By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) With the annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival officially starting Thursday night at the VIP Tent, Clarksdale has already begun hearing great music. Red’s Lounge, Bluesberry Café and Ground Zero Blues Club all had music on Monday night and Red’s and Hambone Gallery had live blues Tuesday night. […]
Sunflower River Blues Festival Look Back
August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) Remember when the main stage was only about 12-feet-wide and was on a mobile trailer? I do. That was likely the mid ’90’s. The Sunflower River Blues Festival used to be all we had here in Clarksdale, Mississippi, when it came to blues festivals. It was a big deal way […]
The Delta Bohemian Pedicab Wedding Blues
August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Hey man, wanna get married and head downtown to a reception like a King and Queen at Bubba’s Bank building? Then, the Delta Bohemian Pedicab is the ticket for your love and riding pleasure!
Director Lee Quinby Focuses on Clarksdale
July 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (VIDEO) Our relationship began three years ago when I spotted a small group of nattily dressed folks exiting Cat Head on a Sunday morning following the Juke Joint Festival. When I get that urge to connect I try to always heed the call and, thankfully, they were eager to make my acquaintance, too. […]
Whuppin’ Dat Ass Mississippi Delta Style
July 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (VIDEO) Is “ass-whuppin Christian” an oxymoron? You bet! Why is it so many of us give in to our sinful nature when we get pissed off and want to whup (or in my case, try to whup…) some ass when we become angry at somebody?
High School Honor Students Visit Clarksdale, Mississippi
July 17, 2014 1 Comment
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (VIDEO) No two days alike, no two days the same. Clarksdale Mississippi, much-heralded birthplace of the blues, rarely belies its organicity. The ephemeral nature of the MS Delta, which often appears non-transitory to the uninitiated, beckons the curious with a whisper heard the world over. While giving a Delta Bohemian Pedicab […]
ClarksdaleInfo & DELTA BOHEMIAN® On Same Page
July 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE CLARKSDALE, Mississippi We believe in celebrating Clarksdale and the Mississippi Delta, both its diversity and its constancy. However, we lean toward the unconventional. You just never know what you are gonna get. See Snow Odyssey. Our Delta Bohemian® Subscribers (see green subscription box on right hand column to Subscribe – hint hint) and followers on our Facebook […]
Which Marshall Bouldin do you know ?
June 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE FLORENCE MARLEY HOWELL CLARKSDALE, Mississippi INCLUDES HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTICLES FROM CLARKSDALE “For his highly developed mind, his understanding of human nature, his beautiful vision, his great executive ability, his powers of leadership, his conscientious desires to uphold the highest ideals of honesty, truth and sincerity and loyalty, his friends loved and admired […]
The Wisdom of Mr. Davis
June 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO Watch the video to listen to Poor William reflect on the Wisdom of Mr. Davis. His previous reflection about Mr. Davis was in March 2012, titled “Mr. Davis: Work, Home, Church–It’ll keep you out of trouble”
My Cup is Full, Not Half Anything
June 13, 2014 1 Comment
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO My cup is full, not half empty. My cup runneth over! Sadly, I seldom recognize it. One of the hardest things in this Dad’s and most non-custodial parent’s lives is watching the time approach for our children to go home from a visit. As Madge can attest, I become a […]
Charlie Musselwhite Loves Delta Bohemian Excursions
June 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE & POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO and PHOTO GALLERY Multiple Blues Music Award winner, Charlie Musselwhite, who has been on tour with Ben Harper for their Grammy-Award-winning blues album “Get Up” has been coming to the Mississippi Delta since he was a child, but recently he admitted that he has felt more connected to the […]
RUST Restaurant Reopens at SHACK UP INN
June 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi – VIDEO and PHOTO GALLERY It’s old; it’s new; it’s real! Rust ain’ just about oxidation; RUST the Restaurant is all about the Delta and it’s all about rustic-cool! RUST opened its doors over six years ago in downtown Clarksdale. In fact, I was privileged to have been a part of […]
What do Delta Bohemian Excursions look like?
May 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE (CLARKSDALE, Mississippi) PHOTO GALLERY and VIDEO[foothumbnailgallery id=”4554″]The Delta Bohemian® is discovering splendid ways to connect with both visitors and locals in and around Clarksdale via our new Delta Bohemian Excursions. Be it with a fancy, luxurious, makes-you-feel-like-a-queen-or-king rickshaw pedicab or via Poor William’s sticker tattooed Jeep or Magical Madge’s posh Lexus. Whatever your […]
Maven in Coahoma May and Love Delights
May 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Not only does she have the ability to take just about any object and turn it into something beautiful with a gift unlike one I have ever witnessed, she delights with her words, too. This month of May has Marilyn Trainor Storey, aka The Maven in Coahoma and the MS Design Maven, […]
Westside Family Medical Clinic picks SUMNER
May 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE SUMNER, Mississippi If you grew up in the Mississippi Delta, you never thought twice about having to drive to get where you wanted to go. An hour drive to Lusco’s Restaurant is one of our favorites. Ole Miss is an hour and 15. Then you have to figure that same amount of time on the back end […]
Estate Management with Poor William
May 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO Poor William reflects on Estate Management. More words just seem superfluous. mm [youtube]http://youtu.be/COgchxEggxc[/youtube]
Anthony Bourdain and the Mississippi Delta
May 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Just read the Anthony Bourdain blog post about his CNN Parts Unknown show, featuring his recent jaunt through the land of cotton. Poor William hosted them in Clarksdale at the Clark House during their stay here. It tickled me to see a quick shot of Billy alongside his friend, Red […]
Another NEW ROXY Night in Clarksdale
May 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO and PHOTO SLIDESHOW The outstanding Clarksdale open air music/event venue began it’s Summer hiatus until the week of King Biscuit Festival in October 2014 with a night of music by local favorites Steve “Lightnin’ Malcolm” and Carl “Stud” White. Hands down, the NEW ROXY is the best music venue in these parts; if […]
Charlie Patton’s War Does not Suck! – Juke Joint
May 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
And, that’s for damn sure! By BILLY “POOR WILLIAM” HOWELL CLARKSDALE, Mississippi One of our finest Southern superlatives includes the qualifier “… ain’ all bad!” As in, “she ain’ all bad; that cold beer, well, it ain’ all bad; or, that porterhouse steak Johnny just bought us, hell, it ain’ all bad!” It’s just the same […]
Juke Joint Juggernaut
April 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Worm Has Turned for Clarksdale By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi — PHOTOS IN POST Whoomp, there it went! Clarksdale’s 11th Annual Juke Joint Festival was insane, rad, gnarly, cool, groovy, boss, far-out, epic, and DA BOMB-ay! I AIN’ LYIN’! Ask just about anyone who has been to more than one Juke Joint Festival and they might tell […]
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