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July 10, 2013 · 6:14 pm

MORE NEGLECTED GUNSLINGERS FOR FRONTIERADO

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

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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June 30, 2013 · 10:26 pm

MOVIE REVIEW: TO THE FOURTH POWER (2013)

To the 4th PowerTO THE FOURTH POWER (2013) – This film may be the sleeper hit of the year. You’d think it would be impossible to do something creative with the mock documentary format at this point but To The Fourth Power proves to be a thought-provoking and inventive piece set “just a few years from now”.

The movie depicts a near future in which the Continue reading →

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June 30, 2013 · 2:54 pm

COOL NAMED TEAM: NORTHWEST COLLEGE

Northwest College TrappersNORTHWEST 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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June 26, 2013 · 10:26 pm

MINKA: BALLADEER’S BLOG INTERVIEWS A 21ST CENTURY LOVE GODDESS

Minka2With 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.

BB: Did you enjoy Continue reading →

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June 25, 2013 · 8:21 pm

WNBA STANDINGS

Minnesota Lynx logoWESTERN CONFERENCE – 1. MINNESOTA LYNX (6-2)    ###    2. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (5-2)    ###    3. SEATTLE STORM (4-4)     ###    4. PHOENIX MERCURY (4-4)    ###    5. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (3-5)    ###    6. TULSA SHOCK Continue reading →

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June 21, 2013 · 12:00 am

BALLADEER’S BLOG TURNS THREE YEARS OLD TODAY!

Casey and SaRennaHas 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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June 19, 2013 · 8:31 pm

REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLES BEFORE JULY 4TH, 1776

Balladeer’s Blog as usual will be marking the USA’s upcoming birthday with a series of holiday-themed posts. Since we get overexposed to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 I will instead stay true to my blog’s theme and focus on the action in between April 19th, 1775 and early July 1776.

May 10th, 1775 – The British Fort Ticonderoga in New York is seized in what would today be called a Special Forces raid by Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, who beat other American forces to the valuable military prize. Allen and his men had the advantage of being an organized body under arms for quite a long time because they were originally formed to fight for the independence of what is now the state of Vermont (“Green Mountain”).

They had been an active guerilla force fighting for Vermont’s right to be an independent entity rather than part of the Hampshire Grants being fought over by New York and New Hampshire. Their secret headquarters was the Catamount Tavern which is why the University of Vermont’s sports teams are called the Catamounts. 

May 12th, 1775 – Crown Point, NY is taken by American forces in another Continue reading →

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June 18, 2013 · 10:42 pm

WNBA STANDINGS

Atlanta DreamEASTERN 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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June 12, 2013 · 10:46 pm

IROQUOIS EPIC MYTH: HODADEION PART SIX

Iroquois longhouse lodgePART 6: HORNED SERPENTS – Continuing his journey, Hodadeion the god of magic came to a river across which an impossibly long and thick tree served as a bridge. Believing this might lead to the village of the cannibalistic wizards he was searching for the demigod set off across the makeshift bridge.

When he was halfway across Hodadeion abruptly stopped. He sensed something immense lying in wait on the other side of the river. Frustrated by being detected by their potential prey two enormous serpents with deerhorns on their heads sprang from hiding and hissed insults at the demigod who stood tantalizingly just outside their reach. Unafraid, Hodadeion shouted insults of his own back at the two monstrous serpents, who were as big around as several tree-trunks and as long as Continue reading →

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June 8, 2013 · 4:17 pm

THE GIANT CLAW (1957) ON THE TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT: APRIL OF 1985

The Secret of the Bermuda Triangle Revealed

The Secret of the Bermuda Triangle Revealed

Before MST3K there was … The Texas 27 Film Vault!

Balladeer’s Blog continues its examination of this neglected cult show from the mid-1980’s. Thanks to my research through VERY old newspapers, interviews with Randy Clower and emails from fellow fans of T27FV here is the ninth in a series where original broadcast dates of episodes can be determined.

Episode originally aired: Saturday April 6th, 1985 from 10:30pm to 1:00am. 

Serial: Before the movie our machine-gun toting “Film Vault Technicians First Class” Randy Clower and Richard Malmos showed an episode of The Lost City, the legendarily campy and bizarre sci-fi serial from 1935.

Film Vault Lore: Thank you to my fellow T27FV fan Dolores for this episode’s date, the serial and for this quote about Ken Miller, who played “Tex” on the show: “I loved the random bits of madness added by the gung ho Tex each episode! He always reminded me of Robert Duvall’s character Kilgore from Apocalypse Now. My favorite catch-phrase from Tex was when he would say “Commies don’t watch bad movies!” the way Duvall said “Charley don’t surf!” in Apocalypse Now.”  

The Movie: The Giant Claw is Continue reading →

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