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Song of the Day 11/28: John Lennon and Elton John, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night”

By Alby November 28, 20241 Comment

50 years ago today marked John Lennon's last public concert appearance, with Elton John at New York's Madison Square Garden – to honor a lost bet. "Whatever Gets You Through…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 27, 202414 Comments

Safe travels, everybody, if you're traveling. We're traveling the less than a mile to our daughter's house in Kingsridge, where I'll plop myself on a couch and start drinking. Moderately,…

Song of the Day 11/26: The Rivingtons, “The Bird’s the Word”

By Alby November 26, 20241 Comment

Gotta make it quick today due to Thanksgiving prep, including picking up the bird and getting it brined, which made me think of "Surfin' Bird," the 1963 No. Billboard 4…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 26, 20241 Comment

Smith Folds. He had to, you can't try a sitting President. The villain amongst all the villains in the piece: Merrick Garland: A judge dismissed the federal election-obstruction charges against…

Song of the Day 11/25: Boz Scaggs feat. Bonnie Raitt, “Hell to Pay”

By Alby November 25, 2024

Americans love horror stories, and Trump's selection of a cabinet designed mainly to trigger the libs provides the media with plenty of them. As Boz Scaggs related in this blues…

DL Open Thread: Monday, November 25, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 25, 20245 Comments

Nancy Mace Has Done Us All A Favor--Inadvertently, Of Course. She has given Sarah McBride a platform to introduce herself and her message to the nation. We all know how…

Song of the Day 11/24: John Mellencamp, “American Fool”

By Alby November 24, 2024

"American Fool" is the name of John Mellencamp's breakthrough 1982 album, the one that led off with "Hurts So Good" and "Jack and Diane," the two biggest hits of his…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 24, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 24, 20247 Comments

Will 'Prosecutors Be Prosecuted' Under Trump? As good a test as to whether the Republic can hold as any: Again and again, when Donald Trump has faced scandal and scrutiny,…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 23, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 23, 20246 Comments

Hospital Lobbyists Try To Kill Diamond State Cost Review Board. Carney said he supports it--but will he appoint the members?: With about two months until a new executive administration takes…

Song of the Day 11/22: Was (Not Was), “11 MPH (Abe Zapp Ruder Version)”

By Alby November 22, 20247 Comments

A lot of music has been written about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In the immediate aftermath songs expressed the shock and grief that enveloped the nation, but within…

SD 5 Candidates With Christiana Care Ties Oppose Hospital Care Review Board

By El Somnambulo November 22, 20247 Comments

Among the four candidates running for the Democratic nomination to fill the soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat currently held by Kyle Evans Gay are two with ties to Christiana Care. Both oppose…

DL Open Thread: Friday, November 22, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 22, 20243 Comments

'The Salt Typhoon': China's Infiltration Of US Telecom Networks: The Chinese government espionage campaign that has deeply penetrated more than a dozen U.S. telecommunications companies is the “worst telecom hack…

Song of the Day 11/21: SSgt. Barry Sadler, “The Ballad of the Green Berets”

By Alby November 21, 20241 Comment

This one's for George Frankel, the state senate candidate who wants to employ ex-Green Berets to keep order in high schools. "The Ballad of the Green Berets," written by a…