Monthly Archives: February 2012

RIP Dale Coleman: Rock Guitarist Would Set His Arms On Fire

Tommy Carson (left) singing with Dale Coleman (right) Dale Coleman Sr., Age 62 The 1960s and 1970s rock guitarist devised a concert finale in which he would set his arms on fire. By Jacques Kelly (Baltimore Sun, 2/14/2007) Dale Coleman … Continue reading

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Jolly Four Park: Essex’s Secret African-American 1930s Nightclub

One of those Essex urban legends that my late mother Jackie Nickel was never able to verify concerned the existence of a secret African-American speakeasy/nightclub/picnic pavilion/swim club off of Back River Neck Road in Essex. There’s the remnants of a … Continue reading

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Slideshow: Great Baltimore Fire of 1904

The Baltimore Sun The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 started at 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 7 and raged on until 5 p.m. the next day. The fire began inside the John E. Hurst & Company building, causing an explosion that … Continue reading

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Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Fun at Steven Tyler’s Creepy Leer Towards Baltimore Waitress

Jimmie Kimmel poked fun at Steven Tyler’s creepy leer when Baltimore’s Hallie Day performed on American Idol. Hallie Day on Facebook

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