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I am passionately interested in college sports, ancient Greek comedies, bad/weird movies, mythology, the American Revolution, Puck Magazine, World War I, U.S. Presidential history, silent movies, the English Civil War, epic, lyric and comic poetry, U.S. Supreme Court history, the Revolutions of 1848, the Philippine War and old pulp heroes like The Moon Man, Pilot G8, Silver John and The Rio Kid.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 1st

Taking a look at Thursday night’s games:

NCAA DIVISION TWO

Grand Valley StateDOWN GOES NUMBER THREE – The number 5 team in the nation – the GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKERS – welcomed the 3rd ranked COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES OREDIGGERS. After a scoreless 1st Quarter the Lakers led 7-0 at Halftime. The 3rd Quarter ended with Grand Valley State out in front 17-6, but the Lakers had to hold on against a furious 4th Quarter rally by the Orediggers. The final score was Grand Valley State 25   Colorado School of Mines 22.

Southeastern Oklahoma Savage StormWORKING OVERTIME – The SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE SAVAGE STORM won a 41-34 Overtime affair against the visiting ARKANSAS TECH WONDERBOYS   ###   Meanwhile, the BLUEFIELD STATE BIG BLUES survived a 35-34 OT visit from the JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY GOLDEN BULLS   ###   And the MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY BEARCATS defeated their hosts the NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY WILDCATS 31-24 in the extra session. Continue reading →

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JOE BIDEN: FASCIST LOON OR HUMAN BACTERIA?

biden fascism picbiden bloodAccused rapist Joe Biden, head of the Biden Crime Family and a fascist lunatic, continues stoking hatred in the country, branding everyone who disagrees with any of his positions “dangerous.” Biden thrives on dividing the country after the administration of de facto Third Party President Donald Trump, the greatest president for the working class and the poor during my lifetime.

Trump also brought America energy independence and kept us out of ANY new wars – the first president to do so in decades. Joe Biden and the infamous Military-Industrial Complex have shattered all of that just to benefit Biden, his family and their cronies.

biden the fascistThe Biden Regime runs the U.S. like a Mafia bust-out operation, and, sadly, there is no effective opposition party. (The outdated and utterly useless Republican Party doesn’t count.)

COURAGEOUS FBI AGENTS CALLING FOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY TO STEP DOWN BECAUSE THINGS ARE “OUT OF CONTROL.” More HERE. Biden has been using the FBI as his personal Gestapo.

biden ordered through the mailILLEGIT AND UNFIT JOE BIDEN BABBLES INCOHERENTLY AT ANOTHER PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT. But at least he didn’t soil his pants this time or shower with his daughter Ashley like she recorded in her diary that he did when she was a child.

SOLID PIECE, BUT THEY’RE NOT LIBERALS – THEY’RE DEMOCRATS.

FASCIST JOE BIDEN AGAIN THREATENS VIOLENCE AGAINST THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH HIM.

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MORE PROOF OF COLLUSION BETWEEN THE ILLEGITIMATE BIDEN REGIME AND THE DEMOCRATS OF BIG TECH.  More HERE.

It’s no secret that the 2020 presidential election was at least as corrupt and tainted as the 1876 and year 2000 presidential outcomes. People are going to rightfully go on discussing fraudulent presidents like Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican), George W. Bush (Republican) and Joe Biden (Democrat). Continue reading →

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COUNTERSTRIKE (1969) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

counterstrike jon finchCOUNTERSTRIKE is a tragically forgotten British sci fi television series from 1969. Jon Finch (left) portrayed Simon King, an alien agent who worked for the Intergalactic Council. This council had sent him to Earth to protect it from a group of renegade aliens  from a dying planet who wanted to conquer the Earth and make it their new home.

Not the most original of premises, but that inimitable British panache breathed life into the series, which unfortunately ran for just ten episodes, one of which was preempted by a special about the British gangsters named the Krays and was never rescheduled. Continue reading →

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WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY

masc graveyard smallerRegular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know how fond I am of bad and weird movies. I cannot yet review Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, the horror version of A.A. Milne’s characters from the Hundred Acre Wood, because it has not been released yet. A full trailer is out now and you can view it below.

NOTE: This is, indeed, a horror film. It may be tongue in cheek, but it doesn’t shy away from violence. People who have more conventional taste in movies are warned. Please don’t watch the trailer and then vent at me because of the violence.

Winnie the Pooh recently fell into the public domain if you’re wondering how this film is possible.  Continue reading →

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FACULTY LOUNGE FASCIST ROUNDUP: AUGUST 31st

democrat teachersOnce again it’s time for another Faculty Lounge Fascist Roundup! It’s no secret that privileged white Democrats aka “baizuos” have distorted the educational system into a partisan “church” of irrational thought and ugly intolerance.

YALE PROFESSOR BIZARRELY BOASTS ABOUT HELPING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OF AGE BEGIN “TRANSITIONING” THEIR GENDER – More HERE. Democrats, can you please leave children alone? 

THE DEMOCRATS OF CHICAGO’S SCHOOL SYSTEM RUN VIDEO JUSTIFYING BURNING AND LOOTING.

BIDEN REGIME EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO OVERRULE PARENTS REGARDING THEIR CHILDREN TRYING TO CHANGE THEIR SEX. Democrats, can you please leave children alone? 

orwell historyTHE DEMOCRATS AT THE ALLEGED “AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION” PREFER PROPAGANDA TO HISTORY. 

THE DEMOCRATS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL SYSTEM ENACT RACIST LAYOFF AND HIRING POLICIES. More HERE. Continue reading →

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CROSSBOW (1987-1990) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

crossbow tv series This French-produced (but English language) series about William Tell was the perfect antidote for fans of derring-do who were bored with the umpteen versions of the Robin Hood legend.

