Category Archives: Baltimorons

“Hook One, Dunk One, Put it Away, Gotta Play that Trash Ball Every Day”

Posted on September 29, 2010 by atomictv

You can’t ignore the fact that Baltimore is a filthy city, ridden with chicken bones, plastic bags, soda bottles and food wrappers. Don’t you think it’s time to bring back “Trashball” — one of the most ingenious “stop littering” ad campaigns … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill Hagy: The Irrepressible Human Manifestation of “Oriole Magic”

Posted on September 23, 2010 by atomictv

(Baltimore Magazine, 1/2008) Wild Bill Hagy defied the conventions of celebrityhood. He achieved an unlikely renown—hounded by autograph seekers, meeting Presidents Carter and Reagan, featured in The New Yorker—by leading his signature “O-R-l-O-L-E-S” cheers from Section 34 in the upper … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s “Bishop Barry Bug Scrunching Whole House $99.00 Special”

Posted on September 22, 2010 by almosthipguy

The best “Best Of” in the City Paper’s Best Of Baltimore 2010 ish – and one of the few awards that DIDN’T go to yet another hipster store-bar-boutique in Hampden, hipster bar-performance space in the Station North Arts District, or … Continue reading →

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Best Reason Not to Watch WJZ-TV News: Marty Bass

Posted on September 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

Best Reason Not to Watch WJZ-TV: Marty Bass (Baltimore City Paper, 1996 “Best of Baltimore” issue, 9/18/1996) There are so many reasons it’s hard to pick just one. There’s the phony Sally Thorner, the grating Richard Sher, the faux-ditzy Denise Koch, … Continue reading →

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