tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23521588928509648392024-03-20T10:07:47.440-05:00The Holy MolyThe Holy Moly is the American home of artists/musicians Adrian Kosky and Carla Maxwell. Adrian and Carla revitalised and created a home in a masonic temple building which is listed on the National Register of historic buildings and is located in the historic downtown blues precinct of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Their home has been an official Juke Joint Festival nighttime music venue since 2015.Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-10064357444642725652021-03-17T23:17:00.004-05:002021-03-21T05:53:16.745-05:00Thank You for the Help in the Early Days! Here's a Bit of Our Clarksdale Story...<div style="text-align: center;">The Holy Moly</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clarksdale, Mississippi - </div><div style="text-align: center;">The American Home of Adrian Kosky and Carla Maxwell</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RApsrUJzN1k/Xf1i1DpXWGI/AAAAAAAAKCQ/CgM-Bh9ONIUyLgKHgGUseVzJSGaUrZurwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/TheHolyMoly%2Blogo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1600" height="154" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RApsrUJzN1k/Xf1i1DpXWGI/AAAAAAAAKCQ/CgM-Bh9ONIUyLgKHgGUseVzJSGaUrZurwCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/TheHolyMoly%2Blogo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In 2012 Carla and Adrian purchased the old Masonic Temple building in Clarksdale Mississippi. Below is a little more to the story….<br /><br />Adrian’s first visit to Clarksdale was in 2006. He had been yearning to visit after reading stories of Juke Joints and musical characters for a few years, and he had written and recorded songs about wanting to be there. Adrian was only there for a few hours on a Sunday, but he met and shared a meal with the late George and Myrtle Messenger who ran Messengers, a Juke Joint that had been in their family for generations. The Messengers’ kindness, prompted a return, in part, together with a documentary they shared, made by Barefoot Workshops.<br /><br />Adrian returned to Clarksdale in early 2007, as an artist in residence with Barefoot Workshops, vowing again, to return. His interest then was in writing songs and learning more about the Delta.<br /><br />Adrian has a long history with revitalising buildings where he lives in and around Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. Finding, fixing, and returning them to useful endeavour. On a trip to Clarksdale in 2012, Adrian and his wife, Carla, purchased an old masonic temple in the middle of the downtown that was quite neglected, and in need of a lot of work. Adrian and Carla purchased the building with a view to providing a worthwhile project that would allow them to live, work, and contribute to the downtown blues precinct. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuN85ebNEc5lm1rRpkCdJOszXPGCk3-HFKiw_4UklGjTp_nQc9acNmhmUqHnulciz8NmTLCerIUJc41SpbYtG3zR5GHIbUduBIqz_UoSBkJkWWobW_jiZdCdZpwue2sbW46FFLJv3DIA/s1600/TheHolyMolyJJF2016.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuN85ebNEc5lm1rRpkCdJOszXPGCk3-HFKiw_4UklGjTp_nQc9acNmhmUqHnulciz8NmTLCerIUJc41SpbYtG3zR5GHIbUduBIqz_UoSBkJkWWobW_jiZdCdZpwue2sbW46FFLJv3DIA/s400/TheHolyMolyJJF2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The first job was to renovate the the physical structure, which they did in bite-sized pieces. It took a few years to get the work done. There are five spaces on the ground floor, providing retail and residential spaces for creative people. There are two restaurant tenancies, and homes for a local well known musician, and a teacher involved in Teach for America. The business (and the building) is called "The Holy Moly.” Adrian and Carla also have a multi-use theatre as part of the second floor of The Holy Moly. The second floor also contains their home.<br /><br />Since 2006, Clarksdale has changed, albeit slowly. Change takes time, and it seems that no one is in a hurry in Clarksdale. If you bring a "change the world" attitude with you it will slow eventually, to match the pace of your surroundings. Each change, however slow, does add up and contribute, and over 12 years, that accumulation is quite noticeable.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2S78DZTurmA/Xf1iVoay_0I/AAAAAAAAKCA/P9q3-_px1SEq_RtIH2ZQoebSOB94NsaxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6947.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2S78DZTurmA/Xf1iVoay_0I/AAAAAAAAKCA/P9q3-_px1SEq_RtIH2ZQoebSOB94NsaxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/IMG_6947.