The series starred Will Lyman, who would go on to be the voice of the narrator in those old “World’s Most Interesting Man” commercials, as the crossbow- wielding Tell.

Jeremy Clyde (of Chad & Jeremy fame) co-starred as Gessler, the tyrant Tell opposed during the Swiss Uprising against the Austrians in the 14th Century. Each episode featured William Tell and his son (the famous one with the apple on his head) defiantly foiling Gessler’s sinister machinations with the aid of fellow rebels. Continue reading →

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THE WARSTOCK: A TALE OF TOMORROW (1898) ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION

warstock coverTHE WARSTOCK: A TALE OF TOMORROW (1898) – Written by the British William Oliver Greener under the pen name Wirt Gerrare. Despite this book’s Great Britain origins, the two lead characters are American inventors from Plainfield, New Jersey – Robert Sterry and Willie Redhead.

In the near future (from 1898), the pair have discovered a new energy source and use it to power their wireless telegraphy system called the Sterrygraph. Sterry and Redhead seek investors in England and on the Continent without success.

mascot chair and bottle picWhile hitting the social circuit in London, our heroes meet Madeline Winship, who connects them with backers who are part of an exclusive Royal Society-inspired group of scientific minds. The group are called the Isocrats, and they devote themselves to science and similar intellectual pursuits, like elevating dancing to what we might call performance art. Continue reading →

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JOE BIDEN ATROCITY ROUNDUP: AUGUST 29th

democrat republican otherIndependent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog comes to you as usual from Crooked Joe Biden’s corporate fascist kleptocracy. As always, you are welcome here no matter who you vote for, and that’s something that no Democrat site can honestly say.

LATEST FBI/ BIG TECH COLLUSION SCANDAL ADDS EVEN MORE EVIDENCE REGARDING HOW CORRUPT AND TAINTED THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS. More HERE. It is becoming clear it was even more corrupt than the 1876 and year 2000 presidential outcomes.

POLL: SEVENTY-NINE PERCENT NOW ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS TAINTED AND CORRUPT. Better late than never, I guess. When Biden’s thugs say “By any means necessary” they apparently mean it.

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democrats the culture of hateBIDEN CALLS FOR MOB ACTION TO “CRUSH” HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS. More HERE. Joe Biden is fascist filth.

PEOPLE ARE STILL REELING OVER THE WAY ASHLEY BIDEN’S DIARY RECOUNTED HOW JOE BIDEN TOOK “INAPPROPRIATE” SHOWERS WITH HER WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD. More HERE. Meanwhile, the Biden Regime is upset only that the diary was supposedly stolen. Hey, so were the Pentagon Papers but the public deserved to know about both sets of explosive info.

A BIG WIN IN ARIZONA TO PREVENT THE KIND OF VOTE FRAUD THAT TAINTED THE 2020 ELECTION. This is why the 2020 cheating and rigging must continue to be discussed – to help reform measures that restore election integrity.

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THE FBI’s LATEST HOAX AGAINST DE FACTO THIRD PARTY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS PROVEN FALSE, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. More HERE. And HERE. How gullible are anti-Trump loons that they still buy into every lie about Trump?

BIDEN REGIME CALLED OUT FOR CONTINUING TO RELEASE COVID-POSITIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO THE COUNTRY. Continue reading →

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES FOR AUGUST 27th

Yesterday continued the 2022 college football season which kicked off on Thursday.

NAIA

florida memorial other wayFMU UPSETS DIVISION TWO – Every year multiple NAIA teams topple teams from higher divisions. Yesterday the FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY LIONS started 2022 by knocking off NCAA Division Two’s EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY TIGERS. The Lions led 26-0 at the Half, then held on against a furious Tigers rally for a 39-34 triumph.

tabor college other waySAFETY FIRST – This game pitted the TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS against their hosts the IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TIGERS (should be the Purple Tigers). The first points scored in this clash came on a 1st Quarter Safety, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 edge which remained unchanged come Halftime. From there the Tigers led Tabor College 10-8 in the 3rd Quarter only to see the Blue Jays win out 17-13 in the 4th. 

bluefield college other wayUNDER THE RADAR CLASSIC – The BLUEFIELD COLLEGE RAMBLING RAMS paid a visit to the THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY SAINTS. A 21-7 1st Quarter lead for the Saints became a 21-21 tie at the break. The Rambling Rams led 35-21 going into the 4th Quarter, then held on to win the game 42-35. Continue reading →

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BATMAN: THE REAL YEAR ONE (1939-1940)

For this weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post, Balladeer’s Blog will look at the first twelve months of Batman stories.

dc 27DETECTIVE COMICS Vol 1 #27 (May 1939)

Title: The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

Villains: Alfred Stryker and his thugs

NOTE: This was the very first appearance of Batman.

Synopsis: Wealthy Bruce Wayne is relaxing with Commissioner Gordon at the latter’s home. Gordon discusses with Bruce the reported sightings of a figure called the Batman. Bruce pretends to be as puzzled as the commissioner is.

A phone call summons Gordon to the Lambert Mansion, where the son of the chemical company tycoon is being held on suspicion of murdering his father. The commissioner invites Bruce to tag along (?) and he does so.

batman posingThe Lambert son (no first name is ever given for him and his father) insists he’s innocent and that his father was receiving threats from a criminal syndicate muscling in on the family’s firm, Apex Chemical Corporation. The dead man’s partner Steve Crane starts getting threats now and wants police protection.

Bruce Wayne secretly decides to give Crane extra protection as Batman. That night, our hero clashes with multiple hired killers, tossing one of them off the roof of a building during their fight. Batman also has to evade the police, who want the vigilante arrested. Continue reading →

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