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Video Americain Aims to Expand Local Film and Music Archive

Posted on August 19, 2010 by almosthipguy

Years before he sat on the business side of a Video Americain counter, local filmmaker J.R. Fritsch sold a couple of compilation tapes of his short films to the video-store chain for $7 a pop. Not only did that provide … Continue reading →

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The Penis Tree

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

A Baltimore Landmark Pee-pee Tree puts the schwing into Spring Credit where credit is due: It was Senator Theatre Manager Gayle Grove who first alerted me to this topiary curio on nearby Woodburne Avenue. She had seen it while walking … Continue reading →

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Carousel Coupling at the City Fair

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

Anybody remember this infamous incident in the annals of Baltimore Babylon? I must have xeroxed a copy of the newspaper ad, which hangs to this day on my refrigerator… The infamous 1987 City Fair cartoon,  click for super-sized image. Close-up … Continue reading →

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Dantini’s “Star-Spangled City: Our Baltimore”

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

The Star-Spangled City: Our Baltimore (1978) directed by Vincent Dantini (Dantini Films, 1978, 27 minutes, color, 16mm) This labor of love was directed, produced and narrated by hometown history buff and magician Vincent Dantini (I caught his act at the … Continue reading →

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