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />John Henshall, a regular Australian visitor to Clarksdale, visited Adrian and Carla in Daylesford in 2010, visiting with a couple of mutual Clarksdale friends and have kept in touch since. Adrian did not know what the word "revitalisation" meant, and he knew even less about what economic planners did, but he soon figured out that John was involved in planning for and encouraging what he had been doing for years with his owner-building projects. After purchasing The Holy Moly, Adrian asked John for a copy of the Economic Plan that John had written for the City of Clarksdale, and Adrian found that it was like reading a familiar story. This economic plan was a bit like an understanding friend that knew the potential, the pitfalls, and the adventures to be had. The answers for success are all inside the individual players, but the shared vision many creative "transplants' to Clarksdale have, can be found in John's work, like a common reflection in a mirror.<br /><br />Adrian has his extended family in Australia and his wife Carla has her extended family around Memphis. The couple chose Clarksdale because they thought they could make a contribution and a difference. They both have an interest in varied art forms and wish to foster cultural and creative pursuits, within themselves and others. The Delta is rich in history, stories and culture. It is also much in need of people visiting and staying to help it sustain life, as there has been a lot of decay through population loss, poverty, and corruption. It is a common story around the globe where artists and creative types move in to neglected and forlorn areas, where the rent is cheap, and they, in turn, bring life and colour back to those areas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mA3-QkmTczc/Xf1ifTizGqI/AAAAAAAAKCI/MhxOaYYhqvsFPDBS-8CmnOQB2hlJZCsygCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_7024.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mA3-QkmTczc/Xf1ifTizGqI/AAAAAAAAKCI/MhxOaYYhqvsFPDBS-8CmnOQB2hlJZCsygCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/IMG_7024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In 2014, Adrian and Carla were two of four Australians living and working in Clarksdale. One of the four, a multi-talented artist is still a resident, and the other, an Australian musician, has recently passed. Adrian and Carla opened an Ice cream and Soda fountain store on the corner of The Holy Moly in a section that was historically a drug store. This shop was called "The Holy Moly Drug Store.” Adrian and Carla noticed through that experience, that a number of Australians were visiting Clarksdale on musical pilgrimages and enjoying their adventures. Couples and singles, and small family groups, were passing through town. The locals would often want to know what Adrian was doing there and what brought him to the Delta; whilst the Australians were always intrigued as to what he was doing there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtjCNHVoUxs/Xf1jIn5QAzI/AAAAAAAAKCY/_7VCPcRgEAEgFA7KCR33GW_tZEG5IjFLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/TheHolyMolySign3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtjCNHVoUxs/Xf1jIn5QAzI/AAAAAAAAKCY/_7VCPcRgEAEgFA7KCR33GW_tZEG5IjFLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/TheHolyMolySign3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Adrian and Carla sold The Holy Moly Drug Store business in 2015 to an Australian couple who wanted to move to the USA and (as part of their visa requirements) were required to purchase a business. They are included in The Holy Moly’s current tenancies on the ground floor. These people have now also developed other businesses in town, employing local people.<br /><br />Adrian’s and Carla’s intention in opening The Holy Moly Drug Store was to gain a first-hand insight into Clarksdale’s central downtown. Before that, Adrian and Carla were only building from within. The running of the store helped them to connect and meet with many individuals from all walks of life. However, their larger vision was to create employment and encourage others to do what they had proven possible to do, which was to help bring life to the almost deserted downtown block. The building was empty when they bought it, and it had been for quite some time. There are now a number of people living in The Holy Moly building, with three businesses operating from it. One business in the building employs seven people and has recently expanded into a second section. Revitalisation involves finding uses and building life into rebuilt property, not just flipping buildings for profit. So the slow change that is happening in Clarksdale is, as Adrian and Carla see it, sustainable and with good foundations for the future.<br /><br />There are not "lots" of Aussies overtaking the town. There are lots of people from many backgrounds and nationalities who are passionate about the Blues, Culture, Music, Art, and Writing, whose combined efforts are making change. There are also constant supporters/visitors like John Henshall, who bring awareness and support through their efforts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ZjZqtz6GzE1YErO8CocvAYCgZbS_0bMqkakFRRgBX7SwsXcj4sLtKhcvxePUQQUUtSLnpCGestsK9IrpX5GiaG2rdCudnXiwEN4pQmt2MNINWgIJuVGOxn4sCiQFhnNqwMdtBKdl5Y/s1600/IMG_6966.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ZjZqtz6GzE1YErO8CocvAYCgZbS_0bMqkakFRRgBX7SwsXcj4sLtKhcvxePUQQUUtSLnpCGestsK9IrpX5GiaG2rdCudnXiwEN4pQmt2MNINWgIJuVGOxn4sCiQFhnNqwMdtBKdl5Y/s400/IMG_6966.