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“America’s Got Talent” Features Daring Stunt By Baltimore Escape Artist Spencer Horsman

Posted on May 30, 2012 by atomictv

By Sam Sessa (The Baltimore Sun 5/30/2012) Baltimore magician (and self-proclaimed “world’s youngest escape artist”) Spencer Horsman slipped out of a straightjacket and avoided almost certain death on last night’s episode of “America’s Got Talent.” Horsman, a 26-year-old who runs … Continue reading →

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“Hons” Force Baltimore To Be Rated Third Worst-Dressed American City

Posted on May 30, 2012 by atomictv

(Travel + Leisure, June, 2012) HONfest – www.honfest.net

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Desperate Living Set Dismantled, 1977

Posted on May 29, 2012 by atomictv

(The Baltimore Sun, 3/27/1977) “On a farm near Hampstead, a block-long set costing $7,000 was built for Mortville, the queen’s ragtag capital in ‘Desperate Living.’ The set also included the wicken queen’s castle.” Notes from back of photo: “Worker dismantling … Continue reading →

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1969 Orioles

Posted on May 29, 2012 by atomictv

Top Row: Paul Blair, Elrod Hendricks, Brooks Robinson Bottom Row: Mark Belanger, Don Buford, Pete Richert

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