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Song Of The Day: Nov. 29, 2017
Underground Motown Week continues. Written by Ivy (not Ivory) Joe Hunter and a very young Stevie Wonder, this 4 Tops song was adopted by The Band, who I saw do it as an encore back in 1971 at the Syracuse War Memorial. The concerts I saw back then were what I loved most about college. […]
Rehoboth Beach Mayor And Park City Kathy: LLC’s Are People, Too
This is why we have the Tip Line. I can’t make this up. Rehoboth Beach’s shiny new mayor Paul Kuhns and Rehoboth Beach Commissioner/would-be State Auditor Kathy McGuiness want to give LLC’s, wait for it, the right to vote. From the Cape-Gazette: “Voting rights for limited liability companies are on the agenda at a town […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 28, 2017
Relegated to Motown’s lowest priority imprint, the VIP label, this group consistently outperformed their second-class status. Perhaps the fact that they were not from Detroit, but Kalamazoo, hindered their notoriety. But there’s no denying what a great song this is. Later turned into a hit by Bananarama. I much prefer this version:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 27, 2017
We’re gonna do a week of what I call ‘Underground Motown’. I’ll highlight songs that you may not have known were from Motown, and I will also feature under-rated gems. Today we start with a song that didn’t even chart back in 1964, but was later turned into a monster hit by Mitch Ryder and […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 26, 2017
Yo, Mikey D: It is Sunday now. For Richard Julian, it’s Sunday Morning In Saturday’s Shoes:
Delaware Political Weekly: November 17-23, 2017
1. 1982 Called. They Want Their AG Election Back. Faced with the possibility of having either a pro- marijuana legalization candidate (David Skoranski) or a ‘nut’ (Tom Neuberger), as one party flak put it, the R’s are rumored to be pushing for Richard Gebelein to be their AG candidate. If the D’s nominate Charles Oberly, […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 24, 2017
Since I’m not Captain Obvious, or at least, try not to be, I’m skipping the obvious (not that the obvious is bad or anything) to go with this adrenaline rush of a song:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 20, 2017
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Home and family. This week, some songs that suit that sentiment. Starting with this one:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 19, 2017
Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. Nothing cut through the overproduced crap of the era like this. A hurricane of fresh air:
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