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Colonel Bruce Hampton on Widespread Panic: In The Beginning
(Jan 26th, 14:46)
Colonel Bruce Hampton on Widespread Panic: In The Beginning This week I interviewed
Knock On Wood: Dave Schools On Widespread Panic's Upcoming Wood Tour (Rehearsals)
(Jan 20th, 11:56)
Dave Schools On Widespread Panic's Upcoming Wood Tour A few days ago,
Cormac McCarthy Sells First Film Script Titled The Counselor
(Jan 20th, 09:27)
Cormac McCarthy Sells First Script Writer
Sam Rivers RIP
(Jan 17th, 16:06)
Jazz Musician Sam Rivers Passes Away At 88 Oklahoma-born jazz musician Sam Rivers passed away on December read more...
Mystery and Manners represents the mythical south in a historical, artistic, and contemporary context. We'll explore a cultural sanctuary that defines a large part of our country's identity.
There's a mysterious grace embedded in the south...from the vernacular to the soul food...
The title Mystery and Manners originates from the indelible Flannery O'Connor book. In that classic collection the writer explains that everyone confronts all sorts of weird characters,
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>>Mystery and Manners reviews
Review of: Ann Peebles
Straight From The Heart
(Hi Records) Released in 1971, Straight From The Heart counted as Ann Peebles' third album. Produced by Hi Records read more...
Review of: Old Clinton BAR-B-Q
Old Clinton BAR-B-Q House
James Calemine's "Never Ending Soul Food Tour" includes documented visits to barbecue joints, catfish dens, chicken read more...
Review of: David Weddle
If They Move...Kill 'Em
(Grove Press) Published in 1994, David Weddle's biography of filmmaker
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>>Mystery and Manners Fiction
The Bayou Sideshow
The Bayou Sideshow By James Calemine THE BAYOU SIDESHOW “I shouldna’ been foolin’ with a married man,” uttered our hero, Doreen, as she grinned a perfect smile, and passed me the pipe. “I’ll have to go back to the beginning for you to understand the disturbing circumstances I got myself read more...
Brother To Jackals
BROTHER TO JACKALS By James Calemine I have become a brother to jackals, a companion of owls. -Job 30:29 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well, is a righteous man who gives way to read more...
>>Mystery and Manners Features
My Year of Scary Movies: (Part 9) The Shining
My Year of Scary Movies (Part 9): The Shining By Daniel Hutchens The story goes that during filming of The Shining, director Stanley Kubrick once called novelist Stephen King (from whose book the film was drawn) at about 3:00 in the morning. “Do you believe in God?” Kubrick asked.
A Georgia Son in the Big Apple: The Brit Whittle Interview
A Georgia Son in the Big Apple The Brit Whittle Interview By James Calemine Acting is a rough trade. Few attain moments on the silver screen. The streets of Hollywood and New York are paved with bones of dead aspirant thespians. Georgia native Brit Whittle is making a name for himself in New York City. In November, Whittle appeared in read more...
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>>Mystery and Manners Conversations
Walking with Zambi: The Colonel Bruce Hampton Interview
Walking with Zambi: The Colonel Bruce Hampton Interview By James Calemine "I do not come to you as a reality. I come to you as a myth." --Sun Ra "Space Is The Place" "I never had much control Until I got to Arkansas..." read more...
Through A Crooked Sun: The Rich Robinson Interview
Through A Crooked Sun The Rich Robinson Interview By James Calemine "The prodigy of my youth is now broken Leaving what's left beneath the stars..." "Bye Bye Baby" Rich Robinson Born in 1969, the same day as Bob Dylan--May 24,
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>>Mystery and Manners Poetry
POISON LEAVES
Poison Leaves By James Calemine I The Fatback Soul Jubilee ... The Old Country Church A slow procession wanders through a garden of stone towards rotting steps of an old country church. The soul revue spawns a wayward read more...
POISON LEAVES (PART TWO)
Poison Leaves Part Two By James Calemine ... Hanging of An Innocent Man Sharp silver needles enclose a vacuum of lies Binding words weave endless ties. Tenfold lotus where a vision manifests Unspoken innocence transgression may suggest. Thrashing a guilty man read more...