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Song Of The Day: May 13, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20186 Comments

A great John Hiatt song. And his version is the best. Yes, better than Joe Cocker's version. BTW, anybody got a theme for next week? Give me a theme, and…

Song Of The Day: May 12, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 12, 2018

Buddy Guy does serious justice to this John Hiatt song. And, oh, yeah, Bonnie Raitt tears it up as well. Best slide player in the world?:

Delaware Political Weekly: May 4-10, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 11, 201813 Comments

1. It's Carper-Harris For Real. Any lingering questions as to whether Carberbot would go to the post this year were answered as Shufflin' Tom filed this week. A nominal Democrat,…

Song Of The Day: May 11, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 11, 2018

There was a time in the late '70's to mid-eighties when, IMHO, the Neville Brothers were the best band in America. Here, they bring their Caribbean lilt to John Hiatt's…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: May 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 10, 201815 Comments

Well, I sure didn't see the Equal Rights Amendment imploding on the Senate floor, but that's what happened. What started as a simple basic statement of equality--""Equality of rights under…

Song Of The Day: May 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20181 Comment

Bonnie Raitt just tears up this John Hiatt song. Betcha you've heard it before:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: May 9, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 9, 201814 Comments

Let's talk about 'taking a walk'. In legislative parlance, the phrase means 'disappearing during a roll call so that you will be recorded as absent on a certain vote'. And,…

Song Of The Day: May 9, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 9, 2018

More Memphis and more John Hiatt:

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: May 8, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 8, 20189 Comments

OK, we need to do a post-game wrap-up from last Thursday as it was an eventful day. Underage marriage is on the way out as the bill is on the…

Song Of The Day: May 8, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 8, 2018

I get to delay my decision--John Hiatt or Memphis--for at least one more day. Because, when it comes to Memphis, there is only one King. Today, you're ridin' with him. …

Song Of The Day: May 7, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 7, 20182 Comments

I can go one of two ways this week--Memphis-themed songs, or songs by John Hiatt. Haven't decided yet:

La Somnambula's sign-off song comes from...the sylvan burg of Ardentown. Richard Julian, a great songwriter, who has written for Norah Jones and has performed with Bonnie Raitt, Marshall Crenshaw and…

Song Of The Day: May 5, 2018

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20181 Comment

The Great Lost Artist Of The Sixties. Found again: