(Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO INCLUDED Ain’t no party like a Dingo party ‘cause a Dingo party don’t stop! — DJ Dingo (Red’s Buddy) The Delta Bohemians love us some Dingo! Dingo? Isn’t that an Australian dog? As a matter of fact it is, but it is also the name of a sweet, Clarksdale “playa” who is as much […]
Between Two Thieves
January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
Pontificus Minimus Opines “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” — Matthew 6:34 What does it mean to live in the present? Is the present where we should live? And what’s up with the two thieves bit? Magical Madge, Pontificus’s fine wife […]
New Downtown Clarksdale Hotel: Clarksdale’s Got A Squeeze Box
January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
New Downtown Clarksdale Hotel: Clarksdale’s Got A Squeeze Box Downtown Clarksdale has a new pad for Blues travelers. The Squeeze Box is owned by Delta Bohemian semi-fixtures–folks whose primary residence is not in Clarksdale, but they love the town and visit often–Mark and Sarah Benson. The Bensons live in Franklin, Tenn. They own […]
Cedar Waxwings over Clarksdale: Be Still My Heart
January 20, 2012 3 Comments
By Madgical 😉 Madge VIDEO and PHOTOS included in post When I met John Ruskey a little over ten years ago, I felt an immediate connection…a connection, which moves over the land, over the water, into the heart and back again, over and over and over. Being near John reminds me how important it is […]
The Manning Family Visits The Delta Bohemians
January 20, 2012 1 Comment
Pontificus Minimus Opines Wait! Stop! This really is about the Manning family visiting Pontificus and Magical Madge? Well, yeah! The Bill Manning family! Native Clarksdalian Bill Manning graduated with Pontificus Minimus and Mr. Lil John in 1978. Bill headed to the Air Force Academy for a splendid career as an Air Force pilot, before going […]
What’s Happennnnnnniiiiiinnnnnngggg? An Award, that’s what!
January 11, 2012 2 Comments
What’s Happennnnnnniiiiiinnnnnngggg? Posted 1-11-12 Updated 1-19-12 Updated 1-26-12 Hola, Delta Bohemians. Check out what’s going on in and around Clarksdale on the SOUNDS AROUND TOWN. SPECIAL NOTE: Clarksdale Film Festival is this weekend. Thursday – Friday, January 26-28. Click on the link and read all about it!
Radioland: Sensitive About Being Sensitive
January 5, 2012 1 Comment
Radioland: Sensitive About Being Sensitive By Poor William VIDEOS in post. Poor William is sensitive! That is an indisputable fact and a metaphysical certitude. He is quite manly–of this he is certain. The opining lad has facial hair except where he has pulled it out during stressful moments. He drinks scotch with just a […]
Waaaaazzzzz Uuuuupppp??!!
January 5, 2012 1 Comment
Waaaaazzzzz Uuuuupppp??!! Posted 1-5-12 Happy New Year! Check out what’s going on this weekend in and around Clarksdale town on the SOUNDS AROUND TOWN. Make your plans to get out and have a good time. CLICK HERE to check out the newly updated website of local Clarksdale Artist and Musician Stan Street, owner of […]
Stand Up Paddle (SUP) 2012 Race Calendar Featuring photograph by The Delta Bohemian
January 5, 2012 6 Comments
Stand Up Paddle (SUP) 2012 Race Calendar Featuring photograph by The Delta Bohemian A Photo of the Year Contest was conducted by Supconnect.com. The calendar was created to give paddle boarders a tool to help them organize their schedule of events; Magical Madge submitted a photograph taken by Poor William. The photo was taken […]
A Guillermo Pobreian Sonnet: Happy New Year
January 5, 2012 3 Comments
A Guillermo Pobreian Sonnet: Happy New Year By Poor William During this past year Of nakedness and mirth The Delta Bohemian Was given life and birth The genesis was heavy snow And plenty white meat to boot It caused ecclestiastical confusion But Po William gave not a hoot To think a little white meat […]
Mississippi River Flood 2011 – DISPLACED DELTA WHITETAIL DEER
January 5, 2012 10 Comments
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO IN POST The 2011 Mississippi River Flood affected towns, farms, and individuals dependent on its good graces, as well as temporarily displacing and confusing wildlife populations living behind the levees. A true friend and closet Bohemian, Mr. Lil John McKee, notified us during the third week of May 2011 that herds of […]
A Recap of “An Evening with Jack”
December 30, 2011 6 Comments
A Recap of “An Evening with Jack” VIDEO INCLUDED IN POST The Delta Bohemians were invited to attend a celebration in Friars Point, Mississippi on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10th. The event honored Mr. Roosevelt “Jack” Robinson for his enduring contributions to the Friars Point community, his church, his family and friends. Jack, or “Bruh Robinson,” […]
What to do? What to do? What to do?
