Category Archives: TV Commercials

2011 Natty Boh Film Festival

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Tom Warner

The inaugural 2011 Natty Boh Film Festival was held this past Saturday night at Fraziers on The Avenue in Hampden and featured 16mm prints of vintage Natty Boh commercials (courtesy of Sam Fitzsimmons) – not to mention some Natty Boh DVD rarities from Atomic TV and the excellent documentary Mr. Boh’s Brewery by Alex Castro, Harry Connelly and Lyle Hein – as well as live music about Natty Boh (and other quality-of-life essentials in the Land of Pleasant Living) by the Motor Morons, TT Tucker, The Beatoes (a special reunion for the former Baltimore eccentrics whose leader Chris Dennstaedt now resides up I-95 in Philadelphia), Mongolodian Glow, and some related songs by guest artists . Continue reading →

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Recalling My Career as a Gino’s Girl

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Mary Hoffman (DundalkPatch.com, 4/11/2011) “…Like most girls, I worked the counter waiting on customers. Only on occasions were the counter girls allowed to work the grill. And yes, it’s true, we applied that special Gino Giant sauce with a … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Preakness Manimal “Kegasus”!

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Jockey Club hopes Preakness 2011 will ‘Be Legendary’ By Matt Vensel (The Baltimore Sun, 3/29/2011) A year after the Maryland Jockey Club encouraged Baltimore to get its “Preak” on with a feather-ruffling advertising campaign for last year’s Preakness party, event … Continue reading →

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Classic National Premium Beer Commercials

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Visit the new fan site for National Premium Beer and share your stories and images! They have some great old ads and history on about this “upscale” adult beverage. Here’s some National Premium commercials from Atomic TV’s “Atomic Cocktail Hours.” Note: … Continue reading →

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“Fool’s Gold” – Santo Rigatuso: The Man with the Four-Way Lips

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Michael Anft, Photos by Steven Brown (Baltimore City Paper, 2/16/1990) David B. Irwin had just formed his own law firm with four associates. His library wasn’t yet stocked and furniture was still being moved in when his firm’s first … Continue reading →

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