BALLADEER’S BLOG: COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 21st

HEADLINES

Virginia U of Lynchburg Dragons GOODNCCAA OVER NCAA DIVISION TWO – This game pitted the NCCAA’s VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG DRAGONS against their hosts, D2’s LANE COLLEGE DRAGONS. VUL was chasing Lane College 28-21 at Halftime and 42-35 in the 3rd Quarter. The 4th saw VU-Lynchburg pull off a 45-42 come from behind Upset.

Monroe College Mustangs helmetNJCAA OVER USCAA – In another Upset, NJCAA team the MONROE COLLEGE MUSTANGS welcomed the NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS (Shipbuilders) from the USCAA. A 14-14 tie at the Half became 21-21 to end the 3rd Quarter and ultimately a 28-21 triumph for the Mustangs.

Augustana Vikings helmetDOWN GOES NUMBER FOUR – In NCAA Division Two action, the 21st ranked AUGUSTANA (SD) VIKINGS took on the visiting number 4 team in the nation – the MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS. After a scoreless opening Quarter, the Vikings led 7-3 at the midpoint and 14-3 in the 3rd Quarter. In the 4th, Augustana U. toppled the Mavericks 28-10. Continue reading

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JULY 2019: A LOOK BACK

FOR PART ONE (2016) OF THIS RETROSPECTIVE FROM INDEPENDENT VOTER SITE BALLADEER’S BLOG CLICK HERE.

apollo 12 patchFIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO ELEVEN LANDING ON THE MOON, PLUS A RECAP OF THE SUBSEQUENT APOLLO MISSIONS TWELVE TO SEVENTEEN. You can read it HERE.

DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AND FASCISM. A look at the actual meaning of the word and not the distorted propagandistic use of the term. Click HERE.

masc party masc headsGALLUP POLL, JULY 2019 – ONLY 29% IDENTIFY AS DEMOCRAT, 27% AS REPUBLICAN AND 42% AS INDEPENDENT. And no wonder. Read the full examination HERE.

WASHINGTON POST ITEM: “TRUMP MADE HIS CRITICS LOOK SMALL AGAIN ON JULY 4th.” Read it all HERE.

the fascists of the future willANTIFA (REALLY KLAN-TIFA) TERRORISTS: Their fifteen most recent assaults on journalists covering their violence HERE and the FAQ: How many Antifa members are rapists and child molesters? Click HERE.

cancer itemCANCER SURVIVOR CALLS DE FACTO THIRD PARTY PRESIDENT TRUMP HER “GOOD SAMARITAN” WHEN NO ONE ELSE COULD HELP HER AND OTHER CANCER PATIENTS. The inspiring story is HERE, along with his help for kidney patients.

TRANSGRESS WITH ME: JULY 19th, 2019 – Only for people with backbone who can deal with bashing both political parties HERE.

women for trumpWOMEN FOR TRUMP – A detailed account. Find it HERE

MOCK HEADLINES FROM JULY 12th, 2019. The recurring humor bit returned HERE.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S DONATIONS TO CORRUPT CHUCK SCHUMER’S POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. It can be read HERE. Continue reading

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THE SPOOK (1974-1975) – FROM ICONIC EERIE MAGAZINE

This weekend’s superhero blog post will go with the Halloween theme. The Spook was one of the recurring characters in Warren Publications’ iconic magazine Eerie.

eerie spookEERIE #57 (June 1974)

Title: Stridespider Sponge-Rot

Oh, what is the fungus that digests moist wood? 

STRIDESPIDER SPONGE-ROT!

The xylophagus fungus that eats what it should

STRIDESPIDER SPONGE-ROT!

Breaks down hemicellulose all well and good

STRIDESPIDER SPONGE-ROT!

Okay, I’ll stop right there. Had to be done, though. We were all thinking it.

vampirellaNOTE: Warren Publications are fondly remembered for their horror and sci-fi magazines like Creepy, Eerie, 1984 and Vampirella (at right). As magazines and not comic books, Warren’s output was not limited by the comics code and could therefore delve into adult themes and intense violence.

        Marvel Comics even imitated Warren for a while in the 1970s with their own magazine-sized publications with black & white interior art, like Vampire Tales, Haunt of Horror, etc.

