Monthly Archives: September 2011

National Premium Set To Return

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Benn Ray (The Mobtown Shank, 9/25/2011) One of my all time favorite beers was National Premium. Specifically, National Premium Dark (but I’m also fond of the regular National Premium as well). Sure, locally, National Bohemian gets all the love. … Continue reading →


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Tom Kiefaber: “Best Loose Cannon”

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Tom Warner

City Paper “Best of Baltimore,” (September 21, 2011) The City Paper’s 2011 “Best of Baltimore” issue named Tom Kiefaber “Best Loose Cannon,” to which we can only reply: “Bang, that’s wild!” Here’s the full CP write-up: ***************************************************** Best Loose Cannon … Continue reading →


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Baltimore Unearthed: Shirley Temple Was Here (Sort of)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 9/22/2011) Only the fetid mind of a Hollywood producer could conceive of casting the perpetually perky Shirley Temple in the role of a proto-feminist. In the 1949 dramedy Adventure in Baltimore, a twilight-of-her-film-career 20-year-old Shirley, … Continue reading →


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Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Baltimore could close

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Scott Huffines

(Reuters) – Of all the cities that claim a connection to the troubled author Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore likes to think its case is strongest. By Jason Tomassini (Reuters, 9/12/2011) Poe’s family is from Baltimore, his literary career began in … Continue reading →


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Baltimore Integrity Trumps D.C. Importance

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Tom Warner

Leah L. Jones/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST – College students Maya Wells, left and Christina Pinder sit on a bench on Federal Hill Park facing the Inner Harbor. By Frances Stead Sellers (Washington Post, August 23, 2011) Forget about Washington. Ask … Continue reading →


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Billy Ripken Obscenity Bat: He Finally Talks 20 Years Later

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Darren Rovell (CNBC.com, 12/9/2008) Had Billy Ripken not received a shipment of less than ideal Louisville Slugger R161 models that year… Had Billy Ripken not decided to use one of those bats for batting practice that year… Had Billy … Continue reading →


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Happy Birthday, Dave Cawley, King of Men!

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Scott Huffines

A dapper Dave celebrates his birthday and ponders the one way. His way! A crowd gathers and paparazzi snap away as Cawley prepares to take flight, presumably to sing a mid-air duet with Underdog Lady? A hyper-kinetic Dave Cawley and … Continue reading →


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Towson Weekends Summed Up In One Picture

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Fantastic “day after” photo courtesy of Barstool U.


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Roy K. Obviously Lives In The Wrong Neighborhood

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Spotted in Essex, Md. by Rev. Slaughter. Roy should know we grow ‘em big on the east side of town.


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