November 29, 2010 · 12:10 am

CHRISTMAS SEASON DIVERSION: LESSER KNOWN VERSIONS OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

I’ll come right out and admit it – I’ve always been a sucker for any version of A Christmas Carol. Trouble is, most adaptations distort the story or are produced by people who don’t seem to “get” the story or treat it like it’s a children’s tale. Anyone who thinks that needs to read the novelette again. My love of mythology is partly why I love the story so much.

A Christmas Carol is the closest thing to an Epic Myth the Industrial Age has produced. The language Dickens uses is very close to prose poetry but precious few adaptations of the story preserve enough of it.

That brings us to Patrick Stewart‘s one-man stage presentation of A Christmas Carol. (NOT the fairly lame made-for-tv movie he did on TNT) Stewart does all the voices and pretty much all the sound effects and his Continue reading →

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November 28, 2010 · 11:27 pm

DROVERS, BLUE RAIDERS AND OTHER TEAMS READY FOR NEXT ROUND OF THE NAIA MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT BEGINNING MONDAY NOV 29TH

By Chad Waller

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (Live Video) (Live Stats) (Press Book – PDF) The 52nd annual NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship final site event will begin on Nov. 29 with four matches from Orange Beach, Ala. Sixteen teams will compete in the single-elimination tournament from the Orange Beach Sportsplex. The second round concludes on Nov. 30, followed by quarterfinal matches on Dec. 1, the semifinal round on Dec. 3 and the National Championship final on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. CST. Continue reading →

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November 28, 2010 · 2:52 pm

RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 27TH’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES

NAIA– The NAIA is down to their final four teams, so I did a separate segment on them. Here is the link: https://glitternight.com/2010/11/28/naia-football-playoffs-down-to-their-final-four/

Playoff Upsets – NCAA Division 3 – The Bethel (MN) Royals upset the Wheaton Thunder in a 15-10 Instant Classic … the Alfred Saxons, who had a very odd season in which it seemed like they were often ranked one week, then Continue reading →

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November 28, 2010 · 2:52 am

NAIA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS DOWN TO THEIR FINAL FOUR

 The Sioux Falls Cougars rolled to a 27-7 victory over the McKendree Bearcats led by running back “Magic” Kristian Porter and by a Cougar D that  only  allowed  100 total yards for the  Bearcats.   Porter rushed for 108 yds and 3 touchdowns. Magic Kristian was named the Offensive Player of the Game and the Defensive Player was “Smilin'” Dan Schmeicher, who had 8 Continue reading →

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November 27, 2010 · 6:37 pm

NC HAMMER IS A CHAMPION OF CHARACTER

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – One Drover left Brownsville, Texas, with two special honors.

The first, of course, was making history with an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round win. But Niall Crick left with an equally as special honor – he was named an NAIA Champion of Character. Continue reading →

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November 27, 2010 · 6:07 am

VIETNAMESE MYTH PAGE UPDATED

I updated my Vietnamese Myth page by expanding my Ngoc Hoang entry with 4 new mythic tales about him. Plus I added the pre-Iron Age version of the story of the war god Than Giong to his entry. I also added another adventure of the god Lac Long Quan to his entry. Just click here: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-new/

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November 27, 2010 · 2:35 am

BAD MOVIE PAGE UPDATED TO KEEP PACE WITH CURRENT EVENTS

With the latest antics of that complete nutjob Kim Jong Il, I figured what better time to finish a review I already started – a review about Pulgasari, the monster movie that Kim Jong Il and his lackeys produced in the 1980’s in an attempt to provide a North Korean version of Godzilla. I’m 100% serious.    I also added my review of Psychopath, a 1975 movie about a Mr Rogers/Pee Wee Herman style kiddie show host going on a killing spree. Click here: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/  

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November 26, 2010 · 5:03 pm

WE ARE ALL WITNESSES TO MY FAKE Q AND A WITH LEBRON JAMES

LeBron James’ desperate attempt to finally win something by getting Dwyane Wade (Dwyane is how he spells it) to carry him on his shoulders has so far resulted in a lot of well-deserved ridicule and a very unimpressive 9-8 record. Since I have as many NBA Championship rings as LeBron does I figured we could talk as equals on the current events in his career.

Name: LeBron James

Position: Public Laughing Stock

Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: The Lord Of No Rings

What should opponents fear the most from you?  The fact that they might stumble and fall on the court because they’re so busy laughing at the way I made such an ass of myself with that whole “The Decision” special and the Continue reading →

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November 24, 2010 · 1:41 am

THE 20 COOLEST-NAMED USCAA AND NCCAA SPORTS TEAMS

Once again it’s time for another Top 20 contest. This time we’ll be looking at the coolest-named sports teams in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Christian College Athletic Association. As usual readers will have the next 20 days to e-mail me with their votes for which team they feel has the coolest name. I can be reached at Thtcom15@aol.com . 

20. OHIO STATE-MARION SCARLET WAVE

Location: Marion, OH

Comment: The Scarlet Wave is a nickname every bit as cool as The Crimson Tide and The Green Wave. You can’t go wrong with names like this for sports teams as far as I’m concerned and I’ve been saying for years that when Syracuse changed their team’s names from The Orangemen to The Orange that they’d have been better off going with Continue reading →

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November 24, 2010 · 1:39 am

THANKSGIVING SEASON DIVERSION: THE PERFECT THANKSGIVING EVE MOVIE

Just a note in the spirit of the holiday season to mention my favorite Thanksgiving Eve movie. Every Wednesday before Thanksgiving I make a point out of watching Continue reading →

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