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Hazelhurst’s hurtingRobert Johnson’s been long gonetown’s still got the blues ~ n.b. Technically a city, a county capital, Hazelhurst has a population that has reduced to less than 4,000 with a quarter of whom living below the poverty line. It is the birthplace of Robert Johnson, whose songs made others rich. The blue guitar sign, →
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where blue suede shoes trodthey long since left the caféno scent left to track ~ n.b. The nice thing about The Arcade Restaurant is that, apart from a modest postcard, the proprietors don’t trade off the reputation of one of their many happy customers. More importantly the café has been up and running for 102 →
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putting a face oncan’t hide what happens beneathSt. Louis’ broken heart ~ n.b. In a city with many elegantly carved superstructures that are all boarded up, this building in the city centre has been cleverly painted to look as if it has a facade carved from stone. It is merely make up that is beginning →
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I’ll buy you a mealbut I won’t just give moneyyou said you’re hungry ~ n.b. Talk me through that again. Hungry means ‘food’ right? A young man, in a desperate condition, scarred, nervous, tired and dirty asked for a dollar for food. I said I’d get him some food, (we were stood outside a hamburger →
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schedules don’t accountfor variable weatherrain-break friendships flow ~ n.b. Something special about the White Sox crowd. Nearly six hours with the rain delay start, passed in a flash. Thank you to Sam, Henry, the guy in the queue (not ‘The Queue’) and the ticket seller. Unforgettable evening of great conversation. Baseball was pretty good too, →
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waving or drowningit’s hard to determine hereunfinished business ~ n.b. This marble sculpture, carved by Adelaide Johnson, was presented to the US government in 1921 by the National Women’s Party. Deliberately produced as emergent figures in knowledge that work to improve women’s rights is work in progress. The women represented here are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, →
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