Song of the Day 2/25: Warren Zevon, “Lawyers, Guns and Money”
I don't know how I missed it, but until this Zevon classic from 1978's "Excitable Boy" came up on a Spotify playlist last night I never realized it fit The…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
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You already know this, but the tendency of Republicans and other half-wits to hold super-spreader events appears to be the primary driver in the spread of Covid. Postmaster General Louis…
Song of the Day 2/24: John Prine, “Humidity Built the Snowman”
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It's been just over a year since John Prine's last concert, at Cafe de la Danse in Paris, one my wife was lucky enough to attend. This tune was on…
About 95% of What the News “Reports” Is Bullshit
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This isn't an earth-shattering conclusion, but it's still galling to read -- or, actually, skip over after reading the headline -- most of what shows up in print media or…
Song of the Day 2/22: David Bowie, “Life on Mars?”
Perseverance, NASA's latest Mars rover, landed on the Red Planet last week, and today the space agency unveiled video of its descent from the lander itself. It's looking, of course,…
Song of the Day 2/21: The Go-Go’s, “Vacation”
In one sense I can sympathize with Ted Cruz -- who doesn't want a vacation from the cold and snow? Cruz is such a wuss he vamoosed after a cold…
DL Open Thread Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021
Erik Prince, the mercenary billionaire who's high on the list of Republicans who should swing from the gallows, has violated the UN's arms embargo on Libya by procuring $80 million…
Song of the Day 2/19: The Bangles, “Hazy Shade of Winter”
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The Bangles had been playing this Paul Simon composition in concert for several years when they were approached about contributing a song to the "Less Than Zero" soundtrack (which doesn't…
Song of the Day 2/18: James Taylor, “Mexico”
Sorry for all the James Taylor lately -- I've been suffering from insomnia -- but the chance to belittle Ted Cruz was just too strong to pass up. Cruz is…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
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The Delaware GOP, like state Republican parties across the land, has turned itself over to the dimmest among them. While Witless Lauren Witzke -- motto: "Cracked? Oh, I though you…
Song of the Day 2/17: The Eagles, “Love Will Keep Us Alive”
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Gee, sure is cold in Texas. Just goes to show that, on occasion, hell freezes over. That was the name of the 1994 reunion tour which introduced this tune, with…
Song of the Day 2/15: Space Cadet, “Bad Luck”
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With apologies to El Som, I actually hear other new music once in a while, though not nearly so much as he does because I'm so technologically inept. I'm so…
Song of the Day 2/14: 10cc, “I’m Not in Love”
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Something special for Valentine's Day: A song Eric Stewart wrote because his wife complained that he rarely told her he loved her."I had this crazy idea in my mind that…