Monthly Archives: March 2011

All Hail the Preakness Manimal “Kegasus”!

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Jockey Club hopes Preakness 2011 will ‘Be Legendary’ By Matt Vensel (The Baltimore Sun, 3/29/2011) A year after the Maryland Jockey Club encouraged Baltimore to get its “Preak” on with a feather-ruffling advertising campaign for last year’s Preakness party, event … Continue reading →


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Police X-Ray Snake Dance; Diagnosis: Acute Indecency

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

(The Baltimore Sun, 5/14/1951) Greek mythology was set back to the tune of $40 in the classic interior of Central Police Court yesterday where an East Baltimore street snake dancer was dressed down by the law for writhing ungarbed in … Continue reading →


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Police Divorce Zorita And Snake (1951)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

(The Baltimore Sun, 5/13/1951) A tender moment between a semi-clad dancer and a black, bull snake was shattered last night by the strident voice of the law, and the dancer, torn from her snake, was booked by police for performing … Continue reading →


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Carnival Scene at Monument and Haven Street, 1948

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

The Baltimore Sun, 5/22/1948 Thrill to the sights of Frieda Pushnik, Living Armless and Legless Girl; Bohemian Glass-Blowers; Mo-Lay, Master of Manipulation; Johann Petersson, Tallest Man on Earth from Finland; Long-Haired Beauty Hannah Kelter; Skeets Hubbard, The Human Pin Cushion; … Continue reading →


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Sharon Bernstein Peyton Remembers the Bluesette

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Sharon Bernstein Peyton (via BaltimoreJam.org) “The Bluesette/Blues Back Alley, owned by Art and Sharon Peyton, was a non-alcoholic night club in central Baltimore City at 2439 North Charles Street, near 25th St., Charles Village. It was in operation from 1965 … Continue reading →


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Attempting to Recapture Sweet Era of the Bluesette

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Michael Olesker (The Baltimore Sun, 11/18/2005) “…What kind of place was the Bluesette? You walked in and found yourself enveloped in sound: live rock bands playing weekends until midnight (emphatically loud music, too – loud enough that, one night, … Continue reading →


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The Only Place To Go (The Bluesette, 1967)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Eirik Tecumseh Blom, photos by C. B. Nieberding (Baltimore Magazine, 9/1967) Eirik Tecumseh Blom —there’s American Indian blood in those veins, along with the Scandinavian — describes himself as “barely a post-teenager.” At 20, he has been a cook, … Continue reading →


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Charm City: 2nd Angriest City in America!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tom Warner

Men’s Health Mag Survey offers Gauge to the Rage According to a survey published in the March 2011 issue of Men’s Health Magazine, Baltimore ranked 2nd – behind Detroit – on their list of the 100 Angriest Places in America. … Continue reading →


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Phallic Friday: Michael Phelps Swings to the Left

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps shows off his mooseknuckle in swimgear so tight that you can tell he’s circumsized, packs a fairly large nut-sac and may be shaved to boot. Tags: michael phelps, penis, phallic friday, phallus


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RIP Fran Daniels, Gayety Showgirl, “Hamm’s Beer Girl”

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Avenue News.com, 3/21/2011 Frances Carol Mootafian (nee Kessinger), also known as Fran Daniels, passed away on Feb. 18, 2011. She was born on Nov. 23, 1931 in Camp Creek, W.Va. Born to parents Ira and Dorinda Kessinger, Frances was … Continue reading →


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Sammy Ross, Baltimore City Paper’s “Best of Baltimore” Mascot

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Baltimore City Paper’s “1999 Best of Baltimore” “…Our spiritual inspiration, el luchador supremo, is our cover model, Sammy Ross–4 feet and 100 pounds of everything that’s right about this town. We went looking for a small person to wear a … Continue reading →


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RIP Sammy Ross, Dwarf Entertainer (1923-2010)

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Scott Huffines

The Entertainer By Alan H. Feiler (The Jewish Times, 12/24/2010) As a youngster, Leah Schwartz remembers going to family gatherings where her uncle, Sammy Ross, would always come up and joke around, doing anything just to make her smile. “He’d … Continue reading →


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