May 13, 2015 · 7:01 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL NAIA PLAYOFFS UNDERWAY WHILE NJCAA PLAYOFFS CONTINUE

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Mayville State Comets SQUAREBELLEVUE REGION: DAY ONE – After 3 scoreless Innings the 5th seeded MAYVILLE STATE COMETS took a 2-1 lead over the 4th seeded MADONNA UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS in the 4th. Tyler Leibert pitched the Comets to a 6-1 victory.     ###      Next the 2 seeds – the BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS – trailed the 3rd seeded WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS 2-0 from the 3rd Inning on until their bats got hot in the 9th for a 3-2 win. Steve Sarcone was the winning Pitcher.     ###      And the top seeded TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS converted a 2-0 1st Inning lead into an 8-0 shutout of (5) Mayville State. Tabor’s Russell Longworth got the W.   Continue reading →

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May 12, 2015 · 8:09 pm

LATEST COLLEGE BASEBALL POSTSEASON RESULTS

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Yavapai College Roughriders BETTERREGION 101 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Cochise Baseball Field in Sierra Vista, AZ was the site of this clash for the Region 101 crown. The YAVAPAI COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS took on the COCHISE COLLEGE APACHES in a game that ended in a score that put spectators in mind of a polo match. The Roughriders won by a count of 12-11. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROUGHRIDERS, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF REGION 101 *  Continue reading →

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May 12, 2015 · 7:14 pm

AZTEC FIRE GOD: XIUHTECUHTLI

Aztec fire godFOR MY FULL LIST OF AZTEC GODS CLICK HERE:    https://glitternight.com/2011/05/10/the-top-eleven-deities-in-aztec-mythology/

XIUHTECUHTLI – The god of fire who was also considered the god of time, which puts you in mind of the expression “time is the fire in which we are burning”. In addition Xiuhtecuhtli was also the patron deity of the nobility. Continue reading →

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May 11, 2015 · 9:26 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL: LATEST POSTSEASON ACTION

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scottsdale fighting artichokesSOUTHWEST DISTRICT: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – From Marich Field in Phoenix, AZ came this clash for the Southwest District Crown. The 4 seeds – the SCOTTSDALE COLLEGE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES (Yes, really) took on the 3rd seeded PHOENIX COLLEGE BEARS. The Fighting Artichokes moved on to the National Tournament by winning this game with comparative ease. The final count was Scottsdale College 10  Phoenix College 4. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT *     Continue reading →

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May 11, 2015 · 2:45 am

BILL O’REILLY: JACKASS SUPREME

Bill O'Reilly, as usual on the wrong side of an issue.

Bill O’Reilly, as usual on the wrong side of an issue.

For anyone who was unsure of which side they came down on in the issue of Freedom of Expression vs the religious superstitions of Islam the supreme jackass Bill O’Reilly has sided with Islam. He was joined by his fellow Right Wing Nut Job Laura “The Conservative  Pass-Around” Ingraham in saying religious superstition should outweigh freedom.  

Considering what a notorious ass O’Reilly is that should tell you all you need to know. This renewed debate broke out over the most recent example of Muslim savagery when two of the animals who practice that backward, homophobic and misogynistic faith tried to kill people in Garland, TX for drawing pictures of Muhammad, the blood-soaked child rapist who founded Islam.

I side with the people who draw pictures, not the people who kill.

I side with the people who draw pictures, not the people who kill.

People are foolish if they think this bizarre violation of Freedom of Expression would be used only in regard to Islam. As we have all seen over and over again if exceptions are made for one group those exceptions will spread like a fire. Soon the Christian Conservatives that are so loathed by the cowardly hypocrites of American Liberalism will be able to silence debate if the Muslim fanatics who frighten them get away with this.  Continue reading →

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May 10, 2015 · 9:07 pm

NAIA COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYOFF REGIONS SET

The national playoffs in NAIA baseball get going on May 12th. Here are the teams, seedings and regions. Naturally Balladeer’s Blog will provide daily coverage.

