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Song Of The Day For Nov. 7, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 7, 20173 Comments

Yesterday, we featured a great song written by Dan Penn and Chips Moman. Today, another great one written by the duo.Today's clip from, of all things, the Merv Griffin Show,…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 6, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 6, 20171 Comment

Not all great soul singers became famous. Which doesn't minimize their greatness. James Carr was a great soul singer. But he suffered from a bipolar disorder that led to him…

Song Of The Day: November 5, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 5, 2017

This song should be sung in front of the White House every day that Trump occupies it: Curtis Mayfield is on my Musical Mount Rushmore. This is one of the…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 4, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 4, 20172 Comments

We're finishing out the week with a Curtis Mayfield trilogy. In this second installment, Curtis and the Impressions exhort their followers to Keep On Pushing. Written in 1964, one of…

Delaware Political Weekly: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 3, 20179 Comments

1. The Emergence Of Tizzy Lockman. Her candidacy for the 3rd Senatorial Seat currently held by Bob Marshall has become a rallying cry for grassroots activists. Notable not only for…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 3, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 3, 20173 Comments

My musical sweet spot is indeed the Sweet Soul Music of the 1960's and early '70's. The soundtrack to my life. To this day, I never tire of hearing those…

Opponents Play Rope-A-Dope On Marijuana Legalization

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20177 Comments

Cutting red tape for business only extends to providing get-out-of-jail-free cards to serial polluters, not to assisting proponents of creating a new revenue source. Gee, who didn't see this coming?…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20172 Comments

One taste of Richard Thompson leads to another taste of Richard Thompson. With another of my heroes, Bonnie Raitt. Together they turn this song into transcendent bliss:

Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 1, 2017

Just when I thought the year was winding down, just when I'd begun to shift my attention to my Best Of The Year list, along comes a month filled with…

Delaware Facilitates Money Laundering To Balance Its Budget

By El Somnambulo November 1, 20179 Comments

First, go read the News Journal article on how Paul Manafort used Delaware's LLC and corporate law to launder tens of millions of dollars from the Ukraine. Yep, we balance…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 1, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 1, 2017

I told you this was gonna be free-association. When Paul mentioned Pink Floyd's 'Grantchester Meadows' yesterday, I immediately thought of one of my fave British folk rock songs of all…

RIP: Roger A. Martin

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20174 Comments

Noted author/historian and perhaps less-noted State Senator Roger A. Martin passed away last Thursday. He has been hailed as an historian who traced the history of Delaware through the succession…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 31, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20173 Comments

So, I'm listening to the vaguely ominous jamming, perhaps while under the influence of Jamaican herb, barely paying attention, when...well, you either know, or don't know, what comes next. A…