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H. L. Mencken rips Gum-shoe Steiner & sour old maids at Pratt Library
The following excerpt was published in yesterday’s Baltimore Sun (“Sage Words” by Mary Carole McCauley, September 21, 2014). It’s taken from H.L. Mencken, “The Days Trilogy, Expanded Edition,” edited by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers (Copyright 2014 by The Library of America, … Continue reading
Posted in 1890s, 1900s, Baltimorons, Celebrities, Roadside Attractions, Uncategorized
Tagged enoch pratt library, gum-shoe steiner, h.l. mencken
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The Comical Cal Ripken Bio-Comic
In honor of Cal Ripkin’s 54th birthday this past August 24, Dan Glickman posted highlights from Baseball Superstars Comics’s 1992 bio-comic on Junior to his web site The Baseball Continuum (baseballcontinuum.com). Bizarre Baseball Culture: A Cal Ripkin Bio-Comic By Dan … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 1990s, Baltimorons, Celebrities, Orioles, Sports
Tagged Baseball Superstars Comics, cal ripkin jr.
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The First Annual End of the World Show (1973)
[After spotting a framed poster for this legendary Johns Hopkins University event hanging on Robyn Webb’s wall, I checked the Internets (all of them!) and found this review by the guy who organized it all, Tom D’Antoni. The former Baltimore … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, Baltimorons, Celebrities, Decades, Dreamlanders, Edith Massey, Entertainment, Events, Films, John Waters, Music, Punk / New Wave, Roadside Attractions, Uncategorized
Tagged dianne linkletter story, edith massey, end of the world show, firesign theatre, john waters, pooba, tom d'antoni
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Roadside Attraction: John Waters Hitches Across America
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION: John Waters Reflects on His Hitchhiking Trip Across America and His Love of Baltimore By Baynard Woods (City Paper, June 4, 2014) John Waters refuses the weed I offer him. I had a feeling he would, but there … Continue reading
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Tagged atomic books, book, carsick, city paper, hitchhiking, john waters
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