Category Archives: 1980s

1986 Spin Magazine exposé of Baltimore’s teen murder and gun violence

Posted on February 28, 2013 by atomictv

IN COLD BLOOD When young kids are allowed to own guns and use them, terrifying violence reigns and makes victim: of everyone. An exposé of the Baltimore teen murders. Article by Barry Michael Cooper, Photography by Robin Graubard (Spin Magazine, … Continue reading →

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On ‘Hairspray’s’ 25th anniversary, ‘Buddy Deane’ Committee looks back

Posted on January 19, 2013 by atomictv

By Jessica Goldstein ( Washington Post, 1/18/2013) If you were a teenager in Baltimore in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you watched “The Buddy Deane Show.” When the final bell rang you sprinted home from school, saddle shoes smacking … Continue reading →

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Ocean City’s Legendary Boardwalk Elvis

Posted on January 8, 2013 by atomictv

By Mike Beatty (DJ Batman) (7/27/2011) I’m here to tell you that Ocean City’s legendary “Boardwalk Elvis” is very much alive and well – and still very much enjoying his inexplicable celebrity in this town. I have a wonderful current story about … Continue reading →

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Marble Bar New Year’s Schedule, 1982

Posted on January 4, 2013 by atomictv

(via David Wilcox)

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