Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

Guy Fieri visits Sip & Bite in Fell’s Point

Posted on May 17, 2013 by almosthipguy

Grating goofball gourmet Guy Fieri (you know, the guy with the gruff throat-cancer voice trying way too hard to be cool with his SoCal Porn Star Look – dyed-blond hair, tats, earrings, Oakley wrap-around shades – and his shirt worn … Continue reading →

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Rocket to Venus: The Great Baltimore Space Program of 1928

Posted on May 2, 2013 by atomictv

The prehistory of spaceflight is filled with mad scientists. Some of their work led directly to the development of space exploration…others had a much weirder destiny. Such was the case with Robert Condit, who built a rocket in 1928 that … Continue reading →

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CrabTowne USA — The Real Pinball Wizard

Posted on April 25, 2013 by atomictv

(Directed by Jeff Krulik, Edited by Greg DeLiso) Tom Hintenach is THE REAL PINBALL WIZARD. He’s kept over 100 vintage arcade video games and pinball machines in working order for many years, at CrabTowne USA in Glen Burnie, MD. Produced … Continue reading →

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A Whale of a Tale: the Mysterious Case of the Tolchester Whale

Posted on March 21, 2013 by atomictv

(Maryland Historical Society, 3/21/2013) It’s hard to work at the Maryland Historical Society and not be familiar with the R.H. Eichner & Company color lithograph entitled “Go See the Whale at Tolchester, 1889.” An original of this iconic print lives … Continue reading →

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