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DL Open Thread Friday, Oct. 11, 2024
Computer problems and scheduling problems today, so you folks are on your own today. The floor is truly yours. Play nice.
Song of the Day 10/11: Renaissance, “Northern Lights”
Thanks to an unusually strong solar flare, the aurora borealis made a rare appearance over Delaware last night. Fittingly, I suppose, “Northern Lights” was a rarity, too. It was the only track by British rock band Renaissance to reach the singles charts, and that was only in their native UK – a bit ironic, considering […]
Song of the Day 10/10: Parliament, “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)”
Hurricane Milton didn’t do as much damage as it might have, but you’re probably seen the photos of St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field. The storm did, indeed, tear the roof off the sucker. I can never keep straight which band name any particular George Clinton song was released under; this one was on 1975’s “Mothership Connection,” […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 10, 2024
Yes, It’s Horrific. Just don’t say ‘climate change’. Or (coming soon), ‘I wonder if my insurance will cover this’. Over 3 million customers w/o power as I post this. Don’t think anyone anticipated the severity of the tornadoes, which resulted in multiple deaths. Delaware Tries To ‘Big-Time’ NCC On Behalf Of Port Expansion. Aided and […]
Song of the Day 10/9: Johnny Neel, “Talking About People”
Wilmington native Johnny Neel, who died this week at age 70, was legendary in Nashville. Best known to the broader public for his stint with the Allman Brothers Band, he made his mark in Music City as a songwriter, session musician, charismatic performer – and as the subject of countless stories of his carrying on […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton will dominate news coverage today. Too bad none of the precipitation will make it up north; all of Delaware is either “abnormally dry” or in “moderate drought,” and might not get significant rainfall until next month. A teenager in Gaza, Hassan Hamad, kept filming the destruction caused by the Israeli assault and posting […]
Song of the Day 10/8: Climax Blues Band, “Couldn’t Get It Right”
Like the presenter of this Top of the Pops video, I thought these guys were Americans, but it turns out they just wanted to sound like they were. They weren’t a one-hit wonder, but “Couldn’t Get It Right” was their only Top 10 single in the U.S., and it it took them nearly a decade […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024
Florida is about to get whacked with a second major hurricane in the past two weeks as the rapidly-developing Milton bears down on Tampa Bay. It’s expected to be the worst storm to hit that area since 1921. About 120,000 people lived there then; nearly 3 million live there now. The only good thing about […]
The 30-Day Reports
We’ll keep adding to this post as I get to more reports. Remember, for those candidates who did not face primaries, this is the first report they must file this year. An 8-day report is also required, as is a year-end report. Let’s see what has surfaced so far… Any doubts that Bill ‘Lumpy’ Carson […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 7, 2024
Residents of flood-ravaged Appalachia, having been hammered by a hurricane, are suffering further because of the MAGAts among them. Goosed by Russians working through Elon Musk’s propaganda platform, they’re spreading rumors about nefarious activity by FEMA that has their local officials, almost all of them Republican, begging them to knock it off. They’re country people, […]
Song of the Day 10/6: Pink Floyd, “See Emily Play”
Most rock fans are aware that Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has gone down the rabbit hole of right-wing politics. It appears it has cost him some major coin. Pink Floyd announced last week that it sold its music catalog to Sony for $400 million, about 80% of what they were asking before “Roger Waters” […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 6, 2024
Feckless Joe Done Got Played. ‘Some’ people are placing him in the pantheon of great presidents. Here’s why he’s not: When Israel defied America’s appeals for restraint by invading Lebanon a few days ago, a reporter asked President Biden if he was comfortable with what had unfolded. “I’m comfortable with them stopping,” Biden replied plaintively. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024
55,000 Bibles. The Oklahoma Superintendent has ordered a Bible in every classroom. The RFP limits the Bible that must be purchased to, wait for it: Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the […]
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