“Are our only true and faithful companions castaways?” John Ruskey, on the river, Oct. 2014 Castaway: A shipwrecked person, an outcast, or anything cast adrift or thrown away. Last year at the conclusion of a three-day Mississippi River camping, canoeing and river-literature expedition, Ruskey posed the above-mentioned question regarding the faithfulness of castaways. I wrote […]
BOHEMIAN PARTY BULB – A Hidden Whim
January 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
By Poor William and Magical Madge CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI VIDEO IN POST – Straight from the Hidden Whim Year vault, enjoy this intimate scene where Poor William shows Magical Madge how the Bohemian Party Bulb operates. Poor William: You tell me where it hits you right, baby. Magical Madge: It’s the Party Bulb. How do you make […]
Where is Clarksdale? Here We Is!
October 5, 2012 3 Comments
Clarksdale, Mississippi – VIDEO IN POST Looking for a place with a few folks who could speak, type and even sing the King’s English…when they wanted to…which is fine and dandy, but it rarely draws attention, and we like attention, except when we don’t? Then… COME TO CLARKSDALE! OFTEN! Attached is a video Magical […]
DELTA BOHEMIAN GUEST HOUSE – Undergoing Renovation – Opening August 8, 2012
July 23, 2012 6 Comments
CLARKSDALE, MS – PHOTO GALLERY- Directly behind the Salon de Boheme, present home to Poor William and Magical Madge, sits a red cottage guest house. Both homes were built in the Mississippi Delta in 1917 by John Nause. This little red house has been a respite for many over the years. Let’s look back at […]
NEW ROXY in Clarksdale – Lineup for week of Juke Joint Festival 2012
April 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW ROXY Historic New World District Owner of the unique, open-air music venue NEW ROXY in Clarksdale, Robin Colonas, dropped by the DELTA BOHEMIAN office with her artist friend Ethan Jack Harrington. Meet Robin and Ethan in an impromptu video capture as they talk about their plans for Juke Joint Festival 2012 week. If […]
MUSICIANS IN CLARKSDALE – Aubrey Sweet Thang Powell at Rust Restaurant
April 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
MUSICIANS IN CLARKSDALE Aubrey “Sweet Thang” Powell Last week the Side Street Steppers, a favorite band at RUST Restaurant, were in town and struck up an impromptu Angel From Montgomery for Aubrey “Sweet Thang” Powellto croon to. If you have been around on the DELTA BOHEMIAN, you will recall an earlier post of […]
MISSISSIPPI DELTA BOHEMIAN ADVENTURES: Just another manic Sunday on the Sunflower River
April 1, 2012 1 Comment
“Dude, Where’s my canoe?” VIDEO My canoe, the heavily battle-scarred, aluminum Grumman, fondly known as “Will’s Moonburn”—named after Poor William’s strong, sweet son, who once asked his father, “Dad, can you get moonburn?”—stays at Mr. Little John’s farm or on the banks of the Sunflower River at Quapaw Canoe Company in downtown Clarksdale. Yeah, I […]
A Guillermo Pobreian Sonnet: Happy New Year
January 5, 2012 3 Comments
A Guillermo Pobreian Sonnet: Happy New Year By Poor William During this past year Of nakedness and mirth The Delta Bohemian Was given life and birth The genesis was heavy snow And plenty white meat to boot It caused ecclestiastical confusion But Po William gave not a hoot To think a little white meat […]
Dealing with Self
December 9, 2011 2 Comments
Pontificus Minimus Opines Feeling whimsical and blue Find something to do Worried about self Put it on a shelf Think of those without Stop the whine and pout Formulate a plan Lend a helping hand Come across a need Fill it quickly indeed For those of us who are among the world’s fortunate, let’s recognize […]
Portrait of an Art Teacher as a Young Woman
December 9, 2011 9 Comments
Portrait of an Art Teacher as a Young Woman By Guest Bohemian Alex Hemrick The Delta Bohemian is thrilled to feature an intuitive, humorous reflection by Delta Bohemian Alex Hemrick, a local middle school teacher in the Clarksdale Municipal School District. Alex and her awesome roommate and teacher Kelly West share a fishpond with Poor […]
The Delta Bohemian Occupies Itself
December 4, 2011 7 Comments
The Delta Bohemian Occupies Itself WATCH THE VIDEO IN POST Watch the satirical video of Poor William as he occupies The Delta Bohemian and gives his speech to himself on behalf of himself and for himself in spite of himself and beside himself. He sure does seem to like himself, except when he doesn’t. […]
Even when the Ole Miss Rebels lose the Fans still have fun. Watch a great video highlighting a typical football weekend in Oxford, MS.
