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Baltimore’s Kathy MacDonald: March 1969 Playmate of the Month

HOMING PIGEON — A high-flying bird who migrates regularly between our Montreal hutch and her Maryland family (Playboy, 3/1969) Baltimore’s Kathy MacDonald: March 1969 Playmate of the Month (NSFW) “It’s just the way I am,” explains Kathy MacDonald-our nonconformist Miss March — when … Continue reading

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Baltimore’s Block Burly Performers Not “Strip-Teasers” but “Beauty-Flashers” (1942)

Not Strip But Flashers (The Billboard, 6/27/1942) Feminine burly performers are not “strip-teasers” but “beauty-flashers,” according to Gus Flaig, veteran stage manager for the Gayety, only exclusively burlesque house in Baltimore. According to Flaig, the backbone of burlesque is not … Continue reading

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Baltimore 1948: Television Killed the Jukebox Star

We’re the Techni Generation We’re so technical We can be just like any other generation We can be just like you We’re the Techni Generation Disco roller frisbee punk rockers We can be just like you

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“Joy Land” Penny Arcade on Baltimore’s “Block” (1943)

Baltimore Arcades Thrive as Crowds Try To Keep Dry (The Billboard, “Amusement Machines”, 7/31/1943) Showers and rain have proven to be big assets to the Penny Arcades. Last Sunday (11) when servicemen, war workers and others started earlier in the day … Continue reading

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