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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023

By Alby November 29, 20236 Comments

This isn't getting the media play it should: Hunter Biden said he'd testify in the House GOP "investigation" of his business dealings, but only if the session were open to…

Song of the Day 11/28: Spinal Tap, “Warmer Than Hell”

By Alby November 28, 20231 Comment

Director Rob Reiner – or was it Marty DiBergi? – confirmed yesterday that filming on a sequel to "This Is Spinal Tap" will begin in February. The new movie reportedly…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023

By Alby November 28, 20232 Comments

Good things happen when you get people to stop killing each other, even temporarily: The ceasefire in Gaza has been extend to Thursday, with the option open for further extensions.…

Song of the Day 11/27: Hall & Oates, “Possession Obsession”

By Alby November 27, 2023

We now know what Daryl Hall's lawsuit against John Oates is about: Oates wants to sell his half of their catalog and Hall sued to stop it. A chancery court…

DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 27, 2023

By Alby November 27, 20234 Comments

There's a nasty civil war going in in Sudan, where the ethnic Arabs are slaughtering the ethnic Africans in what looks an awful lot like genocide.. Nobody elsewhere seems to…

Song of the Day 11/25: 39 Steps, “Slip Into the Crowd”

By Alby November 25, 2023

Somebody put Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" on the TV on Thanksgiving – the multi-year plot contains two big Thanksgiving scenes – and I got to hear the song…

Song of the Day 11/24: Graham Parker and the Rumour, “Lady Doctor”

By Alby November 24, 2023

I'll take any excuse for playing Graham Parker's blue-eyed soul, so here's one for Dr. Bethany Hall Long. From his 1976 debut album, "Howlin' Wind." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbSh9AcCEn0 Parker released a new…

Song of the Day 11/23: Mary Gauthier, “Thanksgiving”

By Alby November 23, 20232 Comments

Just in case you're not feeling all that thankful today, Mary Gauthier's song about visiting prison on the holiday will remind you that some people have it much worse. Unlike…

Song of the Day 11/22: Daryl Hall and John Oates, “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”

By Alby November 22, 2023

Here's the proof that we're living in the most contentious times since the Civil War: Daryl Hall is suing John Oates. The lawsuit, filed in Nashville, is sealed, so we…

Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023

By Alby November 22, 20238 Comments

Today's Thanksgiving prep – stuffing, or more properly dressing, since we don't actually put it inside the bird. We always have three different kinds – traditional, cornbread with oysters, and…

Open Thread Tuesday Nov. 21, 2023

By Alby November 21, 20234 Comments

Short one today with Thanksgiving prep on tap. Today: Pies – pumpkin, apple and pecan. Republicans should spend more time baking pies instead of thinking of ways to make life…

Song of the Day 11/20: The Afghan Whigs, “I Know Your Little Secret”

By Alby November 20, 20231 Comment

Bethany Hall Long's secrets don't seem all that secret at this point. She might as well face the music. The Afghan Whigs, the vehicle for frontman and songwriter Greg Dulli,…

DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 20, 2023

By Alby November 20, 202311 Comments

President Jimmy Carter's wife Rosalynn died at yesterday at 96, two days after entering hospice care, with her husband of 77 years by her side. Their marriage lasted as long…