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The Penis Tree

A Baltimore Landmark Pee-pee Tree puts the schwing into Spring Credit where credit is due: It was Senator Theatre Manager Gayle Grove who first alerted me to this topiary curio on nearby Woodburne Avenue. She had seen it while walking … Continue reading

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“Baltimore or Less”: Short Films About Baltimore

(This was a film program I presented in 2005; the flyer was by Mike Rios. Many of the films are available at the Enoch Pratt Free Library.) BALTIMORE OR LESS Short Films About Baltimore Saturday, November 19, 2005, 2 – … Continue reading

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Blaze Starr recalls burlesque era in new film

Once the Queen of Baltimore burlesque, Fannie Belle Fleming — better known as Blaze Starr — has been living the quiet life in rural West Virginia for more than 30 years now, far away from the blinking neon signs, barkers and strippers of The Block. Continue reading

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Hustler Club’s stripper-mobile gives Camden Yards fans an eyeful

Gyrations that would make Blaze Starr blush, right there on Pratt Street By Laura Vozzella (Baltimore Sun, April 21, 2010) Sorry to break it to you, Baltimore. But you may have seen the last of Larry Flynt’s stripper-mobile. The converted … Continue reading

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