Category Archives: Baltimore Babylon

Husband, Wife and Unborn Child Killed by Bags of Batshit, 1854

Posted on December 26, 2010 by atomictv

Horrible Tragedy in Baltimore (The New York Times, August 23, 1854) On. Saturday last, at dinner time, at Fells Point, an industrious German, who had been engaged in unloading a ship, was, with his wife, seated upon a bag of … Continue reading →

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Army LSD Tests at Edgewood Arsenal

Posted on December 1, 2010 by atomictv

Found In The Archives: Military LSD Testing by Rich Remsberg, NPR’s “The Picture Show,” 12/1/2010 “…The Army had a few periods of experimenting with LSD and other drugs. While not secret, these tests are not as well-known as some of … Continue reading →

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Guns N’ Roses – Pissing on Baltimore

Posted on November 14, 2010 by atomictv

“October 1987. Guns N’ Roses began a two-week tour of clubs in the college-heavy northeastern United States, beginning at Long Island’s Sundance club in Bay Shore on October 16. After the next night’s gig at a club at the Allentown … Continue reading →

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Carousel Coupling at the City Fair

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

Anybody remember this infamous incident in the annals of Baltimore Babylon? I must have xeroxed a copy of the newspaper ad, which hangs to this day on my refrigerator… The infamous 1987 City Fair cartoon,  click for super-sized image. Close-up … Continue reading →

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