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Before he was dead, Jimi read

Posted on November 19, 2013 by almosthipguy

Or were we misled? [The approach of the Thanksgiving holiday (which this year will coincide with Hanukkah, making it Thanksgivukkah), got me thinking of the late great Jimi Hendrix, who was born in Seattle on November 27, 1942. And though … Continue reading →

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Beware the Snallygaster!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by almosthipguy

[As Halloween fast approaches, Frederick N. Rasmussen has written an excellent capsule history of this mythical local monster that appears in today’s Baltimore Sun: “Spinning the tale of the Snallygaster.” Check it out – and cautiously look to the skies … Continue reading →

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Vampire Hookers from Dundalk

Posted on October 19, 2013 by almosthipguy

AKA 7 Sins of the Vampire, Blood Seduction Directed by Doug Ulrich and Mark Mackner (Alpha Video, 2013, 75 minutes) This Movie Sucks. Literally. By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) In 2002, my friend and co-worker Holly Tominack acted in … Continue reading →

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Vi-lent Crime: Cal Ripkin’s Mom Threatened Again

Posted on October 17, 2013 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) What is it with Vi Ripkin’s car and carjackers? Or rather, WTF? I mean, the woman lives in down-homey Aberdeen, Maryland – a town of 15,000 where residents claim “everybody knows everybody” – not … Continue reading →

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