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Song Of The Day: Jan. 26, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 26, 20183 Comments

Mike Dinsmore's fave R & B song. Sung by, IMHO, the greatest soul singer of them all:

Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 25, 20181 Comment

Last session day before the Joint Finance Committee meets. Meaning, today's the day that Gov. Carney introduces his budget proposal, which then becomes the starting point for JFC deliberations. My…

Song Of The Day: Jan. 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 25, 2018

Mike Dinsmore brings you a point-of-view you don't often get in a song, but should:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 24, 2018

Yo, Kevin Hensley: 1972 called, and it wants its Cadillac-drivin', steak-eatin', Welfare Queen racist stereotype back. Yo, Sen. Pettyjohn: Why don't you wander over to Gerald 'Loogy' Hocker's store to…

Song Of The Day: Jan. 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 24, 2018

We briefly interrupt Mike Dinsmore Week to bring you a song that, I hope, Mike Dinsmore would embrace and endorse. The South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela ('Grazing In The Grass')…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Jan. 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 23, 20183 Comments

If you're looking for quality day-to-day coverage of the General Assembly, Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News is doing the best job in Delaware. What a revolutionary idea for…

Song Of The Day: Jan. 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 23, 2018

I've worked most my life at a prison nearby And I've raised two sons and a daughter I knew all along, as I watched them grow strong They had…

Song Of The Day: Jan. 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 22, 2018

Mike Dinsmore Week commences. Listening to Mike's choices, it's clear that he favors folk music of a political bent. A broad palette of such songs. We head north to Quebec…

Song Of The Day: Jan. 21, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 21, 20182 Comments

A great band you never heard of: Coming next week: Mike Dinsmore gets his musical closeup!

Song Of The Day: Jan. 20, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 20, 2018

Needed a shot of adrenaline after an amazing show by Tinsley Ellis at the Arden Gild Hall last night. Paging the Blasters:

Song Of The Day: Jan. 19, 2018

By El Somnambulo January 19, 20181 Comment

This song just popped into my head and onto the intertubes:

Delaware, Shell Corporations, Donald Trump’s Lawyer, And The Porn Star

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20188 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reports tonight that Donald Trump's lawyer established a Delaware LLC, 'Essential Consultants', for the specific purpose of paying off actress Stormy Daniels to keep her from…

It’s Official. Bernard Brady To Retire

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20189 Comments

The finest public servant I've ever known is retiring after 39 years. He has served as the Secretary Of The Senate for something like 30 of those years. He did…