Category Archives: Decades

“Rock ‘n Roll Girl” Rumbles the Gayety (1956)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by atomictv

Gayety Raid Changes Aim Of Take-Offs Charges Laid Against 2 After Audience Shows It’s Not Slow (The Baltimore Sun, 6/25/1956) Two hundred patrons at the Gayety Theater took off in a hurry yesterday afternoon when the police rackets division raided … Continue reading →

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Kathleen Kotcher, Shocked and Amazed!, 1970 – 2012

Posted on July 3, 2012 by atomictv

More Power Than She Knew By James Taylor (Shocked and Amazed!, 6/24/2012) There comes a time in every writer’s career when, regardless what others tell you about what you do, you have to face what you can do, what you … Continue reading →

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Did VW Swipe Beach House’s Sound For A Commercial?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by atomictv

(By Benn Ray, The Mobtown Shank, 6/7/2012) When ad agency DDB was contracted by Volkswagen to to create a new commercial, conceptually, the ad was built around Beach House’s song, “Take Care”. After all, what’s the big deal? Indie bands … Continue reading →

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Bengies Drive-In awarded $838,000 in suit against Royal Farms

Posted on June 29, 2012 by atomictv

Jury agrees that lights interfere with theater; store attorney says appeal is likely By Chris Kaltenbach (The Baltimore Sun 6/29/2012) A Baltimore County Circuit Court jury awarded the owner of the Bengies Drive-In $838,000 Friday morning, agreeing with his contention … Continue reading →

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