my southern life

As a musician and librarian in a town as culturally rich as Clarksdale, MS, you're bound to have some adventures. Here I'll have a place to share some of the things that make where I live so very interesting.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival 2012: A not-quite-so-free festival.

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I have to admit I was excited. Robert Plant was performing at the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, MS. My little h...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Occupy Wall Street as a Call to Arms for All People

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[Writer's note:  I've been so far behind on my blogging.  Things have been busy and time for research of my own has been rather limi...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Port Royal - Lost "Seat of Justice" of Coahoma County

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Most citizens of Coahoma County have never heard of this little town but it was at one point the county seat (or “seat of justice” as it was...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Fletcher Field - WW II Cadet Training Facility

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In 1941, the Japanese naval and air forces launched an attack on the U.S. Navy facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.   The American response ...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival

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[Blogger's note:  Due to time spent out of state this past weekend and a thoroughly busy schedule this week I've been unable to put ...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Simon Kooyman: A Musical Legacy

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Mr. Simon Kooyman was born on November 29, 1882 and spent his first 25 years in his native Holland where he received his education in musi...
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Monday, July 25, 2011

The Cutrer Mansion (or: Where I went to Kindergarten)

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In 1916 Blanche Carter Cutrer saw the childhood residence she had always known on Clark Street moved to make room for a new home being built...
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