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Essex, 1982: Who do the Gigolos Portray?

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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HBO’s ‘In Treatment’ is steeped in Baltimore references

Executive producer Anya Epstein explains why the city crops up in the series so often by David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun, 11/19/2010 For a TV series neither set nor filmed in Baltimore, the city sure plays a prominent role in … Continue reading

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Remembering The Old Songs: The Baltimore Fire

by Lyle Lofgren, Inside Bluegrass, July 2005 “Some scholars have written that ballads functioned as tabloid newspapers of their day, bringing news of sensational happenings to an illiterate populace. But news is ephemeral: it whets our appetite for different news … Continue reading

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Memories of “Old” Middle River by Jackie Nickel

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