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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Delta Bohemian Examines Faith in the Mississippi Delta
Faith is a crucial component in the lives of most Deltans, and to understand the Mississippi Delta it is imperative to be acutely cognizant of the prominence faith in the Judeo-Christian God of the Bible plays informing and guiding individual and collective Deep South identities. The Delta Bohemian’s voice—often raspy, quiet, unexpected, or even unintelligible—is always overtly or covertly … [Read More...]
The Ugly Path: God Don’t Like Ugly
The Ugly Path. God don’t like ugly, and often a reckoning is required to turn us around when we are resolutely traveling down the ugly path. Given a choice, I would rather have a reckoning with God than man, but how much better to humble myself prior to a reckoning with anybody. The route and the end of the ugly path are …..ugly..… and God don’t like ugly. Period. … [Read More...]
Senator Roger Wicker to address Teen Substance Abuse
This is encouraging news! United States Senator Roger Wicker to address adolescent substance abuse at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center on Tuesday, May 30th, at the facility in Oxford, Mississippi. … [Read More...]
Jimmy Hughes tunes his dial to 88.1 XRDSfm
Jimmy Hughes made my day! While walking across the intersection of Yazoo and East 2nd Street last Friday, … [Read More...]
Delta Blues Museum Birthday Bash – MONDAY at 4!
The Delta Blues Museum Birthday Bash is Monday, January 30th from 4-6pm. You will hear special performances from the Coahoma Community College Choir, Greenville High School Voices of Liberation, Madison Palmer High School Marching Band AND the award-winning Delta Blues Museum Band. THAT is reason enough to go!! Support these young people from the Mississippi Delta. Let's give them our … [Read More...]
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 weeks ago. The intent was to solicit ideas and provide a forum for anybody wanting to voice suggestions on how to Keep Clarksdale and continue to draw folks here. Listed in … [Read More...]
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 will encounter. Expect the unexpected. Expect it. … [Read More...]
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 the world, who come here for the blues and most always come back for the people. We are a fairly friendly lot and we sure do love Aussies. No doubt! We are sharing Pip’s story for several reasons: … [Read More...]
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. I will not address individuals or specific entities in this post as I muse out loud about how to Keep Clarksdale and where it might be headed. Again, this is just one Dude’s opinion who has a little, not a lot, of … [Read More...]
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 blues and roots radio station, known as XRDS.fm. The station broadcasts from Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi at 88.1 FM, and is streaming on www.internet-radio.com/station/xrds/, as well as iTunes and TuneIn Radio. … [Read More...]
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 be thankful for, then I sure as hell will not be thankful when the sh*t hits the fan, which is the very time God tells me to really be thankful—because that’s when the trust comes in. I am a Southerner by birth and by … [Read More...]
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 the lord above ‘Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please’ -- Robert Johnson The Faustian myth regarding fabled bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the crossroad is a complicated and multi-faceted legend with some … [Read More...]
Delta Business Journal Features Clarksdale Delta Advocate
Delta Business Journal (DBJ) in their October 2016 issue features a Clarksdalian by Clarksdalians for Clarksdalians and those who love this inimitable corner of the universe known as the Mississippi Delta. When the DBJ hired Clarksdale native Randall Haley, freelance writer and senior managing editor of HottyToddy.com, to do a story on Delta Bohemian® Magical Madge Marley Howell, we … [Read More...]
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 I hear Lucious Spiller sing it, I feel … [Read More...]
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 on Sunday!!!! It keeps getting better and better! #DeepBluesFest #DeepBluesFest16 Peruse the graphics below and don't waste any more time. Get here and experience music galore! Fantastic venues! … [Read More...]
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 special time as the Best Day in Clarksdale but am digging this term Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday. Also, can't mention this day without a shoutout to PINETOP PERKINS (RIP)...why the celebration day (Pinetop Homecoming) even started … [Read More...]
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 AND the NEW ROXY theater. Of course, there will be other music going on all over Clarksdale including free daytime music and street busking! Make your plans to come and get your fill of outstanding music. … [Read More...]
RIP Mr. Willie Seaberry – By Roger Stolle
By Guest Bohemian Roger Stolle - Written July 15, 2016. 8:03am MR. WILLIE SEABERRY (1941-2016) opened his juke joint in 1963. Last night, the man they called "PO' MONKEY" (who, like most juke runners, WAS his juke joint) passed away at 75 years old. RIP. When the first text showed up in my phone last night re: Mr. Willie Seaberry's passing, I started to try and call the juke runner — in … [Read More...]
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: Suffering." July 10th was the end to a distressing week for our country following the deaths of … [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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