Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 27, 2011 · 1:42 am

VIETNAMESE MYTH 2 PAGE UPDATED: PART 6 OF A WAR BETWEEN GODS

Here is the sixth chapter of the epic myth A War Between Gods, complete with another of my pet theories in comparative mythology. For all the chapters plus Vietnamese gods and goddesses click here: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-2/

CANTO VI – Thuy Tinh called down the strongest rains and the most furious winds the world had ever seen (but would see many times thereafter). Countless city and country dwellers were drowned in the deluge and rice paddies, dams, residences and estates of the lesser nobles were submerged. Tan Vien and the jungle animals he was the lord of were permtting humans to Continue reading →

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March 26, 2011 · 7:20 pm

BELLARMINE KNIGHTS WIN NCAA DIVISION 2 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Bellarmine University Knights won the NCAA Division 2 men’s basketball championship by defeating the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders by a score of 71-68. The final minutes of this thoroughly exciting game became an awkward comedy of errors with turnovers galore by both teams. The Seasiders have Continue reading →

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March 26, 2011 · 2:54 am

SEASIDERS TO PLAY THE KNIGHTS FOR THE D2 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY

The NCAA Division 2 basketball championship game will be televised on CBS today at 1PM ET. Proving that cool-named teams often have the makings of a champion the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders won their Final Four matchup and will play the Continue reading →

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March 26, 2011 · 12:09 am

THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

March 26th, 1643 – William Waller and his Parliamentarian forces take the Continue reading →

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March 24, 2011 · 12:41 am

THE TOP 11 DEITIES IN KOREAN MYTHOLOGY

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As always here at Balladeer’s Blog I like to examine topics that I feel don’t get enough attention. The gods and goddesses of Korea are the topic of this latest article on an underappreciated pantheon of deities. Readers interested in myths from around the world may want to also check out my pages on Navajo, Vietnamese and Bunyoro myths. In addition I have done articles on Shinto mythology – https://glitternight.com/shinto-myth/

Plus a look at Hawaiian mythology – https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/   

 https://glitternight.com/2011/04/10/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-teutono-norse-mythology/

11. IGONG – Also called Hallakkungi, this god tended the Flower Garden Of Life And Death. This garden contained flowers that were really the souls of each person on Earth and Igong oversaw the Continue reading →

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March 23, 2011 · 8:56 pm

RAILSPLITTERS BASEBALL HOLDS ON TO BEAT THE WOLVES 5-4

CARROLLTON, Ga. — Playing each other for the first time since the Railsplitters left the Gulf South Conference, the West Georgia Wolves put on a furious late-inning comeback, but fell just short 5-4 in the first game of a two-day series.

The Wolves got on the scoreboard first as Danny Bodziak scored off a sacrifice fly from Brett Wright in the Continue reading →

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March 23, 2011 · 8:10 pm

PIKEVILLE BEARS MEN AND AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS WOMEN WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Pikeville College Bears, who last night defeated the 3rd- seeded Mountain State Cougars in overtime 83-76, were the story of the tournament on the men’s side. Anyone outside of Pikeville’s immediate fan base who says they Continue reading →

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March 22, 2011 · 12:26 am

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION 2: SOMNIUM (1634)

Welcome to the second installment of a brand new feature here at Balladeer’s Blog. This segment will feature some forgotten early ventures into the form of story- telling that we now call science fiction.  “Ancient” is being said with poetic license in some cases, such as with this week’s subject – Somnium, written by Johannes Kepler in 1634. 

SOMNIUM – Johannes Kepler used a few details that could be made out on Continue reading →

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March 21, 2011 · 12:06 am

COOL-NAMED TEAM OF THE DAY – LANDMARK COLLEGE

LANDMARK COLLEGE LANDSHARKS

 Location: Putney, VT

Division: JUCO

Major sports: basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, cross country

Site: http://www.landmark.edu/student_life/athletics_activities/athletics.html

Comment: “This was no boating accident!” What’s not to love about a Continue reading →

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March 20, 2011 · 5:53 pm

BAD MOVIE PAGE: ROBO-ZOMBIES (1986)

Well, the latest bad movie I’m reviewing comes to us from Hong Kong, which has provided the world with the notorious Lewd Lizard movies as well as the bizarre killer fetus sub-genre. For more bad movie reviews click here: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/  

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ROBO-ZOMBIES (1986) – Category: Enjoyably bad but not fun-bad enough for my highest rating      This film comes to us from Hong Kong, the home of some of the wildest and most outrageously violent films ever made. Many people in the U.S. are unaware that there are actually movies in the world that are so envelope- pushing with their violence and other adult themes that they can’t even be shown on pay-cable channels here.

That list of films would include many of Hong Kong’s “Category 3” movies as well as the infamous Italian cannibal films from the 70’s and 80’s and the occassional wild gem from other parts of the world, with Indonesia’s Mystics In Bali leading the way. All of that being said, Robo-Zombies is nowhere near to being Category 3, but is mild enough for most bad movie fans, who will love it for all the right reasons. Let’s start with  Continue reading →

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