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A night at Sid’s of Pigtown
Youtube brings it again: this completely awesome gem of a gem from 1978, an Evening Magazine spot about the shuffle bowl league at Sid’s over der in Pigtown. Sid’s most recently made some headlines and sparked a huge amount of discussion in the community when it was shut down about a year ago after a series of incidents involving the owner, Tareq Abdul-Ghani, including spitting on and assaulting an officer of the law (click through … Read entire article »
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Wild Bill Hagy on Evening Magazine = AWESOME
This video from the good ol’ days about Wild Bill Hagy is purestrain awesome and I want it bronzed and mounted on my wall. Also guest cameo by Marty Bass! … Read entire article »
WGBH, BOSTON
Awesome How about a little historical wrapup? … Read entire article »
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The Ultimate Christmas Story
Behold, a Christmas tale in which the Christmas spirit is portrayed as an immovable force, capable of causing Skeletor to fall in love with a puppy. Merry Christmas, Baltimore! … Read entire article »
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The Maryland State Fair, in perpetuity
The cast and crew of The City That Breeds made its way to the Timonium Fair Grounds yesterday for the 10 billionth annual Maryland State Fair. Very little changes from fair to fair; the food is pretty great, the watermelons are still gigantic, the cows still smell, the rides are still way too expensive and the belt buckles all have confederate flags on them. So if you’ve got 8 bucks to spare and you want the opportunity to eat some deep fried oreos and see the world’s largest pig, this is the place for you! The MD State Fair runs from August 27th until September 6th … Read entire article »
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