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Song of the Day 9/17: Tito Jackson, “Love One Another”

By Alby September 17, 20242 Comments

Tito Jackson, the Jackson 5 guitarist whose name became a punchline, died the Sunday of a heart attack at age 70. Tito knew standup comedians used his name for cheap…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024

By Alby September 17, 20246 Comments

Republicans thought nothing of their constant threats of violence until people started shooting at Trump. Now they want Democrats to stop talking about the threat to democracy posed by Trump…

Song of the Day 9/16: Jane’s Addiction, “Jane Says”

By Alby September 16, 20244 Comments

In Boston the other night, fans went to a Jane's Addiction concert and a hockey game broke out. Mid-song, lead singer Perry Farrell turned his aggro act on Dave Navarro,…

DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 16, 2024

By Alby September 16, 20247 Comments

I want to thank the idiot with a gun who invaded Trump's golf course. I was beginning to despair of the media ever getting past their fixation on the culinary…

Song of the Day 9/14: Al Stewart, “Year of the Cat”

By Alby September 14, 20241 Comment

In case you hadn't noticed, this year's presidential election is all about cats. I'm not clear on whether Republicans hate cats. Their disdain for cat ladies seems to indicate they…

Song of the Day 9/13: Frankie Beverly and Maze, “Before I Let Go”

By Alby September 13, 20241 Comment

Soul singer Frankie Beverly, who died this week at 77, wasn't well known to white audiences. He and his band Maze didn't hit their commercial stride until the late '70s,…

Song of the Day 9/12: Linda Ronstadt, “La Cigarra”

By Alby September 12, 20242 Comments

Big shout-out to Linda Ronstadt, who took to Instagram on the occasion of a Trump rally in her hometown today to blister the immigrant-hating/immigrant-marrying ex-president. Donald Trump is holding a…

Song of the Day 9/11: Camille, “Cats and Dogs”

By Alby September 11, 2024

Unless you're a right-wing loon, last night's debate might have been the first you've heard about the gangs of immigrants who are eating pet cats and dogs all across America.…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024

By Alby September 11, 202420 Comments

Whether you're talking about the presidential debate or the Delaware primaries, things went about as well as could be expected yesterday. The News Journal, as if to remind us it…

Presidential Debate Open Thread

By Alby September 10, 202416 Comments

I don't have cable TV, so I couldn't watch this debate even if I wanted to. So I'm counting on you readers to keep me apprised of developments.

Song of the Day 9/10: Electric Light Orchestra, “Showdown”

By Alby September 10, 20241 Comment

Tonight's televised face-off between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump can't possibly meet expectations, if only because they're so high for Harris and so low for Trump. I think those expecting…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024

By Alby September 10, 202419 Comments

Gonna be a busy day. Delaware's primary elections wind up today – polls close at 8 p.m. – and the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump begins at 9…

Song of the Day 9/9: Weird Al Yankovic, “Bob”

By Alby September 9, 20242 Comments

It took me a minute to figure out what was going on here. Yes, of course it's a parody of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," but what seem to be…