By Corinne Vance Young & Free There is no doubt the Mississippi Delta is a lot different than somewhere like the Big Apple or the beaches of California. The Delta doesn’t have sunny days year round and ice-skating in these boonies is simply not an option. In Mississippi the weather changes from sticky, humid […]
REDS BLUES LOUNGE: Tips in da Bucket
January 18, 2011 4 Comments
A recent night in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in Clarksdale, MS, The Delta Bohemian found himself at Red’s Blues Lounge where Mary “Action” Jackson was singing with the All Night Long Blues Band, which included musicians Sean “Bad Apple” on guitar, “Big Boy” Martin on harp, Dixie Street on drums, and […]
Langdon Clay – A Fine Mississippi Delta Photographer
January 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi “A fine photographer is just someone who hones in on something that they really care about–something that attracts them or catches their eye.” – Langdon Clay Lang is just that–a fine Mississippi Delta photographer. Photographer Clay and writer T. R. Pearson recently collaborated on a new book. Title: Year of Our Lord. Subtitle: […]
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.
Water Wars – Will They Make it to the Mississippi Delta?
January 6, 2011 4 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) By LIL JOHN MCKEE EDITORS NOTE: John McKee is a representative from Coahoma County to the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District (YMD). This thesis, including problem statement, analysis and conclusions are evident of doctoral level research. In agricultural circles around the world, the Mississippi Delta is […]
A Nice Gentleman
December 30, 2010 3 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) EDITORS NOTE: The views expressed by Dingus Batticus do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the Delta Bohemian. Dingus is a developing character who is reminiscent of Archie Bunker: a complex character with overt racist views, which will likely be mitigated over time. Dingus gives a portrayal into an element living in […]
A Mississippi Delta Christmas
December 30, 2010 10 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO IN POST A story about a Mississippi Delta Christmas. In Poor William’s ‘umble estimation, The Mississippi Delta hosts no finer Christmas night party than the one shared for 45 years by the Howells, Johnsons, and Connells. It includes hot Southern delicacies such as rare beef tender, lovingly stuffed twice-baked […]
Clarksdale, MS itinerant Japanese Blues Musician and GZBC Semi-fixture “EY”
December 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) EY is a semi-fixture in Clarksdale, MS and can be seen often in Ground Zero Blues Club as well as many other locations around town. We call him a semi-fixture because he makes his annual pilgrimage from
Delta Dirt: Sand, Clay, and a River’s Love
December 23, 2010 13 Comments
By Lil John McKee (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Billy Howell, the Blogging Bohemian and editor-in-chief of www.deltabohemain.com, happens to be the writer’s best and oldest friend, which should indicate to the reader one of two possibilities: Howell is letting an otherwise untrained and incompetent writer drivel on about farming (the most searched-for word on all of Google, […]
Standing in a Mississippi Delta Bathroom at Midnight
December 20, 2010 7 Comments
By Pontificus Minimus (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Standing in a Mississippi Delta Bathroom at Midnight. She is perched on her stool facing away from her Vanity with nothing on but a loosely draped towel after having just gotten out of the bathtub. He is in boxers and a long sleeve shirt facing her while rocking side to side […]
Chaos In The Classroom
December 16, 2010 4 Comments
By Huckleberry Ed (Clarksdale, Mississippi) In Huckleberry Ed’s estimation, one of the most severe problems and hurdles to overcome in properly educating a child today in the Mississippi Delta and all over America has to do with utter chaos in the classroom and the home. Too many students live in houses void of silence, order, […]
Delta Strutters
December 16, 2010 6 Comments
By Dingus Batticus (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Those of y’all who know about the Mississippi Delta probably know that the place is famous for blues music. That’s black folks’ music. You also probably know something about the plantation culture that the blues came from. Them is white folks’ plantations. As for me and my folks, we ain’t […]
I Am Not Defined By My Past; I Am Defined By My Dreams
December 15, 2010 2 Comments
FIREWORK by Katy Perry MP3 By Corinne Vance (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Does who you have been define who you can be? And does who you can be define who you will be? Is your future limited based on how good or bad you were in the past or how much potential someone else thinks you have […]
A Gentleman Caller from the Mississippi Delta
December 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Delta Bohemians Magicalmadge and Gentleman Caller Billy Howell (Clarksdale, Mississippi) An audio capture, without knowledge, of Delta Bohemian Magical Madge of Clarksdale, MS telling her Memphis, TN cousins about her future Delta Bohemian Gentleman Caller boyfriend, Billy. Click this link to LISTEN!!! Gentleman Caller – the story of
Look See–A Passionate Mississippi Delta Artist: Christopher Keywood
December 15, 2010 5 Comments
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) Christopher Keywood was born a child in Mississippi who moved to Port Angeles, Washington, San Diego, California and back to the Mississippi Delta. His life used to only consist of women, drugs, fast cars, motorcycles. . . and it eventually led him to prison. His life today is all about love and happiness […]
Stan Street of Hambone Art Gallery – Transplanted to Clarksdale and local Delta Bohemian
December 15, 2010 1 Comment
(Clarsksdale, Mississippi) Owner of Hambone Art Gallery in Clarksdale, MS — Multi-talented Stan Street As taken from Stan’s website, www.stanstreet.com, the biggest influence on Street’s art is the perspective of being a blues musician. Growing up in New York he was influenced by his father and uncle – classical percussionists – who encouraged his creativity. […]
Classic Rock Christmas Song SANTA CLAUS WANTS SOME LOVIN’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd – This is how we roll in the Mississippi Delta!
December 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) A fellow friend on Facebook posted this flashback recently to a killer tune, SANTA CLAUS WANTS SOME LOVIN’, performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. We like it, too. Enjoy the video! [youtube]http://youtu.be/ZIhcUOdYn-E[/youtube]
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 […]
A Pure-Blooded Southern Belle
December 8, 2010 1 Comment
By Corinne Vance (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Ask me if cheese grits are the best breakfast snack, I would say, “Yes.” Ask me if watching SEC football is the best way to spend a Saturday, I would say “Of course.” Ask me if the South is the best place on Earth, I would say “Hell yeah!” I […]
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 […]