TABORBluejayBlue-webBELLEVUE (NE) BRACKET – 1. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS (49-9)     ###      2. BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS (44-13)     ###      3. WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS (38-12)     ###      4. MADONNA UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS (37-15)     ###      5. MAYVILLE STATE COMETS (39-20)     ###       Continue reading →

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May 10, 2015 · 6:16 pm

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! LOVE, GEORGE (1973)

Despite the movie poster's warning this flick won't even untie your shoelaces.

Despite the movie poster’s warning this flick won’t even untie your shoelaces.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! LOVE, GEORGE (1973) – Category: Bad movie elevated by kitsch value in the casting.

Directed by THE Darren McGavin and featuring his wife Kathie Browne in a small role, this hilariously bizarre film is also known as Run, Stranger, Run. “Run, Potential Viewer, Run” would be a more appropriate title. Happy Mother’s Day Love, George  (henceforth HMDLG) is often described as a psycho-sexual thriller but actually it is nothing more than a melodramatic soap opera with a few murders and VERY few scenes of blood and gore. Those blood and gore scenes are so over-the-top they are completely at odds with the Continue reading →

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May 10, 2015 · 3:47 pm

STARSHIP INVASIONS (1977)

Starship InvasionsSTARSHIP INVASIONS (1977) – This Canadian venture (also released as Project Genocide) is a bad movie classic and I don’t know why I kept putting off reviewing it for so long. I’ve been in love with this baby ever since I first saw it long years ago.

It combines the campy fun of the old television series UFO with that of countless 1950’s and 1960’s “invasion of Earth” movies. The ridiculous uniforms of the aliens make it hard to stop laughing as you watch events unfold. They communicate telepathically (in voiceover for the benefit of viewers) so they never speak, which is another source of fun since their facial expressions never seem to change no matter how heated the telepathic conversations get.   

Our movie opens up with a UFO shooting a rather heavy Canadian farmer in an Elmer Fudd hat with a paralyzing ray, then abducting him. While in the aliens’ custody the farmer is confronted by one of his captors – a beautiful nude woman. The two have sex and return the farmer to his home, following which he tries to tell the authorities about his experience but they don’t believe him.   Continue reading →

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May 9, 2015 · 5:08 pm

MALDOROR 3:1 – THE MYSTERIOUS RIDERS

Balladeer’s Blog resumes its examination of the macabre 1868 French language work The Songs of Maldoror.

THE MYSTERIOUS RIDERS 

Mysterious HorsemenThis is the First Stanza of the Third Canto (3:1). It should be no surprise to anyone that Maldoror once again presents an image of himself that contradicts much of what he has previously told the reader. In this stanza he is the Angel of the Land and is forever in the company of his lover Mario, the Angel of the Sea. The two frequently ride their horses at incredible speed along the beaches of the world, tracing the shoreline of continents and inspiring hushed superstitious whispers from the fishermen who observe them speeding by.

The pair glory in each other’s company and share a regal disdain for the human race, dismissing the planet Earth as a “craggy chamberpot”. We are told that “unlimited chains of generations” have regarded the two lovers with unease since they often appear at times of war or disease. (Readers may remember previous hints Maldoror has given that he is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse biding his time until the end of the world arrives.) Maldoror and his companion are also often sighted flying in the air overhead as hurricanes unleash massive destruction.   Continue reading →

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May 8, 2015 · 10:51 pm

MERINA MYTHS: ANOTHER TALE OF ANDRIANAMPOINIMERINA

AndrianampoinimerinaANDRIANAMPOINIMERINA – Here is a non-crow related myth about this demigod from Madagascar.

Long ago the farmers in Andrianampoinimerina’s kingdom came to their ruler for help with their problem. They had a huge surplus of crops because there simply weren’t enough citizens nearby to buy them. Andrianampoinimerina had a solution. Continue reading →

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