By CORINNE VANCE Why do we do the things we do? Why do we say the things we say? Why do we feel the way we feel? Are these feelings even real? I look around at all the mirroring images we are of each other, each person seeming to be a reflection of the last. […]
Dingus Goes To Jail
January 29, 2011 4 Comments
By DINGUS BATTICUS (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Hell yeah I’ve been drinking. Three solid weeks in the slammer and nary a sniff, even of mouthwash! When I left that jailhouse earlier today, I told those folks, “Y’all have done seen the last of Dingus Batic-ASS!” I reckon the real question is whether or not I learned my […]
Not everybody out there is a reflector…
January 20, 2011 2 Comments
RADIOLAND (Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO IN POST Musings recorded…. “How y’all doin’ out there in Radioland?” [youtube]http://youtu.be/4GE2Uoco5mc[/youtube]
REDS BLUES LOUNGE: Tips in da Bucket
January 18, 2011 4 Comments
A recent night in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in Clarksdale, MS, The Delta Bohemian found himself at Red’s Blues Lounge where Mary “Action” Jackson was singing with the All Night Long Blues Band, which included musicians Sean “Bad Apple” on guitar, “Big Boy” Martin on harp, Dixie Street on drums, and […]
Delta Bohemian Rock Lobster
January 17, 2011 3 Comments
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Executive Chef Levi Minyard recently did a special Surf & Turf consisting of a 60-ounce Porterhouse Steak and a 3-pound Lobster. The live Maine Lobsters were flown in that day. All 6 were claimed and all Guests were pleasantly satiated. Poor William just couldn’t help “hisself”, so he had some fun with the […]
David Danced, Poor William Pranced
January 13, 2011 13 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) By PONTIFICUS MINIMUS I TOLD POOR WILLIAM NOT TO DO IT, but does he listen to me? The porcine, powder-puffed poet just has to be “hisself!” I told the denuded, disrobed, Cavalier One that some folks around here are not gonna find his antics amusing. He said, “It ain’t for all those folks, […]
Any Given Wednesday at GZBC
January 6, 2011 3 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Her name is Miranda. Miranda Mulholland. She is from Toronto. She is Bohemian. She is an Artist. She is a Fiddler beyond compare. She played at Ground Zero Blues Club. She played with local musicians at the club. There is more….. A video!
Push the Limits, Break the Rules and Tear Apart the Seams
January 5, 2011 2 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) By CORINNE VANCE If your life were a book, would it be short or packed and overflowing with memories from the past? Would it be funny and full of joy, or dull and uninteresting? Would it fly off bookstore shelves and be impossible to keep in stock, or would only a few copies […]
A Nice Gentleman
December 30, 2010 3 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) EDITORS NOTE: The views expressed by Dingus Batticus do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the Delta Bohemian. Dingus is a developing character who is reminiscent of Archie Bunker: a complex character with overt racist views, which will likely be mitigated over time. Dingus gives a portrayal into an element living in […]
Clarksdale, MS itinerant Japanese Blues Musician and GZBC Semi-fixture “EY”
December 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) EY is a semi-fixture in Clarksdale, MS and can be seen often in Ground Zero Blues Club as well as many other locations around town. We call him a semi-fixture because he makes his annual pilgrimage from
Standing in a Mississippi Delta Bathroom at Midnight
December 20, 2010 7 Comments
By Pontificus Minimus (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Standing in a Mississippi Delta Bathroom at Midnight. She is perched on her stool facing away from her Vanity with nothing on but a loosely draped towel after having just gotten out of the bathtub. He is in boxers and a long sleeve shirt facing her while rocking side to side […]
Precisely!
December 16, 2010 2 Comments
By Lil John McKee Guest Bohemian (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Precisely. Following is an excerpt from an interview done last fall in the Clarksdale Press Register by the chief Delta Bohemian himself, Billy Howell. He interviewed me for the purpose of reducing into layman’s terms what exactly is “Precision Farming.” I thought he did a good job […]
I Am Not Defined By My Past; I Am Defined By My Dreams
December 15, 2010 2 Comments
FIREWORK by Katy Perry MP3 By Corinne Vance (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Does who you have been define who you can be? And does who you can be define who you will be? Is your future limited based on how good or bad you were in the past or how much potential someone else thinks you have […]
A Gentleman Caller from the Mississippi Delta
December 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Delta Bohemians Magicalmadge and Gentleman Caller Billy Howell (Clarksdale, Mississippi) An audio capture, without knowledge, of Delta Bohemian Magical Madge of Clarksdale, MS telling her Memphis, TN cousins about her future Delta Bohemian Gentleman Caller boyfriend, Billy. Click this link to LISTEN!!! Gentleman Caller – the story of
Look See–A Passionate Mississippi Delta Artist: Christopher Keywood
December 15, 2010 5 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Christopher Keywood was born a child in Mississippi who moved to Port Angeles, Washington, San Diego, California and back to the Mississippi Delta. His life used to only consist of women, drugs, fast cars, motorcycles. . . and it eventually led him to prison. His life today is all about love and happiness […]
BIG T in da house at GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB
December 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Clarksdale, Mississippi) Local Blues legend Big T and drumming prodigy Lee Williams jamming at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, MS! Filmed by The Delta Bohemian at www.deltabohemian.com Enjoy the video! [youtube]http://youtu.be/uugGvT4822g[/youtube]
Some Stones Are Just Too Heavy
December 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
ALERT: This was first published in the name of Poor William, the roustabout vagabond Bohemian pillager, who pilfered his kinfolk Pontificus’ opining. Poor William was trying to impress his mother by making her believe he had scribbled his dear brother’s stolen sermon. His mother didn’t fall for it. Poor William remains contrite! (Clarksdale, Mississippi) by PONTIFICUS MINIMUS “Man who lives to […]
The Definition of a Metro Redneck
April 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Metro redneck is not necessarily an oxymoron—words that don’t go together, but it might raise the ire of those with latent tendencies and or an aversion to anything not clothed in camouflage and smelling of cordite—gunpowder. According to one definition found in the Urban Dictionary, a metrosexual is a “normally […]
2011: A Snow Odyssey Comments
THE DELTA BOHEMIAN, POOR WILLIAM, AND HIS TRYING-TO-EXPLAIN BROTHER, PONTIFICUS MINIMUS, ALL RECEIVED MANY COMMENTS, KUDDOS AND A FEW ECCLESIASTICAL ADMONISHMENTS! MAGICAL MADGE AND I HAVE POSTED MOST OF THEM BELOW. THEY CAME LARGELY FROM FACEBOOK, THE DELTA BOHEMIAN WEBSITE, AND ORAL COMMENTARY. READ IF YOU MUST; ENJOY IF YOU WILL: MJH: Bill, What inspired […]