Category Archives: Baltimorons

Crispin Glover returns to Baltimore!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) Crispin Hellion Glover returns to The Charles Theater tonight to present his Big Slide Show (“a dramatic narration of eight different profusely illustrated books he has made over the years”), followed by a screening … Continue reading →

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1983 BalTimOre Thanksgiving Parade Takeover

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Tom Warner

Give us this day a conquered nation so many more may suffer starvation Thanks to Vermin Supreme for his Facebook posting of this classic holiday stunt that was masterminded by BalTimOre, the estwhile Charm City outsider artist provocateur/agit-prankster extraordinaire who … Continue reading →

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BSO oboist Michael Lisicky’s books recall department stores of the past

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Tom Warner

I love Mike Lisicky. As a librarian at Enoch Pratt’s Central Library, I’m used to seeing the match-fit BSO oboist and department store history buff make frequent stops in our Maryland and Periodicals departments – often fresh from a run … Continue reading →

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