October 26, 2011 13 Comments
Even when the Ole Miss Rebels lose the Fans have fun! Watch a great video highlighting a typical football weekend in Oxford, MS. Young & Free writer Corinne Vance attends the University of Mississippi and is majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications. The Delta Bohemian visits the young coed often in Oxford, especially […]
Mississippi Delta Bohemian Girl has got The Blues and calls herself the MS Design Maven
October 18, 2011 1 Comment
Mississippi Delta Bohemian Girl has got The Blues and calls herself the MS Design Maven Facebook has a knack for reconnecting old friends and for that I am grateful; Lambert, Mississippi native Marilyn Trainer Storey and I became friends on Facebook a while back. (We knew each other waaaaaaay back in […]
NEW ROXY in the NEW WORLD DISTRICT has NEW LIFE thanks to ROBIN COLONAS
October 11, 2011 2 Comments
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEOS and PHOTOS Clarksdale Semi-Fixture Robert Plant along with The Delta Bohemian and many others visited the New Roxy this past Wednesday night where we heard one of our favorite duos, Lightnin’ Malcolm and Cameron Kimbrough. Enjoy the raw videos showcasing their amazing talent. Each major festival in and around Clarksdale brings with it […]
More Photos to accompany the Watcha Gonna Do With So Much To Do article. Posted 10-5-11
October 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
More Photos to accompany the Watcha Gonna Do With So Much To Do article. Posted 10-5-11 Sometimes it is just easier to stop trying to fix something and do something different. For some unknown reason our second photo gallery would not load on the Watcha Gonna Do post for 10-5-11. Maybe we can only put […]
Chuck Dovish presents Mississippi Voyageur Canoe Excursion – Exploring Arkansas (AETN)
October 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
Last week we hope you were able to read on The Delta Bohemian about Chuck Dovish and his noble cameraman Michad Holliday. Click HERE if you missed it. In the post we talked about the day, the people we met and, of course, Delta Bohemian John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company. A rather lengthy video […]
Rickles: The Greendale Arsonist
September 22, 2011 1 Comment
DELTA SHORTS: Rickles: The Greendale Arsonist By WILLIAM PRENTISS Any similarity between the arsonist at work in Clarksdale, Mississippi at present and this sordid tale of one delusional man’s poor understanding of scripture and what constitutes “loving thy neighbor” is purely fictional and coincidental. There are two tales–one real one not. The real […]
Brit Dave Cornthwaite Completes his Record-breaking Mississippi River Expedition on a Stand Up Paddleboard
September 15, 2011 2 Comments
Brit Dave Cornthwaite Completes his Record-breaking Mississippi River Expedition on his Stand Up Paddleboard Yep, Dave Cornthwaite did it folks, and our very own Delta Bohemian and Founder of Quapaw Canoe Company John Ruskey was with Dave when he made it to the Gulf. If you don’t remember who or what, check out The […]
Lemming Moments: Dancing Near the Sea
September 9, 2011 3 Comments
Lemming Moments: Dancing Near the Sea By POOR WILLIAM Most folks in their middle ages remember as children seeing the grainy nature video of packs of Norwegian lemmings rushing over a cliff to their death. It was such a spectacular and confusing scene; so unknown in the limited media world of that day. Poor William, […]
The Delta Bohemian: Year-end Review: What We Did & Where We Are Headed
The Delta Bohemian (DB) turned one-year old recently! The “brainless child” of Billy and Madge Marley Howell–Poor William and Magical Madge–the DB was established as an organic expression of how the two see and experience the Mississippi Delta and Clarksdale, Mississippi. What is The Delta Bohemian? We consider it a zany, quirky, off-the-wall, always spontaneous, […]