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HARRY: Baltimore’s Underground Journal debuts (1969)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by almosthipguy

Scanning through the microfilm rolls of the “Underground Newspaper Collection” in the Enoch Pratt Central Library’s Periodicals department,  I came across the very first issue of “Harry: Baltimore’s Underground Journal” from November 13, 1969. The bi-weekly publication sold for 25 … Continue reading →

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Tom D’Antoni: People seem dumber in Baltimore

Posted on January 9, 2014 by almosthipguy

Former Baltimore writer Tom D’Antoni (Harry, Baltimore City Paper, Evening Magazine, MPT, WFBR) looks back in anger at his native city in this excerpt from his book “Rabid Nun Infects Entire Convent: And Other Sensational Stories from a Tabloid Writer” … Continue reading →

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A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by almosthipguy

We just came across this self-described “very subjective” guide to Baltimore underground press titles on microfilm that John Duda published in the Indypendent Reader. – BoL A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970) By John Duda (Indypendent Reader, Winter … Continue reading →

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The New “Harry” (May 1991)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by atomictv

20 Years Later: Same Town, Same Needs By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 5/10/2012) “Going through the bottomless piles of papers, magazines, and assorted rubbish/detritus in the firetrap I like to call Tom’s Toxic Townhouse, I ran across the May 1991 … Continue reading →

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