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City Paper “Sex Issue” recalls Carousel Coupling ‘toon

Posted on February 11, 2016 by almosthipguy

The “Sex Issue” cover of today’s City Paper (shown above), drawn by Charlie Herrick, recalls the infamous 1987 City Fair cartoon (shown below) that promoters published in The Sun and Evening Sun, while reminding us of how times have changed. The infamous … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Mayor Supports Divine Poop Monument

Posted on February 1, 2016 by almosthipguy

Baltimore Mayor Gives Support for Eight-Foot Monument to Divine, Featuring Dog Poop By Moze Halperin (Flavorwire, January 29, 2016) The corner of Read and Tyson Streets in Baltimore will forever bear the glorious ghost of an iconically filthy moment: Divine … Continue reading →

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Baltimore O’s Manager Buck Showalter might as well be from Mayberry

Posted on July 29, 2015 by almosthipguy

O’s manager has encyclopedic knowledge of baseball — and ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ by Marty Noble/MLB.com Columnist (July 22nd, 2015) “…each show had a moral, and told you not to take yourself too seriously.” – Buck Showalter “That show’s beyond … Continue reading →

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Rock Around the Block: Music Videos Featuring Baltimore’s Sex District

Posted on July 13, 2015 by almosthipguy

Bright Lights, Big City; Urban Blight, Big Titties! Sex & Drugs & Rock and Roll: it’s all here in Baltimore’s infamous red light district, “The Block,” and local bad boy rockers love to show themselves celebrating life’s more lascivious pleasures in … Continue reading →

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