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Ground Zero Blues Club – Clarksdale Ms

By pwsadmin / November 30, 2022 / Comments Off

—Last Stop——Ground Zero Blues Club— After seeing the Grave of Blues Legend “Robert Johnson,” going to “The Crossroads,” and learning more about “The Blues” than I ever knew, it was time to listen to some Blues. Real Blues. “Ground Zero,” located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known World-Wide for its Blues Music.Ground Zero is Owned by…

Abes BBQ – Clarksdale Ms.

By pwsadmin / November 29, 2022 / Comments Off

—Stop #3——Abes BBQ— My day had started at 5 am.We had driven over Four Hours and visited the Grave of Blues Legend “Robert Johnson” in Greenwood, Mississippi, and were now at “The Crossroads” in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and I was hungry for lunch. Abraham “Abe” Davis started his first business, “The Bungalow-Inn,” in 1924, where his…

The Crossroads – Clarksdale Ms

By pwsadmin / November 29, 2022 / Comments Off

—The Crossroads – Clarksdale, Mississippi——Stop #2— After leaving “Little Zion M.B. Church” in Greenwood, Ms. We headed toward Clarksdale, Mississippi. Specifically, “The Crossroads.”The trip to Clarksdale took around 45 minutes. There are several places thought to be “The Crossroads,” where “Robert Johnson” met the devil and sold his Soul in exchange for becoming a Master…

Robert Johnson Grave

By pwsadmin / November 28, 2022 / Comments Off

—Gravesite of Robert Johnson——Stop #1— We pulled into the Gravel and Mud parking lot of “Little Zion M.B. Church” in Greenwood, Mississippi. I had been in a “Writing Funk” and needed some inspiration, So my Older Brother, Dad, and I piled into my brother’s truck and took off to Greenwood and Clarksdale, Mississippi, on a…

Mississippi Delta Update

By pwsadmin / November 26, 2022 / Comments Off

What a day. I’ll wait ’till I return back home to write about this trip.Until then, I’ll just say it has been a good day. I’m currently in a Motel Room somewhere in Mississippi.If you know me, you know I enjoy Motel Rooms. Places such as “Motel 6” or “Days Inn.”My travel companions, My Brother,…

After Thanksgiving

By pwsadmin / November 25, 2022 / Comments Off

Another successful Thanksgiving. Guess what? We didn’t eat my Pecan Pies!We just realized it. We thought we did, but we didn’t. See, it turns out that someone else also brought two Pecan Pies, and we all ate those thinking they were the ones I made.Including me. Tonight, after most everyone had left, we found my…

Morning Drive with Tony

By pwsadmin / November 17, 2022 / Comments Off

4:47 am. I awake. I decide to get in the truck, ride around, and listen to Olde Time Radio.I figured some “Jack Benny” or “Bob Hope” would be a great way to start this day, and I’ve got some Jack and Bob saved on my Smart Phone—which connects to my vehicle’s radio. Sometimes I make-believe…

The Red Bird

By pwsadmin / November 1, 2022 / Comments Off

—The ‘Red Bird’— Throughout life, the elders of my family have talked about the “Red Bird.”The “Cardinal” is the proper name, I believe. Sitting on the porch or at a picnic, Nana, my Grandmother, might say, “There’s a Red Bird,” and all the older members would become at peace and relaxed at the sight of…

Bus Stop Battles

By pwsadmin / October 29, 2022 / Comments Off

—Another Bus Stop Story— The year was ’87.I was twelve years old.Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out was one of the more popular Nintendo Games, and all the kids played it. We would walk a quarter of a mile to the Bus Stop each day.We had to be there before 7:15 am. That’s when the bus would run.…

Music Genres

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Country music is not my primary Genre of Music.Still, though, I listened to it. Still do, occasionally.My brothers introduced me to it as a kid. I have pictures, somewhere, of a younger me wearing a big Ol’ Cowboy Hat, complete with a Bolo Tie. Yep. I listened to Hank in those days. Because of the…