Category Archives: Decades

Schocking Dundalk

The Go-Go’s Gina Schock was Dundalk born and bred as evidenced by this “Evening Magazine” clip from the 1980s produced by Tom D’Antoni. Baltimore accents are aplenty with her parents and Edith Massey chiming in. The Go-Go’s Notebook: Gina Drumming … Continue reading

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Wild Bill, Baltimore’s Best Cheerleader

“Evening Magazine” feature story on Orioles fan Wild Bill Hagy from 1979. (Look for the cameo by fellow Baltimoron Marty Bass!) Producer: Tom D’Antoni Editor: Yvonne McGhee

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Glory Hole – The Marble Bar, the Basement That Hosted Both Henry Fonda and Iggy Pop, Turns Another Page

By Brennen Jensen, Baltimore City Paper, 12/6/2000 For the better part of a decade, the boarded-up Congress Hotel has loomed over the 300 block of West Franklin street like a shabby ghost. It’s the seven-story equivalent of Miss Havisham’s moldy … Continue reading

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Follies, Predicaments, and Other Conundrums: The Works of Laure Drogoul

Follies, Predicaments, and Other Conundrums: The Works of Laure Drogoul invites visitors to immerse themselves in a paradoxical, absurdist world of darkness, wonder, and beauty. Drogoul’s sculptural follies, roving performances, and interactive works draw upon B-movie imagery, science fiction, psychoanalytic … Continue reading

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