Category Archives: Decades

WNUF Halloween Special

Posted on October 18, 2013 by almosthipguy

[This faux found footage horror spoof from Baltimore filmmakers Chris LaMartina (“President’s Day“) and Jimmy George of Midnight Crew Studios looks like what you’d get if you combined “The Blair Witch Project” with “Grindhouse.” The film will also be released in … Continue reading →

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Vi-lent Crime: Cal Ripkin’s Mom Threatened Again

Posted on October 17, 2013 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) What is it with Vi Ripkin’s car and carjackers? Or rather, WTF? I mean, the woman lives in down-homey Aberdeen, Maryland – a town of 15,000 where residents claim “everybody knows everybody” – not … Continue reading →

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The Suicide That Shook Baltimore

Posted on October 16, 2013 by almosthipguy

“A fellow can keep a lot of things in his safe that haven’t got anything to do with naval intelligence…I know a fellow who keeps a bank vault just to keep 16 photos of Brigitte Bardot locked up.” Continue reading →

Posted in 1950s, Baltimore Babylon, Crime, Deaths, Dundalk, Murder, Neighborhoods, Suicide, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

New “Toynbee Tile” Sighting

Posted on October 15, 2013 by almosthipguy

Walter’s Art Gallery crosswalk, North Charles and Centre Street Spotted: October 15, 2013 by Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) Heads up to my observant pal Brian Manning (poet, hipster librarian and once-and-future Portlandian who writes the blog bmoretrashy) for spotting … Continue reading →

Posted in 1990s, Art, Baltimore Babylon, Mount Vernon, Museums, Neighborhoods, Roadside Attractions, Uncategorized, Urban Legends | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments