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| Not much to look at, but excellent food! |
Day 2 of the King Biscuit Blues Fest starts off at a true Tunica County gem: The Hollywood Cafe (it gets a shout out in the "famous" Marc Cohn song "Walking in Memphis"). The Hollywood is known for its fried dill pickles, so what better way to start the day? I'll say, eating here is a hell of a lot better than listening to that dang song (don't get me started on that piece of crap).
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| Big Plate o' Fried Pickles |
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| Dumas Walker, anyone? |
Now, on to the Blues Fest, where the first act we saw was blues legends The Kentucky Headhunters??
Odd choice, but they really kicked butt. I actually saw these guys in a bar in New Haven, CT way back in 1992 (and ran into them afterward at a sandwich shop). I talked to these guys after their set for a few minutes, and they remembered playing in New Haven and even named the bar. Pretty cool, these guys seemed down to earth now just like they did back then.
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| Playing guitar while attached to an oxygen tank. |
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Then on to the real blues, Hubert Sumlin and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
The crowd was great, despite temps pushing 90+ in October. Very laid back crowd. It is a great venue for watching bands.
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The view from the top of the levee towards the stage.
Downtown Helena in the background. |
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| A shot of BoDerickus enjoying the show. |
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| A lot of PBR, baby! |
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| Plus a whole lot of rocking |
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Equals old hippies getting down:
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| Grandpa Ponytail and his old lady cutting a rug! |
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Downtown Helena was packed. "Fair" food vendors, people selling worthless trinkets and street performers all up and down the street.
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| It's a roaring good time in downtown Helena - one weekend a year. |
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| Fried pickles not bad enough for you? How about Twinkies, Oreos and Suzy Q's? |
A couple of good sets by Michael Burks and Marcia Ball and the night closed out with a rousing set by blues legend Dr. John? Wait, this is a blues fest, right? Anyway, it was a great second day and given the dark plus a few too many happy drinks, I didn't get any good pictures of Dr. John. Check back soon for the third and final day.
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| This guy looks like Dr. John, but why is he all blurry? |
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