It’s “Chilly Outside”: Reflections on Tha Moon relative to God’s Immanence, Imminence & Eminence in the Mississippi Delta: Commonality of Faith!
It's "Chilly Outside": Reflections on Tha Moon relative to God's Immanence, Imminence & Eminence in the Mississippi Delta: Commonality of Faith. God is Immanent, Imminent & Eminent in the Mississippi Delta: Immanent = InherentImminent = ImpendingEminent = Distinguished Yet, God is also transcendent here: Beyond us, outside us, above us. … [Read More...]
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Bye Bye Miss American Pie – Home Concert Series
Bye Bye Miss American Pie w/ Master of Ceremonies David Elliott SOLD OUT! Around 1972, two boys’ dorm counselors at All Saints’ Episcopal School in Vicksburg, Tad Meyer and Steve Zimmerman, and I sat down with two six packs of beer (it was during Spring break and they are both priests now) to listen to and analyze Don McLean’s “American Pie”. After listening and enjoying … [Read More...]
DBJ Profiles Seven Delta Women in Business
The Delta Business Journal's June 2019 Cover Story features seven Delta women in business. Madge Howell, co-founder of The Delta Bohemian®, is honored to be included in the article along with Mississippi Gift Company owner Cindy Tyler, Gainspoletti Financial Services advisor Brandyn H. Skeen, Sherman's Restaurant owner Allison Nimrod, Baxter Healthcare Corporation Cleveland site director Sandra … [Read More...]
DBJ Coins Roger Stolle as All Things Clarksdale and the Blues
Delta Business Journal coins Ohio-native transplant Roger Stolle as "All Things Clarksdale and the Blues." Publisher Scott Coopwood writes an in-depth account about Roger, the marketing mastermind who now passionately claims Clarksdale and the Mississippi Delta as his home.....and we are so thankful he has! … [Read More...]
Wright Thompson Highlights Kathryn’s Moon Lake Memories for Garden and Gun
Clarksdale native Wright Thompson highlights Kathryn's Moon Lake Memories for Garden and Gun Magazine in the April/May 2019 issue. Founded in 1939, current owner, chef and musician, John Mohead deserves the praise! People from all over the Mid-South eagerly make the journey to dine at this historic destination. Located only a mile from our lake house, we are frequent visitors to Kathryn's on … [Read More...]
Josh Troy reports Wilson Rollings perform at Clarksdale White House
Clarksdale Press Register managing editor Josh Troy reports "Wilson Rollings perform at Clarksdale White House" Home Concert Series. Thank you for attending our special event, Josh, and for writing about your experience hearing Matt Rollings and Anthony Wilson perform in the living room of the Clarksdale White House. Read the article, "Wilson, Rollings perform at Clarksdale White … [Read More...]
“The Days of Wine and Roses” Connects Matt Rollings and Anthony Wilson
It is rare in today’s sound-bite culture to slow down and purposefully utilize the time and to add feet to an inclination to really understand something—even a something of exquisite value. The following twelve minute recording is exquisite in originality, expression, spontaneity, serendipity, yea, even providentially. … [Read More...]
A Testament to Nevermore
“The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play Through the meadow land toward a closing door A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before The lone-ly night discloses just a passing breeze filled with memories Of the golden smile that introduced me to The days of wine and roses and you.” -- Johnny Mercer … [Read More...]
Red talking about Red’s Old Timers Blues Festival in Clarksdale
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!!! … [Read More...]
ANTHONY WILSON & MATT ROLLINGS HOME CONCERT
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 Series, he mentioned that he was a musician. I said, maybe … [Read More...]
USA Today Best Historic Small Town Contest Nominates Clarksdale
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 Mississippi Delta, Clarksdale, shine in a national and international light! … [Read More...]
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues
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, Jenny. For her third-grade music project, Mia chose Mississippi with an … [Read More...]
The 10 Best Sightseeing Tours in Mississippi
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 https://bestthingsms.com/author/amy-gremillion/. We also want to … [Read More...]
At Our Creator’s Beckon
At Our Creator's Beckon West ‘cross the bay Gatsby doth pray Beseeching summer’s solstice The winter’s moon Cries loud the loon Turn just a wee bit faster … [Read More...]
Planting Injustice, Angry People and a Good Reputation
Planting Injustice, Angry People and a Good Reputation A false narrative recently initiated by a disgruntled actor and further propagated by most mainstream media outlets without a scintilla of old-school investigative journalism had the potential to ignite a race war in America. Truth matters; and if it ain’ the Truth, then it ain’ right! Planting injustice and associating with angry people … [Read More...]
Petulant Peter
PETULANT PETER Petulant Peter Has no meter When measuring disrelish To fuss and fume Opaque the room Painted by his displeasure … [Read More...]
Delta Magazine Annual Tourism Issue 2019
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 others who love the Mississippi Delta. … [Read More...]
Having It All on Any Given Wednesday Afternoon
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 do with the rest of the day? The rest of his life?" Even if one has … [Read More...]
DISEASE OF MORE
DISEASE OF MORE Disease of More Is not just lore— Cunning, baffling, conniving … [Read More...]
Je Ne Sais Quoi of Ocean Springs and Walter Anderson
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. … [Read More...]
Cowered by the Lying Tongue
Cowered by the Lying Tongue Cowered by the lying tongue Nabobs run amok Spewing incendiary phlegm Couched in the specious Thinking I am alone. Alone not we Gentler combatants Truckled by evil intent Fearing our hearts become the same Kick against the goads we must To stay alive and free Towering Titans above us Yet far below Lusting after that Their own hands have … [Read More...]
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Shut Me Up Sundance CD by The Wineskins
Shut Me Up Sundance CD by The Wineskins
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