Category Archives: Baltimorons

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

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

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

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Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ Falls Ill, 1935

“Norman Chaney, child movie star, is mysteriously ill in a Baltimore hospital with a glandular ailment which cut short his movie career two and a half years ago. Chaney, known as “Chubby” in “Our Gang” pictures, at 17 is four … Continue reading

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John Waters Mistaken for Homeless Hitchhiker Again

 A hitchhiker’s guide …: Myersville man gives filmmaker John Waters a ride By Ike Wilson (Frederick News-Post, 5/24/2012) When Myersville Town Councilman Brett Bidle picked up a man he thought was a homeless hitchhiker, little did he realize that his … Continue reading

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