2023 – Page 16 – Delaware Liberal

Song of the Day 10/17: Sly and the Family Stone, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”

By Alby October 17, 2023

Sly Stone, much to my surprise, is still alive. Now 80, he's released a memoir, titled after his No. 1 hit "Thank You ((Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)," something I…

Comment Rescue: The Case for BHL

By Alby October 17, 2023

Found this in the trash folder. From "Deeds," whose comment ended up there because he or she used more than one screen name. I have consistently asked for someone to…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

By Alby October 17, 2023

The media news-scape is cluttered with war porn, but not so much that it pushed the Trump porn out of the picture. Horse-race stories about the House speakership round out…

302news.com Bids Due in 15 Days

By jason330 October 17, 2023

On behalf of the owner, we are delighted to announce a sealed bid auction for the sale of the premium domain name "302news.com" along with its accompanying Limited Liability Company…

The FINAL Delaware Occasional Political Weekly Of The Year!

By El Somnambulo October 16, 2023

After this, we go weekly...until we don't. Meaning, maybe we have a political weekly this Friday, maybe we have one next Friday. Depends on how many stories/rumors we can gather,…

Song of the Day 10/16: Mickey Dolenz, “Shiny Happy People”

By Alby October 16, 2023

Rock is deep into its post-modern phase. How else to explain 78-year-old Mickey Dolenz, the last surviving Monkee, releasing an EP of R.E.M. covers? Well, maybe as time being a…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 16, 2023

By Alby October 16, 2023

Whatever you think about the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict, you have to admit that U.S. media picks and chooses its obsessions, and that dwelling on those stories stirs the deranged to…

Song of the Day 10/15: Madness, “Michael Caine”

By Alby October 15, 2023

Iconic British actor Michael Caine announced yesterday on BBC Radio that, at 90 years old, he's retiring. “I keep saying I’m going to retire. Well, I am now. I’ve figured,…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 15, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 15, 2023

Louisiana Goes Full-On Right-Wing Crazy. Guess I won't be visiting N'Awlins soon: Jeff Landry, the Louisiana attorney general and a hard-line conservative, trounced a crowded field of candidates on Saturday…

Song of the Day 10/14: Joni Mitchell, “Banquet”

By Alby October 14, 2023

For Paul and El Som, by request. The original arrangement on "For the Roses" features Joni on piano, but this full band concert performance from her film 1983 film "Refuge…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 14, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 14, 2023

Weisselberg Lied, Under Oath, About Trump's Penthouse. Too bad there's incontrovertible proof--from Weisselberg: Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, lied in sworn testimony on Tuesday…

Song of the Day 10/13: Cyndi Lauper, “Money Changes Everything”

By Alby October 13, 2023

What makes so many politicians succumb to the lure of lucre? I think Cyndi Lauper summed it up. Actually, a guy named Tom Gray, who led an Atlanta new wave…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 13, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 13, 2023

Scalise Boomlet Crashes. Looks like Jordan is up next. We can only hope that his candidacy suffers the same fate: The fractious Republican conference has rejected a second speaker hopeful…