Ides of May – Poem by Chilly Billy Howell

Ides of May A poem by Chilly Billy Howell   Ides of MayWhat a day Docked sans a bang Easin’ in ‘neath the chin Six feet from the virus

Peace Will Calm The Waters – Poem by Chilly Billy Howell

Peace Will Calm The Waters A poem by Chilly Billy Howell   Awakened at threeGroaning at meWaves lapping the tenuous shorelineStartled by soundScary and boundBy nothing shackled or tetheredLong the leaf that flies at night

Ode to The Tank Man – A poem by Chilly Billy Howell

Ode to The Tank Man A poem by Chilly Billy Howell   Tank Man is the name ascribed to the unidentified Chinese man who stood blocking the departure of tanks from Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. The photo was taken by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press. What happened to this brave soul is […]

Life In The Delta Magazine Features Chilly Billy’s Tours

Life in the Delta features our beloved Delta Bohemian Tours and King Biscuit Blues Festival in their current August issue. The magazine was kind enough to interview Chilly Billy and me about our tour business,  dedicating three pages of content and photographs about our endeavor.

“Paddle to the Amazon” Adventurer Dana Starkell

Delta Bohemian Tours was on its regular Regional Identity Tour a couple days ago, including an almost mandatory stop at the Mississippi River near historic Friars Point, MS, when we encountered, as we often do, sojourners “green-miling” down the Mother of all Waters, also known as Old Man River. “Paddle to the Amazon” adventurer Dana […]

CraigCat on an Oxbow with Chilly Billy

What’s that? A CraigCat on an Oxbow?!! Hey Man, this is Chilly Billy Howell, your personal tour guide with DELTA BOHEMIAN TOURS (deltabohemiantours.com). When I am not giving tours to folks visiting the Mississippi Delta, I am touring myself around. Check out a visit on a local oxbow via the CraigCat, a battery-operated craft designed for […]