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Song of the Day 11/7: Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party”

By Alby November 7, 20241 Comment

The late, great Quincy Jones was arguably overqualified to produce this No. 1 hit for 16-year-old Lesley Gore in 1963. He had already led his own 18-piece jazz band on…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 7, 202446 Comments

I think Bernie Sanders got it right: “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class…

Song of the Day 11/6: Frédéric Chopin, “Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Third Movement (Marche funèbre)”

By Alby November 6, 20242 Comments

Something that fits the mood of the day, because the middle section contains hope as well as grief. Chopin composed the funeral march two years before the rest of his…

America Is…

By Alby November 6, 202413 Comments

...a 10-year-old kid at the amusement park who went on the roller coaster and threw up, then went on the merry-go-round and didn't throw up but just went around in…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024

By Alby November 6, 202437 Comments

Ugh. I can't explain it, other than I guess people enjoy a shit show. Well, they're gonna get one. The floor's yours.

DL National Elections Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 5, 202417 Comments

OK, guys, this is the big one. The night always starts off bad as Kentucky and Indiana report first. But we might at least get a sense as to the…

DL Delaware Election Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 5, 202434 Comments

OK, guys, this thread is for the Delaware results only. I can certainly understand that, as the national results come in and some of you perhaps indulge a bit too…

Song of the Day 11/5: Counting Crows, “Omaha”

By Alby November 5, 20242 Comments

The odds are against it, but thanks to the quirks of the Electoral College, if all the toss-up states break just the right way, the presidential race could come down…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

By Alby November 5, 202418 Comments

I don't know who first said this or where it originally appeared, but I've seen it referenced a couple of times in recent days, and I think it comes closer…

Song of the Day 11/4: Huffamoose, “Wait”

By Alby November 4, 2024

WXPN's David Dye is so impatient for the election to be over he devoted an entire show yesterday to songs about waiting. I had completely forgotten about this one, which…

DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 4, 2024

By Alby November 4, 202433 Comments

See what happens when you don't pay the paperboy? There's not much point in linking to news stories this late in the day. Use the space to make your predictions,…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 3, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202411 Comments

Looks Like The Harris Surge Is--Real. The NYTimes/Siena Poll, which has shown weaker numbers for Harris than comparable polls in the past, now shows a significant surge for Harris. I…

Different Strokes for Different Folks

By Alby November 2, 20244 Comments

Two Monica Beard mailers landed in my mailbox yesterday. At first glance they seemed like duplicates, because both showed her against a pink background on the front, with a list…