Author Archives: Tom Warner

Shit-canned: Remembering the Preakness Toilet Races

“You can’t kill stupid; you can only attempt to contain it. Like on a very large infield.” – (Source: “The Quotable Tom Warner Omnibus.”) “In 2009, the first year without B.Y.O.B., attendance plummeted to 77,850 from 2008′s 112,222…” (Source: Maryland … Continue reading

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Counting down the Sweet 16 in Maryland horse racing history

By Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun (May 18, 2013) The anticipation of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes set us thinking: Who are the greatest Maryland thoroughbreds of all time — the horses who were bred, born, owned or trained here? To that end, … Continue reading

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Remembering Atomic TV’s answer to the Preakness

The Atomic TV Classic Pimlico Race Course June 16, 2001 Anticipation of today’s 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course made us think back to the biggest thoroughbred race in the history of Baltimore public access television. … Continue reading

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Guy Fieri visits Sip & Bite in Fell’s Point

Grating goofball gourmet Guy Fieri (you know, the guy with the gruff throat-cancer voice trying way too hard to be cool with his SoCal Porn Star Look – dyed-blond hair, tats, earrings, Oakley wrap-around shades – and his shirt worn … Continue reading

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From Liverpool with Love

Baltimore-Beatles connection behind documentary on Fab Four’s Freda As a card-carrying AARP member and aging Baby Boomer who grew up in the ’60s, it’s needless to say that I grew up loving everything to do with The Beatles. So when … Continue reading

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