VIDEOS included.← Ok, it’s another week in Clarksdale and Coahoma County and beyond. Have we done ANYTHING? Well, not much but a little. What ranks WAY up there is Delta Bohemian Clifford Davis’s impromptu serenade while hangin’ in Rust Restaurant’s Bar. WATCH THE VIDEO. Also, Magical Madge made a quick visit to Oxford to the […]
Watcha Doin in Clarksdale? Posted 5-26-11
May 26, 2011 3 Comments
VIDEOS AND MANY PHOTOS INCLUDED (scroll down) What’s going on in and around Clarksdale and/or Coahoma County and the Mississippi Delta…and beyond this coming week? Check out Clarksdale’s regular music offerings and review some choice upcoming events. And don’t forget to check out the DELTA BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS on this page, too, which include visits […]
Kangen Water FACTS that will Blow Your Mind and YOUR INVITATION
May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Delta Bohemians invite you to attend a Kangen Water® Event in Clarksdale on Thursday, May 19th at 7:00pm in the lobby of Covenant Bank. The Event will be hosted by Ms. Connie Pendergrast of Southaven, Mississippi and Clarksdale OB-GYN physician and co-owner of The Woman’s Clinic Dr. Bouldin Alcorn Marley, Jr. Poor William and […]
Watcha Wanna Do? Posted 5-18-11
May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Watcha Wanna Do? Posted 5-18-11 VIDEOS AND PHOTOS INCLUDED What’s going on in and around Clarksdale and/or Coahoma County…and beyond this coming week? Check out Clarksdale’s regular music offerings and review some choice upcoming events. And don’t forget to check out the BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS on this page, too, which include Side Street Steppers and […]
Water Matters
May 12, 2011 18 Comments
By PONTINFUS MINIMUS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD OF 2011 THAT ARE TAKEN ON THE FLOODWATERS (TAKEN BY DRIFTWOOD JOHNNIE – aka JOHN RUSKEY of QUAPAW CANOE COMPANY) AND FROM AN AIRCRAFT (TAKEN BY POOR WILLIAM) ARE IN THIS POST Water is presently occupying the thoughts of much of the world’s population, and for […]
Watcha Gonna Do? Posted 5-11-11
May 12, 2011 2 Comments
Watcha Gonna Do? Posted 5-11-11 What’s going on in and around Clarksdale and/or Coahoma County…and beyond this coming week? Check out Clarksdale’s regular music offerings and review some choice upcoming events. And don’t forget to check out the BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS on this page, too. The Delta Bohemians had a busy week while continuing […]
Watcha Gonna Do? Posted 5-4-11
May 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
→ VIDEO INCLUDED • SEE PHOTO GALLERY (scroll down) ← What’s going on in and around Clarksdale and/or Coahoma County…and beyond this coming week? Check out Clarksdale’s regular music offerings and review some choice upcoming events. And don’t forget to check out the BOHEMIAN SCENE PHOTOS! The Delta Bohemians heard Eden Brent and Duff […]
YAK vs JONES – A Mississippi Delta Throw Down
April 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
YOU CAN’T GET THIS S*@$ IN NEW YORK CITY A serendipitous late-afternoon Mississippi Delta Throw Down occurred last week outside Snap Fitness. Poor William was inside wearing all the rough off the weight machines, when he heard a bit of smack talking on the chest press machine to his left. The crew–Clarksdale Police Department Cpl. […]
Watcha Gonna Do? Posted 4-27-11
April 27, 2011 3 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) WATCH A VIDEO RECAP from JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL 2011 [youtube]http://youtu.be/mlIbNESikCA[/youtube] – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HOPSON COMMISSARY Monday nights: Acoustic music with Ronnie and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres! BLUESBERRY CAFE Monday nights: Live music HAMBONE ART GALLERY Tuesdays: […]
The Hidden Whim Hidden Whim Hidden Whim Hidden Whim Years
April 7, 2011 3 Comments
What in the world are Hidden Whims? What say ye Poor William? If for some posthumous reason, Poor William would ever garner notoriety outside of his small circle of readers and detractors, he has often recorded late at night–usually with the Magical One in attendance–a bevy of funny stuff that Martha Jane (that would be […]
The Shack Up Inn ranked Number 4 in the World
March 31, 2011 9 Comments
Trip Advisor has a new Top Ten. This time it’s the TOP TEN MOST UTTERLY UNFORGETTABLE HOTEL ROOMS IN THE WORLD. Guess who is #4? Clarksdale’s own SHACK UP INN. This unique and wildly popular destination spot for lovers of the Mississippi Delta worldwide was the only, I say THE ONLY, spot in the entire […]
Come Out To Play!
