Watcha Gonna Do

Moments, musings, and questions from everyday life

KEEP CLARKSDALE RESPONSES from People Who Care

Keep Clarksdale Responses from People Who Care. “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt “Keep Clarksdale” was a post on deltabohemian.com two...
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Touring Serendipity Connects Clarksdale, Cleveland and Greenwood

Touring serendipity connects Clarksdale, Cleveland and Greenwood on just another day in the Mississippi Delta, a special place rife with ubiquity—we never know what we will see or whom we...
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Pip Cowan Busking His Way to Mississippi

Is it any wonder a fine fella like Pip Cowan from the Land Down Under wants to return to the Mississippi Delta? Clarksdale, Mississippi draws folks daily from all over...
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How do we KEEP CLARKSDALE and continue to draw folks here?

The following thoughts on the status of my hometown bear no reflection on anyone or any entity that I might have an integral or loose association with business-wise or personally....
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WXXO – XRDS.fm Now On Air in Clarksdale

WXXO - XRDS.fm now on the air in Clarksdale, the Birthplace of the Blues. At 12:35 PM on Saturday, November 19th, WXXO, went ‘On the Air’ and launched Clarksdale's 24 hour...
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Be a Thankful Southerner, Not a Bitter One

Martin Luther King, Jr. said “never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” This constitutes sage advice from a peace-loving man. If I am not thankful when I have lots to...
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I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees

I Went to the Crossroad: The Redemption of Robert Johnson? I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees. I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees. Asked...
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Walk With Me Lord through the Mississippi Delta

Walk With Me Lord! Walk with me. These are words I say and pray often. They come from a Traditional Spiritual song that lives deep within my heart and soul. When...
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MISSISSIPPI DELTA MUSIC CITY alive with DEEP BLUES FEST

The Mississippi Delta Music City of Clarksdale is at it again. The DEEP BLUES FEST is this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Clarksdale. Lord, have mercy! They even feature GOSPEL...
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Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday PHOTOS 2010-2015

Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday, or my favorite day in Clarksdale, is October 9, 2016. Have you made your plans to attend yet?! In the past I have referred to the...
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DEEP BLUES: Alternative Blues Festival in Clarksdale

DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL returns to CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI October 13-16, 2016. Read all about it in the graphic below. Music venues include the Juke Joint Chapel at the Shack Up Inn...
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Our Trusty Companion: Suffering

Suffering is a part of life, is it not? On Sunday, July 10, 2016, Mark Webb, the Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Clarksdale, delivered an important sermon titled "Our Trusty Companion:...
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