Teddi Barrett as Edward Wozniak’s Neo-Pulp character Mordillo Blush.
Yes, with her debut adventure behind her and the lives of countless millions in California saved by the heroic efforts of Dr Mordillo Blush even greater escapades lie ahead! From the shocked look on Mordillo’s face her next battle with the forces of science run amok may be even more terrifying than the first one was! Continue reading
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* USCAA WORLD SERIES *
DAY TWO – GAME ONE – The World Series in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) continued with the 2nd seeded LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY AT BELLEVILLE LYNX taking on the 6th seeded SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF BROOKLYN BEARS. The Lynx were able to put up 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd Inning in what was otherwise a pitcher’s duel. Those runs held up, giving LU- Belleville a 2-0 victory. The winning pitcher was Michael Sabatino.
DAY TWO – GAME TWO – The 4th seeded NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS showed once again that their prowess on the diamond should never be doubted! The Builders took it to the top seeded defending champions of USCAA baseball – the UNIVERSITY OF CINCINATTI AT CLERMONT COUGARS ! NNAS gave up 1 run each in the 1st and 7th Innings but their own bats were on fire, scoring 3,5 and 1 run in the 4th, 5th and 7th Innings respectively for a 9-2 victory. Builders pitcher Taylor Gomer got the win. Continue reading
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Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my fondness for Movie Host shows of the past and my EXCLUSIVE interview with Randy Clower of the mid-1980’s program The Texas 27 Film Vault has proven to be a very popular item on this blog.
Randy and his cohost Richard Malmos, playing machine gun- packing Film Vault Technicians First Class, would show and mock bad and campy films from decades ago and were a huge hit when they were on the air. I feel they Continue reading
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* USCAA WORLD SERIES *
GAME ONE – The 4th seeded NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS found themselves trailing their opponents – the 5th seeded BRIARCLIFFE COLLEGE BULLDOGS – 1-0 after the 1st Inning and 2-1 in the 6th. The Builders notched 2 more runs in that frame to take a 3-2 lead then clamped down defensively to ride those 2 runs to a Day One victory. Pitcher Sam Massie got the win.
GAME TWO – The top seeded defending champions of USCAA baseball – the UNIVERSITY OF CINCINATTI AT CLERMONT COUGARS – took on the 8th seeded VICTORY UNIVERSITY EAGLES, a team playing with the melancholy knowledge that their school will be be closing its doors for good this summer. The Eagles got off to a 1-0 lead in the 3rd Inning but the Cougar’s bats came alive in the 4th and they went on to win by a score of 4-2. Ryan Beard was the winning pitcher. Continue reading
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For more of my entries on Inuit myths click here: https://glitternight.com/inuit-myth/
KIVIOQ – The greatest hero and monster- slayer of Inuit mythology. The exact structure of Kivioq’s saga varies wildly from region to region, some of them with a fully Continue reading
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* NJCAA3 *
DISTRICT G – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Yesterday saw the district championship games for a variety of districts – among them District G. The CUMBERLAND COUNTY COLLEGE DUKES defeated the defending national champions in NJCAA3 baseball – the GLOUCESTER COLLEGE ROADRUNNERS. The final score in this rout was 11-4. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DUKES! (2014 record – 46-8)
DISTRICT F – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The title for District F was battled over by the SUFFOLK COUNTY COLLEGE SHARKS and the NASSAU COLLEGE LIONS. In the clash between these two kings of their respective elements it was all Sharks. Suffolk County College eviscerated the Lions SEVENTEEN to ONE! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SHARKS! (2014 record – 20-12) Continue reading
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THE VOYAGE OF LORD CETON TO THE SEVEN PLANETS (1765) – Written by Marie- Anne de Roumier. Though written by a French woman in 1765 this example of “ancient” science fiction was set in 1640’s England. (?) A young Lord in the court of King Charles I travels – along with his sister Monime – into space thanks to an accomodating angel.
This angel is named Zachiel and safely transports his charges all over the solar system and home again. The sun turns out to be inhabited by a studious and thoughtful people devoted to philosophy and natural science. Mercury was inhabited by a hot-tempered and impatient race of semi-humanoids. Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog presents a look at the ten college baseball teams who will be participating in this year’s World Series for the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association). The action starts May 14th.
Top Seed
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES
First Game Scheduled For: May 14th at 2pm: Prasco Park
Opponent: Trinity Christian College
Two Seed
TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TROJANS
First Game Scheduled For: May 14th at 1pm: Legacy Field
Opponent: Cedarville University Continue reading
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Lawrenceville Bracket – 1. GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES ### 2. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE ### 3. WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS ### 4. WESTMONT COLLEGE WARRIORS ### 5. SAINT FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS ###
Daytona Beach Bracket – 1. SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC RUNNING HORNETS ### 2. EMBRY- RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 3. TALLADEGA COLLEGE TORNADOES ### 4. TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE BULLDOGS ### 5. LSU- ALEXANDRIA GENERALS ### Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog continues its examination of another neglected pulp hero – in this case Northwest Smith. Created by the female author C.L. Moore in the 1930′s Northwest Smith was a ruthless outer-space smuggler and mercenary decades before Han Solo. With his Venusian partner Yarol at his side and armed with a trusty blaster Smith roamed the solar system in his deceptively fast spaceship The Maid. In the course of their criminal pursuits the two often found themselves in the role of reluctant heroes, sometimes with the fate of entire planets at stake. For more on Northwest Smith and other neglected pulp heroes click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/
7. THE COLD GRAY GOD (1935) – A smuggling jaunt has brought Northwest Smith back to Mars. While hanging out in the cold and snowy Martian city of Righa our hero gets hired by a most unusual client. Her name is Jaida, a beautiful Venusian woman who years previously had been THE singing sensation of the Cabaret circuit at the network of casinos and leisure resorts of Jupiter’s colonized moons. At the height of her fame Jaida turned her back on success and went into seclusion.
It turns out the former singer “found religion” in the form of the esoteric worship of The Un-Nameable One, the god of Mars’ distant past. The god is worshipped now only by super-secretive cults throughout the solar system; cults which claim to know the secrets of the ancient lettering which adorns most Martian households but whose meaning has long been forgotten. Jaida hires Smith to recover a stolen relic of the dark religion from the Righa crook who nabbed it. Continue reading
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