Song of the Day 4/2: Adam Schlesinger and Mike Viola, “That Thing You Do”
To properly honor Adam Schlesinger, the most prolific pop tunesmith of his generation, would take a month or two of Songs of the Day. He wrote dozens for his best-known…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., April 2, 2020
America's 'Wartime' President Brags He's #1 On Facebook, Threatens Military Action Against Iran, And Touts Drug Interdiction Operation--During Coronavirus Briefing. Oh, and tells lie after lie. Hey, if they're gonna…
Song of the Day 4/1: The Arrows, “I Love Rock and Roll”
If it weren't for Joan Jett, Alan Merrill and the Arrows would be unknown in America instead of just obscure. But they were so big in Britain in the mid-'70s…
DL Open Thread: Weds., April 1, 2020
Sorry, not in the mood for April Fool's Jokes. There's no fool like an orange fool, and there's nothing funny about him. UN: Pandemic Worst Crisis Since WW II. FDR…
Don’t let Democrats off the Hook
Not much more can be said about the abject fuck-up that is Donald Trump. The temporary morgues outside of hospitals speak loudly on that topic. But don't let the relative horror that is Republicanism allow you to dismiss the role that the Democratic Party has played in getting ...
Song of the Day 3/31: Joe Diffie, “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)”
Joe Diffie, who died of the coronavirus Sunday at age 61, was a reliable Nashville hitmaker in the early '90s, placing more than a dozen songs in the Top 10…
DL Open Thread: Tues., March 31, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. A really bad day in the US. Updated carnage: 164,610 cases, 3170 deaths. The number of cases is way below the real total because of the…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2020
How'zabout we stream some great tunes while keeping our physical distance? Sounds good to me. Betcha some of them sound good to you: Musta' missed this one last year. Correcting…
Song of the Day 3/30: Kasey Musgraves, “Burn One With John Prine”
Kasey Musgraves says this was one of the first songs she wrote when she moved to Nashville to pursue her career in country music. It's a crowd favorite in concert,…
DL Open Thread: Mon., March 30, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage? 143,055 cases and 2513 deaths in the US. No, uh, reopening of the economy by Easter. Guess those pews won't be packed. Trump…
Delaware’s 1 Degree of Separation: Take the Poll
In Delaware if you know where someone went to High School, you will find someone you know in common. I'm connected to Senator Laura Sturgeon, for example, through a Seaford…
DL Open Thread: Sun., March 29, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage? 124,686 cases in the US, 2191 deaths. Coronavirus comes to Oklahoma, its denialist governor has to do a 180. You remember him, the…
We’ve got Charlie on the run, boys!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet advisers early next week to discuss the next steps in fighting the coronavirus and the possibility of…