Category Archives: Stunts

Batter’s up in Pete’s Grille pancake-eating contest

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Gluttons for punishment win $1,000 in prize money By Larry Perl (The Baltimore Sun, 11/16/2012) The long, narrow eatery, a fixture in the 3100 block of Greenmount Avenue in Abell since it was Hooper’s in the 1950s, has 26 counter … Continue reading →

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Bel Air’s ‘Evel Knievel’ Jumps Fountain in Front of Courthouse

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Erika Butler (The Aegis, 11/6/2012) Local police are looking for Bel Air’s version of Evel Knievel. Posted Oct. 27, a Saturday night, the video titled “Evil Kenevil lives in Bel Air” shows a person on a bike that looks … Continue reading →

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“America’s Got Talent” Auditions Lulu, A Plump Pole Dancer From Hanover, Maryland

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Sam Sessa (The Baltimore Sun, 6/5/2012) Lulu, a pleasantly plump pole dancer from Hanover, Md., made quite the splash last night on “America’s Got Talent,” shimmying and writhing up her pole and eventually landing in a jaw-dropping split. …One … Continue reading →

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“America’s Got Talent” Features Daring Stunt By Baltimore Escape Artist Spencer Horsman

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Sam Sessa (The Baltimore Sun 5/30/2012) Baltimore magician (and self-proclaimed “world’s youngest escape artist”) Spencer Horsman slipped out of a straightjacket and avoided almost certain death on last night’s episode of “America’s Got Talent.” Horsman, a 26-year-old who runs … Continue reading →

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Wallenda to Walk over Inner Harbor

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Descendant of famed tightrope walkers to launch Ripley’s ‘odditorium’ By Jean Marbella, (The Baltimore Sun 5/1/2012) Karl Wallenda tightrope walks 60 feet above the harbor, 1973. Believe it or not, a seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallenda family plans to … Continue reading →

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