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Song of the Day 12/11: We Five, “You Were on My Mind”
They don’t get much credit for it, but the San Francisco group We Five recorded one of the first folk-rock songs to reach the top of the American charts. In September 1965 “You Were on My Mind” hit No. 1 in Cashbox, which based its rankings on record sales rather than combining sales with airplay […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
“I got a headful of ideas, that are drivin’ me insane.” Bob Dylan. Couldn’t sleep last night. Had a headful of ideas. Got up. Wrote a piece. Which may, or may not, ever see the light of day. But, if it does, it will be impactful. Rest of the night was uneventful save for contorting […]
Song of the Day 12/10: Mary Hopkin, “Goodbye”
Paul Krugman, the Princeton economist hired by the New York Times in 2000, published his last column for the newspaper today. He will be sorely missed, or would be if I hadn’t cancelled my subscription earlier this year. Paul McCartney gave this tune to Mary Hopkin, a Welsh singer the Beatles had signed to their […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Last Night’s Biggest Loser: The Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus. Since the 2020 election, the caucus has been the most effective instrument for progressive change I’ve ever seen in Delaware. There has been tremendous synergy amongst its members. That has now changed. The diminution of progressive vision within that Caucus with the twin wins of […]
Insiders Sweep Special Election Caucuses
Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried. Running to take the place of Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. They even exhumed fuckin’ Gerald Brady to come out to vote for Cruce. The totals: SD 1: Cruce: 43 Bohm: 25 Frankel: 5 SD 5: Seigfried: 23 Frisby: 20 Before this night is over, I believe that the […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 9, 2024
Matt Meyer Was Right. And, yes, insiders are putting their thumbs on the scale when it comes to the Special Elections: Frustrations over political jockeying and an alleged lack of transparency have emerged among Wilmington-area Democrats in advance of a Monday vote of party insiders that will decide the candidates who will run in special […]
Song of the Day 12/8: The Ramones, “High Risk Insurance”
There’s gonna be a big run on this stuff. The Ramones were into it before anybody. It was popular, too. “End of the Century” was the band’s fifth LP, released in 1980, with Phil Spector himself at the control board. Critics and hard-punk fans called its poppier sound and production a sellout, and if it […]
An Open Letter To All SD 5 Electors
On Monday evening, we will all gather to choose a Democratic nominee to succeed State Senator Kyle Evans Gay, who has been elected as Lieutenant Governor. Our choices have now been reduced to two possibilities as Jonathan Tate withdrew and endorsed Shay Frisby, and Dr. Brian Haimes withdrew Saturday and endorsed Ray Seigfried. That makes […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Now that Dr. Brian Haimes has dropped out of the race for the SD 5 nomination and has endorsed fellow ChristianaCareCorporocrat Ray Seigfried, the choice for the electors tomorrow night has become clear. I’ll be writing a piece about that choice later today, but Shay Frisby is so clearly the only real Democrat in the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Did Acadia Healthcare Get Any Of BHL’s Opioid Slush Funds? I’m askin’, because: The for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics — the country’s largest — has generated more than $1.3 billion in revenue since 2022. It is “a business that we continue to feel great about,” Acadia’s chief executive told investors this year. Methadone is […]
Song of the Day 12/6: The Four Tops, “It’s the Same Old Song”
This might be the most aptly titled song in the Motown catalog. The Four Tops were a decade into their career and had been through four record companies before joining Motown in 1963, where the Holland-Dozier-Holland writing and production team furnished them with their first hit, “Baby I Need Your Loving,” the next year. They […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 6, 2024
If There Ever Was A Populist Issue To Unite Americans, This Is It: The fatal shooting on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a Manhattan sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the […]
Breaking: Earthquake Strikes California
Magnitude 7.0 in northern Cali near Eureka. Tsunami warning issued. Cue Rodney Crowell: Hope everybody’s OK. 7.0 is serious.
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