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July 9, 2016 · 1:20 am

LEGACY OF THE INCAS (1965)

Legacy of the IncasFrontierado is coming up on Friday, August 5th! In keeping with the seasonal feel, Balladeer’s Blog has been showcasing various neglected westerns.

LEGACY OF THE INCAS (1965) – Guy Madison and Fernando Rey starred in this Llama Western which would be guaranteed to make some of the emotional cripples of the 21st Century faint at its “Colonialism Squared” plotline. To me the staggering tastelessness of it all makes it more funny than pernicious.

Rey plays President Castillo of late 1800’s Peru. He has a Jim West-style assignment for his  gunslinging agent, nicknamed Jaguar. His birth name is Wutuma, and he’s the last of “the proud and noble Incas”. His job is to eradicate a gang of Native Peruvian bandits and guerillas who are robbing and killing all non-natives as part of their bid to resurrect the ancient Inca empire to rule Peru! Continue reading →

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July 5, 2016 · 9:08 pm

THE MAN CALLED NOON (1973)

Man called NoonFrontierado is on Friday August 5th!

In the past Balladeer’s Blog has examined some of the big names among the fictional gunslingers of Spaghetti Westerns. I’ve covered the original Django, Sartana, the Holy Ghost, Dynamite Joe, Harmonica and even Tony Anthony’s character the Stranger. Here is a look at the Italo-Western hero Noon. 

The Man Called Noon (1973)

The Story: Long before Robert Ludlum’s amnesiac secret agent Jason Bourne came this film. Based on a Louis L’Amour story The Man Called Noon featured Richard Crenna as the title character, an amnesiac who has incredible abilities with a gun but no knowledge of his past.

Just like Jason Bourne in the later novel, our hero Rubal Noon must piece together who he really is, why he has access to some large sums of money  and why various dangerous factions want him dead. He also struggles to survive while all this chaos closes in on him. Luckily his instinctive skill at killing keeps him alive, albeit increasingly confused.   Continue reading →

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July 4, 2016 · 1:56 am

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2016

American flagBalladeer’s Blog wishes a happy birthday to the USA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this post will examine various events that took place on other July 4th’s throughout American history.

JULY 4TH, 1778 – George Rogers Clark led his rebel forces in taking the British stronghold of Kaskaskia, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers. Clark and his Rangers were on a mission for then-Virginia Governor Patrick Henry.

JULY 4TH, 1783 – The Massachusetts Supreme Court is finalizing its written decision holding that slavery has been illegal in the state since adoption of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights in 1780.

JULY 4TH, 1788 – Continue reading →

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July 3, 2016 · 4:39 pm

FOURTH OF JULY MUSICAL: 1776

1776-musical-movieIt may be my fondness for mythology that makes me love to watch particular movies around particular holidays.  I say that because many of the well- known myths were recited on ancient holidays when their subject matter was relevant to those holidays. The stories helped accentuate the meaning of the special events and that’s the way I use various movies. At Christmas I watch countless variations of A Christmas Carol, around Labor Day I watch Eight Men Out, at Halloween The Evil Dead and the original Nightmare On Elm Street, Thanksgiving Eve I do Oliver! and for Frontierado (which is just a month away now) I do Silverado.

Since the actual 4th of July is loaded with activity I always show 1776 on the night before. It’s a great way to get in the mood for Independence Day. It’s a musical but with brilliant dialogue portions and the story involves the political maneuvering  surrounding the Original Thirteen Colonies at last announcing their independence from Great Britain, more than a year after Continue reading →

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July 2, 2016 · 5:58 pm

REVOLUTIONARY WAR: PART TWO OF NEGLECTED NAVAL BATTLES

Revolutionary War naval battlesBalladeer’s Blog continues its examination of neglected naval clashes of the Revolutionary War.

MAY 21st, 1777 – Off St Augustine, FL the USS Comet waged an all-night battle with the HMS Apalachicola until the British ship had lost all sails and riggings and was forced to surrender.

