Category Archives: 1980s

Hampden’s “Improved Order of Red Men” at Mayor’s Christmas Parade (1983)

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Scott Huffines

Lou Catelli uncovered this treasure trove of Hampden’s Red Men participating in the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade in the early 80s. ‘Red Men’ selling longtime lodge in Hampden By Larry Perl (Baltimore Sun, 3/5/2013) In 1893, a group of Baltimore patriots … Continue reading →

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Jim Palmer… Lookin’ Good! (1983)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Scott Huffines

Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer’s 1983 Tegrin Shampoo Commercial: Tags: jim palmer

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RIP Harris Glenn “Divine” Milstead (1945-1988)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Scott Huffines
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1986 Spin Magazine exposé of Baltimore’s teen murder and gun violence

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Scott Huffines

IN COLD BLOOD When young kids are allowed to own guns and use them, terrifying violence reigns and makes victim: of everyone. An exposé of the Baltimore teen murders. Article by Barry Michael Cooper, Photography by Robin Graubard (Spin Magazine, … Continue reading →

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On ‘Hairspray’s’ 25th anniversary, ‘Buddy Deane’ Committee looks back

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Scott Huffines

By Jessica Goldstein ( Washington Post, 1/18/2013) If you were a teenager in Baltimore in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you watched “The Buddy Deane Show.” When the final bell rang you sprinted home from school, saddle shoes smacking … Continue reading →

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