Monthly Archives: August 2010

B-Belles of Burlesque

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Letter Men: The Globe Poster Company Would Like Your Attention For a Moment

BOB CICERO HAS A STORY he likes to tell about advertising. A few years ago, he was driving down the street when his son noticed a sign-holding man bobbing and weaving by the side of the road. The younger Cicero … Continue reading

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Video Americain Aims to Expand Local Film and Music Archive

Years before he sat on the business side of a Video Americain counter, local filmmaker J.R. Fritsch sold a couple of compilation tapes of his short films to the video-store chain for $7 a pop. Not only did that provide … Continue reading

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The Penis Tree

A Baltimore Landmark Pee-pee Tree puts the schwing into Spring Credit where credit is due: It was Senator Theatre Manager Gayle Grove who first alerted me to this topiary curio on nearby Woodburne Avenue. She had seen it while walking … Continue reading

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