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Song of the Day 4/13: UFO, “Doctor, Doctor”
UFO was one of the earliest British bands to earn the label “heavy metal,” forming in 1968, the same year as Black Sabbath. They never managed to score a hit in the U.S., but they reached the lower reaches of the UK charts several times. This was originally released in 1974 and failed to chart, […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., April 13, 2020
The Biden Rape Allegation Surfaces. I, for one, don’t dismiss it as out-of-hand. Her allegations should be investigated. Did she file a complaint with the Senate in 1993, as alleged? So far, there is no corroboration. But people dismiss sexual assault allegations at their own risk. Better to find out now than in, say, October. […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., April 12, 2020
Let’s Just Let The Coronavirus ‘Wash Over’ The Country. Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. ‘Well, you see, Mr. President, millions will die. That might impact your poll numbers.’ ‘Oh.’ Trump Was Warned Early And Often About The Pandemic: Throughout January, as Mr. Trump repeatedly played down the seriousness of the […]
Song of the Day 4/11: Louis Armstrong, “Go Down Moses”
This song seems appropriate considering that not only is it Passover, we’re also afflicted by a ruler deaf to the pleas of the people. Louis Armstrong recorded it in 1958 with Sy Oliver’s orchestra. Fats Waller recorded it 20 years earlier, accompanying himself on Hammond organ. Its first mention in history was in 1862, when […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., April 11, 2020
‘This Passover, Let My People Go’. Trump’s cruelty towards immigrants continues unabated. This Rabbi issues a clarion call to free them. If we don’t don’t do God’s work, nobody will. Everything Falls Apart, Ctd.: Global. United States. The latest carnage: 501,615 confirmed cases, 18,777 deaths in the United States. Over 2100 deaths yesterday, the first […]
Song of the Day 4/10: Emma’s Revolution, “From a (Social) Distance”
Married couple Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow formed Emma’s Revolution, named for activist Emma Goldman, in 2001 as a folk music project in the old folkie tradition, meaning social activism through music. They released this song, a parody of the 1990 Bette Midler hit, earlier this week.
DL Open Thread: Fri., April 10, 2020
WHERE ARE THE TESTS? Perhaps the biggest lie, among all the lies that the President repeats daily, is that we have the best testing program in the world. Along with, you know that ‘Everybody who wants a test can get a test’ lie. Do you know what percentage of Americans have had a coronavirus test? […]
Song of the Day 4/9: John Prine and Marianne Faithfull, “This Love Is Real”
The roll call of the stricken continues. Marianne Faithfull has been hospitalized in London with covid-19 since late last week. She recorded this with John Prine for his 1995 LP, “Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings.” Old heads remember Faithfull as one of the young beauties who flitted around the Rolling Stones in the swingin’ London […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 9, 2020
6.6 Million More Americans File For Unemployment. Unemployment worst since the Great Depression, around 12-13%, with the real total likely much higher. It Came From Europe. Turns out it’s not really the ‘Chinese’ Virus after all. Everything Falls Apart, Ctd.: Global Update. US Update. 432,438 cases and 14,808 confirmed deaths in the United States. Trump […]
Lessons from 2016 Debacle Shine Through Biden Statement on Sanders
Biden was quick to show that he was not going to repeat the mistakes of the abjectly horrible Hillary Clinton campaign.
And to your supporters I make the same commitment: I see you, I hear you, and I understand the urgency of what it is we have to get done in this country. I hope you will join us. You are more than welcome. You’re needed.
Together we will defeat Donald Trump. And when we do that, we’ll not only do the hard work of rebuilding this nation — we’ll transform it.
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders To End Campaign
He is expected to make the announcement at 11:45 am. It’s up to us to make sure that his causes live on. More followups as they occur.
Songs of the Day 4/8: John Prine, “Please Don’t Bury Me” and “When I Get to Heaven”
John Prine has been writing about his place in the afterlife throughout his career, starting with “Please Don’t Bury Me” from 1973’s “Sweet Revenge” LP. “That song was originally about this character I had in mind called Tom Brewster,” Prine said. “He dies but he wasn’t supposed to, like that scene in those old movies. […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., April 8, 2020
Coronavirus Disproportionately Killing Blacks: A Post analysis of available data and census demographics shows that counties that are majority-black have three times the rate of infections and almost six times the rate of deaths as counties where white residents are in the majority. Today’s must-read. The city-by-city data is alarming, to put it mildly. Dr. […]
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