Song Of The Day 10/24: The Flying Burrito Brothers-Sin City
When Gram Parsons left, or was fired from, the Byrds after Sweetheart of The Rodeo, he rebounded with the Flying Burrito Brothers, joined by fellow ex-Byrd Chris Hillman. I just…
DL Open Thread,10/23/19
Yesterday's big news was the closed-door Congressional testimony of Bill Taylor, the ambassador to Ukraine who tangled with Gordon Sondland over Trump's extortion of that country. Democrats said his testimony…
Songs Of The Day 10/23: Joni Mitchell-Both Sides, Now & Chelsea Morning
Other artists had already recorded these classics before Joni got around to doing them on her 1969 album, Clouds. I consider her to be one of our greatest singer/songwriters. I…
DL Open Thread: Tues., Oct 22, 2019
That Phony Emoluments Clause. It's the Founding Fathers' fault. Besides, it doesn't matter if you're already rich. BTW, here's how he planned to get around that pesky clause--get rich donors…
Songs Of The Day 10/22: Neil Young-Cinnamon Girl/Down By The River
Although his first solo album was an understated gem and well worth seeking out, his post-Springfield career really got started with his second release, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Crazy…
Highlands Bunker – E37 – One for the Wonks
Highlands Bunker presents Episode 37. It's a treat for fans of data-driven journalism, as Karl the Producer joins RE Vanella in the bunker for an in-depth discussion of his research…
DL Open Thread: Mon., Oct. 21, 2019
D's Losing Social Media Race--Bigly. There is no excuse for this. This should be a strength, not a weakness. It speaks to the ossified 'leadership' of the national party. How…
Song Of The Day 10/21: Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline
OK, I don't like this song. But at our 50th HS Reunion, everyone was singing along to it. Even I joined in. Wine will do that to you:
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019
Trump Bails On Doral. Read it for the Madman's tweets. My fave?: "....Therefore, based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National…
Song Of The Day 10/20: The Beatles-Come Together
Probably too many pointless trifles from Paul for Abbey Road to be considered the best Beatles album. Even back then John called it 'granny music'. But the great stuff was--great.
Sonia Sloan, A Great Democrat, Has Passed Away
Any Delaware Democrat knows that putting 'A Great Democrat' in the title of this piece is redundant. She and husband Gil were especially close to Joe Biden. The last time…
DL Open Thread: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019
Floodgates Start To Open. Not even the Rethugs can defend Trump hosting the G-7 at Doral. He may actually shoot someone in broad daylight on 5th Avenue just to see…
Songs Of The Day 10/19: Two By The Temptations
They, and to a degree, Motown had evolved by 1969. These two songs reflect that evolution. Well, not so much the first one: BTW, Dennis Edwards, who replaced David Ruffin…