Red talking about his 2nd Annual Old Timers Blues Festival to be held Saturday, May 25, 2019, from 11am-8pm in the MLK Park in Clarksdale. FREE!!!
ANTHONY WILSON & MATT ROLLINGS HOME CONCERT
April 25, 2019 2 Comments
The Delta Bohemians present ANTHONY WILSON & MATT ROLLINGS in a Clarksdale White House Home Concert Series on Friday, May 10th at 7:30PM 325 W 2nd Street, Clarksdale Serendipity brought me together with Anthony Wilson. He was a guest at the Clarksdale White House. As I was telling him about our Home Concert […]
USA Today Best Historic Small Town Contest Nominates Clarksdale
April 24, 2019 Leave a Comment
USA Today Best Historic Small Town Readers’ Choice Award Contest nominates Clarksdale. We are excited Clarksdale is in the running out of a total of 20 nominees!!! They will select the Top 10 from this list. The race is on to get our votes in and help our beloved home town, the heart of the […]
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues
March 4, 2019 2 Comments
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues By Chilly Billy Includes Photo Gallery Two tours shy of conducting our 400th Delta Bohemian Tour, I had the unequivocal pleasure of touring some righteous tourists this week. The coup de grace was giving a tour to nine-year-old North Carolina native Mia along with her Mama, […]
The 10 Best Sightseeing Tours in Mississippi
March 4, 2019 Leave a Comment
We had no idea our Delta Bohemian Tours had been selected by Best Things Mississippi as one of “The 10 Best Sightseeing Tours in Mississippi!” until recently. We feel humbled and honored to be on this Top 10 list. We appreciate writer Amy Gremillion‘s hard work for Best Things Mississippi. Check out her many articles at […]
Delta Magazine Annual Tourism Issue 2019
February 17, 2019 Leave a Comment
DELTA MAGAZINE ANNUAL TOURISM ISSUE 2019 INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY AND LINKS TO MANY BUSINESSES By Magical Madge Finding the newest Delta Magazine in our mailbox is always a treat and the current Annual Tourism Issue does not disappoint! Publisher Scott Coopwood and Editor Cindy Coopwood have created a gem to cherish and enjoy sharing with […]
Having It All on Any Given Wednesday Afternoon
February 17, 2019 2 Comments
The sensible Southern writer and philosopher Walker Percy while extensively and presciently musing on the modern malaise of man wrote the following: “But something is wrong…He has settled everything except what it is to live as an individual. He still has to get through an ordinary Wednesday afternoon. . . . What does this man […]
DISEASE OF MORE
February 17, 2019 Leave a Comment
DISEASE OF MORE Disease of More Is not just lore— Cunning, baffling, conniving
Je Ne Sais Quoi of Ocean Springs and Walter Anderson
February 14, 2019 Leave a Comment
INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY “In order to realize the beauty of man we must realize his relation to nature.” –Walter Inglis Anderson Ocean Springs? Hell, I didn’t even know where it was until a few years ago. Now, it is my favorite place to visit.
Consumed by Him the Addict
February 6, 2019 Leave a Comment
Consumed by Him the Addict A time to think A time to drink Better to seek the prior Combustion said Goes to the head Of the seeking outlier
Justifiable Resentment Dangers
February 6, 2019 5 Comments
Justifiable resentment may be one of the most dangerous non-tangibles we can possess; though tangible when nurtured. Psychology Today defines resentment as negative feelings, basically ill will, toward someone or something that emanates from the past. Resentment is the re-experiencing of past injustices — real or perceived — and the old feelings of anger connected […]
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River
January 30, 2019 Leave a Comment
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River Introduction by Slim Gravy in italics There are a few folks in the lives of most who are always a welcome sight to see and whose words, demeanor and affectation always bless. My friend, Mark River Peoples, along with his friend and mentor, John Ruskey, are two such […]
Delta Business Journal 2018 Best Of The Best
January 24, 2019 2 Comments
Delta Business Journal, a monthly business magazine based out of Cleveland, Mississippi, posted an online ballot on their Facebook page and on their website for their Delta Business Journal 2018 Best of the Best. The votes were tallied and the winners were announced and listed in their December 2018 issue.
Visit Natchez: A Must Do On The Great American Music Trail
January 23, 2019 7 Comments
Visit Natchez, a must do on the Great American Music Trail Natchez is an enchanting city located on the bluffs above America’s main vein, the mighty Mississippi River. Presently dealing with many of the conundrums of Southern cities historically tied to agriculture, oil, or dissipating industry, Natchez is not giving up the ghost. It is […]
Expedia Names Clarksdale As The Best Place To Escape In Mississippi
January 22, 2019 2 Comments
Daily I get a lot of junk mail; I’m sure you do too. But yesterday, while rifling through my emails, I received one I would normally have put in the category of unsolicited. Nope. This one caught my attention. The Subject line read “Expedia names Clarksdale as the best place to escape in Mississippi.”
One Can Be …
December 29, 2018 2 Comments
One can be a Christian and not hate/but respect others for their religious views. One can be a conservative and not hate/but respect others for their political beliefs. One can be white and not hate/but love others because of their skin color.
The Stir of Mockers
December 29, 2018 3 Comments
“Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.” — Proverbs 29:8 Who is a mocker? Someone who ridicules, belittles or treats others with contempt. That’s who. It was most likely Solomon, Son of David, who noted that mockers have the ability and likely the propensity to stir up a whole town. It’s […]
It Ain’t Snitchin’ if It’s True; It Ain’t Wrong if It’s Right
December 10, 2018 2 Comments
It Ain’ Snitchin’ if It’s True; It Ain’ Wrong if It’s Right “When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.” — Ecclesiastes 8:11 Recently, we were the victims of a crime of intrusion and opportunity, when we contacted Clarksdale Police Department and the Mayor Chuck Espy, haste was […]
Crosstalk Kills
December 9, 2018 2 Comments
I want to share how appreciative I am to be part of a vital, therapeutic sub-culture, where I freely examine myself, out loud, often daily, with others who understand what ails me, and who always thank me for sharing—without crosstalk, which kills cognitive processing!
Bogartin’ Billy Sings Musician Caleb Elliott’s Praises
November 16, 2018 2 Comments
Watch this video where Bogartin’ Billy sings musician Caleb Elliott‘s praises in advance of his upcoming Home Concert Series at the Clarksdale White House. In the video, Chilly Billy revisits one of his favorite spots along the Mississippi River and expounds on where he is since his last visit to this same spot on the […]
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