(Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO IN POST Neighbor Ray Keith has been enjoying getting the Marks 1926 Firetruck in tip top running condition for the Mississippi Delta town. Local Marks resident Mr. Barringer has asked the fix-it, machine-techno Keith to tweak the old classic just in case he keels over; Barringer wants to ride in style to […]
Delta Eclectic Lodging by Legends Magazine
July 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Delta Eclectic Lodging Delta eclectic Lodging article was published in Legends Magazine in July August 2013 issue. The Delta Bohemian Guest House was featured as a Delta Eclectic Lodging spot in Clarksdale, where Southern hospitality and quirky originality rule. Writer Kara Martinez Bachman wrote: Those seeking more privacy may want to consider the Delta Bohemian Guest […]
TRIVIA(L) THOUGHTS AMONG THE WEEDS – Trivia Night Wed, June 26 at Stone Pony Pizza
June 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI VIDEO IN POST Poor William is back at Stone Pony this Wednesday, June 26th as your Host for another night of Delta Bohemian Trivia Madness. This time he has reached out to Clarksdalian Sparky Reardon, Dean of Students at University of Mississippi, for some ideas and clarifications. Why not take your Hump […]
Madge Marley Howell loves Red’s Blues Club
May 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
Young & Free Columnist Corinne Vance There is no place like Clarksdale’s Red’s Blues Club, Red’s Place, Red’s Lounge, Red’s Whatever-you-want-to-call-it, in the world. Not only is it full of talent and people who appreciate it, but it is also a place where you can be free to be you without one judgement coming your […]
Sounds Around Town in Clarksdale April 24 – 30th 2013
April 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
Presented by ROGER STOLLE of Cat Head (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Here is your SOUNDS AROUND TOWN in CLARKSDALE. Listing of all the Live Music going on in town including Red’s Blues Lounge, Ground Zero Blues Club, Bluesberry Cafe, Hambone Gallery, Hopson Commissary, Stone Pony, and our FRIDAY AT THE STAGE. Check out Roger’s April 2, 2013 BLUES […]
Clarksdale lover Performing Live at White House for Memphis Soul Concert
April 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE (Clarksdale, Mississippi) When I see Charlie Musselwhite in my email Inbox, I know it is always going to be something delightful and fun. My most recent correspondence back and forth with Mr. Musselwhite did not disappoint. WOW! His news this time? Get this. Charlie is performing LIVE at the White House in a […]
Displaced Deltan Falls in Love with Hill Country Blues. It happens!
April 7, 2013 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM, a tone-deaf blues-aficionado (Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO and PHOTOS Familiar tale? “Hey man, we didn’t appreciate what was in our own backyard; now we get it!” Could be a statement made by thousands of folks recognizing later in life what was inherent at the genesis. For Poor William, it was the blues! I […]
Clarksdale is Smoking …
April 7, 2013 6 Comments
A Whim by POOR WILLIAM, a reformed smoker and libertarian (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Smoke! What you gonna do with it? Put it out? Fire it up? Run from it like the plague? Grin and bear it? Or stay at home? All good questions! The choice is yours! I am a reformed smoker; quit almost five years […]
REDS BLUES CLUB – Torches, Cold Beer and Blues
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
A Whim by POOR WILLIAM, a beer drinker, blues lover and fellow in need of a torch (Clarksdale, Mississippi) “Particularly enjoyed Red’s, any bar where the barman requires a torch to find the booze is a good spot!” — Tom and Laura, London PHOTO SLIDESHOW Clark House Residential Inn, where Poor William serves as […]
A Glimpse Into Goodness and Strength
March 30, 2013 8 Comments
Watch this video of Bethany singing “Ho Hey” [youtube]http://youtu.be/VA7AhUKvr94[/youtube] A Cathartic Whim by Poor William, a Proud Papa, Upon First Hearing His Daughter Croon By POOR WILLIAM I got my first, modern-day glimpse into the heart of No. 2 daughter, Bethany Christiana Howell, when she posted on Facebook a cover of her singing a song […]
A Fascination With Art: Making it Your Life – Sounds interesting, huh?
