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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 20, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 20, 202414 Comments

Three Notable Trends From This Year: 1. The News-Journal is no longer an essential newspaper. While the paper broke a couple of stories, most of the big stories were reported…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 19, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 19, 20244 Comments

It takes a person truly comfortable in their own skin to admit when they were wrong. I was...I was...I was... I'm working on it. However, you (and some others who…

Song of the Day 12/19: Perry Como, “(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays”

By Alby December 19, 2024

Guest post by Nathan Arizona It took just one day to write a Christmas song that’s been a staple of the season for 70 years. Sometimes you get your work…

Song of the Day 12/18: The Philly Specials & Mt. Joy, “Santa Drives an Astrovan”

By Alby December 18, 20241 Comment

Jason Kelce and his erstwhile offensive linemates on the Philadelphia Eagles released the third and what they say will be their final charity Christmas LP, "A Philly Special Christmas Party,"…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 18, 202430 Comments

I'm putting this out there as a self-enforcing mechanism to get the stuff done: Monday, December 23: DL's MVP's Of 2024. December 26-30: 'Bulo's Fave Fifty Tunes Of The Year.…

Song of the Day 12/17: GlassDuo, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”

By Alby December 17, 2024

You'll seldom hear a better match of music and instrument than this performance of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from "The Nutcracker Suite." It was written in 1892…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 17, 20248 Comments

Articles I Won't Read--And Won't Link To: 'The Road Back To Power For Democrats' by Rahm Emanuel. It's out there. You'll have to find it for yourselves. Class Action Lawsuit…

Song of the Day 12/16: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Christmas All Over Again”

By Alby December 16, 2024

"A Very Special Christmas," the 1987 charity LP conceived by producer Jimmy Iovine as a memorial to his father, succeeded beyond all expectations. Inspired in part by Phil Spector's legendary…

A Very Special Delaware Edition Of The DL Open Thread: Monday, December 16, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 16, 202431 Comments

Rethugs Got Handed The SD 5 Seat. Turned It Down. Backwards reels the mind. Word on the street is that Cathy Cloutier sought the nomination for the post being vacated…

Song of the Day 12/15: Herb Alpert, “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle”

By Alby December 15, 2024

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The other day I heard a Christmas song I’d never heard before, by a composer whose songs I’ve been listening to most of my life.…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 15, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 15, 20242 Comments

ABC To Pay Trump $15 Million. Because, he didn't 'rape' E. Jean Carroll, he only 'sexually assaulted' her: Trump sued ABC and Stephanopoulos in federal court in Miami days after…

Song of the Day 12/14: Dean Martin, “A Marshmallow World”

By Alby December 14, 2024

Despite a crying need for Christmas music that hasn't been played to death, some holiday songs that used to be popular have fallen out of favor. But there's always hope…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 14, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 14, 20249 Comments

Carney's Final Friday News Dump Of The Year? Or did the Senate just wait until now? (Update: Nope. Governor made the appointments on Friday, was unavailable for comment.) Oh, and…