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CityLink Short Bus rolls into action at the Central Library
(July 1, 2017) - It was a relatively slow day at work until about 11 a.m. when the crazies started to roll in - possibly from a special CityLink Short Bus.A confused looking woman approached me and...
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Buzzcocks @ Black Cat (9-4-2014)
BuzzcocksBlack Cat, Washington, D.C.September 4, 2014Buzzcocks want to show you "The Way"Nostalgia for an age yet to come - yet again!I'm a curmudgeon, I'll readily admit it. When I saw that Buzzcocks,...
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The Big Badowski
Life Is a GrandHenry Badowski(A&M Records, 1981)“...the record is like a mix of Eno’s Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy and Bowie’s Low –– though it is so endearingly sweet, you have to imagine...
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Everybody Goes To Gino's Fan Appreciation Day
Colts legend and Gino's co-founder Gino Marchetti signs autograph for fanboy Tom WarnerBy Tom Warner (Baltimore or Less, October 9, 2011)TOWSON, MD. - Former Baltimore Colts "Hall of Famer" and Gino's...
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Murder In the Stacks
Remembering Pratt's Star Turn On Homicide[This post was originally written for the library's blog page.]A pen, like love, is "A Many Splendored Thing"The Enoch Pratt Central Library has enjoyed an...
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"Elysium": Lincoln F. Johnson's 1961 film about Baltimore painted screens
I only recently discovered this film in the Pratt Library's 16mm film collection. It is an early celebration of Baltimore's rich painted window screen heritage, then at its height before the advent of...
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Meet the New Wave of Charm City Cinema
 Meet the New Wave of Charm City Cinema[This post was originally written for the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s blog.]The 23rd annualMaryland Film Festival (MFF) takes place from May 19-27, with an opening...
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Two docs about the real people living in Nomadland
 Two docs about the real people living in Nomadland[This post was originally written for the Enoch Pratt Free Library blog.]Nomadland swept the Oscars this year, winning awards for Best Picture, Best...
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Remembering the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
 Remembering the Tulsa Race MassacreBy Tom Warner Aftermath of the Tulsa Race MassacreMay 31, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when an angry white mob looted and burned down...
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Thee Katatonix: A Long Time Ago
 Thee Katatonix - "A Long Time Ago" CD (2022)I'm enjoying listening to A LONG TIME AGO, the Katatonix CD recorded live (at Cal Ripken Jr's old hangout Club Razzmatazz?) "a long time ago" (1984? 1985?)...
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A Stinch In Time Saves Music Minds
How the Stinch Stole Tuesdays on WKHS (90.5 FM)WKHS volunteer DJ Charlie StinchcombDJ Charlie Stinchcomb owns the airwaves on Tuesday nights when he spins records from 6-10 pm on WKHS (90.5 FM) at Kent...
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Some Have Gone...and Some Remain
Remembering David (Steptoe T. Magnificent) Wilcox:Â May 28, 1950-June 8, 1972Â (Friday, June 17, 2022) Great memorial celebration - standing room only! - today for the late great David (Steptoe) Wilcox....
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Humans, All Too Humans
Humans (AMC)Sundays at 9 p.m. ESTOK, I'm all in. Finally watched the first episode (on demand) of AMC's new sci-fi series Humans last night and I'm hooked.I say new, but this Anglo-American...
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The Marble Bar (1978-1987)
(The following was written for Tim Hinely's "Dagger Boy" magazine.)Baltimore City Paper writer Michael Yockel described it best: “Dark. Dank. Sweaty. Fetid. Subterranean. A physical eyesore in the...
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Some Have Gone...and Some Remain
Remembering David (Steptoe T. Magnificent) Wilcox:Â May 28, 1950-June 8, 2022Â (Friday, June 17, 2022) Great memorial celebration - standing room only! - today for the late great David (Steptoe T....
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A list of Atomic TV on DVD releases
A funny thing happened on the way to the Dollar DVD Bin...people actually mistook Atomic TV for a legitimate media outlet! Who knew? But here we are listed - like a penny stock on the New York Stock...
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Tom & Amy Remember Adolf Kowalski
He called himself The Living Legend," but since his family didn't publish an obituary (it's, um, complicated), it's up to his friends, lovers and bandmates to insure that he is remembered and that his...
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Chris Jensen, 1956-2023
Rest in Peace(July 15, 2023) - Saddened and shocked to hear the news that Christopher Jensen has died. A true Baltimore character, Chris was a multi-talented guy - a working class hero and craftsman...
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The Year in Review: Tom's Best of 2023
2023 was a year I couldn't wait to get past because, for the most part, it was a shit-burger with a side of dies. Too many friends shuffled off their mortal coil in this deadly year - Ross Haupt (aka...
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