Stuff I (Mostly) Liked This Week

It’s not my way to respond to a rant about coleslaw; I’m just not that passionate about cabbage salad. But I read this piece shortly after I’d eaten a mind altering BBQ chicken sandwich on a butter horn — “You want slaw on that?” Yes, yes I did want slaw and good lord, that was …


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Not Without Misgivings

I traveled in Mississippi as a guest of Visit the Delta. Nearly all my travel expenses were paid for. When I arrived at the Shack Up Inn outside Clarksdale, Rust, the onsite bar and restaurant, held a circle of guitar and bass players deep in lessons. I watched for a while before checking in. I …


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Stuff I Liked This Week, Delta Edition

I traveled in Mississippi as a guest of Visit the Delta. Nearly all my travel expenses were paid for. [dropcap]B[/dropcap]B King: I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords. Bono: That’s okay, we’ve got The Edge for that. I did not expect to be completely suckered in by the BB King Museum in Indianola, …


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Photos from the Blue Front Cafe

I’m traveling in Mississippi as a guest of Visit the Delta. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. It feels a little bit like Jimmy “Duck” Holmes is just waiting for you to show up. There were a couple of local kids hanging around, drinking soda at the picnic tables on the side of …


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Down in the Land of the Delta Blues

I’m in Mississippi as a guest of the Visit the Delta tourism board. Nearly all my travel expenses are paid for. I’d been driving for an hour or more and it didn’t seem possible that I was heading in the right direction. The land was flat and open and mostly brown and above the sky …


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Mississippi Black and White

I’ve been reading Faulkner, I think that’s why these photos look the way the do. I’ve got more pics on Instagram. And if you’re wondering, I shoot a Panasonic Lumix.