What Will You Be Doin’ in and around Clarksdale town?
Posted 6-23-11 – UPDATED 6-29-11
Delta Bohemian Ken Murphey of Clarksdale, MS. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
→PHOTOS and VIDEO INCLUDED – MORE follow-up images of the Mississippi River Flood of 2011 (displaced deer), QUICKSAND video and some weather shots←
What’s going on in and around Clarksdale and Coahoma County and beyond? Hmmm… I wonder. It’s summertime and methinks folks are traveling some and vacationing a bit and taking it kinda easy. The heat isn’t scorching … yet … but it’s heading that way.
The Delta Bohemians enjoyed a very quick flight to the NW to the tippy top end of Idaho for Poor William’s oldest daughter’s high school graduation. Then they headed back home and had a nice beach experience at Orange Beach with the rest of Poor William’s kiddos.
Our DELTA BOHEMIAN SCENE photos include some new and some old shots to help spice up this post since we have been traveling and out of town as of late.
Clarksdale has seen some scary weather recently and we captured some images of it. PLUS, while the Mississippi River Flood of 2011 was at full crest, The Delta Bohemians discovered a huge group of displaced deer. These deer found a yummy young wheat field and over several days demolished it. We were able to observe these beautiful animals up close and personal.
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Clarksdale ARTWALK and FARMER’S MARKET on DELTA AVENUE
THURSDAY NIGHT – June 30th from 5pm-8pm
Art Galleries and local retail shops open late plus pick up some local produce.
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Thursday night, June 30: Bill Abel – 7:00-9:00PM – Drink Specials!
Saturday night, July 2: SIDE STREET STEPPERS – 7:30PM
Check out our coverage of the Side Street Steppers at Rust HERE.
662-624-4787
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BLUESBERRY CAFE (Yazoo Street, Clarksdale, 662-627-7008)
Monday Spaghetti night: Live music with Sean “Bad” Apple
You never know what surprise musicians will show up here!
Check out a video shot at BLUESBERRY on our Watcha Gonna Do post dated 5-26-11.
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HOPSON COMMISSARY
Monday nights: Acoustic music with RONNIE DREW and complimentary hors d’oeuvres!
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HAMBONE ART GALLERY
Tuesdays nights: live blues or roots music. 7:00PM til
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THE DEN – New! (220 Yazoo, Clarksdale)
The new annex of the Rock ‘n Blues Museum. Saturday nights: live music TBA 7:00-10:00pm. Non-smoking, family oriented environment.
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CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES AND FOLK ART STORE
Saturdays: (non-event weekends) PIANO RED 12:00PM
CHECK OUT Cat Head’s amazing listing of LIVE MUSIC IN THE DELTA.
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RED’S BLUES LOUNGE
Corner of Sunflower Avenue and MLK Dr.
FRIDAY, July 1 – ALL NIGHT LONG Band
Live Music Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Often Red’s has music on Sunday nights and Wednesday nights.
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Wednesday – Saturday nights: Live Music. Check the GZBC website for up-to-date event information.
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The Farmer’s Market in Lyon, MS next to the railroad tracks every Saturday from 8am til 11am. Larry Cook is spearheading it. Since the Clarksdale Farmer’s Market is “taking a break” he wanted to keep the fresh veggies flowin’ for us all. Thanks, Larry!
Fresh veggies
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DELTA BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS
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- A fishin’ man in Orange Beach hoping he’ll get lucky. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Poor William with his kids in Orange Beach. The Idaho residents had never been to our Gulf Coast white sandy beaches and ocean. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Poor William with his kids in Orange Beach. The Idaho residents had never been to our Gulf Coast white sandy beaches and ocean. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- But one false movement and they took off…bounding back into the brush. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- As it grew darker the field began to fill with hundreds of deer. Still they were wary of us. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- The Mississippi River Levee near Friars Point: the river begins to drop from flood stage… slowly creeping down the bank leaving a sign of where it had once been. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- They were so very beautiful. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Another one passed by. Many deer were displaced by the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Near Friars Point. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- They started coming out of the brush and crossing the road over to the wheat field. Still they would pause and look our way. There were hundreds of them. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- While many were filing across the road and piling into the wheat field, some would get spooked and run back into the brush for cover. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Even this quail walked right toward us and alongside our vehicle. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- The quail stopped and seemed to look right at us. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- They started coming out of the brush and crossing the road over to the wheat field. Still they would pause and look our way. There were hundreds of them. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- They started coming out of the brush and crossing the road over to the wheat field. Still they would pause and look our way. There were hundreds of them. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- He was a beauty. We sat very still and enjoyed watching him look then cry out and bob his head up and down…signaling the huge herd which was just out of site waiting to join him. They were all displaced by the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Near Friars Point. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- A few would even dart out and frolic across the field as if to throw caution to the wind. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- A displaced deer walked right past us in a wheat field near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011 then stopped. It craned it’s ear, knowing something was up. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- The few who ventured out watched and listened and signaled to the others who were very close but out of view. Near Friars Point during the Mississippi River Flood of 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- A deer, displaced by the rising Mississippi River, trying to find it’s way to the herd just on the other side of the break. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- The Mississippi River still encroaching upon the levee near Friars Point. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Avenue in Clarksdale, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, on a stormy night in June 2011. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- This unfortunate home on West Second Street in Clarksdale bore the full weight of a tree which snapped during the strong winds felt in town on June 21. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Reliable ole Dave Brown was keeping the mid-south informed of all the danger in the storm. He was storm tracking!
