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Yet Another Charter School Closes Abruptly

By El Somnambulo September 25, 201812 Comments

This time, the Delaware Academy Of Public Safety And Security. You know, a school allegedly designed to prepare "...students for careers as first responders, such as law enforcement, firefighters and…

Dear Rethug Senators…This Is All It Would Take

By El Somnambulo September 25, 201815 Comments

First, spare me the histrionics of the 'on-the-fence' senators agonizing over your Kavanaugh votes. It's real simple, here's all you have to do, and you've put the ball where it…

Delaware’s Most Important Legislative Race Of 2018

By El Somnambulo September 25, 201831 Comments

I was tempted to call this the 'only' important race of 2018, but that's probably an overstatement. However, the contest between incumbent Greg Lavelle and Laura Sturgeon has loads of…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 25, 20181 Comment

Too infectious to ignore. BTW, while most white people covering soul suck at it (*cough* Linda Ronstadt/Heat Wave *cough), Graham Parker more than did justice to this one:

Looks Like Trump Is Gonna Fire Rosenstein Today

By El Somnambulo September 24, 201819 Comments

Rosenstein has been summoned to the White House where it's expected that he will be asked to resign. Rosenstein will reportedly refuse, at which point Trump will likely fire him.…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 24, 20182 Comments

"Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi Went to the park to check on the game But they was murdered by the other team Who went on to win fifty-nil":

Song Of The Day: Sept. 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 23, 20181 Comment

A first. This song will be reprised on my Fave Tunes Of The Month list. But it fits the Ford/Kavanaugh controversy so perfectly, it would have been musical malpractice to…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 22, 20189 Comments

Did someone mention James Brown at the TAMI show? I saw this at the Warner Theatre. This was definitely the highlight of that amazing concert film. Girls in the theatre…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 13, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 13, 20181 Comment

This is from the Richard & Linda Thompson infamous "Tour From Hell". Richard had taken up with another woman, but contractual obligations forced them to tour together following the release…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 12, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 12, 20181 Comment

RT and Bonnie Raitt perform one of Richard's most beautiful songs:

Ladeez and Gentlemen: Scott Walker, YOUR Rethug Nominee For Congress

By El Somnambulo September 11, 201840 Comments

I rarely throw the term 'despicable' around, even when it comes to the most despicable of politicians. After all, they are presumably human beings and they likely are good people…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 11, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 11, 201810 Comments

Looks like it's Richard Thompson Week. When he performed at the Gild Hall, it was truly a mesmerizing concert. Top-notch songwriter, one of the best guitar players on the planet,…

Song Of The Day: Sept. 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo September 10, 2018

In which Richard Thompson creates one of the most unsympathetic narrators of all-time (h/t to XPN's Julian Booker):