Category Archives: Decades

The Beatings Recall ’90s Balto Rock Days

Posted on December 16, 2013 by almosthipguy

[The following “Gigs from Hell” excerpt by Adam Turkel of local band The Beatings recalls the Baltimore music club scene of the late ’90s, name-checking the city’s bands and venues like Memory Lane, The Cultured Pearl (1984-1998), and the then-new … Continue reading →

Posted in 1990s, Baltimorons, Music, Nightspots, Punk / New Wave, Roadside Attractions, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Santa visits the old Royal Theater in Baltimore, 1963

Posted on December 9, 2013 by atomictv

Photo via  Cezar Del Valle, Theatre Talks, on Flickr.com.

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The Importance of Being “Gently Stewed” – Mencken, Governor Ritchie, and Prohibition

Posted on December 5, 2013 by atomictv

The Importance of Being “Gently Stewed”: Marion Elizabeth Rodgers on Mencken, Governor Ritchie, and Prohibition By Sara Witman, 3/14/2011 Research Librarian Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander At the start of her lecture to a packed room at the Baltimore … Continue reading →

Posted in 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, Baltimorons, Beer, Bootlegging, Booze, H.L. Mencken | Leave a comment

1983 BalTimOre Thanksgiving Parade Takeover

Posted on November 29, 2013 by almosthipguy

Give us this day a conquered nation so many more may suffer starvation Thanks to Vermin Supreme for his Facebook posting of this classic holiday stunt that was masterminded by BalTimOre, the estwhile Charm City outsider artist provocateur/agit-prankster extraordinaire who … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s, Baltimore Babylon, Baltimorons, Holidays, Kitsch, Pranks, Roadside Attractions, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment