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Tom Carper: Senate’s Biggest Hypocrite?
“Did I slap my wife 20 years ago? Yes. Do I regret it? Yes. Would I do it again? No.” That is a quote from Tom Carper. From this article. An article that paints Carper as the victim of unfounded charges. He admits he knocked around his first wife. (His enablers: ‘She was crazy, you […]
Song Of The Day: Dec. 7, 2017
Had to do it, had to do it. Check out the Kinky Friedman shoutout: OK, kids, Trivia Time. Without looking it up, who had the first hit with this song? If you know, you’re more country than me. Which, come to think of it, isn’t all that difficult.
Democrat Dan Cruse Ends Campaign For SD 4 Seat
Citing family matters, Democrat Dan Cruse today announced that he will end his campaign for the nomination to challenge incumbent R Greg Lavelle in SD 4. Cruse’s withdrawal leaves Laura Sturgeon as the only announced D candidate in the 4th SD. His statement: As we’ve walked and talked with residents across the district, our campaign […]
One Legislative Race I’d Love To See
OK, let’s see. We’ve got a D House Speaker who is a DINO and would-be statewide power broker. We’ve got an R State Senator whose personal reputation has been damaged and who represents the only Sussex SD with a D voting edge. We have a would-be statewide elected official who has or had strong relationships […]
Song Of The Day: Dec. 6, 2017
Don’t get no more Tex-Mex than the Texas Tornados: Doug ‘Sir Douglas’ Sahm, Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 5, 2017
Just a great bleeping song. Written by Butch Hancock, performed by Joe Ely and a blistering band. The Clash liked them so much they had them open for them in the early ’80’s:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 4, 2017
Why this song? It entered my head yesterday, and refused to leave. Real life? Perhaps at one time…:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 3, 2017
We end Underground Motown Week with a great underappreciated classic from 1967. Written by Smokey Robinson, performed by the Marvelettes. Lead singer Wanda Young-Rogers was married to Miracles’ member Bobby Rogers for awhile, and has lived a hard life: BTW, betcha can’t guess who covered this song. Someone who knew a great song when she […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November, 2017
Last list before I put together my Best Of The Year extravaganza. I feel the anticipation mounting already. Here are some new ones that might or might not make the final cut: OK, well THAT one’s a shoo-in. Seriously chill-inducing.
Song Of The Day: Dec. 2, 2017
Today’s Motown Underground Week Question: Who was Marvin Taplin? Well, kids, Taplin was a Motown rarity. A guitar player who was not a member of the Funk Brothers, he was a full-fledged member of the Miracles. He was responsible for the gorgeous riff that opens and then runs through ‘Tracks Of My Tears’. He also […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Nov. 24-30, 2017
1. Tizzy Lockman Brings The Beef. I’m calling it. She’s gonna win. On merit. And on organization. In an era of substance-free campaigns, she is the exception. Check out her priorities, among three e-blasts I got from her campaign this week: http://lockmanforsenate.org/issues/ Oh, and you’ll notice, nothing negative at all. I cannot stress strongly enough […]
Song Of The Day: Dec. 1, 2017
Underground Motown Week today features Brenda Holloway. If this song doesn’t sound like a typical Motown single, it’s b/c she originally recorded it in 1962 for the Del-Fi label. Motown signed her and convinced her to re-record it, which she did…in LA. Hadn’t even turned eighteen yet. Although Holloway only stayed with Motown for three […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 30, 2017
Underground Motown Week brings you the very sad story of Rodger Penzabene. The Motown songwriter found out that his wife had cheated on him, became inconsolable, wrote the lyric for this melancholy classic based on his own experience, and then committed suicide on New Year’s Eve, 1967, a week after the song was released: An […]
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