“A juke house was where anything goes.” – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
There was a time when we went to a juke joint. And we used to go hear live blues and dance until the wee hours. In fact a few pictures of such activities have appeared on this blog. Now days we have little ones and if we’re up in the middle of the night it’s because someone has to go potty or because someone else is sick. Instead of juke joint pictures on the blog you get lots of pictures of cute kids.
And they are cute. And we don’t regret any of that. It’s ok. Really. 
But wouldn’t it be nice if you could bring the kids to the juke joint? Or if you could have that same experience only not late at night?
This Friday Lemuria’s juke joint will be in effect. Always wanted to go over to Bentonia to Jimmy “Duck” Holmes’ Blue Front Cafe, but never been able to? Well, Duck Holmes will be playing for free on Friday at our juke joint (dotcom building) starting at 5:00.
The occasion is the release of Roger Stolle’s new book Hidden History of Mississippi Blues. Roger is also one of Mississippi’s hidden secrets. (not so hidden actually) He is the owner of the Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art store in Clarksdale and an avid spokesperson for the blues. In his words:
I moved to Clarksdale to circle the wagons, to mount a defense, to help the last generation of cotton-farming, mule-driving, juke-joint playing bluesmen deeply inhale the final breath of this amazing tradition we call Delta blues. My idea was to help other like-minded individuals and entities organize and promote this uniquely American art form from within and by all means necessary.
So, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes will be playing, Roger will talk about his books, Duck will play some more, we’ll have beer for a buck, and to top it all off the event is co-sponsored by Mississippi’s own Cathead Vodka. We’ll see you Friday the 13th at 5:00, right?
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