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Open Thread For Nov. 15, 2018: About Face(book)!

By El Somnambulo November 15, 201810 Comments

The 'failing' NY Times commits some great journalism, and exposes many of the sins of Facebook in this epic article. You simply must read the whole thing. Here's an excerpt…

Song(ssss) Of The Day: Nov. 15, 2018

By El Somnambulo November 15, 2018

Some of my favorite shows showcase people who aren't well-known yet. I usually joke that our goal is to help them get to the point where we can no longer…

Open Thread For Nov. 14, 2018: Delaware Day

By El Somnambulo November 14, 201819 Comments

New Castle County Council Gets Better. A lot better. Add Dee Durham and Dave Carter. Subtract Bob Weiner and Bill Powers. BTW, if you go to Weiner's Facebook, he was…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 14, 2018

By El Somnambulo November 14, 2018

Saturday, June 7, 2008 was an ungodly sweltering evening. The weather killed walk-up sales for Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express, whose performance that night at the Arden Gild Hall…

Open Thread For Nov. 13, 2018: Four No-Trump

By El Somnambulo November 13, 201824 Comments

Lessee...no-shows a ceremony honoring the World War I dead? Check. And check out his excuse. No, not the rain. 'Concern for Paris traffic.' No-Shows Arlington Cemetery on Veterans' Day? Check.…

Song(s) Of The Day: Nov. 13, 2018

By El Somnambulo November 13, 2018

I booked Bettye LaVette at the Arden Gild Hall back in 2005 when she made her comeback with 'I've Got My Own Hell To Raise'. She's become one of the…

Open Thread For Nov. 12, 2018: How Dry Trump Is

By El Somnambulo November 12, 201834 Comments

Donald Trump did something that our soldiers didn't do during World War I. Refused to go out in the rain. To honor their memory and the memory of all who…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 12, 2018

By El Somnambulo November 12, 2018

'Hey, El Som, how about doing a week of songs from artists you've booked at the Gild Hall?' Wh-why, what a great idea! Think I'll start with vocalist supreme Cat…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo November 10, 2018

I'm hip--to David Frishberg:

Daily Thread For Nov. 9, 2018: Keystone Pipeline Springs Legal Leak

By El Somnambulo November 9, 201822 Comments

Something tells me this will get people talking. Federal judge halts construction of Keystone pipeline. Why?: A federal judge late Thursday blocked construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline,…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 9, 2018

By El Somnambulo November 9, 20182 Comments

In case you haven't guessed by now, if there was only one genre of music that I could listen to for the rest of my life, it'd be the sweet…

Nov. 8, 2018 Open Thread: California Bloodlines

By El Somnambulo November 8, 20187 Comments

Yet another mass murder, this time at a country & western bar that catered to college students. Something tells me that the shooter wasn't a music critic. Nope, a Marine…

The New Legislative Leadership Teams

By El Somnambulo November 8, 201836 Comments

We'll start with the 'Just the facts, ma'am' portion of the story. Here's who was elected last night at the caucuses: Senate D's: Dave McBride, President Pro-Tem; The Ethically-Bankrupt Nicole…