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Song of the Day 10/11: Renaissance, “Northern Lights”

By Alby October 11, 20241 Comment

Thanks to an unusually strong solar flare, the aurora borealis made a rare appearance over Delaware last night. Fittingly, I suppose, "Northern Lights" was a rarity, too. It was the…

Song of the Day 10/10: Parliament, “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)”

By Alby October 10, 20241 Comment

Hurricane Milton didn't do as much damage as it might have, but you're probably seen the photos of St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field. The storm did, indeed, tear the roof off…

Song of the Day 10/9: Johnny Neel, “Talking About People”

By Alby October 9, 20241 Comment

Wilmington native Johnny Neel, who died this week at age 70, was legendary in Nashville. Best known to the broader public for his stint with the Allman Brothers Band, he…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024

By Alby October 9, 20242 Comments

Hurricane Milton will dominate news coverage today. Too bad none of the precipitation will make it up north; all of Delaware is either "abnormally dry" or in "moderate drought," and…

Song of the Day 10/8: Climax Blues Band, “Couldn’t Get It Right”

By Alby October 8, 2024

Like the presenter of this Top of the Pops video, I thought these guys were Americans, but it turns out they just wanted to sound like they were. They weren't…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

By Alby October 8, 20244 Comments

Florida is about to get whacked with a second major hurricane in the past two weeks as the rapidly-developing Milton bears down on Tampa Bay. It's expected to be the…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 7, 2024

By Alby October 7, 202413 Comments

Residents of flood-ravaged Appalachia, having been hammered by a hurricane, are suffering further because of the MAGAts among them. Goosed by Russians working through Elon Musk's propaganda platform, they're spreading…

Song of the Day 10/6: Pink Floyd, “See Emily Play”

By Alby October 6, 20244 Comments

Most rock fans are aware that Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has gone down the rabbit hole of right-wing politics. It appears it has cost him some major coin. Pink…

Song of the Day 10/4: The Alan Parsons Project, “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You”

By Alby October 4, 2024

The more I hear from JD Vance, the more I think of this 1977 song. Though it was just a modest hit, No. 36 on the Hot 100, it helped…

Song of the Day 10/3: Tears for Fears, “Sowing the Seeds of Love”

By Alby October 3, 20241 Comment

I've heard this No. 2 hit from 1989 in random places a couple of times lately, and though "Sowing the Seeds of Love" wears its psychedelic-era Beatles influences like a…

Song of the Day 10/1: Rod McKuen, “Jean”

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

For all the tributes to Dame Maggie Smith since her death last week, I haven't seen a single one mention the No. 2 hit that its composer said was written…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

Now that Israel has decapitated Iran's proxy, Hezbollah, Iran itself has decided to get into the act, firing off almost 200 missiles at Israel. You don't have to be Nostradamus…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

By Alby October 1, 202423 Comments

Israel has let slip its dogs of war with a military invasion of Lebanon. If the idea is to wipe out Hezbollah, well, it didn't work last time, it almost…