Suzie Vinnick

After breakfast Wednesday at the Delta Amusement Centre, I wandered through the Sweet Home Chicago exhibit at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. There was so much fun stuff - the exhibit had some of the old amps, guitars, old clothing, AF of M union member listings, old recording gear, photographs, letters and postcards written by the artists. A couple things I found neat were the old plantation house that Muddy Waters grew up in, a letter from the Rolling Stones to Muddy Waters and a 1964 press release on the Rolling Stones who were big Muddy Waters fans. The press release also had a list of each of the band members favorite things - foods, hobbies among other things. Some I found amusing were as a teen Keith's favorite hobby was 'sleeping'; Mick enjoyed 'driving through the country alone', and 'girls'; Charlie also liked girls. Each band member also had huge aspirations - to have a #1 hit. After the museum, I checked out the Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art store then hit the Highway 322 north through the country, on my way to visit the gravesite of Mississippi Fred McDowell.

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