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MobTown Shank

Any Monkey. Any Hat.

About Me

The Weekly Free E-Zine of the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area.
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My Interests

Atomic Books, The Talking Head, Hampden, The Ottobar, Frazier's On The Ave, The Senator Theatre, The Charles Theatre, Reptilian Records, Club Charles, Golden West Cafe, The G-Spot, Holy Frijoles, Common Ground, Creative Alliance, Charm City Art Space, Baltimore Theatre Project, Normals

I'd like to meet:

People with opinions. You want some? Just email the Shank at [email protected] and say "I want a piece of the Shank."

Music:

The Oranges Band, The Oxes, Slow Jets, Cass McCombs, Chester Stacey, Secret Crush Society, Vestal Vermin, Double Dagger, Twin Six, Barn Burners, June Star, Honky Slim, Iron Boss, Motor Morons, The Diamondheads, Garage Sale, Evil Pappy Twin, The Awkward Sounds Of Scott & Skizz, Walker & Jay

Movies:

MicroCineFest, movies by Josh Slates, movies by Nikc Miller. Movies at The Charles, The Senator, The Rotunda, The Earle, The Apex.

Television:

The Wire, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, The Daily Show

Books:

Atomic Books - basically anything they carry.

Heroes:

Kill yr heroes.

My Blog

American Standard: Buy Nothing Day

by Benn Ray Or... NOT ONE DAMN DIME MY ASS Lately, friends keep forwarding me announcements about 'Buy Nothing Day' 'protests' that are coming up. This is a form of protest designed to stick ...
Posted by MobTown Shank on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AMERICAN STANDARD: One Day's Events

I'd just gotten back from a warehouse and was carrying a load of boxes into Atomic Books. This guy comes running down the opposite side of the street and he's jumping up, slapping awnings, street...
Posted by MobTown Shank on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AMERICAN STANDARD: Suspicious Behavior

Lately, I've been getting close to having anxiety attacks on the highway. But this has nothing to do with the giant, illuminated letters informing me of the terror alert level and giving me a numb...
Posted by MobTown Shank on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AMERICAN STANDARD: Bite-Sized

One should not purchase anything labeled a "bite-sized" snack. A "bit-sized" snack is a trick. A deception. It is wrong to spend money on deceptions. A bite is never a snack. A snack is at least 3 bit...
Posted by MobTown Shank on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AMERICAN STANDARD: The Culture Wars

We are in the midst of a culture war, brothers and sisters. Oh sure, so what, right? Now that we laugh at how shocked we once were to see The Long Ryders or the Del Fuegos hawking piss beer for Bu...
Posted by MobTown Shank on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AMERICAN STANDARD: The Big Plan

The other night, I came up with this big plan, and I'm not sure why. I suspect, however, that it will make me a better person. I decided that I want to get a Polygraph Machine. Then, I want t...
Posted by MobTown Shank on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST