Category Archives: Decades

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 →

Posted in 1990s, Baltimorons, Marty Bass, Television | Tagged , , , | 53 Comments

Santo Gold & “Blood Circus”

Posted on August 20, 2010 by almosthipguy

One of the most ridiculous infomercials archived by the folks at Ridiculous Infomercial Review is this one for the mother of all mondo bizarro videos, Santo Gold! Santo Gold Commercial This infomercial tries to do two very different tasks at … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s, Advertisements, Baltimorons, Crime, Punk / New Wave, Santo Gold, Sports, TV Commercials, Wrestling | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Carousel Coupling at the City Fair

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

Anybody remember this infamous incident in the annals of Baltimore Babylon? I must have xeroxed a copy of the newspaper ad, which hangs to this day on my refrigerator… The infamous 1987 City Fair cartoon,  click for super-sized image. Close-up … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s, Baltimore Babylon, Inner City, Pranks, Sex | Tagged | 12 Comments

Baltimore’s Bawdy Block

Posted on August 17, 2010 by atomictv

America’s Cities of Sin Chapter 3: “Baltimore’s Bawdy Block” by Stephen Hull (Copyright Stag (1952)) THE OLDEST, lushest, bawdiest tenderloin in the United States today is that back-of-the-waterfront area of Baltimore, Maryland, known as “The Block.” Actually the district covers … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Block", 1950s, Burlesque, Gayety, Sex | Tagged | 7 Comments