By WILLIAM PRENTISS The name, Stabbin’ Cabin’, was supposed to be a Delta joke. Hell, nobody was supposed to get hurt. The early spring evening was pleasant, but there was a hint of turmoil riding the gentle winds. No gunfire or disturbances had been noted in Friars Point, a Delta hamlet just north of Clarksdale […]
More FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI
January 26, 2011 4 Comments
(CLARKSDALE, Mississippi) Talented Rachel Bush attended FRENCH NIGHT on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Rachel is a Junior at Delta State University and is working on her graphics major as well as a minor in photography. The “Back of the House” was Rachel’s primary focus for the special night.
Local Clarksdale Arteests doin’ what Clarksdale Arteests do – hangin’, listening to the blues and fellowshipping
January 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Clarksdale local gallery owners and artists/musicians Bradley Gordon of Gordon Gallery, Joey Young or Lambfish Art Company and Stan Street of Hambone Art Gallery….all in the Mississippi Delta….captured on a night at Ground Zero Blues Club.
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!
“I’m sorry. If you haven’t got time to talk to me you can kiss my ass.”
January 6, 2011 3 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) HAVE a listen to this VOICE MESSAGE BY CLICKING ON THE “Click to continue” link. The message was left on a local Clarksdale business answering machine hours after the establishment had closed for the day. Now you tell me, is this any way to
Clarksdale regular Semi-fixture Musician Extraordinaire Dr. Alphonso Sanders
December 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEOS in POST ARTEESTS ABOUND IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI. Dr. Alphonos Sanders plays his special music on most Wednesday nights in a bar in Clarksdale. He plays an assortment of old school jazz music mixed with some blues music of his own. He plays alto and tenor sax, trumpet, flute and sings with a […]
I Like Living Large
December 10, 2010 10 Comments
By Poor William (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Living Large can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but it sure does drum up hazy visions of folks smiling, drinking, eating, and enjoying the good life. Poor William likes smiling, eating, and drinking and considers a life full of all three to be a fine […]
Dawg at the Right House
November 29, 2010 5 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Poor William has taken a lengthy hiatus from “whiming.” What a crying-ass shame, not because his whims are manna-like sustenance for weary, famished readers; nay, let it not be thought so! Poor William just needs to write for his own unmitigated sanity.Now he will share precisely why he is the proverbial […]
Delta Bohemian – what is it?
November 22, 2010 13 Comments
Madge Howell and Billy Howell have created the Delta Bohemian website at www.deltabohemian.com Check it out and see what you think!
A Whole Bag of Cookies
December 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
by POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Rip the ribald jester, local Clarksdale, MS hairdresser and Clark Street savant, told a tale recently that analogically sums up a modern day Mississippi Delta dilemma—the lack of delayed gratification. Now, Poor William rarely turns down an adult beverage, is known to eat all that is before him, eschews […]
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 […]