We would like to start by thanking all the people we met in and around Clarksdale, Mississippi, for making our stay as wonderful as it was. The whole experience far exceeded our expectations. A special thank you to (in no particular order) Pinetop & Pat, Sam & Patty, Big T, Eric & Jeff, Jimbo & Will, Stan & Dixie, Doc & Glenda, Roger, Ronnie & Richie, Bill, Jim, Guy, James, Phil, Jim, Adrian, Amy, Ali, Bill & Ernst, Sonny, Joni, John Alex, BJ, Wolf, T Model, Steve, the Chamoun family and (last but certainly not least) Mr Tater.

Mark returned to Clarksdale in April 2005 to catch up with everyone there and also made some new friends.

"What a great time I had! I met up with all my old friends from the last visit - Bill, Jim, Guy, Jimbo, Will, BJ, Stan, Dixie, Roger, Jennifer, Jim, Phil, Ronnie, Rich, Ali, Joni, Shelley and, of course, Mr. Tater plus others too numerous to mention (sorry if your name's not here!) It was great to get back to the best music town in the world!

Rick and Mark both returned to Clarksdale in October 2006 to play at the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival - formerly known as the King Biscuit Festival.

After a gap of five long years Mark and Rick returned to Clarksdale to perform at the 2011 Juke Joint Festival.

“I really felt like I needed to recharge and reconnect with the motherload”, Mark says. “Five years is too long to leave it, especially as some of the area’s best known players have passed on in the last year or two.”