Category Archives: Vices

Wild Man Blues: Wild Bill Hagy

Posted on November 16, 2010 by atomictv

By David Dudley (Urbanite Magazine, 10/01/2007) On August 22 (2007), the Baltimore Orioles began a double-header with the last-place Texas Rangers by allowing thirty runs in a single game, a feat unseen since 1897. In the wake of this, the … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Forgotten Adult Video Convention

Posted on October 28, 2010 by atomictv

HERE Today, Gone Tomorrow Home Entertainment Retail Expo @ Baltimore Convention Center September 21-22, 2004 Atomic TV covered the East Coast Video Show the only time it was held in Baltimore in September 2004. Formerly held in Atlantic City, NJ, … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Grand Old Amusement Parks

Posted on October 19, 2010 by atomictv

Wild Ride Baltimore’s grand old amusement parks were the original pleasure palaces, offering exciting sights and sounds — from the Racer Dip to the Human Laundry Ride to Klatawa the Diving Horse. They also offered a way to, in H.L. … Continue reading →

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Baltimore City Paper’s 2010 “Baltimanual”

Posted on October 4, 2010 by atomictv

“The Land Of Pleasant Living” City Paper’s 2010 Guide to All Things Baltimore Baltimore is a place of many nicknames and civic slogans, many of which have stuck whether they fit the place or not. Its 19th-century violence earned it … Continue reading →

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