Song of the Day 5/31: Nazareth, “Guilty”
Yes, that's Scottish rockers Nazareth covering Randy Newman on their breakthrough 1975 LP, "Hair of the Dog." The tune, from Newman's controversial "Rednecks" album of the year before, got lots…
Delaware Political Weekly: May 24-30, 2024
1. D State Rep. Sophie Phillips Gets Primary Challenger in RD 18. I have no idea why as she's great. The challenger is one Lisa Cooke, or Lisa Cooke-Rossi, she…
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 31, 2024
He's Once, Twice, 34 Times A Felon. Brings a tear to my eye. Jennifer Rubin states the sadly obvious: The flock of pundits who insisted trying Trump was constitutionally untoward…
Trump: Guilty Times 34!!
Found guilty on all counts!!: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/30/trump-hush-money-trial-live-updates-jury-deliberations/
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2024
My kind of month. Tons o' diversity. So many cool songs that I'm calling an audible and releasing this list two days early--already have a couple for June in the…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 30, 2024
RIP, Lonnie George: I'll leave it to others to examine the Del-Tech aspect of the story. For me, Lonnie was the Speaker of the House during my first two years…
Song of the Day 5/29: Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
This song has been having a moment – I've heard it recently not only on the radio but on the supermarket muzak, and it showed up in my YouTube feed.…
My Random Thoughts On Delaware’s Primaries
Subject to change from the moment I hit 'Publish'. 1. The race between Marcus Henry and Karen Hartley-Nagle is, in my opinion, over. Marcus has been everywhere, Karen is barely…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Closing arguments concluded in the Trump hush-money trial, so the speculation has begun. Few think he'll be acquitted, but opinion seems split on whether he'll be convicted. One person who…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Anyone who thinks that removing Benjamin Netanyahu from power would end Israel's ongoing massacre in Gaza is overlooking an inconvenient truth: Two-thirds of the Israeli public doesn't just support the…
Song of the Day 5/28: Iron Butterfly, “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida”
Doug Ingle, who wrote, sang and played organ on "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," Iron Butterfly's iconic 1968 hit, died last week at age 78. Ingle was the last surviving member of the lineup…
Song of the Day 5/27: Richard Sherman, “Feed the Birds”
Richard Sherman, who died last week at 95, penned the lyrics to hundreds of Disney songs from 1960 to 1973 while he and his composer brother, Robert, were employed as…
DL Open Thread Monday, May 27, 2024
The Washington Post's motto is "democracy dies in darkness." It doesn't say anything about dispelling it. You probably saw the story last week about Supreme Court justice Sam Alito flying…