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Simpler & Lavelle: Cheaters: Part Deux
Yes, what Greg Lavelle did is clearly illegal. In fact, he voted on the bill that specifically made it illegal back in 2012. WHYY provides journalistic context to the News-Journal stenography. From Mark Eichmann’s story: While PACs are not allowed to coordinate “electioneering” messages with campaigns, before 2012 PACs were able to circumvent finance […]
Song Of The Day: Oct. 17, 2018
They came right out of the gate full of catchy tunes. Temple University’s own:
Song(s) Of The Day: Oct. 15 , 2018
We belatedly (I just forgot yesterday) close out Willie Dixon Week with (a) a song I’m gonna try ‘n convince Jason Ricci to let me sing when he comes to the Gild Hall in April; and (b) one that every British blues group cut its teeth to:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 13, 2018
Dixon reworked a Gospel tune called ‘This Train Is Bound For Glory’ into this distinctly secular hit. Reached #1 on the R & B charts:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 11, 2018
‘Back door man’ referred to the lover who heads in and out the backdoor to escape the jealous spouse. Yes, the Doors created an electric rock version of the song. But, this here is the blues. Howlin’ Wolf more than doing justice to one of Willie Dixon’s most famous tunes:
Another Sleeper Race For Y’All
My skepticism notwithstanding, people in the field on both sides of the aisle tell me that Krista Griffith has a legitimate shot at taking down Deborah Hudson in RD 12. Why have I been skeptical? The numbers, mostly. 7168 D; 7313 R; and 5336 I. The only NCC Rep. District with an R plurality. Hey, […]
We COULD Have A Progressive-ish AG In Kathy Jennings
No, not someone who would implement the visionary proposals of Chris Johnson. However, Kathy Jennings adopted (appropriated?) many of Chris’ ideas and, unlike Tom Carper, who we know doesn’t support a $15 minimum wage or drug reimporation despite lying about that during his debate with Kerri Harris, Jennings doesn’t have a history that suggests she’s […]
Song Of The Day: Oct. 10, 2018
I’ll give you two versions of this Willie Dixon-penned blues standard. First, the original, featuring Otis Rush: And then the version by world-famous blues wannabes. Gotta admit, they were pretty good wannabes:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 9, 2018
Everybody covered this one. Figured I go with the biggest hit version of it:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 8, 2018
There’s little doubt that Willie Dixon was the greatest songwriter of what is known as ‘Chicago Blues’. His songs have been covered by everybody. We’re talking classics. I’m gonna feature his songs all week. You won’t believe how familiar you are with his work w/o knowing that it was his work. Here’s one originally performed […]
A Sleeper Race For Y’All
Been doing some due diligence during my days off from work. I’ve gotten some interesting insights into this November’s races. And I’ve got a live dog in a State Senate race. A race that has some interesting twists on traditional themes. Here goes: People who have a sense as to what races are competitive and […]
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