Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

September of His Years: Tom Warner’s Weekend Trip Down Memory Lane at the Nostalgia Convention

Posted on October 2, 2015 by atomictv

By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, September 17-19, 2015) It was the best of times, it was the Fest of times. After a mentally grueling week at the social services factory (aka, The Public Library), I came home Friday night longing … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Mayor Proclaims September 19, 2010 Frank Zappa Day

Posted on September 15, 2015 by atomictv

Mayor of Baltimore Stephanie Rawlings-Blake proclaimed September 19, 2010 “Frank Zappa Day” in Baltimore and then joined Dr. Carla Hayden (CEO Enoch Pratt Free Library) and various dignitaries, including the Zappa family, in unveiling the Frank Zappa Statue on “Frank … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Batman Impersonator Dies After Batmobile Breaks Down

Posted on August 17, 2015 by atomictv

Route 29 Batman is killed after his Batmobile breaks down along a Maryland highway By Michael S. Rosenwald and John Woodrow Cox (Washington Post, 8/17/2015) The Route 29 Batman, whose roadside encounter with Montgomery County police three years ago made … Continue reading →

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Man finds caterpillar with face of Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on July 28, 2015 by atomictv

Real or fake? Man claims to have found face on caterpillar (KATU News, 7/23/2015) TOUTLE, Wash. – Robert Palmer was giving his horse some water a few weeks back when he says he spied this fuzzy little face looking back … Continue reading →

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