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Song of the Day 1/10: Peter, Paul and Mary, “Puff, the Magic Dragon”

By Alby January 10, 20255 Comments

Peter Yarrow, who died earlier this week at age 86, fought a decades-long battle against an insidious rumor: that "Puff, the Magic Dragon" was about marijuana. In his defense, Yarrow…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 10, 202511 Comments

Supreme Court (Barely) Refuses To Postpone Trump Sentencing. 5-4: A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the…

Song of the Day 1/9: Ohio Players, “Fire”

By Alby January 9, 20252 Comments

You know the California fires are bad – Hollywood is cancelling movie premieres and awards shows. In a way, the victims are lucky this happened now and not next month,…

RIP: John Daniello

By El Somnambulo January 9, 20256 Comments

I think I first met him in my parents' living room circa 1964. I would have been thirteen at the time. He was running for a spot on New Castle…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 9, 20254 Comments

The Horrific SoCal Fires. Trump blame Dems for disaster: “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of…

Song of the Day 1/8: Guns N’ Roses, “You’re Crazy”

By Alby January 8, 2025

Axl Rose wrote it about an overenthusiastic female fan, but when a senile dolt elected president by a nation of dolts talks about going to war over Greenland, the only…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 8, 202527 Comments

Anybody with a first-hand report on the BHL festivities? Snark permitted, welcome, even. How The Cops Kept Kevin Hensley's Name Out Of The Paper. Both Cris Barrish and Karl Baker…

Song of the Day 1/7: Soundgarden, “Fell On Black Days”

By Alby January 7, 2025

The approach of the Trump circus caravan has most right-thinking people experiencing a sense of dread, a mood Chris Cornell knew well. He once told Melody Maker, "Fell on Black…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 7, 202520 Comments

Election Scofflaw Becomes Governor Today. Because only the voters did their jobs. Let the Vanity Governorship begin. The John Carney Interview. OK, kids, here is your assignment for today. Read…

Over-Analyzing The First Legislative Pre-File

By El Somnambulo January 6, 20259 Comments

It's what I do, and it's what I like to do. Here are all the bills that have been introduced so far. The Senate pre-file is mostly the Darius Brown…

Song of the Day 1/6: Matt Pond PA, “Snow Day”

By Alby January 6, 20252 Comments

Snow days ain't what they used to be. Global warming has made snow scarce, and even when schools close a lot of kids don't go education-free, because remote learning didn't…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 6, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 6, 202510 Comments

"Premeditated And Continuous Deception". Convict--And President: In the matter of Donald J. Trump, the criminal justice system failed egregiously to hold the once and future president accountable. It’s almost inconceivable…

Song of the Day 1/5: Timothée Chalamet and Monica Barbaro, “Girl From the North Country”

By Alby January 5, 202512 Comments

"A Complete Unknown," the Bob Bylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet released Dec. 25, has gotten mostly good reviews, and even the critics who dismissed it praised Chalamet's performance. As well…