December 15, 2011 1 Comment
What to do? What to do? What to do? Posted 12-15-11 Updated 12-20-11 Updated 12-28-11 Check out the Sounds Around Town listing live music in Clarksdale at the bottom of this post plus a few other noteworthy events and opportunities you may want to consider.
Joey Young: Tallahatchie County Boy & Clarksdale Artist Shows His Stuff in Memphis
December 9, 2011 1 Comment
By Poor William MEMPHIS, Tennessee VIDEOS in post A “way cool” fourth-floor loft apartment in downtown Memphis provided a fine, urban backdrop for Clarksdale artist Joey Young to show his “stuff” last Sunday evening. Poor William tagged along to cover the event, drink some wine, chew on some black beans and flans and portage Joey’s […]
Dealing with Self
December 9, 2011 2 Comments
Pontificus Minimus Opines Feeling whimsical and blue Find something to do Worried about self Put it on a shelf Think of those without Stop the whine and pout Formulate a plan Lend a helping hand Come across a need Fill it quickly indeed For those of us who are among the world’s fortunate, let’s recognize […]
The Blue Monkey
December 9, 2011 3 Comments
The Blue Monkey By Poor William Poor William has started to deal with and hopefully shed some wicked, holiday BLUES. He ain’t talking about the music that makes a grown and wanna-be-grown man lose what little mind he was given at birth. It’s much thicker than those nasty-ole blues! He is talking about that blue-hue […]
Portrait of an Art Teacher as a Young Woman
December 9, 2011 9 Comments
Portrait of an Art Teacher as a Young Woman By Guest Bohemian Alex Hemrick The Delta Bohemian is thrilled to feature an intuitive, humorous reflection by Delta Bohemian Alex Hemrick, a local middle school teacher in the Clarksdale Municipal School District. Alex and her awesome roommate and teacher Kelly West share a fishpond with Poor […]
The Delta Bohemian Occupies Itself
December 4, 2011 7 Comments
The Delta Bohemian Occupies Itself WATCH THE VIDEO IN POST Watch the satirical video of Poor William as he occupies The Delta Bohemian and gives his speech to himself on behalf of himself and for himself in spite of himself and beside himself. He sure does seem to like himself, except when he doesn’t. […]
Have You Got A Clue What You Want To Do? Posted 11-29-11 and updated 12-7-11
November 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
Have You Got A Clue What You Want To Do? Posted 11-29-11 Updated 12-6-11 Updated 12-7-11 Updated 12-9-11 Check out the Sounds Around Town listing live music in Clarksdale at the bottom of this post plus a few other noteworthy events and opportunities you may want to consider.
The Delta Bohemian: Year-end Review: What We Did & Where We Are Headed
The Delta Bohemian (DB) turned one-year old recently! The “brainless child” of Billy and Madge Marley Howell–Poor William and Magical Madge–the DB was established as an organic expression of how the two see and experience the Mississippi Delta and Clarksdale, Mississippi. What is The Delta Bohemian? We consider it a zany, quirky, off-the-wall, always spontaneous, […]