Category Archives: Decades

Before he was dead, Jimi read

Posted on November 19, 2013 by almosthipguy

Or were we misled? [The approach of the Thanksgiving holiday (which this year will coincide with Hanukkah, making it Thanksgivukkah), got me thinking of the late great Jimi Hendrix, who was born in Seattle on November 27, 1942. And though … Continue reading →

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Pictures at an Ecks-ibition

Posted on November 14, 2013 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) Johnny Eck – the legendary hometown “Half Man” sideshow performer, Hollywood actor (Tod Browning’s 1932 “Freaks“) and latter-day screen painter – will soon be the subject of an upcoming exhibition at the Maryland Institute … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Jimi Hendrix’s 71th Birthday

Posted on November 5, 2013 by atomictv

Crosstown Traffic Alert: Train A Comin! by Tom Warner and Scott Huffines (November 5, 2013) – Tonight at 9 p.m. on PBS, American Masters will present a new two-hour documentary on pioneering rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (Nov. 27, 1942 – … Continue reading →

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The Death and Burial of Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on October 31, 2013 by atomictv

(Maryland Historical Society, 10/22/2015) The mysterious death of writer Edgar Allan Poe still haunts and fascinates his fans and biographers. The facts of his untimely passing in 1849 have been obscured and confused since he was found barely conscious in … Continue reading →

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