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Australian visitors to Clarksdale seem to always have a great time. They are here for the music and the Southern culture, and rarely are they disappointed. A warm welcome awaits. There is, however, no body of locals that speak for all in this welcome. The downtown historic blues precinct is quite distinct from Clarksdale in general. Not many Australian visitors get beyond the downtown and into the everyday. Most locals would find it hard, in Adrian’s opinion, to figure out why Aussies have any interest at all, particularly if they are not blues/music-centric. <br /><br />Adrian has personally had many conversations with non-tourism invested locals, who see the town as having lost its mojo years ago and not worth a visit. This negativity for their town is understandable, given the history of decline in the area, but it is not productive thinking. If people don't like where they live, perhaps they themselves need to make changes, or find somewhere better. <br /><br />Australian visitors get a taste, but they need to stay longer; and return, again in Adrian’s opinion, to get the full bittersweet layers that make Clarksdale such an experience. Once is not enough for any deep and lasting relationship with a place. The Australian flag that flies above one of the downtown buildings is a symbol of friendship that every year ends in tatters due to strong winds. It needs to be replaced regularly if the flag is to continue to fly and the friendship maintained.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuDZe50RYEo/Xf1jnNZK-II/AAAAAAAAKCk/6e1sDRoR6C88VTdo9Yskks6-MsKOsiksACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_7029.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuDZe50RYEo/Xf1jnNZK-II/AAAAAAAAKCk/6e1sDRoR6C88VTdo9Yskks6-MsKOsiksACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_7029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For the future Adrian would like to see himself and his wife, Carla, supporting Australian cultural exchange, beyond a love of the Blues, where they find connections in Art, Writers, Musicians, and Indigenous cultures and learn, share and grow from these connections, one person to another, one small town to another. This will keep both flags flying in their homes of choice and build deeper understanding, to help fix the wounds and soften the losses of the past. Australians, well known as allies to the USA in the past, can be considered friends of Clarksdale through shared interests and common understandings.<br /><br />Thank you to all those who helped Adrian and Carla in the early days with support and encouragement. The Holy Moly wasn't going to happen without all y'all; and, thank you to those locals and transplants that continue to offer support to the couple by attending their odd event, by patronising The Holy Moly tenancies, and by accepting Adrian and Carla into the growing bunch of revitalisers, new settlers, and regular visitors that now call Clarksdale “home."<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWzVoTuy-3Y/Xf1kIfGzdQI/AAAAAAAAKC4/kf2tKQwAg9IfGwGYiCd1Qg4KHSPQ2JMmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/TableHill_7903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWzVoTuy-3Y/Xf1kIfGzdQI/AAAAAAAAKC4/kf2tKQwAg9IfGwGYiCd1Qg4KHSPQ2JMmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/TableHill_7903.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div></div>Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-71926478317797050242016-10-05T01:03:00.002-05:002016-10-05T01:04:34.602-05:00Jacqui OlverOur dear friend, Jacqui Olver, has made several trips from Australia to the U.S.A. to visit us and offer help with The Holy Moly project.<br />
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We love and appreciate her for what she does to boost our spirits when we are feeling low and for simply being herself, doing what she does best: inspiring, teaching, promoting, experimenting, traveling, singing, inventing, consulting, caring, sharing, questioning, laughing, and helping others, enjoying life wherever she is! Thank you for all that, Jacqui!<br />
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Jacqui pitched-in and helped run The Holy Moly Drug Store, sharing her expertise and experience, during the Juke Joint Festival in April 2015. We certainly needed her help, as we had an eight-hour sales line-out-the-door situation, selling yummy ice cream desserts and espresso coffee & milkshakes. We couldn't have kept up with the customers and their orders, without her help! Good memories!!<br />
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Our most recent visits with Jacqui at Tasma House in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, and at The Holy Moly in Clarksdale, Mississippi, have resulted in Adrian having a whole new wardrobe of knitted items! He isn't saying goodbye to the overalls, just yet, but Adrian has been sporting around in his new v-neck vests and a cardigan that Carla knitted under Jacqui's tutelage. During visits, Jacqui teaches Carla how to knit and construct garments. She is a great teacher!<br />
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We have lost count on how many trips Jacqui has made to the Mississippi Delta and other places in the U.S.A., but we are certain that she loves her visits. </div>
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We love having her around, too, on both sides of the globe -- doing what she does best: inspiring, teaching, promoting, experimenting, traveling, singing, inventing, consulting, caring, sharing, questioning, laughing, and helping!</div>
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Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-41962366598210353402016-06-10T15:38:00.000-05:002016-06-10T16:06:57.519-05:00Phil McNamara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Australian, Phil McNamara, our friend and Table Hill bandmate, is here at The Holy Moly as our guest Artist-in-Residence. </div>
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Phil is becoming a fun part of Clarksdale's endearing, artistic, culture, as he shares his original Americana music and poetry which he creates here in the Mississippi Delta.<br />
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Recently, we took a road trip together, up to Mountain View, Arkansas. We shared with Phil part of the "dulcimer world" which brought on the Kosky & Maxwell friendship nearly ten years ago. Good road trips bring great memories! Our "dulcimer world" brings on all kinds of good things!! </div>
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The Holy Moly Drug Store (owned by Adrian Kosky and Carla Maxwell), at the corner of Third and Issaquena, was housed in what was Haggard Drugs for many years. It had "prescriptions for the pursuit of happiness" and the "fixin's for your addictions" in the form of ice cream treats, great coffee, milkshakes, malts, floats, and delicious fast food. The Holy Moly Drug Store was a one-of-a-kind business, combining nostalgia, hospitality, and good wholesome fun and, of course, ice cream.</div>
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There were many soda fountains around Clarksdale (3 within walking distance of The Holy Moly Drug Store), back in the day. They closed in the 60's. Apparently, they were well-loved meeting places for all ages, but they closed due to a shrinking population and because big companies provided their products in stiff competition with local businesses.</div>
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Owners, Carla Maxwell and Adrian Kosky, chose to bring back to life the old-fashioned ice cream parlour soda fountain of a bygone time. They mixed up their own syrups for fountain drinks and modified them to their customers' taste.<br />
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On September 15, 2015, The Holy Moly Drug Store restaurant business was sold. Adrian and Carla have new tenants who have started a new restaurant at 301 Issaquena Avenue, inside The Holy Moly.<br />
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Please consider supporting The Holy Moly as a local business by visiting the new restaurant at the corner of Third Street & Issaquena Avenue, joining in on future entertainment offerings in the building, and letting your local friends know about the revitalisation project known as "The Holy Moly." Carla and Adrian work very hard in all areas of this building revitalisation and, although they have received great local support, it will take continued energy to make this thing fly.<br />
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This is The Holy Moly Drug Store story:</div>
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In the three months that The Holy Moly Drug Store has been open, Adrian and Carla enjoyed meeting many local people from all walks of life, culture, and ages. These visitors to the store have, in turn, met and mixed with those they know well and with those they had never before met.</div>
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International visitors have been common place, with much information and culture sharing at the soda fountain counter, over an espresso or an orange cream-soda float.</div>
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At times The Holy Moly Drug Store is like an unofficial visitors' centre, directing people to other local businesses, music venues, and places of interest, as downtown businesses are often placed in the role of ambassadors for visitors to the area.</div>
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Carla and Adrian never really intended to run an ice cream shop, but they saw something that was needed in the community and decided to do it, rather than talk about it. The Holy Moly Drug Store will be closed from September through mid-November, 2014, whilst the owners travel back to Australia. The soda jerk and his missus are needing Vegemite; and Adrian promises to bring a bunch back with him to share when they return from Australia.<br />
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Carla and Adrian have referred to their first three months of operating The Holy Moly Drug Store as a "season one," of your favourite TV series. "Season two" will, no doubt, be full of surprises, when it re-opens.</div>
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and there is theatre work which we must attend.</div>
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what our return in November is all about.<br />
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Here's a little playlist of videos from season one in The Holy Moly Drug Store:</div>
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Adrian and Carla are looking forward to seeing you when they return for "Season Two" of The Holy Moly Drug Store and more in November.</div>
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<b>December 12, 2014, UPDATE:</b></div>
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<b>December 22, 2014, UPDATE:</b></div>
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Our ice cream freezer at The Holy Moly Drug Store developed a serious brain tumour over the last few days. Doctor Cool has diagnosed a relay overload malfunction. This has lead to a complete MELTDOWN, and all of our ice cream stock turned to something resembling soup.</div>
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Relay overloads for ice cream freezers are not common in the deep south in Mississippi, so the world has been searched... well googled anyway, for the much needed ”transplant” part. It’s on its way, but with Christmas and new year on our doorstep, there’s no telling when the freezer will be working again. Luckily, in a few days, it will be so cold that we won’t need a freezer at all!<br />
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Recapping on season two, in the series “The Holy Moly Drug Store”<br />
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After a bit of, Christmas and new year fun, and some deep hibernating to come up with and develop the next part of the story, The Holy Moly Drug Store will spring back into action in March.<br />
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Season Three started March 24th, when Adrian and Carla reopened The Holy Moly Drug Store a couple of weeks before the Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival. They worked hard and prepared for the unknown of being open for longer hours and for their first Juke Joint Festival business. </div>
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Also, on Friday, April 17th, The Holy Moly Drug Store's first work/study student from Coahoma Community College started a 200 hour assignment to work in the shop. Welcome, Elisha!</div>
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Season Three continues with the menu expanded to include comfort food meals prepared to be served during every business hour! As of today, the new business hours for The Holy Moly Drug Store are 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Adrian Kosky and Carla Maxwell are running the restaurant/coffee shop/ice cream parlour with help from students participating in the DWIA Youth Activity program by Coahoma Community College.</div>
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The Holy Moly Drug Store has a new menu! We serve specialties pancakes with ice cream and a new cider float!<br />
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September 23, 2015, UPDATE:<br />
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The Holy Moly Drug Store business with a long-term lease (the current restaurant and corner section of The Holy Moly building at 301 Issaquena Avenue) has been sold to an Australian couple, John and Naomi Casaceli.<br />
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Carla and Adrian are reopening The Holy Moly Drug Store as Casaceli employees on September 29, 2015, and plan to work through October before handing the work over to John and Naomi and moving on to revitalisation work in other areas of The Holy Moly.<br />
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Upgrades are planned for the next season of The Holy Moly Drug Store restaurant: There will be more food options and a bigger variety of beverages! Woooohoooo!<br />
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John and Naomi are former owners/managers of a wonderful music venue (<a href="http://www.thevanguard.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">the Vanguard</span></a>) in Sydney, Australia. Adrian and Carla are excited about having these wonderful new tenants in The Holy Moly.<br />
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Hopefully, there will be mutual inspiration going on between the two Aussie couples, and more fun will come to the corner of Third & Issaquena in the downtown historic blues precinct of Clarksdale, Mississippi!<br />
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<b>Holy moly!</b> It's time to get something happening upstairs in The Holy Moly Theatre!<br />
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The Holy Moly Drug Store was closed in October. The Holy Moly's new tenants have created a whole new restaurant. The restaurant's new hours of operation are Wednesday thru Sunday (with live music each Sunday). Levon's Drug Store Diner has a full lunch and dinner menu and a beautiful, modern, look.</div>
