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Delaware Liberal Primary Endorsements
We at Delaware Liberal proudly and unanimously endorse the following candidates for public office in the Sept. 6 Primary elections: United States Senate: KERRI EVELYN HARRIS Attorney General: CHRIS JOHNSON State Auditor: KATHLEEN DAVIES Senate District 3: ELIZABETH LOCKMAN Rep. District 1: NNAMDI CHUKWUOCHA Rep. District 31: SEAN LYNN NCC District 1: JORDYN PUSEY NCC […]
Rethugs Get An AG Candidate, And He’s…A Democrat
An African-American Democrat at that. One Bernard Pepukayi, who has worked for both Ruth Ann Minner and, wait for it, Tom Gordon. Here’s the News-Journal article: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/20/bernard-pepukayi-election-delaware-attorney-general-republican/1040132002/ My favorite quote?: “Something has been brewing and I believe I have something that has been calling me,” he says in the video. “I want to make a […]
Song Of The Day: Aug. 20, 2018
We begin ‘Thoroughfares That Don’t Exist…Or Do They?’ Week with a visit to Lonely Avenue:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 19, 2018
‘People get ready, there’s a train a’comin’…’ Curtis Mayfield writes a Gospel song for the ages:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 18, 2018
Written by Steve Goodman, sung by Arlo Guthrie. Definitely in the conversation for best train song ever:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 15, 2018
The King took this blues tune by Junior Parker, and turned it into one of the most iconic early rock ‘n roll songs ever. Bringing ‘race music’ into the rock vernacular is one of Elvis’ most singular accomplishments: To give you a sense of how transformational Presley’s version was, here is the original:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 14, 2018
Wow. I had never heard this early demo version of Tom Waits’ Train Song. It just blows me away:
Delaware GOP No Longer Has An AG Candidate
Not surprising since I doubt that anyone can remember they had an AG candidate. For the record, her name is/was Peggy Marshall Thomas. In announcing that she was dropping out, she asked “the media to ‘respect her privacy’.” No problem, Peggy. The R’s have until Sept. 4 to name someone to replace her on the […]
Song Of The Day: Aug.13, 2018
A week of train songs? How about a month? Let’s start with a week and see where this train takes us. Leadbelly as channeled through Little Richard and Fishbone kicks off our journey:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 12, 2018
Boz always had a gift for the hook. Especially a blue-eyed soul hook. We close out Boz Week with one of my faves:
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