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Land of chicken and low taxes
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As we head into a new week, we travel to yet another state in our alphabetical musical journey across the US. Did you know there is only one state in the US that starts with a "D"? You might get confused if you are thinking about the Dakotas, but I plan on handling them in proper order when "North" and "South" come around.
Delaware is a hard one as I can't remember if I have ever been there. I could probably send a quick message to my mom or dad and find out, but I'm honestly not really sure whether I actually care that much. There are a few states we didn't make it to when we visited the North East back when I was just a kid in elementary school.
As I do more research, Delaware apparently is a pretty friendly state when it comes to taxes. That isn't just for the common folk either. Many corporations are headquartered in Delaware thanks to their favorable tax laws.
You might also wonder what Delaware has to do with chicken wings. Well, since I was sick over the Christmas break, I have been craving chicken wings or chicken tenders. Since I try to eat less fried food now than I used to, I decided to visit the local store and get some chicken wings to throw on the grill with the vortex.
These are starting to become one of my favorite things to grill, and it's pretty crazy the bang you can get for your buck. Raw chicken wings are something like 1.99 per pound, so I picked up 2.5 pounds the other day for less than five bucks. It gave me enough food for two whole means and it tasted delicious. The prep is pretty easy too!
I'm not going to tell you they get as crispy as deep fried wings, but they get pretty close. Plus the smokey flavor adds something fantastic to them that you can't get with deep fried wings. Anyway, back to the point of this #threetunetuesday post sponsored by @ablaze, Delaware just happens to be famous for their chickens. They are called Delaware chickens, and they are a heritage breed that were created by crossing Plymouth Rock Chickens and New Hampshire Chickens. They were originally called Indian River Chickens.
As big of a Fleetwood Mac fan as I am, I can't say as though I can recall ever having heard this song before. I'm sure when I left them playing in my office this song has probably came on via some deep track album, but who knows.
It's kind of a throw-away line in the third verse of "Bermuda Triangle", but they do mention the state of Delaware as they are talking about where some of the ships and planes have come from. I'll be honest, Delaware proved to be another one of those difficult states where there just aren't that many songs that have the state name in the title or lyrics.
Actually, there are probably more than I would admit, but some of them seem to be referring mostly to the Delaware River. Which if you look at a map really only ends at Delaware. Most of it is actually further up in the New England States.
In fact, there is a Rolling Stones song called "Hold Back" that refers to the "banks of the Delaware".
From Fleetwood Mac, we jump to another iconic artist from my youth named Mark Knopfler. You might know him from that little band called Dire Straits. Or not, depending on where you live and how old you are.
He has a song called "Sailing To Philadelphia", and in the fourth verse or so he has a line that talks about "the capes of Delaware". Mark is one of those artists that I always kind of forget about, then you hear him and you think, "man I need to dig into more of his stuff". Besides all the great stuff he had with Dire Straits, he has a ton of amazing solo stuff as well.
I'd also say he is certainly a sort of mood, so you kind of have to be in that mindset to listen to him. If you are though, you just kind of melt into everything he does.
Finally, I am going to leave you with a little song called "Delaware Slide" from the band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. I'll be the first to admit that I am not really familiar with a ton of his music. Besides "Bad to the bone" and the other handful of hits, I don't really know much of his other stuff. I also wouldn't put him up there among my favorite artists. I don't think he has the best voice and those hit songs seem quite simple.
That being said, after listening to Delaware Slide, I am starting to realize there is a lot more depth to Thorogood than I originally realized. Not only is he a great guitar player, he has some pretty bluesy stuff that leans further away from the kitsch as his mainstream stuff. I am going to have to do a bit of digging into him now.
So there you go. I hope you enjoyed this trip to Delaware! It actually seems like a pretty cool state that I hope @mrsbozz and I get a chance to visit one day.
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