We arrived in Clarksdale around noon today. The weather was perfect - not too hot with temperatures in the low 90's. I immediately had to stop at the first store I came to because...well, it was Sherman's Fashions! Yes....Mrs. Sherman herself was inside working and Your's Truly purchased her very first Southern Belle floppy hat to shield me from the sun.
As we made our way down the block, we were greeted by delicious smells....BBQ, Sausage links...and my personal favorite...the jumbo corn dog!!! I mean, it's not a festival without the corn dog!! We found the beer/water token booth and purchased some tokens cause we knew we'd need some refreshment for sure!
We did a little shopping at some of the booths and then made our way to the lawn and found a spot to enjoy the shows. Refreshments in hand, we relaxed and enjoyed some tunes. A few bands into the day, we decided to take a tour through the http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/. Little did we know the treat in store for us!!!
As we made our way through the many displays in the museum, lo and behold who happened to be walking towards us but ....MR. ROBERT PLANT himself!!! Yes, it happened!! He was talking to a group of folks near us so of course we kind of mosied on up to the group and that's when it happened....Mr. Plant made the comment that he had just recently moved to America....so Your's Truly just looked Mr. Plant in the eye and said "Well, WELCOME to America!!".....yes, all enthusiastic of course! Mr. Plant then looked me in the eye, smiled and said...."Well, thank you very much!".....OMG....yes, I just had a teeny tiny conversation with Robert Plant!!! Well, that made the whole day for me and West!
I have to give props to the very kind staff of the Delta Blues Museum - Travis, Jesse and April. Y'all be sure and say hi to them when you make your way there!!!
We then went on back out, enjoyed a few more bands and decided to hit the road back to Memphis. But not before making a pit stop in Robinsonville, Mississippi....at http://thehollywoodcafe.com/. Their claim to fame is they are the home to the original fried dill pickle....true story...they claim it. We did have to have some and they were ever so good!!! Brought Momma West home some fried green tomatoes...which they are apparently famous for as well! Thanks to our wonderful waitress, Karen.
At long last...we made it back to the Casa Del West - Memphis a little sunburned, a lot full and really sleepy!! Your's Truly is having technical difficulties posting some photo's but I'll try to remedy that as soon as possible. Until then....I bid you all a good night and send wishes for a lovely Sunday!
Well done Lisa! Sounds like you had a great day.
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