Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

John Waters’s Favorite Stripper: Lady Zorro

Posted on February 28, 2015 by almosthipguy

The Butch Local Girl Who Looked Like Victor Mature By Burlesque Babes (burlesquebabes.wordpress.com, 2/26/2015) Her real name was Sheila Alberta Bowater. Get by with a little help from my friends… A reader kindly posted a helpful comment to my original … Continue reading →

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Even the Flesh Is a Mask: Reflections in the Cobbled Spookhouse of Laure Drogoul

Posted on February 18, 2015 by almosthipguy

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Excerpt from our friend Rupert Wondolowski’s ongoing “Saints & Haints of Baltimore: A Secret History of The Baltimore Underground, 1984-2014, Hidden in the Drawer of a Dust Mote” with added visuals and links from BoL. Even the Flesh Is a … Continue reading →

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The Judie’s Fixation Tapes

Posted on February 5, 2015 by almosthipguy

“We are Punk Rock, honey, and we’re not gonna compromise for anything!” Thanks to Craig Stitchcomb for unearthing this “crappy cassette” tape of a May 8, 1980 Judie’s Fixation show at the Marble Bar. The former Judie’s Fixation drummer recently located … Continue reading →

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Baltimore in Song

Posted on February 2, 2015 by almosthipguy

Thanks to Chris Richardson and his fantastic blog zeroto180 (“Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic: Discoveries of a Pop Music Archaeologist”) for his recent piece “90+ Years of Baltimore in Song” – a comprehensive listing of tunes that reference … Continue reading →

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