Category Archives: 1980s

Essex, 1982: Who do the Gigolos Portray?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by atomictv

Two are obviously Village People, but who is the third guy? Doug Henning? And the last guy, is he some sort of 80s mafioso? Please submit your guesses.

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Schocking Dundalk

Posted on November 17, 2010 by atomictv

The Go-Go’s Gina Schock was Dundalk born and bred as evidenced by this “Evening Magazine” clip from the 1980s produced by Tom D’Antoni. Baltimore accents are aplenty with her parents and Edith Massey chiming in. The Go-Go’s Notebook: Gina Drumming … Continue reading →

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Glory Hole – The Marble Bar, the Basement That Hosted Both Henry Fonda and Iggy Pop, Turns Another Page

Posted on November 16, 2010 by atomictv

By Brennen Jensen, Baltimore City Paper, 12/6/2000 For the better part of a decade, the boarded-up Congress Hotel has loomed over the 300 block of West Franklin street like a shabby ghost. It’s the seven-story equivalent of Miss Havisham’s moldy … Continue reading →

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The End of Hammerjacks

Posted on November 14, 2010 by atomictv

Jill DeVille (one of Hammerjacks’ sexy barmaids) posted her video of the Hammerjacks auction on Youtube along with footage of the destruction of the building: Also check out the Hammerjacks photo gallery on the R.I.P Hammerjacks Facebook group, and if … Continue reading →

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