Monthly Archives: April 2011

Pennies for Poe: Near the Diner Grill, A Bowl of Change for the Literary Giant

Posted on April 20, 2011 by atomictv

By Laura Vozzella (Baltimore Sun, 4/13/2011) Baltimore schoolkids collected pennies nearly 150 years ago to save Edgar Allan Poe the indignity of lying in an unmarked grave. Now another “Pennies for Poe” campaign is under way, this time with the … Continue reading →

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Udo Lindenberg – “Baltimore”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by atomictv

Ivan Doroschuk from “Men Without Hats” posted this song on Facebook this morning. It’s Randy Newman’s song “Baltimore” covered by German musician Udo Lindenberg. The lyrics are in German — I ran them through a German-to-English translator and out popped … Continue reading →

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Recalling My Career as a Gino’s Girl

Posted on April 13, 2011 by atomictv

By Mary Hoffman (DundalkPatch.com, 4/11/2011) “…Like most girls, I worked the counter waiting on customers. Only on occasions were the counter girls allowed to work the grill. And yes, it’s true, we applied that special Gino Giant sauce with a … Continue reading →

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Bad Baltimore Tattoos: Johnny Unitas #19’s “Golden Arm”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by atomictv

Submitted by Mark Hyde at the Imnotrightinthehead Facebook group.

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