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The Day Davy Jones Did Baltimore

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 3/1/2012) Twenty-five years ago, smiling profusely, exuding his ineffable English schoolboy cuteness, and sporting an aggressive mullet, Davy Jones parachuted into — of all places — Westview Mall on Route 40 West, not far from … Continue reading →

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Space Invader — The Futura Flying Saucer House in Dundalk

Posted on April 4, 2012 by almosthipguy

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore City Paper, 11/14/1980) The Place looks like the former residence of George and June Jetson before they packed Elroy up and moved to a high-rise, or something left over from the set of Earth Versus The … Continue reading →

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Fast, Cheap & Out of this World

Posted on October 30, 2011 by almosthipguy

It’s Halloween and Baltimore or Less can think of no better time to celebrate the Triple B-movie (Blood, Boobs, Beast) filmmaking career of Perry Hall’s own horror/sci-fi master Don Dohler, who regrettably passed away in December 2006. Inspired by a … Continue reading →

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The Strawberry Alarm Clock Tolls for Baltimore

Posted on October 29, 2011 by almosthipguy

by Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, October 27, 2011) For an extended lysergic blink in the late 1960s, Top 40 radio turned day-glo, suffused by the sounds of psychedelic pop, which achieved its apocalyptic apogee in November 1967 when the Strawberry … Continue reading →

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