APRIL 27th, 1778 – THE John Paul Jones, leading a detachment from the USS Ranger, raided the British port of Whitehaven. The detachment’s commando-style raid resulted in Continue reading →

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June 24, 2016 · 10:52 pm

COLLEGE GOLF CHAMPIONS: WOMEN

Here’s one last round of congratulations to the 2015-2016 season’s golf champions in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog: 

Keiser SeahawksNAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

National Champions – KEISER UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS

Runners-Up – Savannah College of Art and Design Bees

Previous Champions – Keiser University Seahawks 

Dallas Baptist University PatriotsNCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)

National Champions – DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PATRIOTS

Runners-Up – Campbellsville University Tigers

Previous Champions – Shorter University Hawks  Continue reading →

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June 23, 2016 · 8:45 pm

WNBA STANDINGS

New York LibertyEASTERN CONFERENCE – 1. NEW YORK LIBERTY (9-4)    ###    2. ATLANTA DREAM (8-5)    ###    3. WASHINGTON MYSTICS (7-7)    ###    4. CHICAGO SKY (6-7)    ###    5. INDIANA FEVER (5-9)    ###    6. CONNECTICUT SUN (3-10)    ###     Continue reading →

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June 21, 2016 · 9:34 pm

COLLEGE GOLF CHAMPIONS FOR 2015 – 2016 SEASON

Here’s one last round of congratulations to the 2015-2016 season’s golf champions in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog:

oklahoma city university starsNAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

National Champions – OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS

Runners-Up – University of British Columbia Thunderbirds

Previous Champions – College of Coastal Georgia Mariners  

Colorado Christian University CougarsNCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)

National Champions – COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY COUGARS

Runners-Up – Dallas Baptist University Patriots

Previous Champions – Lee University Flames  Continue reading →

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June 21, 2016 · 3:51 am

BALLADEER’S BLOG IS SIX YEARS OLD TODAY

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THANK YOU once again to all of you readers for making Balladeer’s Blog so enjoyable to write. As I always say the weird and controversial items I churn out here mean that readers have to be very secure in their own beliefs not to just take offense and leave. Here’s a look at Glitternight.com’s six biggest hits since lastJune 21st:

Nyanga territoryMOST POPULAR MYTHOLOGY POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  TOP GODS OF THE NYANGA PEOPLE (AFRICA) 

Gods who gamble, river gods, star gods who run a celestial courtroom and much, much more including the semi-divine hero Mwindo.  This one barely beat out the Philippine Epic Myth about the god Baybayan.

Birds by Aristophanes 2MOST POPULAR ANCIENT GREEK COMEDY POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  THE BIRDS BY ARISTOPHANES 

There was an EXPLOSION of controversy over this post which examined the original work AND explored how The Birds could be applied to the anti-intellectual madhouses called colleges here in America. Aristophanes wrote “In Cloud Cuckooland things become what they are called rather than being called what they are.” I made that “In Ivory Towerland things become what they are called rather than being called what they are.”  And off I went …

Maldoror and his smile by Lord Orlando

MOST POPULAR CONTINUING FEATURE OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  THE SONGS OF MALDOROR (1868) 

Technically this feature began in February of 2015 but was so lengthy it didn’t wrap up until August of 2015, thus putting it within the past year, at least partially.

This work of horror was the darkest, most deranged and graphically violent item I’ve ever covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.  

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MOST POPULAR  “LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES” POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES AND ART 

This item took a look at one of the many ways that the hypersensitive, judgmental and censorship-crazed American Liberals have become even more intolerant than the worst Christian Conservatives.

And that’s the truth.

Irshadmanji

MOST POPULAR POST ABOUT MUSLIM FASCISM IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  WOMEN WHO FIGHT MUSLIM OPPRESSION   

A look at Irshad Manji, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and many other women who show the backbone to take on the greatest oppressors of women in this day and age: the Muslim World.

These women deserve much more notoriety than they currently enjoy.

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MOST POPULAR TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  THANKSGIVING TURKEYS ON THE TEXAS TWENTY-SEVEN FILM VAULT   

A Turkey Day look at some of Randy and Richard’s most storied episodes, featuring movies like It! The Terror From Beyond Space, The Giant Claw, The Party Crashers, Return of the Fly and many, many more!

 

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June 13, 2016 · 10:48 pm

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CANKDESKA CIKANA COLLEGE

Cankdeska Cikana Comm Coll C4CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Team Name: “C-4”

Location: Fort Totten, ND

Division: AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Commission)

Comment:  How terrific is that team nickname? Yes, the nickname refers to the four C’s in the institution’s full name. But … Continue reading →

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