Search
Post Categories
- Art
- Atomic Books
- Atomic TV
- Baltimore Babylon
- Baltimore Films
- Baltimorons
- Bikini
- Celebrities
- Crime
- Deaths
- Decades
- Dining
- Dreamlanders
- Entertainment
- Events
- Festivals
- Films
- Gallery
- Holidays
- Kitsch
- Media
- Museums
- Music
- Neighborhoods
- Nightlife
- Nightspots
- Obituaries
- Pets
- Politics
- Pranks
- Religion
- Roadside Attractions
- Shopping
- Sports
- Uncategorized
- Urban Legends
- Vices
- Weather
Archives
Recent Comments
- Jimmy Stone on John Coltrane’s last-ever gig was at Baltimore’s Famous Ballroom
- Tony on Remembering Christmastime at the Old Eastpoint Shopping Center
- Charles Wood on Beatles at The Baltimore Civic Center, Sept. 13, 1964
- Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? Sixties Underground Press and the Digital Age – Libraration News Circus on A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970)
- Jerry Brown on Carousel Coupling at the City Fair
- Chuckie Ramone on Everything Old is Agnew Again
- Mark on “Shakedown” — Late-Night Baltimore Dance TV Show
- John on Joe Palczynski: A Legacy Of Pain
- Ethan at Love Manor on Baltimore’s Al Jolson Impersonator Calls It Quits
- Maria C Rendell on John Waters’s Favorite Stripper: Lady Zorro
Category Archives: TV Commercials
Classic National Premium Beer Commercials
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
“Fool’s Gold” – Santo Rigatuso: The Man with the Four-Way Lips
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
Posted in 1980s, Baltimore Films, Baltimorons, Crime, Media, Santo Gold, TV Commercials
Tagged baltimore city paper, blood circus, michael anft, santo gold, santo rigatuso
11 Comments
Mr Ray’s Hair Weave
Hi, I’m Mr. Ray: He’s a television legend in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. Yes, it’s Mr. Ray of Mr. Ray’s Hair Weave, the Bawlmerese-accented pitchman who famously rebuffed John Waters’ entreaty to narrate Pink Flamingos (forcing Waters to instead … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, Advertisements, Baltimorons, Mr. Ray, Television, TV Commercials
Tagged baltimore, commercials, hair weave, Mr. Ray, television
3 Comments
“Hook One, Dunk One, Put it Away, Gotta Play that Trash Ball Every Day”
You can’t ignore the fact that Baltimore is a filthy city, ridden with chicken bones, plastic bags, soda bottles and food wrappers. Don’t you think it’s time to bring back “Trashball” — one of the most ingenious “stop littering” ad campaigns … Continue reading
Posted in Advertisements, Baltimorons, Sports, TV Commercials, William Donald Schaefer
Tagged earl weaver, jim palmer, trashball, william donald schaefer
1 Comment