Category Archives: 1990s

The Comical Cal Ripken Bio-Comic

Posted on August 28, 2014 by almosthipguy

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 →

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City Paper “Best of Baltimore” 1994

Posted on June 17, 2014 by almosthipguy

The Baltimore Scene 20 years ago… Running into Madney Carlisle, the social butterfly formerly known as Madenney Schhhmadenney, at a recent cookout (as shown below)… …made me dig through my back pages to find the City Paper “Best of Baltimore” … Continue reading →

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A Women’s History Month Salute to Suzi Suzuki

Posted on March 10, 2014 by almosthipguy

Baltimore or Less honors National Women’s History Month by profiling the remarkable Suzi Suzuki, the San Francisco-based singer and retired adult film star who was featured in one of the most popular episodes of Atomic TV in the late ’90s. … Continue reading →

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The Beatings Recall ’90s Balto Rock Days

Posted on December 16, 2013 by almosthipguy

[The following “Gigs from Hell” excerpt by Adam Turkel of local band The Beatings recalls the Baltimore music club scene of the late ’90s, name-checking the city’s bands and venues like Memory Lane, The Cultured Pearl (1984-1998), and the then-new … Continue reading →

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