The Clifton Mansion was built in the 1800s. It’s now part of a city park. The four photos are ones I took in the 1970s.
pictures I took in the 1970s
Clifton Mansion – Baltimore
Month: July 2021
Clifton Park Valve House – Baltimore
The Clifton Park Valve House was part of the Baltimore water system. It is now dilapidated.
Preservation Maryland | Endangered: Valve House in Clifton Park
National Register Properties in Maryland
Choplifter
Choplifter was a 1982 video game which I played on the Atari 800 computer. You played a pilot who had to rescue hostages but you could accidentally kill them if you landed on them. One day, a friend and I got so frustrated, we deliberately killed all of the hostages.
Choplifter! (1982) – MobyGames
Choplifter (1982)( Broderbund) : Dan Gorlin : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive
Covers: Old Time Rock and Roll
“Old Time Rock and Roll” was a 1979 hit for Bob Seger. Read the article for the history of the song’s complex creation. It which was originally written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III.
Covers: Great Dream from Heaven
“Great Dream from Heaven” was recorded by Bahamian musician Joseph Spence. I knew it first from Ry Cooder’s 1972 cover version. Check out the Bloomfield version which is similar to Cooder’s.
Steve Stone’s profile for the 1979 World Series
The News-American newspaper ran a special section when the Orioles appeared in the 1979 World Series. Steve Stone had some great notes in the profiles of the players.
As I recall….
One question was about their favorite magazine. Most players said something like Time and Playboy. Stone said Mother Jones.
Another question was about their favorite moment. Most said things like when they were married or their first major league appearance. Stone said it was his divorce.
House of Wax and two similar films
There are several films based on the premise of a mad genius using a wax museum as a tool to murder people.
House of Wax is a 1953 horror film that is a remake of 1933’s Mystery of the Wax Museum. House of Wax was released in 3-D and is now available on 3-D Blu-ray disc. Mystery of the Wax Museum was filmed in two-color Technicolor. An outstanding Blu-ray of the restored film was released in 2020.
Wax Mask is a 1997 Italian horror film that is also set in a wax museum. It’s worth seeing but a lot gorier than the earlier films. It’s also on Blu-ray.
I haven’t seen 1973’s Terror in the Wax Museum.
Two genie jokes
Two old jokes about genies:
A guy meets a genie who gives him one wish.
The guy says “I want you to build me a bridge to Hawaii.”
The genie says “That’s ridiculous. Think of something else.”
The guy says “Alright, I wish I understood women.”
The genie says “How many lanes do you want the bridge to have?”
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A guy goes into a bar and puts a little man on the bar who starts playing piano.
The bartender asks how he got him.
The guy says “I got three wishes from a genie and got this with one of them.”
The bartender says “Can I have a wish?”
The guy says “Alright.”
The bartender says “I wish I had a million bucks. ” The bar starts filling up with ducks.
The bartender says “I didn’t ask for a million ducks.”
The guy says “Well, I didn’t ask for a 12 inch pianist either.”
Another cowardly tweet from the media
They don’t have the guts to say it was Republicans. Republicans have intimidated them because the media is afraid they will say the media is biased. Cowards.
3-D film Kickstarter
The 3-D Film Archive has done a great job of restoring old 3-D films. Here’s more on Robot Monster.
Robot Monster was on a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode in1989.
Sad! 