        Which brings us back to Eerie #57, in which one of the stories introduced the magazine’s latest recurring character the Spook. Continue reading

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THE LIVING MUMMY (1910) HALLOWEEN READING

living mumy prattTHE LIVING MUMMY (1910) – Written by Australian author Ambrose Pratt. Dr. Pinsent, a two-fisted young archeologist, is running an expedition in the sands of Egypt. The beautiful May Ottley and her father, an accomplished archeologist himself, ask Pinsent to lend them some of his workmen for a few days.

Dr. Ottley has found the tomb of the priest Ptahmes from the 18th Dynasty. Pinsent lends Ottley some workers, but mostly so he can try courting May. At length the mummy of Ptahmes is found, but an examination of it reveals that it was not mummified in the traditional way – after death. Instead, it appears that Ptahmes was placed in suspended animation while still living. Continue reading

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BRIAN MAY, JUST FOR SOME LAUGHS

I saw this floating around the internet, so here it is. I’ll have another post later today. 

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OCTOBER NINETEENTH ROUNDUP OF NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS

From Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog comes this latest roundup. And remember, everyone is welcome here no matter who they vote for.

unfit joe bidenBIDEN FAILS TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF ANY AMERICAN HOSTAGES. 

MORE MUMBLING, STUMBLING AND BUMBLING FROM THE CLEARLY UNFIT JOE BIDEN.

BIDEN CRIME FAMILY LABELED “GROTESQUE”.

tlaib with signHAMAS CAUCUS, LED BY DEMOCRAT RASHIDA TLAIB, STILL SPREADING DEBUNKED CLAIM THAT ISRAEL DAMAGED THAT GAZA HOSPITAL.

ANOTHER HAMAS CAUCUS MEMBER, ILHAN OMAR, MAKES EXCUSES FOR THE WAY SHE, TOO, SPREAD HAMAS PROPAGANDA.

A pro-Hamas group of “insurrectionists” violently attacked U.S. Congressional offices, egged on by such propaganda. More HERE. Tlaib evading accountability for spreading Hamas propaganda about the hospital blast. More HERE. And HERE. Pro-terrorist insurrectionists seized the Cannon Rotunda.

        At this point, I’m surprised that Democrats don’t simply blame Trump for the hospital damage. As we’ve seen, anti-Trump loons are idiotic enough to believe ANYTHING. Some of them still think Trump told people to inject themselves with bleach, and plotted to kidnap the governor of Michigan, or any number of similar absurdities.

everybody panic andANTI-TRUMP FANATIC RACHEL MADDOW CLAIMS TRUMP WILL END ELECTIONS IF HE RETURNS TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Like I said above, such idiots will believe anything. NONE of the hysterical anti-Trump predictions has ever come true, but that never stops whatever new anti-Trump hysteria gets conjured up.

*** NEW *** MADDOW LAPSES FURTHER INTO TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME – CLAIMS TRUMP WILL LAUNCH AN EXECUTION SQUAD. More HERE. TDS is real.

IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL BRENNA BIRD ENDORSES TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT.

BOBBY JINDAL ALSO ENDORSES TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT. Continue reading

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COOL WEST COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS

p pickles mascThe West Coast League is a baseball league consisting of American and Canadian teams. For the U.S. Washington and Oregon are represented, and for Canada British Columbia and Alberta are represented.

College athletes hoping to enhance their resumes for potential pro careers compete in the league’s schedule of games from June through August every year so as not to interfere with their college team’s slate of games.

Here are some of the WCL’s coolest team names and logos.

walla walla sweetsWALLA WALLA SWEETS

Location: Walla Walla, WA

Founded: 2009

Comment: The team name comes from Walla Walla Sweet Onions. Continue reading

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COFFIN JOE MOVIE POSTERS FOR HALLOWEEN SEASON

coffin joe picAs Halloween Month continues, Balladeer’s Blog presents another seasonal post. Over the years I’ve reviewed plenty of the horror films made by Brazil’s King of Horror since the 1960s – Coffin Joe (Ze do Caixao) aka Jose “Mojica” Marins. I’ve even reviewed his colleague “Ivan the Terrible’s” movie The Secret of the Mummy from 1982.

