Author Archives: almosthipguy

Harp, the Herald Angels Sing

Posted on December 24, 2013 by almosthipguy

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Mark Harp (1957-2004) Lest we forget, legendary Baltimore musician Mark Linthicum – better known to friends and local music lovers as Mark Harp or “Harpo” (for his resemblance to the similarly curly-haired Harpo Marx) – … Continue reading →

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The Year Without a Mayor’s Christmas Parade…

Posted on December 23, 2013 by almosthipguy

…and The Ghosts of Mayor’s Christmas Parades Past By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) No, that’s not the title of  an old Rankin/Bass holiday TV special, but a lament for the 2013 Mayor’s Christmas Parade in Hampden, which was cancelled … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters of the Turd Kind

Posted on December 20, 2013 by almosthipguy

We love award-winning plumber (City Paper’s “Best Plumber” 2004, 2005 and 2010)   Chris Jensen for many reasons (including such memorable Jensen Plumbing Service slogans as “#1 in the #2 Business” and “Your Poop is My Bread and Butter”), but none … Continue reading →

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Mondawmin’s “Color Blind” Santa Luke

Posted on December 18, 2013 by almosthipguy

Not everyone is dreaming of a White Christmas, as today’s Baltimore Sun profile of Lucas Durant (aka “Santa Luke”) makes clear. – BoL Generations flock to visit Mondawmin’s “color blind” Santa Luke By Jonathan Pitts (Baltimore Sun, Dec. 18, 2013) … Continue reading →

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