’s Meadow, I detected the faint, yet distinct aroma of a […]
Why is Padre David Elliott So Glad to be an Episcopalian? Could it be Freedom of Thought – Freedom to Disagree – Freedom to Question and Search?
June 12, 2012 3 Comments
By Guest Bohemian Rev. David A. Elliott III with Publisher’s Footnote Clarksdale, MS – VIDEO – I AM GLAD TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING… IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT I WAS IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND AND TIM ASKED—“CAN YOU SUPPLY THIS WEEKEND WHILE YOU’RE HERE???” I SPENT TEN YEARS IN THE DELTA—IT’S A […]
Clarksdale’s Artist Marshall Bouldin Receives Gold Medal Award from Portrait Society of America
May 25, 2012 2 Comments
Philadelphia, PA – Clarksdale’s Marshall Bouldin, III will be the proud recipient of the Portrait Society of America‘s Gold Medal Award at their “The Art of the Portrait” conference currently being held in Philadelphia, PA. Go Marshall! Almost a year ago, Poor William, aka Billy Howell, did a feature story on Marshall (Magical Madge’s cousin, […]
Billy Lee sings “You So Fine” at double quick on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Clarksdale – the Heart of the Mississippi Delta
May 18, 2012 2 Comments
DADDY ALWAYS SAID – MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE VIDEO IN POST My daddy always said – “God wants you to make a joyful noise; he doesn’t care what it sounds like. He likes praise and thanksgivings offered up in song. He’s listening for it.” Billy Lee gets it. Billy Lee Abbott is often seen leaning […]
Erickson EB Blakney – Cat Head – Juke Joint Festival Sunday – Clarksdale – TRUE DELTA documentary – Serendipitous Meeting
May 18, 2012 2 Comments
How could it be that over a year has passed since that Sunday afternoon following Juke Joint Festival 2011? I was hanging outside Roger’s place, listening to some Rev. Peyton and his Big Damn Band (see min 1:20) intense music, when I saw several creatures walking out of Cat Head, one of which was in […]
Putumayo World Music releases AFRICAN BLUES – Dan Storper does it again!
May 10, 2012 3 Comments
My stack of Putumayo World Music CDs continues to grow; the latest release of AFRICAN BLUES is described by National Public Radio as “delicate, airy, sure-footed and strong all the way through.” I marvel at my friend and former employer, Dan Storper, founder of Putumayo Clothing and Putumayo World Music. Dan has followed his passion […]
World Harmony Run 2012 Torch Carriers visit Clarksdale and John Ruskey at Quapaw Canoe Company during 25th Anniversary 10,000 Mile USA Run
May 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
VIDEO INTERVIEW IN POST Founded in 1987 by the late Sri Chinmoy, the World Harmony Run(WHR) seeks to foster understanding, friendship and unity among all people groups and cultures. Visiting schools in more than 100 countries every second year, the WHR encourages school children to believe in and dream of a more harmonious world, one […]
Southern Living Magazine Scenic Route brings many literature lovers through Clarksdale
May 10, 2012 2 Comments
VIDEO INTERVIEW IN POST Literati from all over America have been traveling a well-beaten Mississippi path from Jackson to Clarksdale and on to Oxford—Faulkner’s stomping grounds and his home Rowan Oak. In the January 2012 issue of Southern Living magazine, the travel section featured, “The Scenic Route: Mississippi’s Literary Trail.” As a result, well over […]
A Message from Jason Shelby that may make you shout ‘Alleluia’ involuntarily.
May 6, 2012 1 Comment
By Guest Bohemian Jason Shelby The following is a word for word transcription, with a few edits for clarity, of Rev. Jason Shelby’s homily given on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the historical St. George’s Episcopal Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi. While listening to his message, I actually shouted out loud, involuntarily, while sitting in my […]
Shankerman, Lansky and Guy: Paragons of Sartorial Splendor and Nary a Barrister Among Them
May 5, 2012 2 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) By Poor William VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY IN POST Old-school retail customer service still exists in the world of men’s attire; just visit Shankerman’s in Clarksdale or bop on up to Memphis and check out Guy’s Formal Wear and Mr. Lansky’s “Mister Hats.” Recently, Miss Del’s owner Shonda Warner hosted a Delta Ball […]
Contritus Williamus Opines: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Caladiums
April 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
By Contritus Williamus Only God could have designed a weak, singular, 2-inch Caladium leaf—recently emerged from bulb status—to break through Poor William’s pobrean soil and red mulch, to stand proudly beneath the garden giants: cordyline, aspidistra and iron maiden, while holding one precious drop of water! Glory to God! If you zoom, you can see […]
YOUNG & FREE: Role Play by Corinne Vance
April 27, 2012 1 Comment
By Corinne Vance In high school I played the role of the flirty, carefree, act-like-I’m-dumber-than-I-am girl. Lee Academy in Clarksdale, Mississippi gave me a role, and by golly I played it well. I cherish those fond memories of when I was able to display my star-quality talent, but it’s safe to say my days […]
Young Mississippian Charlie Worsham pens long-term record deal with Warner Music Nashville
April 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cleveland, Mississippi The first time I watched one of Charlie Worsham‘s home-made, totally self-made, YouTube videos I was completely dumbfounded. He called it a “Cover Challenge.” Charlie asked his friends to propose a song and dare him, so-to-speak, to produce his version of the cover in less than 24 hours. My virgin moment discovering this […]
Mississippi DELTA BOHEMIAN Characters: Heartfelt Musings About the Mississippi Delta by Eric Stone
April 25, 2012 7 Comments
Thinking about how I was going to say it, ask it, beg for it, occupied my mind over the mornings, afternoons, and night times spent with our guest and friend and acclaimed writer Eric Stone during his recent stay with us. Eric and his friend, Bill Krauss, now our friend too, gave us much […]
Pontificus Minimus Opines: Time for me to stop whining about my life!
April 10, 2012 1 Comment
Time for me to stop whining about my life! How many times have you fallen down? How many times have you gotten up? Watch this video and you’ll get a different perspective on these two questions. PM Nick Vujicic
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