March 24, 2011 6 Comments
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Inspired by the 1979 cult classic movie The Warriors, The Delta Bohemians, Magical Madge and Poor William, have created a 45-second radio spot for play on the West Coast. This radio spot will first be aired on
Dog and The Delta Bohemian
March 24, 2011 1 Comment
YOU CAN’T GET THIS S*@% IN NEW YORK CITY Dog and The Delta Bohemian Poor William was pulling out of someone’s driveway on West Second Street in Clarksdale last week when what to his wondering eyes should appear, but the sweetest Labrador retriever, who played a fine game of
A Conversation with Pinetop Perkins
March 22, 2011 5 Comments
A Conversation with Pinetop Perkins By POOR WILLIAM The legendary Grammy-winning blues pianist Willie “Pinetop” Perkins died Monday, March 21, 2011, in Austin, TX. Pinetop was slated to attend his 12th annual Pinetop Perkins Homecoming Celebration in Clarksdale at Hopson’s Commissary (the plantation where he had been an ace tractor driver) and the Shack […]
RUST showcases local Clarksdale Artists
March 10, 2011 5 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Photos and Video in Post Rust Restaurant was the recent host to a collection of Mississippi Delta artists, mostly from our fair city of Clarksdale. Musical Entertainment was provided by Sean “Bad” Appel and “Big Boy” Martin. Not only are they both musically gifted but they are both so very, very nice! Love […]
I Ain’t Even Looking at that Sign
March 9, 2011 4 Comments
I Ain’t Even Looking at that Sign By FAT CLYDE Clarksvegas – a moniker by which the Mississippi Delta town of Clarksdale is known, indicating its strong propensity for gambling. Of the many vices for which the Delta is known (relative to our more pious neighbors in the hills to the east), gambling ranks […]
Aubrey sings Angel from Montgomery
March 9, 2011 2 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) The Salon de Boheme was the site of yet another serendipitous heartfelt expression this past weekend. Aubrey (We calls her Sweet Thang) Powell and a friend, we calls him Bunny, were visiting the Delta Bohemians prior to our heading up to Ground Zero for some blues. After several adult libations and during a […]
Sunflower River Expedition: Take a journey with us
March 3, 2011 5 Comments
A Sunflower River Expedition! An excerpt taken from John Ruskey’s update Keith Plunkett — Lucy’s Revenge: 2 Days on a Sunflower River Expedition “We hosted Keith & Sharon Plunkett and their son Hudson on the Sunflower last weekend — 11 paddlers on the river Saturday, 13 paddlers on Sunday, including my daughter Emma Lou! The […]
Delta Delusions: Reflections at Cutrer: A Ghost from the Past
February 24, 2011 4 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi NOTE: The following fictional story was the winner in the 2008 Delta Writer’s Association’s Tennessee Williams Festival Writing Contest. It was published in the Clarksdale Press Register in October 2008. What is it about familiar spirits—a Judeo-Christian concept, which holds that evil spirits can and do present themselves to select […]
Delta Dreaming on a Winter’s Day
February 17, 2011 6 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM NOTE: Thanks to Brooks Ann Gaston and Delilah Hollis, both who responded to Poor William’s posted-on-Facebook request for subject matter for this week’s Delta Shorts flash fiction story. What follows is the opening line suggested by Brooks Ann and the title is from Delilah. “Why does everyone in the south want snow, […]
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