A TUMULTUOUS SPRINGTIME | Đinh Thị Như Thuý

A poem in Vietnamese by Đinh Thị Như ThúyTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm about to burst into tearsthrobbing sinusstuffy nose congested veinsdroopy eyelidsbeeping horns and loud trafficwhy the rush unexpressed silencethings that should have been saidin a quiet corner somewhere two chairs side by sidein the corner of the garden maybebeneath a shady canopysleepy noon […]

NEWS ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY SIXTH

The latest current events roundup from Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog. PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW PRESCRIPTION HEALTHCARE SITE. More HERE. MARYLAND MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OUTSIDE THE HOME OF HIS TRUMP OFFICIAL TARGET.  DEMOCRAT TEACHERS CONTINUE THEIR OBSCENE USE OF STUDENTS AT PROTESTS THE TEACHERS WANT TO ATTEND. More HERE. And HERE. And HERE. […]

THE GHOUL EXPERIENCE

After reading about the Ghoul in Balladeers Blog, the idea of writing my experience came to me. My experience with the Ghoul was in the Cleveland Akron área of the 1960s and 70s when I was there [and not in other places]. First I was born in Akron [North Hill area]Ohio March 5 1962 at […]

GHOULARDI: BAD MOVIE HOST (1963-1966)

From January of 1963 to December of 1966 Ernie Anderson, AKA Ghoulardi, ruled the Friday night airwaves in Cleveland with his b-movie show. To give you an idea of how popular his show was, Ghoulardi did what some of the top entertainers of their day consistently failed to do – HE BEAT JOHNNY CARSON’S TONIGHT […]

GHOULARDI: BAD MOVIE HOST (1963-1966)

From January of 1963 to December of 1966 Ernie Anderson, AKA Ghoulardi, ruled the Friday night airwaves in Cleveland with his b-movie show. To give you an idea of how popular his show was, Ghoulardi did what some of the top entertainers of their day consistently failed to do – HE BEAT JOHNNY CARSON’S TONIGHT […]