Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 12, 2011 · 4:26 am

VIETNAMESE MYTH 2 PAGE UPDATED: PART 4 OF A WAR BETWEEN GODS AND MORE!

Here is the fourth part of the Vietnamese epic myth A War Between Gods, plus added entries on myths associated with the reigns of Hung Vuong V and VI. For the other parts of A War Between Gods here is the link: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-2/

CANTO IV – Hung Vuong XVIII regarded the two remaining competitors for Mi Nuong’s hand with glee. He stated that the only competition that his daughter’s suitors hadn’t been subjected to was a test of raw power. Thuy Tinh demonstrated his power first, summoning the seasonal rains he was the lord of and bringing down such an intense downpour that rivers were quickly in danger of Continue reading →

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March 12, 2011 · 1:59 am

MUSH MADNESS CONTINUES: LATEST IDITAROD STANDINGS

Well, it’s been nearly a full week since “The Last Great Race”, as it’s called, started. This little gem of an event is seriously overlooked, but my sister is a huge fan of the race and got me into it several years ago. Time for another update on the Continue reading →

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March 12, 2011 · 1:23 am

THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

March 12th, 1644 – Sir Thomas Fairfax, realizing Lady Derby is just playing for time in hopes that relief will arrive for Latham House, calls Continue reading →

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March 11, 2011 · 4:33 pm

NAIA TOURNAMENT: IF IT’S DAY 3 IT MUST BE ROUND 2 – UPDATED ALL DAY LONG

Well, last night wrapped up the first round of the NAIA basketball tournament. Today kicks off Round 2. I will once again remind people who aren’t familiar with this tournament that all the games are played at the same venue that’s why the games start at 9am ET, 8am in Point Lookout, MO, where they’re playing.

TOP SEED KNOCKED OUT – GAME 7 – OZARKS BOBCATS 71  WALSH CAVALIERS 66    UPSET OF THE TOURNAMENT!!! WALSH WAS THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL SEED AND JUST FELL TO THE BOBCATS! POSSIBLY OVERCONFIDENT, THE CAVS FELL BEHIND BY AS MANY AS 17 POINTS AT TIMES IN THIS GAME, THEN HAD TO SCRAMBLE IN THE SECOND HALF TO INCH CLOSER! THEIR Continue reading →

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March 11, 2011 · 1:07 am

BAD MOVIE PAGE: THE WEREWOLF OF WOODSTOCK (1972)

No, not The Werewolf Of Washington, which is a whole other movie, but The Werewolf of Woodstock, site of the famous multi-day music festival in 1969 New York. Enjoy this atrocious attempt at a rock’n’roll horror film.      And for more bad movie reviews click here: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/

 THE WEREWOLF OF WOODSTOCK (1972) – Category: Bad enough and with a classically weird premise but not fun-bad enough for my highest rating      

 This made for tv movie presents the weirdest variation on the werewolf legend this side of Curse of the Queerwolf. The story begins the night after the conclusion of 1969′s Woodstock music festival when a grumpy old man who hates rock music and young people goes to the litter-strewn remnants of the outdoor concert looking for “hippies” to harass.

 This act is even dumber than it first sounds when you consider that just a bit earlier he and another resident of Woodstock were discussing how all the concertgoers are “long gone”. While trashing some of the metal stage equipment Continue reading →

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March 10, 2011 · 4:18 pm

DAY TWO OF THE NAIA TOURNAMENT: UPDATED ALL DAY LONG

Day two of the NAIA basketball tournament is under way with games in the books already. If you’re not familiar with the NAIA tournament they play all their games at one venue, that is why they start so early and go on until late at night. As added fun for pet owners I’m continuing to keep track of how teams with dog nicknames and teams with cat nicknames are doing.

GAME 8 – OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN EAGLES 82  STERLING Continue reading →

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March 10, 2011 · 2:42 am

HAWAIIAN GOD OF THE DAY: KUMUHEA

Following the extraordinary response to my two articles on Hawaiian gods and goddesses I decided to start periodic entries on some of their other deities. For my first article on Hawaiian mythology click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/

And for the second article click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from-hawaiian-mythology-2/ 

KUMUHEA – The Hawaiian god of caterpillars and a son of the god of war, Ku. He married a mortal woman but Continue reading →

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March 10, 2011 · 12:35 am

MUSH MADNESS: THE 2011 IDITAROD IS IN FULL SWING

 The Iditarod, “The last great race” as it’s called, has been underway since this past Saturday. Lance Mackey, Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: The Mad Musher, is the Continue reading →

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March 9, 2011 · 4:26 pm

NAIA NATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT UNDER WAY: UPDATES ALL DAY LONG

For people unfamiliar with the NAIA tournament, all the games take place at one venue, in this case at the host school the College of the Ozarks. That’s why the games got started at 9am eastern time, 8am in Missouri. For more fun for pet owners I’ll be keeping track of how many wins for cat nicknames and how many wins for dog nicknames.

GAME 8 – OREGON TECH HUSTLIN’ OWLS 76  CARDINAL STRITCH Continue reading →

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March 9, 2011 · 12:08 am

SIX TELEVISION SHOWS THAT DESERVE A “LOST”- SIZED CULT FOLLOWING

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With the flood of unimaginative new television programs, especially on various cable channels, I’m often surprised that some of the most entertaining shows in history don’t have their very own following of people who know waaaaay too much about them. As always here at Balladeer’s Blog I like to shine the spotlight on everything that is unjustly overlooked. Feel free to start holding conventions devoted to, and launching flame wars about, these Continue reading →

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