Song of the Day 7/26: Iggy Pop, “China Girl”
For Gerald Brady. Yeah, you know the hit version (No. 10 US, No. 2 UK) that Nile Rodgers produced for David Bowie, but it was first recorded six years earlier…
Brady Announces He Won’t Run Again…
...according to Matt Bittle, whose Twitter feed is alive and better than ever, and according to sharp-eyed DL commenter Harold. Here is what Brady wrote on his Facebook page: However,…
DL Open Thread Monday July 26th, 2021 – Happy Monday!
Gerald Brady Resigns!
...is a headline I thought I'd be writing this morning. Oh well. Soon. In the meantime, click through to read about Trump's incoherent, ill-informed ramblings, and how all asshole pubic figures should be accosted loudly and frequently. Especially public figures named Tucker Carlson.Song of the Day 7/25: The Weakerthans, “Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call”
When people complained about Bob Dylan being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature because "lyrics aren't literature," they betrayed their ignorance about literature. Some of the earliest writings in the…
DL Open Thread Sunday, July 25, 2021
Is anyone under the impression that the Democratic Party has moved to the left? If so, please take a look at the vote to increase Pentagon spending by $25 billion,…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 24, 2021
The Unvaccinated Are The New Villains. As well they should be: The acrimony is only likely to intensify in coming months as vaccine mandates take effect at hundreds of colleges…
Song of the Day 7/23: John Mayer, “Last Train Home”
The last thing I expected this summer was brand-new yacht rock, yet here it is. Someone played this for me and dared me to guess who it was, and all…
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 23, 2021
Gerald Brady Goes National. Congrats to Speaker Pete, Our PAL Val, and Delaware Democratic Chair Betsy Maron for making Delaware even more of a laughingstock than usual. Hey, I've got…
Good Evening! Did Gerald Brady resign today?
No? Really? Hmmm.. That's strange. On a related note - what do Democratic "leaders" mean when they say "We will not tolerate this." Because it seems to mean "We will tolerate this."
Song of the Day 7/22: Bruce Springsteen, “Wings for Wheels”
An odd story about a Bruce Springsteen composition popped up recently -- an argument about the lyrics to his iconic song "Thunder Road." Since the release of his "Born to…
DL Open Thread Thursday, July 22, 2021: Return of the Masks
I hope you haven't stowed your face coverings too deep in the closet, because the smart money says we're building toward a third-wave pandemic peak, probably in September. You can…
Good Morning! Has Brady Resigned Yet?
No? That's strange.
Song of the Day 7/21: Big Star, “Watch the Sunrise”
As Jason noted, raging wildfires are turning the West into a hellscape, but it is giving us colorful sunrises and sunsets. The rest of the day needs some work --…