Monthly Archives: February 2011

BAD MOVIE PAGE: THE MUMMY AND THE CURSE OF THE JACKALS (1969)

A goofy-looking were-jackal, an undead Egyptian princess and the fattest mummy in history! No, they’re not tonight’s Jeopardy contestants, they’re the main characters of another hilariously bad movie. From 1969 it’s The Mummy And The Curse Of The Jackals. For more bad movies click here: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/

And for an item of mine that Makethelist just ran click here: http://www.makethelist.net/the-top-10-deities-in-shinto-mythology/

THE MUMMY AND THE CURSE OF THE JACKALS (1969) – Category: A neglected bad movie classic that deserves a Plan 9-sized cult following     Depending on which film book you read this movie either did or did not have any theatrical release but thankfully it’s available on video. Part of the bad movie fun is provided by how poorly lit some scenes are, even though that prevents us from getting better looks at 1960′s Las Vegas, where the story takes place. In this film Anthony Eisley portrays an archaeologist who, hilariously enough, can’t Continue reading

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

February 9th, 1643 – Sir John Seaton and his Parliamentarian troops Continue reading

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FORGET OLD MOTHER HUBBARD, FORGET L. RON HUBBARD, YOU CAN EVEN FORGET “HUNDRED PERCENT” HUBBARD, BUT DON’T EVER FORGET MR KELLY HUBBARD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Feb. 8, 2011) University of Sioux Falls senior forward Kelly Hubbard (Carson, Calif.) has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon.

Hubbard scored 30 points in both contests last week to lead the Cougars in scoring each game. His Continue reading

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

February 8th, 1643 – The Parliamentarians repulse a dawn raid by the Continue reading

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KEEP UP WITH THE REIVERS OR NOBODY WILL EVER LOVE YOU! (I’M KIDDING!)

Basketball    Both the men and women are making for a busy home game schedule Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – CISCO COLLEGE

CISCO COLLEGE WRANGLERS

Location: Cisco, TX

Division: JUCO

Major sports: football, basketball, base/softball, soccer, volleyball

Site: http://www.cisco.edu/s/926/athletics/athletics.aspx?sid=926&gid=1&pgid=287 

Comment: Should I go for the obvious Wranglers jeans reference or Continue reading

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HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! THE COOLEST HELMETS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Team: MILLERSVILLE MARAUDERS

Location: Millersville, PA

Site: http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/

Comment: The Marauders play in the conference that tv and radio announcers call “The P-SAC” and keep completely straight faces when Continue reading

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

February 5th, 1643 – Queen Henrietta Marie, the wife of Charles I, set sail from Holland with the supplies and a force of professional soldiers she had Continue reading

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LYNX WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DOWNS SOUTHERN MAINE

CONCORD — The NHTI, Concord’s Community College women’s basketball team downed their rivals Southern Maine Community College 64-59.

Lindsey Carr (Gilford) paced the Lynx with 18 points 11 rebounds and had four blocks. Also, Jess Hardiman (Loudon) netted 15 points, Kaylee Towle (Dover) added 13 points, eight boards Continue reading

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TRITONS BASEBALL OPENS UP THE SEASON WITH A WIN

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The second-ranked UC San Diego baseball team kicked off a new era on a winning note Friday, defeating Western Oregon 4-1 in its season opener at Triton Ballpark.

Senior outfielder Aaron Bauman went 2-for-2 at the plate and scored a pair of runs, while senior right-hander Tim Shibuya tossed seven strong innings to lead the defending national finalists to their first regular season victory under the newly-installed Continue reading

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