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DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 16, 2024

By Alby April 16, 20245 Comments

And so the torch is passed. Just days after O.J. Simpson, defendant in last century's Trial of the Century, hurdled off this mortal coil, Donald J. Trump donned the mantle…

Song of the Day 4/15: Cheap Trick, “Taxman, Mr. Thief”

By Alby April 15, 2024

Today's the deadline for mailing their 2023 federal tax return for most people. If you live in Massachusetts or Maine you get a break because of the Patriot's Day holiday,…

Song of the Day 4/14: The Byrds, “Eight Miles High”

By Alby April 14, 20244 Comments

In popular consciousness, "Eight Miles High" is a drug song. Radio stations certainly thought so when it was released in 1966 – many refused to play it, so it only…

Song of the Day 4/13: Paula Cole, “I Don’t Want to Wait”

By Alby April 13, 20241 Comment

Yet another Trump stunt to delay his hush-money trial got rejected yesterday, so it's almost certain to start Monday. Almost certain. The title of this song sums up my feelings…

DL Open Thread Saturday, April 13, 2024

By Alby April 13, 20244 Comments

People who thought Ron DeSantis might stop acting like a tinhorn dictator after his presidential-race embarrassment can abandon that hope. He signed a bill that turns police oversight boards over…

Song of the Day 4/12: Dada, “Dizz Knee Land”

By Alby April 12, 20241 Comment

The worst thing about this timeline is that it makes me root for people and institutions I hate. The FBI and CIA, for instance. I hate them, but I hate…

Song of the Day 4/11: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, “Where’s the Money?”

By Alby April 11, 20241 Comment

Turns out Donald Trump's $175 million bond was posted by a company that isn't licensed to do so, doesn't have the capital required to back it up and doesn't promise…

Song of the Day 4/10: Huey Lewis and the News, “Back in Time”

By Alby April 10, 2024

In its third installment the "Back to the Future" film series sent Marty McFly back to the Old West. Arizona's Supreme Court did the same thing to Arizona's womenfolk yesterday.…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, April 10, 2024

By Alby April 10, 20241 Comment

The day after Trump pretended he'd let the states make their own decisions about abortion, the Arizona Supreme Court gave away the game by reinstating an 1864 ban on the…

Song of the Day 4/9: Clarence “Frogman” Henry, “Ain’t Got No Home”

By Alby April 9, 20244 Comments

You don't have to check, puck. Singer and pianist Clarence "Frogman" Henry died Sunday in his native New Orleans, age 87. His ability to sing in a frog's croak, a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 9, 2024

By Alby April 9, 20242 Comments

The news, apparently spooked by yesterday's eclipse, went into hiding, so the media, as always, fell back on Trump. After a big buildup teasing his position on abortion – can…

Song of the Day 4/8: Pink Floyd, “Eclipse”

By Alby April 8, 2024

C'mon, what else would you expect? The final track from the LP that has spent more than 1,000 weeks on the Billboard album chart, with sales of more than 45…

DL Open Thread Monday, April 8, 2024

By Alby April 8, 20243 Comments

Klaatu barada nikto, motherfuckers. Welcome to the Day the News Stood Still. Whatever else is happening in the country has taken a back seat to this afternoon's total eclipse. In…