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The Suicide That Shook Baltimore

Posted on October 16, 2013 by almosthipguy

“A fellow can keep a lot of things in his safe that haven’t got anything to do with naval intelligence…I know a fellow who keeps a bank vault just to keep 16 photos of Brigitte Bardot locked up.” Continue reading →

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New “Toynbee Tile” Sighting

Posted on October 15, 2013 by almosthipguy

Walter’s Art Gallery crosswalk, North Charles and Centre Street Spotted: October 15, 2013 by Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) Heads up to my observant pal Brian Manning (poet, hipster librarian and once-and-future Portlandian who writes the blog bmoretrashy) for spotting … Continue reading →

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Barry Richards Says: Led Zep Played Here!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by almosthipguy

Tom Warner, Baltimore Or Less: Local filmmaker Jeff Krulik’s new documentary Led Zeppelin Played Here will get its Baltimore premiere tonight at 7 p.m. at the Creative Alliance. Krulik spent the last 5 years addressing what may only be urban … Continue reading →

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Blaze Starr’s Wild Animal Acts

Posted on August 21, 2013 by almosthipguy

I’ve been reading Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America by Leslie Zemeckis, who also directed the hit documentary film of the same title. It’s an oral history of American Burlesque “as told by the performers who … Continue reading →

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