AI Grok Overview of Wrestling with Wisdom at the Crossroads: Billy Howell Reflects
AI Grok Overview of Wrestling with Wisdom at the Crossroads Wrestling with Wisdom at the Crossroads: The Aphorisms and Poems of Malachi Montroy, published in December 2025 by Rose & Pearl Publishing, LLC, is a self-reflective collection authored by Chilly Billy Howell under his pen name, Malachi Montroy. Illustrated by Madge Marley Howell, the book compiles original aphorisms (short, insightful sayings) and poems that emerged from Howell’s personal musings, often shared initially on the Delta Bohemian platform. Described as a “devotional companion” in promotional materials, it blends introspection, faith, and humor to guide readers through life’s pivotal moments—or “crossroads.” With its roots in the Mississippi Delta’s cultural and spiritual landscape, the … [Read More...]
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The Sunflower River located in the Mississippi Delta is halfway there – but needing some more friends!
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI (deltabohemian.com) - VIDEO INCLUDED! The Friends of the Sunflower River is seeking some support. This river flows right smack through Clarksdale. In fact, the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival is named after it. How fortunate are we, locals and lovers of Clarksdale, to have such a beautiful RIVER flowing right through our town? Will … [Read More...]
Country Roads Magazine: French Night Madidi in Clarksdale – A Look Back
Country Roads Magazine: French Night Madidi in Clarksdale - A Look Back Country Roads Magazine published "FRENCH NIGHT AT MADIDI" in April 2011. French Night Madidi heralds back to one of the finest culinary experiences offered in Morgan Freeman’s now closed fine dining restaurant in Clarksdale. The two Steel Chef Mississippi combatants and good friends, Madidi Executive Chef the late … [Read More...]
Mr. Davis: Work, Home, and Church—It’ll Keep You Out of Trouble
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, MS (www.deltabohemian.com) - Poor William finally, finally, did something he said he was going to do and when he said he was going to do it! Make way you unfaithful naysayers; the miraculous has occurred! At 51 years-of-age, the portly Opiner has scored a homerun in the have-finally-done category. A giant among lesser men is he; a now fastidious, ardent, tried and … [Read More...]
Delta Debris is putting up signs all over Clarksdale
CLARKSDALE, MS (www.deltabohemian.com) - PHOTOS INCLUDED. Randall Andrews and John Magnussen, two of our favorite artists in Clarksdale, can be found at all hours of the day or night salvaging junk, or as they would prefer, DELTA DEBRIS, the name of their business. These two men are creative beyond description. They are both hysterically funny and very, very kind. We love them. Among their many … [Read More...]
Au Revoir, Avec Notre Amis, Levi (Saying goodbye with our friend Levi Minyard)
Au Revoir, Avec Notre Amis, Levi (Saying goodbye with our friend Levi Minyard) By Guest Bohemian Jay Hughes a friend in Oxford who did not know him nearly long enough OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI (deltabohemian.com) - The first time I met Levi it was apparent that his smile was as contagious as his energy was infectious. It happened at an interview luncheon at Oxford University Club, where he … [Read More...]
Oxbow Restaurant in Clarksdale featured in Barefoot Workshop Documentary
CLARKSDALE, MS (www.deltabohemian.com) - TWO VIDEOS. Our friends, Erica and Hayden Hall, who opened their unique eatery, OXBOW, in Clarksdale a year ago, were the recent guinea pigs of sorts for a documentary about their restaurant and their life. Barefoot Workshops, founded by Mississippi native and now New Yorker Chandler Griffin, brings his increasingly popular documentary Workshops to the … [Read More...]
Radioland: Pork Fat in Clarksdale – Need I say more?
Radioland: Pork Fat in Clarksdale Need I say more? There is a neighborhood grocery located on the corner of Sunflower Ave. and State Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, which sells the hell out of “meat!” What kind of meat? Not sure! The meat is likely inspected, tasty and no doubt a great deal. Poor William does not mean to disparage its offerings, but it is pretty damn funny to see … [Read More...]
Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival 2011 – Photo Slideshow by Jill Coursin – Mississippi Delta Semi-Fixture
Jill Coursin photographs family, friends, events and places wherever she goes. She hails from such places as Santa Fe, New Mexico and the San Francisco Bay Area, both places the Delta Bohemians want to visit someday. Jill gets around and while she does she is always seen snap, snap, snapping. We met Ms. Coursin in Clarksdale at last year's Juke Joint Festival 2011 in Madidi restaurant where … [Read More...]
All That Glitters – A Marriage Proposal at Madidi with Robert Plant
By Poor William Email: poorwilliam@deltabohemian.com The following Poor William's Whim article was originally published in the Clarksdale Press Register on December 2, 2009. Used by permission. CLARKSDALE, MS (deltabohemian.com) - “You go and I come wit you little babe, you go and I come wit you little babe, you go and I come wit you, bet your life I won’t quit you little babe.” … [Read More...]
