Gogebic Samsons
GOGEBIC COLLEGE SAMSONS
Location: Ironwood, MI
Division: NJCAA
Comment: How incredibly cool is the name Samsons for sports teams? In addition to this cool name and eye-catching logo Gogebic has a reputation as one of the best-run institutions in the Continue reading
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FRONTIERADO IS COMING ON FRIDAY, AUGUST SECOND!
With the Frontierado holiday almost upon us what better time to examine three more figures who helped make the American west wild?
Lottie Deno
3. LOTTIE DENO – Equally comfortable dealing faro, playing poker or shooting a pistol Charlotte “Lottie” Deno was one of the most famous female gamblers of the old west, along with Poker Alice. Lottie didn’t engage in nearly as many gunfights as Poker Alice did, but she didn’t have to, since she was very skilled at maneuvering lovesick men into doing some of her killing for her. Even her no-good husband Johnny Golden was bumped off by two of Lottie’s male conquests.
Lottie, who said she learned card-playing from her father, was a former southern belle who came west after the Confederacy fell. She spent three years in San Antonio dealing faro and playing poker in, among other places, the iconic vaudeville saloon of Jack Harris, where Texas Ben Thompson and King Fisher were killed the same night in 1884. Fellow gambler Frank Thurmond began a romance with Lottie but when he Continue reading
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NORTHWEST COLLEGE TRAPPERS
Location: Powell, WY
Conference Affiliation: American Frontier Conference
Comment: “Your future, our focus” is the motto for this excellent institution in Wyoming. Not only does NWC boast a Continue reading
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With some stars one name says it all: Cher … Madonna … Minka. This resoundingly beautiful lady has a reputation as THE most exquisite sight in her home of Las Vegas, and that’s no minor accomplishment. Minka is one of the legends of erotic performance art and has appeared on virtually every major talk show in several countries.
This divine lady dances with the same athletic grace she showed as a tennis player in South Korea years ago and is known far and wide for being as charming and affable as she is gorgeous. Recently Minka granted this interview to Balladeer’s Blog. And men and women who can’t get enough of this 21st Century Love Goddess read on for ways of getting your own Minka merchandise!
Balladeer’s Blog: So, how many languages do you speak?
Minka: I speak two languages, Korean and English.
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Avengers
The ASA College Avengers football team has only been around for a handful of years but last year made their first Bowl appearance and now they’ve already gotten their first player into the NFL!
Gilbert Pena, standout defensive lineman for the Avengers, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the storied Green Bay Packers franchise. Pena is a Yonkers, NY native and delayed the start of his college career by 4 years to care for his mother as she battled cancer.
Gilbert was an impact player for Head Coach Dennis Orlando’s ASA College team and earned all-conference honors after a Continue reading
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Has it really been three years since all this started? Happy Birthday to Balladeer’s Blog! One of the highlights of the past twelve months was this nice November shoutout from Casey James (left) and SaRenna Lee, two incredibly beautiful and creative ladies who have impeccable taste in blogs. Since this shoutout Casey has been making appearances here as Balladeer’s Blog’s Official Movie Hostess, too! For more of Casey and SaRenna Continue reading
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EASTERN CONFERENCE: 1. ATLANTA DREAM (6-1) ### 2. WASHINGTON MYSTICS (4-1) ### 3. NEW YORK LIBERTY (4-2) ### 4. CHICAGO SKY (4-2) ### 5. CONNECTICUT SUN (2-5) ### 6. Continue reading
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Special thanks once again to Balladeer’s Blog’s Official Movie Hostess, the maddeningly lovely Casey James. Not only does she embody everything that men and women dream about but she also enjoys bad movies! Casey’s beauty, brains and ability to kick the butt of anyone who gets out of line with her make her the ideal hostess for a look at bizarre biker films. For information on how to follow Casey’s antics even further read on:
WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS (1971) – You just knew this was the movie I would start with. A biker gang hassles a group of Satanists in the usual biker way in films. The Satanists get revenge by cursing some of the bikers to start turning into werewolves and preying on the others. Werewolves on Wheels gets worse as it goes along and degenerates into a VERY weird acid trip of a horror movie before completely collapsing in its final minutes. Severn Darden plays the lead Satanist and the biker gang “boasts” Barry “Eve of Destruction” Maguire and Billy “Father Knows Best” Gray among its members.
MOTORCYCLE SQUAD (1937) – This neglected little honey is one of the Continue reading
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