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Song Of The Day: April 3, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 3, 20182 Comments

Randy Newman on 'Davy The Fat Boy' from a Rolling Stone piece: It's sung by a con man who is telling these parents that he is going to take care…

Song Of The Day: April 2, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 2, 20185 Comments

Before he became Jingle Writer To Spec for Disney, Randy Newman created a canon of unforgettable (and often loathsome) characters in his songs. Pretty much the stories of their lives…

Song Of The Day: April 1, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 1, 20187 Comments

Why not conclude our salute to Procol Harum with the title track from their Magnum Opus?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOj3kJKy-_U

Song Of The Day: March 31, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 31, 20183 Comments

Hadn't planned on turning this into a Procol Harum-themed week, but so be it. Shine on brightly, quite insane:

Delaware Political Weekly: March 23-29, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 30, 201842 Comments

1. Outten Retires, 2 Candidates File in 30th RD. Nature and politics abhor a vacuum. Within 24 hours of Rep. Bobby Outten's retirement announcement, two candidates flied to run for…

Song Of The Day: March 30, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 30, 20186 Comments

Introducing the 'multilingual business friend'. I love the song and the lyric...even though I have no idea what it means. I think that Keith Reid loved him some Lewis Carroll,…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 29, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 29, 201810 Comments

The bill raising the minimum age for purchasing deadly weapons was voted out of Senate committee yesterday and is scheduled for today's Senate Agenda. 3 of 5 members voted to…

Song Of The Day: March 29, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 29, 20181 Comment

The departure of disgruntled keyboard player Matthew Fisher enabled Robin Trower to assume a more prominent role in Procol Harum. This is the group's first performance as a quartet, some…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 28, 20189 Comments

Karen Hartley Nagle's dream of one day becoming New Castle County Executive is on its way to becoming just another of her delusions. The House passed legislation yesterday that would…

Song Of The Day: March 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 28, 20183 Comments

Procol Harum rocks out. Robin Trower's last album with the band. Also enjoy the fact that the Gary Brooker built the piano riff off of 'Cool Jerk', or so it…

Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 27, 2018

A quick wrap-up from last Thursday, starting with the comprehensive Session Activity Report. I will only note the passage of HB 144 (Osienski) in the Senate. Why? Because even what…

Song Of The Day: March 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 27, 20187 Comments

This song was supposedly written as Lou Reed observed Andy Warhol and Warhol's denizens at the Factory. The weird piano sound is due to the fact that paper clips were…

Dave McBride & Greg Lavelle: Twin Executioners Of Assault Weapons Ban?

By El Somnambulo March 26, 201826 Comments

Let's first state the obvious: The so-called leader of the Delaware State Senate has given the finger to every student, family and person who took part in the March For…