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Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-9969630921468218092014-11-21T22:14:00.001-06:002014-11-21T22:14:05.463-06:00Adrian has a Green Card!We have returned to Clarksdale. Adrian's green card was waiting for him when we arrived!<br />
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<br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-36935115143685524432014-09-17T16:13:00.000-05:002014-09-17T16:13:21.034-05:00The Holy Moly TheatreThe Holy Moly Theatre is coming to life. It now has the look of a simple/elegant venue, ready for chairs, tables, entertainers and audiences. Adrian and I had fun checking the sound and feel of the room. We are looking forward to opening the The Holy Moly Theatre and the Temple of Treats in January/February 2015. <br />
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There are three stages in the theatre. We will create entertainment that combines live music, story-telling, and film. <br />
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<br /><br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-11017654664867202062014-08-01T09:57:00.000-05:002014-08-01T10:01:06.999-05:00Getting Ready for the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, MississippiWe opened The Holy Moly Drug Store ice cream parlour/espresso bar/snack shop in early June, 2014. After two months of serving our sweet ice cream treats & good coffee, we THINK we are ready for what is about to come August 8th-10th during the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival.....<br />
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We are stocking up the fudge and caramel sauces, practicing the choreography of fast and friendly food service, and grinding extra coffee beans, preparing ourselves for the festival. <br />
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Although we have only been open in the evenings, The Holy Moly Drug Store hours will be extended during the festival weekend. We plan on being open during the day and a bit later in the evening. <br />
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We understand that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yazoo-Pass/257238781000290?fref=ts" target="_blank">Yazoo Pass</a> will also be open extra hours (on Sunday) during the festival, and we thank them for that! We will be ready for that good salad bar by Sunday!<br />
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There will probably be quite a few people looking for coffee, ice cream, and snacks during the festival. We love the idea of all the activity in the city. We're happy to have our neighbours at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pinkbarclarksdale/timeline" target="_blank">Pinkbar</a> ready with the burgers and fries when we need them, right around the corner, too!<br />
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Are we nervous? Yes. Are we excited? Yes. Are we ready? ......Yes! And, we are very, very, thankful for the opportunity to participate in the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival this year. We are also thankful for the people who have helped and encouraged us along the way. <br />
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<br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-80852306543187587912014-03-29T16:26:00.000-05:002014-03-29T17:28:36.214-05:00The Holy Moly on Facebook & TwitterSince our last blog post, we spent three months in Clarksdale, returned to Daylesford for three months, and we are now back in Clarksdale, where we plan to stay for several months. <br />
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To see what we have been up to, please visit our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theholymoly">www.facebook.com/theholymoly</a>. <br />
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We wish to keep all our friends and family informed of good news. In case you haven't heard,......we want to let you know that we were married on March 17, 2014, at the Atzimba Mexican Restaurant in Clarksdale.</div>
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We will soon be back in Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.A., after three months here in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. It has been good to be here. Although we miss Tasma House and Gardens when we are away, we are thankful that it continues beautifully without us when we travel. <br />
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We are returning to The Holy Moly feeling strong and ready to return to work on the revitalization of the old masonic temple building in the historic downtown blues precinct of Clarksdale. See you soon, Mississippi Delta friends! </div>
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Don't worry, Daylesford! We'll be back soon!!</div>
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<br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-71459845329721766272013-06-23T22:28:00.001-05:002013-06-25T17:50:29.653-05:00Love Clarksdale Mississippi!After a lotta help from a lotta great people, these 7 globes have been carefully installed over the last few days by our electrician and friend, Dr. Timothy Burrel. They light up at night, and help to brighten our forward path in this great Clarksdale adventure we are calling The Holy Moly.<br />
Our neighbours and friends have helped us with encouragement along the way. <br />
Love Clarksdale Mississippi!<br />
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<br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-3587458221179505882013-06-13T11:37:00.001-05:002013-06-13T11:37:43.745-05:00Facade Work is Finished!Thanks to the help of <a href="http://www.helpful-hands.biz/" target="_blank">Helpful-Hands</a> and a <a href="http://deltabridgeproject.com/coahomacounty/" target="_blank">Delta Bridge Project Coahoma County</a> facade funds-matching grant, The Holy Moly has had a facelift!<br />
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We are half-way through this current stay in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Having a blast, just living our day-to-day life in the Delta. </div>
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Adrian is happily playin' the blues in front of <a href="http://cathead.biz/CatHead/Home.html" target="_blank">Roger Stolle's Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art</a> store today. Thank you, Roger, for this photo shared via facebook. </div>
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Later, we will post another blog entry to catch everyone up with the progress of the facelift that The Holy Moly is getting. There is a lot to report and much progress is being made with help from the helpful hands of a Clarksdale company appropriately named "Helpful Hands." Instead of thousands and thousands of words, here are a few photos and videos related to what we have seen and what we have been doing since we arrived in Clarksdale (a few days before the Juke Joint Festival in April). </div>
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<br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-6574455011260787822013-02-23T11:23:00.001-06:002013-02-23T11:23:33.020-06:00A Sticky Beak -- Sneaky Peak -- in Clarksdale, Mississippi<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FFouCHGo9fw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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......just in time for the <a href="http://www.jukejointfestival.com/about.php" target="_blank">Juke Joint Festival</a>. "Get in on the ground floor!"</div>
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Shared Breakfast today at <a href="http://sevenchimneysfarm.com/">Seven Chimneys</a>, the original homestead for Stovall Farm, on Old River Road, near the Mighty Mississippi. Home to bluesman, <a href="http://www.muddywaters.com/bio.html" target="_blank">Muddy Waters</a>, for many years.<br />
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The homestead is now owned by a wonderful new friend, Shonda Warner. Great things are beginning to happen there for the arts, artists, and the ongoing work of reconciliation in this tough and, in some places, third-world neighbourhood of first-world America.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.jukejointfestival.com/film_fest.php">Clarksdale Film Festival</a>....It nice... <br />
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Also, a beautiful old theatre, with its original sign hidden for years by "progress," was unveiled last Friday in Clarksdale by its visionary owner, Kinchen "Bubba" O'Keefe, as a gift to the people of this community and as a sign of creating a future live performance venue, once the old auditorium has been revitalised.<br />
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Speaking of new things....."Cheesehead Blues," a preview trailer for a film being made here in Clarksdale was shown during the Clarksdale Film Festival. Here's a little taste of good cheese:<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/58095701">Cheesehead Blues / promo #1a (6'00")</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user10333725">Jan Doense | Film Events</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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This week we are wishing luck to the All Night Long Blues Band from Clarksdale. The band is competing in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis next weekend. Here's a short clip of two of the band members performing in the lobby of the Delta Cinema before a film last weekend.<br />
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Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-90844856590345163022013-01-07T17:05:00.004-06:002013-01-07T17:05:38.087-06:00Java Cabana Coffee House, Memphis, TennesseeWe enjoyed a visit with Mary, the owner at <a href="http://javacabanacoffeehouse.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Java Cabana</span></a> in Memphis, Tennessee. Java Cabana is a great place that supports live music, poetry and arts based pursuits in a quirky atmosphere.
