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The Strawberry Alarm Clock Tolls for Baltimore

Posted on October 29, 2011 by almosthipguy

by Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, October 27, 2011) For an extended lysergic blink in the late 1960s, Top 40 radio turned day-glo, suffused by the sounds of psychedelic pop, which achieved its apocalyptic apogee in November 1967 when the Strawberry … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Police Kill Rocker Steve Mach

Posted on October 14, 2011 by almosthipguy

He Rocked Until Until He Dropped by Tom Warner (Baltimore or Less) BALTIMORE, MD – On October 2, Baltimore police shot and killed former Vamps and Skin & Bones bassist Steve Mach, 52, in his South Baltimore home after he … Continue reading →

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Everybody Goes To Gino’s Fan Appreciation Day

Posted on October 11, 2011 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore or Less, October 9, 2011) TOWSON, MD. – Former Baltimore Colts “Hall of Famer” and Gino’s restaurant chain co-founder Gino Marchetti hosted a “Fan Appreciation Day” along with other Colts alumuni this past Sunday at the … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia Convention

Posted on October 5, 2011 by almosthipguy

6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention September 22-24 The Marriott Hotel, Hunt Valley, MD This past Saturday I was all set to head down to the Baltimore Book Festival to get my read on, when my girlfriend Amy asked what our … Continue reading →

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