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DL Open Thread: Tues., Oct. 8, 2019

By El Somnambulo October 8, 201910 Comments

Giuliani And Perry Sought To Horn In On Ukraine Gas $$'s. They weren't weeding out corruption, they were looking to profit from it. Great reporting from the Associated Press. Transportation…

Song Of The Day For Oct. 8, 2019: The Allman Brothers-Whipping Post

By El Somnambulo October 8, 20192 Comments

The Allman Brothers were one of several bands who made their name in the '70's, but who first emerged in the late-60's. You still hear 1969's 'Whipping Post' on Classic…

Song Of The Day For Oct. 7, 2019: It’s A Beautiful Day-‘White Bird’

By El Somnambulo October 7, 20192 Comments

The origin of the song, according to songwriter David LaFlamme, who co-wrote this 1969 classic with then-wife Linda LaFlamme: Where the 'white bird' thing came from ... We were like…

DL Open Thread: Mon., Oct. 7, 2019

By El Somnambulo October 7, 20197 Comments

Trump To Kurds: Drop Dead. "Well, sure, you helped us stop ISIS, but Erdogan, who BTW, is a great man, tells me that you're expendable. Good luck and see you…

DL Open Thread: Sun., Oct. 6, 2019

By El Somnambulo October 6, 20194 Comments

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…

Song Of The Day For Sun., Oct 6, 2019-The Beatles: Get Back

By El Somnambulo October 6, 2019

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…

DL Open Thread: Sat., Oct. 5, 2019

By El Somnambulo October 5, 20192 Comments

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…

Songs Of The Day For Oct. 5, 2019: Save The Country/Wedding Bell Blues

By El Somnambulo October 5, 2019

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…

DL Open Thread: Fri., Oct. 4, 2019

By El Somnambulo October 4, 20192 Comments

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.…

Song Of The Day For Oct. 4, 2019-The Who: Pinball Wizard

By El Somnambulo October 4, 2019

Yep, 1969 was the year of 'Tommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AKbUm8GrbM 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

By El Somnambulo October 3, 20196 Comments

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…

Song Of The Day For Oct. 3, 2019: “I Want You Back”-The Jackson 5

By El Somnambulo October 3, 2019

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…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September, 2019

By El Somnambulo October 2, 20191 Comment

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…