Lady Luck Riverbluff Hotel
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Stuck in the 50s?
... you’d have a perfect movie set. Many of these towns therefore seem almost frozen in the 1950s/60s—but in a sad, decrepit, abandoned way.
Another story telling 'blast from the past’ is the price of gas at many abandoned gas stations. We saw one that didn’t look too old showing gas as being advertised at $2.40. But I had to wonder how long ago the gas station advertising gas for $1.69 closed down?
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The Bluesest Breakfast Ever!
As a special treat, this morning will feature our tour musicians cooking our guests breakfast at Little Pink. This involves Marc and I gathering ingredients and finding out that many of the musicians don't actually cook! But, some do, and thus we are treated to sausage, biscuits, eggs, and chicken wings... all with a side of a concert. Group dance ensues, and then it's over. Our cameraman takes ...
DME Real Deal Delta Bus Day #3
... video about a bridge being blown up, and away we are off to dinner at Senator's Place in Cleveland. Another fine musical performance! And another crash-into-bed night.
Tomorrow morning, the musicians are going to make breakfast! Marc is going to shop for supplies early on. Afterwards, the tour participants will be free to attend a weekend at Juke Joint fest in Clarksdale whilst I will be returning homeward- so soon already!
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On the road... DME Real Deal Delta Day #2
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We finish our day with a concert on the Back Porch stage at Da House in Indianola.. we set up the readerboard to show who's playing, and a few people come on in to join us. Dinner is a to-go box, so we eat and listen to fine music. Everyone sings and plays up a storm, and once again, we go home on the bus late and fall into bed.
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Broken down in the middle of nowhere
... we decided to flag down a passing vehicle. I stood on the road side and waved down a couple of vehicles who just waved and drove on by. Then one of the stopped but didn't have a mobile we could borrow. Dean converted our sun visor that usually read 'NEED HELP PLEASE CALL THE POLICE' to say 'NEED HELP PLEASE'. Again people just ignored it except for one older gentleman who pulled over and turned out to be the father of the family whose land we were on. He let us borrow his mobile and we ...
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