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Song of the Day 10/16: Mickey Dolenz, “Shiny Happy People”

By Alby October 16, 20231 Comment

Rock is deep into its post-modern phase. How else to explain 78-year-old Mickey Dolenz, the last surviving Monkee, releasing an EP of R.E.M. covers? Well, maybe as time being a…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 16, 2023

By Alby October 16, 20237 Comments

Whatever you think about the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict, you have to admit that U.S. media picks and chooses its obsessions, and that dwelling on those stories stirs the deranged to…

Song of the Day 10/15: Madness, “Michael Caine”

By Alby October 15, 20231 Comment

Iconic British actor Michael Caine announced yesterday on BBC Radio that, at 90 years old, he's retiring. “I keep saying I’m going to retire. Well, I am now. I’ve figured,…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 15, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 15, 20232 Comments

Louisiana Goes Full-On Right-Wing Crazy. Guess I won't be visiting N'Awlins soon: Jeff Landry, the Louisiana attorney general and a hard-line conservative, trounced a crowded field of candidates on Saturday…

Song of the Day 10/14: Joni Mitchell, “Banquet”

By Alby October 14, 20232 Comments

For Paul and El Som, by request. The original arrangement on "For the Roses" features Joni on piano, but this full band concert performance from her film 1983 film "Refuge…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 14, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 14, 20234 Comments

Weisselberg Lied, Under Oath, About Trump's Penthouse. Too bad there's incontrovertible proof--from Weisselberg: Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, lied in sworn testimony on Tuesday…

Song of the Day 10/13: Cyndi Lauper, “Money Changes Everything”

By Alby October 13, 20231 Comment

What makes so many politicians succumb to the lure of lucre? I think Cyndi Lauper summed it up. Actually, a guy named Tom Gray, who led an Atlanta new wave…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 13, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 13, 20235 Comments

Scalise Boomlet Crashes. Looks like Jordan is up next. We can only hope that his candidacy suffers the same fate: The fractious Republican conference has rejected a second speaker hopeful…

Song of the Day 10/12: Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”

By Alby October 12, 20231 Comment

I saw a story last week by a mom whose tweenage daughter told her the term "preppy" equates to “people who wear Nirvana shirts.” It seems that what the youngster…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 12, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 12, 202313 Comments

Best Thing Dubya Ever Said: Word. Just remember this before you demand to know 'Whose side are you on?' That kind of intimidation says a lot more about the intimidator…

Song of the Day 10/11: Talking Heads, “Life During Wartime”

By Alby October 11, 2023

The Talking Heads concert film "Stop Making Sense" is getting as much critical acclaim in its recent rerelease as it did when it opened in theaters back in 1984, maybe…

Karl Baker Breaks The BHL Story Wide Open

By El Somnambulo October 11, 202358 Comments

Tips of the sombrero to eagle-eyed readers Duarte and BLT who spotted it: https://thenewsarcade.substack.com/p/leading-candidate-for-delaware-governor?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Here's an excerpt from Karl's story: In 2018, Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s husband went into business…

Delaware’s Most Intriguing Legislative Races Of 2024: #2-RD 29

By El Somnambulo October 11, 20232 Comments

The year was 2018. Incumbent State Rep. Trey Paradee ran for the 17th State Senate seat and won. The D primary to succeed Trey in his Kent Counry 29th RD…