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- Ashley and Corinne camped out in the basement of the Salon de Boheme, waiting for the tornado warnings to expire in Clarksdale. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Outside the Salon de Boheme on West Second in Clarksdale, the storm stopped and swirled overhead. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Delta Bohemian Doc Gary captured this eerie scene from the balcony of his crib in downtown Memphis overlooking the Mississippi River. Photo by Delta Bohemian Doc Gary
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- Peering from Clark Street into a home which was viewing the radar on the TV. The radar was showing the path of the TORNADO which never touched down in Clarksdale. The town was still and quiet. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Clarksdale thankfully was passed over by this storm without significant damage but brought a scare temporarily. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- A football field and the stands – watching the storm pass by in Clarksdale. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- The storm passing over Clarksdale. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- The storm had a fine line edge to it in Clarksdale. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Eva Connell, Janet Coursin, and Delta Bohemians Becky Bobo Williams – Laura Barnaby – Aubrey Powell and Erica Hall enjoying an evening at RUST Restaurant. Photo obtained from these 6 hot ladies
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- Poor William’s sweet Lindy and Bethany. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Happy Lindy after her parasail flight. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Bethany, Poor William and Lindy flying high. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Brad Latham, recent graduate and football player at Delta State University, helped out Poor William and his kids on their parasail adventure. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Parasailing is fun until you see, while floating high up in the sky, two large sharks in the shallows just off the beach where we were swimming. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Headed out to parasail in Orange Beach. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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- Moon over Orange Beach. Photo by The Delta Bohemian
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Great pictures! Love the deer and the lightning!
could not agree more. thanks DB.
jimbo.
Jimbo, I always love reading your comments. You urge us on. Thanks!
Thanks Piano Man! Both events were unusual and beautiful. Miss ya!
I think I was UNDER that lightning! Thanks for the photos. (Also, looks like y’all had a nice beach excursion!)
Roger, you are correct. Directly over your abode! Jaunt to beach ended too soon…. How is filming going?
First two nights (and a day) of filming went awesome. We’re filming some interview stuff next week along with a little B-roll. Going through some of Damien/Lou’s footage now. Lookin’ good… and Bill Abel’s audio sounds killer. “We Juke Up In Here” — world premiere at Delta Cinema in Clarksdale on Friday, April 13, 2012.
I am glad to hear it is going so well! I can hardly wait to see it! It’ll be here before we know it. Where DOES the time go, Roger?!
ALL the photos are wonderful- (with the exeption of the fallen tree, owner would probably agree). The gloaming sky is layered – Precise timing the lightning, Wow !
DB 2,
Thankfully, the unfortunate house is unoccupied at this time. Still, hate to see a place destroyed like that. It still sits just as it was in that photo today.
Thanks, too, about the other photographs. I had videotaped some killer stuff but got my focus messed up….still learning my camera. Plus, I’d run upstairs from the basement, quickly shoot some video, then rush back down. In my haste and fear I didn’t check my settings.
I’m glad I came across this site. I have fond memories of my visit to Clarksdale several years ago to do research on a native son of Coahoma County, Frederick Bruce Thomas, an African-American who was born on a farm near Dublin (about a dozen miles to the SE) and who was the child of former slaves. Although he is now virtually forgotten, he went on to become a rich and famous nightclub owner in Moscow and Constantinople at the beginning of the twentieth century. I enjoyed staying at the Hopson Plantation, working in the Coahoma County Chancery Court records, having a wonderful dinner at Madidi, hanging out at the Ground Zero Blues Club in between impressive thunderstorms and tornado warnings, and visiting Friars Point and its North Delta Museum, run by the wonderful Flo Larson. Hope to come back some day. If anyone is interested in what came of my research, here is the Facebook page about my book: http://www.facebook.com/BlackRussianByVladimirAlexandrov