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Barry Richards Says: Led Zep Played Here!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by almosthipguy

Tom Warner, Baltimore Or Less: Local filmmaker Jeff Krulik’s new documentary Led Zeppelin Played Here will get its Baltimore premiere tonight at 7 p.m. at the Creative Alliance. Krulik spent the last 5 years addressing what may only be urban … Continue reading →

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Blaze Starr’s Wild Animal Acts

Posted on August 21, 2013 by almosthipguy

I’ve been reading Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America by Leslie Zemeckis, who also directed the hit documentary film of the same title. It’s an oral history of American Burlesque “as told by the performers who … Continue reading →

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Todd Stachowski’s fan letter to BIG NURSE

Posted on August 9, 2013 by almosthipguy

Big Nurse was a zine I used to pick up at Atomic Books back in the early ’90s. It was published by Jean and Sue, two  ultra-cool Asian girls living in my ultra-uncool suburban ‘hood of Towson. Their zine was inspired … Continue reading →

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Brace Yourself for the Baltimore Bracer, the 1950s Pirate Cocktail

Posted on August 8, 2013 by almosthipguy

From NIP AHOY: THE PICTURE BAR GUIDE by Robert H. Loeb, Jr., Wilcox & Follett, 1954 “‘Here’s an unmarried pirate, with a gleam in his unpatched eye and a yearning within, who’s charted his course to his lady-love’s heart – he … Continue reading →

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