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The Memphis neighbourhood of <a href="http://cooperyoung.biz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Cooper Young</span></a> is 15,000 kilometres from Inner Melbourne, Australia, but shares many similarities with the revitalised inner suburbs of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northcote,_Victoria" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Northcote</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick,_Victoria" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Brunswick</span></a>, with a mix of old houses, arty immigrants, and cool places to eat and hang out.
Go say howdy to Mary when you are in Memphis, and play there if you are a singer/songwriter/poet passing through.
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Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-6811558163669851052012-12-05T13:55:00.001-06:002012-12-05T15:33:38.802-06:00Dingo's Delicious Ribs and Live Music at the Hambone!Heard <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/raycashman" target="_blank">Ray Cashman</a> from Nashville playing at <a href="http://stanstreet.com/" target="_blank">Hambone Gallery</a> and Juke joint last night. 29 stairs and 75 feet from our apartment in Downtown Clarksdale.<br />
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Vegetarian alert- please leave this paragraph if you are not omniverous......<br />
"Dingo," who found his nickname on a pair of boots and kept it, made the most delicious BBQ pork ribs and beans for the event. Apparently, if the meat falls from the bone in BBQ competitions held here, it's too tender! You want to have the bone to hold onto whilst you enjoy the flavours and the various secret rubbing ingredients infused during the slooow cooking process. Keep up the good work Dingo from Clarksdale Miss-ippi....mmmmmmM<br />
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<br />Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-31845581370741489742012-12-04T11:17:00.000-06:002012-12-04T15:46:10.470-06:00Looking into the The Holy Moly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We are excited to be here in Clarksdale, Mississippi! Last weekend we had a great visit with family in Memphis and then settled into this Clarksdale apartment (which required a couple of trips to Wal-Mart), yesterday we sorted out our cell phones, picked up keys & documents, etc., and today we are looking for more fun! </div>
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We will be happy to show our friends the inside of The Holy Moly Masonic Temple, as soon as we are a bit more settled in there ourselves. <br />
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There are three shops in the downstairs section of The Holy Moly. We got to see the right-hand shop inside for the first time yesterday. It has been a storage/mancave for a long time Delta Gentleman, and it was an early site for the works of the dynamic duo responsible for the creative output of "Delta Debris," two local multitalented recycler types.<br /><br />Inside the shop, a lot of the old fixtures still exist (like the pressed metal ceilings), and some very cool early-flouro fixtures. We learned from local arts identity Randall Andrews, that the shop was once a record store, and the private listening booth was still there. It's like a roomy telephone booth. Might be nice with a bathtub and a new sound system installed.<br /><br />The shop is full of unfinished restoration projects, old faded treasures and delta debris-debris, the stuff that hasn't, as yet, found its new home. Sort of like lost puppies waiting for new owners.<br />Later this week we will get a glimpse into the old Haggards Drug store, the left-hand shop, now closed but with a bunch of stuff still needing to be sorted. Hope we find a soda fountain :-} and an ice cream sundae counter. That would make the rebuilding of this place as easy as! :-}</div>
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Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-25183984043170625082012-11-22T15:57:00.000-06:002012-11-21T20:58:29.727-06:00The Advocate, November 21, 2012<a href="http://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/1132989/daylesford-resident-restores-history-for-others-to-enjoy/?cs=1893" target="_blank">Click here to read, "Daylesford resident restores history for others to enjoy."</a>Carla Linkous Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825778054496758150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352158892850964839.post-51267004855040138282012-10-15T01:09:00.000-05:002012-11-01T05:07:42.918-05:00The Beginning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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