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You refer to Catonsville Community College as UCLA  (University of Catonsville Left of Arbutus)

You remember Mayor Schaefer swimming with the seals at the National Aquarium.

How about laughing out loud to the Johnny Walker morning show on WFBR, and his risque shows at the Barge?

You marvel at all the city bumper stickers; Baltimore's Best, Baltimore is Best, Charm City, The City That Reads, and Believe!

You still think of the governor as that kid with Shannon Tide, singing "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" at 2 am at McGinn's.

You remember Marty Bass with hair, and a leisure suit, trying to explain his way out of soliciting an undercover cop. ("I was just trying to get into her head")

You know when to stay off the JFX.

You still refer to the Mount Washington Tavern as Sparwassers.

You miss the RCA dog.

You swore Frank Perdue kinda looked like one of his tender chickens.

The "new" candelabra TV tower on television hill was the tallest thing on the planet at the time.

You know which bridge they're talking about when someone says, 'The bridge traffic is backed up.'

You actually admire someone named "Boog."

Posted by Dan Rodricks at 4:01 PM | | Comments (2)
        

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I thought Catonsville Community College was Harvard on a Hill

Square Off on WJZ on Saturday nights was the best TV ever.

"THE" City Fair cartoon add in the City Paper.

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Jan. 8, 2009, marked 30 years for Dan Rodricks' column in The Baltimore Sun. Over three decades, Dan has won numerous regional and several national awards for his reporting and commentary -- in print and on the air. "I've had opportunity to write a column and work in both radio and television, never having to leave my adopted hometown of Baltimore to have those experiences," he says. "I consider myself very fortunate." In addition to writing a twice-weekly column for The Baltimore Sun and his Random Rodricks blog, Dan is currently the host of Midday, on WYPR-FM, National Public Radio in Baltimore. An artful story-teller and social critic, he has observed local, state and national political and cultural trends for three decades, and has a lot to say about almost everything.
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