March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Jackson, Mississippi) by Magical Madge – On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, you can dine while talking art in a setting that is sure to impress. How could it not? The Jackson Symphony League is hosting a Spring Luncheon and the one and only Mississippi Interior Designer and Lifestyle and Design Blogger MS Design Maven, Marilyn Trainor Storey, […]
This Year’s Blue Biscuit Festival in Indianola is June 1st – Always the First Saturday Every June!
March 20, 2013 2 Comments
(Indianola, Mississippi) Trish Berry wasn’t deterred from hosting her already planned music festival when the BB King Homecoming Celebration decided to skip on over to August instead of their usual First Saturday the month of June in Indianola, Mississippi. Nope. She claimed that First Saturday in June as Indianola’s Blue Biscuit Festival Day and hasn’t […]
Steve Kolbus – RAW & UNCUT at Tricia’s PIE HOLE and GZBC in Clarksdale
January 19, 2013 2 Comments
By Magical Madge CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI VIDEO IN POST – Steve Kolbus, former standup comic for 22+ years, is now a fixture in Clarksdale. He moved here and opened a restaurant called Tricia’s Italian Eatery and Pie Hole which is sadly now closed. It was a first for Clarksdale to have a pie hole! Poor William […]
Caroline Kennedy to Speak on lawn at Cutrer Mansion in Clarksdale
October 10, 2012 2 Comments
By Poor William Clarksdale, Mississippi – Caroline Kennedy will be speaking on the lawn at the Cutrer Mansion Friday, October 12th, as part of the free Community Book Talks Lecture Series. Folks will begin gathering on the grounds at 5:00 p.m. and Caroline, only surviving child of John F. Kennedy, will discuss “Listening In: The […]
Visual Recap of a Night at the New Roxy: Featuring Clarksdale Artist Randall Andrews
October 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
Clarksdale, Mississippi – VIDEO IN POST Wednesday night September 26, 2012 at the New Roxy in downtown Clarksdale, “all up in” the New World District, local artist, Randall Andrews, had a well-attended showing of his creative and unique mixed-media expressions using Delta debris and found objects, hence the name of his business DELTA DEBRIS. Enjoy […]
COMPLEX CONTRADICTIONS: PLANNING FOR WHAT MATTERS – The Delta Bohemians meet Australia Up Close and Personal
August 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Goodness gracious, the DB is going DOWN ….under, that is! Poor William and Magical Madge, aka Billy and Madge Howell slated as KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, have been invited to have a ‘fire-side’ chat presentation with the highly entertaining and knowledgeable Tim Biles on Day Two of a business conference […]
A Sunflower Plant or Two or Thousands Enjoying a Music Festival in Clarksdale 2012
August 7, 2012 3 Comments
CLARKDSALE, MS – The fabulously talented cartoonist/illustrator Nicki Wambolt has created yet another fantastic piece of art depicting this wonderful place called Clarksdale. In the poster (image also available on a t-shirt) you see a Sunflower Plant or two or thousands enjoying a Music Festival in Clarksdale, the Heart of the Mississippi Delta. The POSTER […]
Billy Lee sings “You So Fine” at double quick on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Clarksdale – the Heart of the Mississippi Delta
May 18, 2012 2 Comments
DADDY ALWAYS SAID – MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE VIDEO IN POST My daddy always said – “God wants you to make a joyful noise; he doesn’t care what it sounds like. He likes praise and thanksgivings offered up in song. He’s listening for it.” Billy Lee gets it. Billy Lee Abbott is often seen leaning […]
Putumayo World Music releases AFRICAN BLUES – Dan Storper does it again!
May 10, 2012 3 Comments
My stack of Putumayo World Music CDs continues to grow; the latest release of AFRICAN BLUES is described by National Public Radio as “delicate, airy, sure-footed and strong all the way through.” I marvel at my friend and former employer, Dan Storper, founder of Putumayo Clothing and Putumayo World Music. Dan has followed his passion […]
Southern Living Magazine Scenic Route brings many literature lovers through Clarksdale
May 10, 2012 2 Comments
VIDEO INTERVIEW IN POST Literati from all over America have been traveling a well-beaten Mississippi path from Jackson to Clarksdale and on to Oxford—Faulkner’s stomping grounds and his home Rowan Oak. In the January 2012 issue of Southern Living magazine, the travel section featured, “The Scenic Route: Mississippi’s Literary Trail.” As a result, well over […]
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