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DL Open Thread: Sun., Oct. 6, 2019
Trump Calls For Impeachment Of…Mitt Romney. The Big Lie is all he has left. Who knows, it might work. He’s got a commercial out now that is The Big Lie On Steroids. Trump Throws Rick Perry Under The Bus. Annnd, Perry announces he’s leaving the Administration in November. Anybody think that’s coincidence? Amazon Refuses To […]
Song Of The Day For Sun., Oct 6, 2019-The Beatles: Get Back
We had our 50th high school reunion last night, and it was really great. Everything I’d hoped for, and more. ‘Get Back’ was the #1 song nationally on the day we graduated from Brandywine. It would later appear on Let It Be in a slightly different form:
DL Open Thread: Sat., Oct. 5, 2019
Trump’s Phone Calls Alarmed Officials Long Before Ukraine. Put. Down. That. Phone! How One County Shows Why D’s Will Never Beat Trump In Rural America. The good news? People are fleeing these counties for places that, you know, actually spend for stuff like roads and schools. ‘We Need To Talk About Hunter Biden’. This, in […]
Songs Of The Day For Oct. 5, 2019: Save The Country/Wedding Bell Blues
Laura Nyro, one of my favorite songwriters from this era, wrote both songs. She originally released an over-produced version of ‘Save The Country’ in 1968 (Columbia Records was pushing for a hit), but recorded a solo version of the song for 1969’s New York Tendaberry album: The 5th Dimension had a big hit in 1969 […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., Oct. 4, 2019
Trump Is Unfit For Office, And Pretty Much Everybody Knows It. Mitch McConnell surely does. Which means he knows that the R’s will lose the Senate with Trump as President. Rethugs have to be looking for an off-ramp. I highly recommend this piece. A must-read. AG Secretary To Family Dairy Farmers: Drop Dead. That should […]
Song Of The Day For Oct. 4, 2019-The Who: Pinball Wizard
Yep, 1969 was the year of ‘Tommy: Hey, might as well toss in… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRD_gIoVOmY And one of the greatest rock finales ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqmC1T9rukk
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Oct. 3, 2019
Yep, Pence Was In On It, Too. Two points–Trump made sure that he tainted Pence, and Pence’s defense appears to be that he is/was clueless. USDA Lets Chicken Slaughtering Plants Sacrifice Safety For Speed. If only the workers at those plants in Sussex County voted, or were eligible to vote… LA’s Green New Deal. Including […]
Song Of The Day For Oct. 3, 2019: “I Want You Back”-The Jackson 5
This was #1 on the soul/r&b charts for 1969. Feel free to sing and dance along: OK, I can’t resist. Here’s my fave cover of the song. Not from 1969:
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September, 2019
Fewer songs this month, some more mellow than usual, likely the result of my having been away for two weeks and not obsessing daily over music. I think you’ll enjoy what I did find, though. I just heard of this band. I mean, like, last week. FWIW, they’re my kind of band. Feel free to […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., Oct. 2, 2019
Rudy’s Sleazy Ukraine Ties. Hey, he has to finance his ‘free’ work for Trump somehow. AG Jennings Joins In Brief Supporting DACA. I love Matt Denn, but Kathy Jennings may be the best Delaware AG I’ve seen. Steel Plant In Louisiana Closes Unexpectedly. Why? Trump’s tariffs. 376 workers lose their jobs. Susan Collins: ‘Hero Of […]
Song(s) Of The Day: A Trifecta From CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival put out three albums in 1969, each one featuring at least one all-time classic. From Bayou Country: From Green River (a great song in its own right): No, the bathroom is not on the right. From Willie And The Poor Boys (Walgreens ruined the title song for me), my fave CCR song […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019
Leo Strine Lays Out A Progressive Message: I’m starting to think that he’s gonna run for governor–or US Senate. I’d welcome it. Tip o’ the sombrero to the Reverend, who uncovered this. Read it. Pompeo Listened In On The Call. Barr Traveled The Globe In Search Of Dirt. Trump Told Russia That It Was OK […]
Song Of The Day: ‘Gimme Shelter’: The Rolling Stones
As my classmates and I celebrate our 50th High School Reunion this month (Brandywine HS, Class of ’69), I’m gonna present a month of great songs from one of the greatest years in music ever. Newsweek described ‘Gimme Shelter’ as ‘an erotic exorcism for a doomed decade’. And this article, must reading, which provides a […]
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