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Song Of The Day: Feb. 22, 2018
Did I mention something yesterday about great country music coming out of west Texas? If I could only choose one album to represent that spirit, it would be Joe Ely’s Honky Tonk Masquerade. No wonder the Clash had him and his killer band open for them in England:
Carney To Prospective Breast Cancer Patients: Drop Dead
OK, even I grant you that the headline is a bit alarmist. But not much. John Carney has proposed parking the state mammography van. Alleged savings: $277,000. Because this brain-dead aparatchik can’t envision a scenario where Delaware’s wealthiest pay more in order to protect those who can’t afford mammograms. 1005 women, mostly black or Hispanic, […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 21, 2018
One of the more unlikely concert pairings I ever saw. This guy opening for…Husker Du: Hey, they both were on Warner Brothers at the time..
Gene Truono Seeks R Senate Nod To Challenge Carper
Here’s his website: https://votetruono.com/ It’s not clear to me why he’s running. He basically tries to out-Carper Carper. To wit: “Early in his career, Gene saw firsthand how the burdensome regulations impacted the banking industry but did little to help the consumer.” Yep, just we need. Someone who wants to cut burdensome regulations on the […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 20, 2018
Saw this obit in the NYTimes. Arthur Robinson…: …or Mr. Okra, as pretty much everyone called him, who rolled each day through the streets of New Orleans in a loudly painted pickup truck-cum-fruit stand singing his sales pitch like the roving food vendors once common in the city, died on Thursday at his home there. […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 19, 2018
Feeling nostalgic for Obama on this Presidents’ Day? How about some Chicago soul wishing we could just turn back the hands of time (h/t to Alby)?:
Song Of The Day: Feb. 18, 2018
Nathan Arizona closes out a great week: “The best band of the 1990s Brit-pop era and one of the best guitar-rock bands ever. The Gallagher brothers who led Oasis feuded constantly and finally broke up the group in 2009. Now each of them leads a band not as good as Oasis. Older brother Noel was […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 17, 2018
Nathan Arizona Day 6: Perfect way to start your Saturday. “Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd were two American jazzmen who picked up early on Brazilian bossa nova. Tom Jobim’s “Desafinado” is one of the classics of the genre, almost as well-known as “The Girl From Ipanema.” This song is from the pair’s 1962 album ‘Jazz […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 9-15, 2018
1. It’s On. Kerri Harris Vs. Tom Carper. I should probably lead with this story every week from now on as it’s pretty clear that this campaign will have to generate its own news w/o any media assistance. Except for us. We’ve been calling for a race like this for years, we have chronicled Carper’s […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 16, 2018
Nathan Arizona Week, Day 5: “Some us will alvvays (CQ) love power-pop no matter when it comes out. This tune arrived in 2014 from a Canadian band that spells its name that way because some other band was already using the usual spelling. No word on how Betty and Veronica feel about singer and songwriter […]
Stoopid Joint Finance Committee Tricks
First of all, take a look at the current membership of the JFC. Other than Rep. J. J. Johnson, this is not exactly the ‘best and the brightest’. This is also about as conservative a JFC as I’ve ever seen. Then you have the ethical sewer that is Sen. Nicole Poore. OK, enough editorializing for […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 15, 2018
Nathan Arizona Week: Day 4!! “Folk-rock for our time by one of a host of young guitarists who play in the tradition of Bert Jansch, Tim Hardin and John Martyn. Video shot at Fourth of July celebration in his home town Chicago. Summer in the city. If you like this, check out James Blackshaw.”:
Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Exploit Trump Tax Loophole By Registering LLC’s In Delaware
When all else fails, the wealthy always have Delaware LLC’s to shelter their ill-gotten gains. (And to pay off porn stars, but that’s a story for another day.) This Bloomberg report spells out how hedge funds are exploiting Delaware law to avoid paying taxes on their profits. It’s disgraceful. Here’s their modus operandi: Since late […]
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