This blog post will look at some of the more memorable Coffin Joe movie posters over the decades.

at midnight iAT MIDNIGHT I’LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1963)

“Filmed in glorious black and white” as they used to say, this was not only Brazil’s first ever home-grown horror film, but it also presented the debut of Marins’ iconic character Coffin Joe. I still believe that this master of menace deserves to be as well-known as the likes of Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, or even Coffin Joe’s fellow mortician the Tall Man. Continue reading

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NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOON ROUNDUP: OCTOBER 16th

hamas terrorists and beehiveThe latest current events roundup from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog. And remember, everyone is welcome here no matter who they vote for.

democrat republican or awakeTRUMP-ENDORSED CANDIDATE JEFF LANDRY WINS THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR’S RACE, REPLACING THE DEMOCRAT. More HERE.

EVEN THE PRO-BIDEN MEDIA OUTLET POLITICO IS FORCED TO ADMIT THAT BIDEN’S MISHANDLING OF AMERICA’S STRATEGIC OIL RESERVES MAKES US INCREDIBLY VULNERABLE TO OIL PRICES BEING USED AGAINST US IN BIDEN’S VARIOUS ONGOING WARS. More HERE.

FEDERAL JUDGE REJECTS THE BIDEN REGIME’S CLAIMS THAT GEORGIA REQUIRING I.D. FOR VOTING IS RACIST. Europe has been using voter i.d. for a very, very long time. But Democrats always fight voter i.d. because it hinders their vote fraud activities.

AND YET ANOTHER GREAT PIECE REGARDING VOTE FRAUD. “I See Dead People Voting” is the title.

bloody hands of joe bidenCALLOUS JOE BIDEN IGNORES QUESTIONS REGARDING CONTACT WITH FAMILIES OF THE AMERICANS TRAPPED IN ISRAEL AND VICINITY. Biden’s very own hostage crisis continues. And we all know how the corporate media would have treated Biden’s predecessor for openly ignoring such questions.

BIDEN REGIME IS FORCING AMERICANS WHO WANT TRANSPORT OUT OF ISRAEL AND VICINITY TO SIGN AGREEMENTS TO PAY BACK THE EXPENSE OF EVACUATING THEM. But signing student loan forms can be ignored by the Biden Regime at will for political reasons. Joe Biden is filth.

EXCELLENT POST ABOUT HOW DEMOCRATS PRACTICE “SALEM WITCH TRIAL” LEVELS OF NON-JUSTICE.

kangaroo courtJUDGE WHO HAS MADE PUBLIC REMARKS THAT TRUMP SHOULD BE LOCKED UP REMAINS IN CHARGE OF THIS TRUMP CASE AND HAS IMPOSED A GAG ORDER ON HIM. Banana Republic America. A political opposition leader is gagged on grounds that he “influences potential jurors.” So, the accused may be publicly slandered with no limits, and the judge pretends that it won’t “influence potential jurors.”

they hate trump that muchIF ANYONE THINKS THAT THIS WILL ONLY EVER BE DONE TO TRUMP THEY ARE DELUSIONAL. TRYING TO GET TRUMP WHILE THROWING JUSTICE OUT THE WINDOW IS ESTABLISHING UGLY PRECEDENT AFTER UGLY PRECEDENT. America’s notoriously corrupt political establishment cannot be trusted with this much leeway. 

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JOHN CARPENTER’S “VAMPIRES” (1998)

vampiresJOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES (1998) – Halloween Month rolls along with this look at John Carpenter directing James Woods as Vatican-sanctioned vampire hunter Jack Crow. As always, James Woods is like a force of nature. When he’s on the screen he virtually blows away most of the people with whom he shares that screen. 

Years before the movie Van Helsing came this flick about a team of vampire hunters secretly working with the Vatican to safeguard the world from a threat the public believes doesn’t exist. Carpenter made a perfect choice in casting volatile genius Woods as the leader of the vampire slayers. Jack Crow’s hatred of the bloodsuckers and the suffering they cause is like a thing alive.

Jack, his right-hand man Anthony Montoya (Daniel Baldwin) and the rest of their team wipe out a vampire coven in Mexico only to have its elusive leader Jan Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith) come after them for revenge. Continue reading

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