All That Glitters … Robert Plant to Headline 25th Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival 2012 in Clarksdale
NEWS By Poor William Email: poorwilliam@deltabohemian.com CLARKSDALE, MS (deltabohemian.com) - Clarksdale might have lost Morgan Freeman’s Madidi Restaurant last Thursday, but hearts and hopes were assuaged this past weekend upon hearing the incredible lineup slated for this year’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival: Plant, Musselwhite, and Rush. Kinda sounds like flora and … [Read More...]
Brief Thoughts After a Recent “Blues Show” at Da White House – Red, White and Blues
Brief Thoughts After a Recent "Blues Show" at Da White House Red, White and Blues By Poor William “The blues continue to draw a crowd, because this music speaks to something universal. No one goes through life without both joy and pain. (The blues) teaches us that when we find ourselves at a crossroads, we don't shy away from our problems. We own them, we deal with them, we sing about … [Read More...]
Morgan Freeman and Bill Luckett Call It Quits with Clarksdale’s Madidi Restaurant – SIGN SAYS CLOSED
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) It was a leap year not to be forgotten in Clarksdale, heart of the Mississippi Delta, and home to the once vibrant Madidi Restaurant. Sadly, owners Morgan Freeman and Bill Luckett changed the locks and closed the doors for good at Madidi at the end of the day Wednesday, February 29, 2012, after being in business since 2001. The town and many of it's residents are mourning … [Read More...]
Original Clarksdale Hospital in 1923 had a FIRST and her name is Ellen Tabor Gingsberg
Clarksdale, Mississippi Ellen Tabor Gingsberg of Dallas was in town for her sister Blanche Tabor Long’s funeral during the first week of February 2012. Ellen and Blanche’s son, Malcolm—a childhood friend of Poor William’s—and his girlfriend Emilie were staying at the Clark House Residential Inn during the time of the funeral. The lovely, sharp-as-a-tack, almost 90-year-old prolific reader … [Read More...]
WROX is Alive and Well and Streaming from Clarksdale – heart of the Mississippi Delta
WROX Radio is Alive and Well and Streaming from Clarksdale - heart of the Mississippi Delta The first time I tuned in my car radio to listen to the new WROX on 97.5 FM (and 1450 AM) it was nightime, I was feeling no pain, in a good mood, and headed home to Poor William after an evening out in Clarksdale. What I heard was so exciting and I loved it so much that I called the radio station and left … [Read More...]
International Blues Challenge 2012 Contestant PRISTINE – a Norwegian Psychedelic Rock Blues Band – Performs in Clarksdale
International Blues Challenge 2012 Contestant PRISTINE Performs in Clarksdale a Norwegian Psychedelic Rock Blues Band While catching up on the news during the recent International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, we ran across an article about the performance of a Norwegian rock blues band called Pristine at the New Daisy Theater on Beale Street. The following is an excerpt from the … [Read More...]
LEVI WAS BEAUTIFUL – eulogies for a friend – Chef Levi Minyard
This week’s edition of the Delta Bohemian is thematic; they often are, but this one is centered on someone Madge, Billy and Corinne loved. His name was LEVI! Chef Levi Minyard, from Oxford, Mississippi, was a fine chef and master chef in-the-making. Levi was the last and final executive chef at Madidi restaurant—Morgan Freeman’s restaurant in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Madge was managing Madidi … [Read More...]
Sermon for the late Chef Levi Minyard – by Lendy Bartlett – Preaching Minister of Oxford Church of Christ
Sermon for the late Chef Levi Minyard by Lendy Bartlett - Preaching Minister of Oxford Church of Christ Brother Lendy gave a strong message at the funeral for our friend Chef Levi Minyard. The following is the text from his sermon. We encourage anyone who knew Levi to read it. We encourage all Christians to read it. We encourage those who are considering a turn toward God to read … [Read More...]
Past Remembrances of Fun Times with Chef Levi Minyard posted on the Delta Bohemian
The Delta Bohemian was born during a time when we were close friends with the late Levi Minyard. In fact, we announced our launch of The DB at a highly successful Food and Wine Tasting at Madidi Restaurant in August 2010 when Levi was the Executive Chef there. Levi encouraged us to follow our dream of the Delta Bohemian; he found many of our posts hysterical. Levi had a bent sense of humor at … [Read More...]
A Memorial Slide Show Celebrating Chef Levi Minyard – December 4, 1981 + February 12, 2012
A Memorial Slide Show Celebrating Chef Levi Paul Minyard December 4, 1981 - February 12, 2012 Levi Minyard departed this earthy life prematurely; … [Read More...]
Where I Begin: A “Movie Review of Sorts” by Poor William for the Delta Bohemian
Where I Begin: A "Movie Review of Sorts" by Poor William for the Delta Bohemian “I walked into a world of shit! A place I didn’t belong anymore. Who was I to think I could change this? I can’t change this…Once you are gone; you’re gone!" -- Jacob “Where I Begin” is a raw, semi-redemptive, small town movie with a small time budget spearheaded by independent filmmakers Thomas J. … [Read More...]
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