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Song of the Day 12/23: John Prine, “Christmas in Prison”

By Alby December 23, 20231 Comment

In the five years I've been writing the Song of the Day feature, nobody has compiled more page views than John Prine. Prine loved Christmas – he told Rolling Stone…

DL Open Thread: Sat., December 23, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 23, 20238 Comments

Wisconsin Supreme Court Restores Democracy, Overturns Blatantly-Gerrymandered Legislative Maps: MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Republican-controlled state Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries ahead of the…

Song of the Day 12/22: The Beach Boys, “Alone on Christmas Day”

By Alby December 22, 20231 Comment

You're probably familiar with "Little Saint Nick," the Beach Boys' tune about Santa's new hot rod. Alternate transporation for Santa was a popular theme back in the '50s and '60s,…

DL Open Thread: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 22, 20235 Comments

A Preview Of Our Holiday Programming: Dec. 26: DL's MVP's Of 2023 Dec. 26-30: 'Bulo's 50 Fave Tunes Of The Year. 10 each day. Dec. 31: 2023: The Good, The…

Delaware Political Weekly: Dec. 15-21, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 22, 202312 Comments

1. 37th RD Special Election Post-Mortem: First of all, the Delaware Department of Elections can kiss my ass. I'm writing this at 9:05 on election night. The issue isn't that…

Song of the Day 12/21: Mannheim Steamroller, “Good King Wenceslas”

By Alby December 21, 2023

Mannheim Steamroller sounds like the name of a Krautrock outfit, but it's really mostly one guy, composer/producer Chip Davis, who would have a footnote in music history even without the…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., December 21, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 21, 20231 Comment

Judge To Rudy: Pay Up Now!: For a guy who's supposedly destitute, he's still livin' large. Time for that liquidation sale: Judge Beryl A. Howell wrote that there is a…

RUMOR ALERT: Has Governor Carney Endorsed Eugene Young?

By El Somnambulo December 20, 202340 Comments

I had a generally reliable source just share this with me. Not sure why he would wade into that primary, but, if true, well, it's something. I'm sure we'll soon…

Tomorrow’s Special Election In RD 37: An Uninformed View From Upstate

By El Somnambulo December 20, 20233 Comments

My uninformed view. While R's have traditionally done better in special elections than D's, it's pretty clear that the Democratic Party has the better ground game this time. Massive phone…

Song of the Day 12/20: Seymour Swine and the Squeelers, “Blue Christmas”

By Alby December 20, 2023

Elvis Presley made this cowboy Christmas song a classic, but I can't listen to it without thinking of this porcine parody, which pretty much ruined Elvis' version for me. Yes,…

Pistol-Packin’ Pete Picks His Pawn

By El Somnambulo December 20, 202327 Comments

John Atkins, Part Deux. Ex-Rethug just reborn as a D. Second Amendment absolutist, as in 'law-abidin' citizen'. But don't take my word for it, take his: Realtor and Builder Rob…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023

By Alby December 20, 20237 Comments

The media is having a newsgasm because Colorado's Supreme Court barred Trump from the ballot there, based on the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. The appeal to SCOTUS will determine the…

Song of the Day 12/19: The Ronettes, “Sleigh Ride”

By Alby December 19, 2023

Here's another piece of evidence supporting the theory that time makes songs Christmas classics: The LP "A Christmas Gift for You from Phillies Records" was a flop when it was…