And still is. Having found you through bloglily today, I was rather astonished to discover your photograph of The Crossroads, and your references to Robert and Tommy Johnson. I’ve just returned from a trip to Clarksdale and still am writing about it on my blog. That a five day trip could result in a dozen posts says very little about me but a good bit about the people of the Delta, the richness of their music and the spirit of their lives.

Apart from all that, you might be one of the few people in the world who’d get a kick out of the song I wrote for the Juke Joint Festival – “Mississippi Writin’ Blues”. One verse….

Gonna tear up my edits,
turn off my hard drive, too,
Walk out that door
no matter what’s left to do,
Gonna find me a way to cure
these Mississippi writin’ blues.

I look forward to more exploration of your site and your writing.

jb says: Hi Linda, thanks for the verse of the song, but especially thanks for the link to your site. I had to wrench myself free from it this morning as I need to get my teeth fixed, but I’ll be back real soon.

jb says: Hey, Tony, thanks for that. It’s good to be reminded from time to time. If I was rich as well as an u-y-w I’d send you a prize for raising the level of commenting on this blog. (Though I’m sure this isn’t the only forum to which you contribute.)

That is so true.

jb says: Thought you might like it, Blue.