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Both Fifi and the Frog are the brain children of AVAM, the American Visionary Arts Museum, who host Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore (hitting the decade mark soon!).
Fifi and the Frog
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How is this not a match made in heaven: Dr. Seuss meets wacky kinetic sculpting? Complete with green eggs and ham, accompanied by both Thing 1, Thing 2and Sam I Am - brilliant, indeed.
Will it go?
Oh yes it can!
In the mud
and in the sand,
in the water,
across the land
Powered by green eggs and ham!
- from the 2006 Spectators' Guide
And to Think that I Saw It on Pratt Street
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This one was nowhere near as obvious to me as Thing 1 and 2, which should be a clear indicator to you of my level of intelligence. Let me put it this way: I kept remarking to myself: "nice bulls". You would think the horns ought to have been sufficient clues. I need to do more Bible reading perhaps, and am anxiously awaiting the panoramic version to come out . . .
2 Goats Meet on a Bridge
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It really has two heads, you just have to take my word for it ;^)
While you cannot see the other head, you do get a peek at the Hillbilly House.
Two-Headed Dragon
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Here it is, Christmas again. I am nowhere with decorating our house yet, but we Baltimoreans are lucky: 34th Street does it for us. We can always take the kids and the guests to see the miraculous creations there. The Hubcap Christmas Tree never tires, nor fails to amaze.
Hubcap Christmas Tree
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The namesake event of Honfest is the Best Hon Contest. Although the Best Honette and the Miss Lil' Hon pageants which precede the crowning gets everyone in the mood, it is this contest which brings the roars. Easy to see why.
Best Hon Contest
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One of the hottest spots at Honfest is the Beuty Parlour where Hons and wannabees of all ages can get their beehives on. Complete with pink flamingos and other mandatory Baltimore kitsch. They will swear that what Austin Powers really says is 'Oh, Beehive'.
Beehive Beauty Parlour
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More relevant to the store they performed in front of than to Honfest itself, the Dragon Caravan belly dancers nevertheless added a great colorspot to the event.
Belly Dancers
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The best Baltimore festival whose spirit has not been extinguished by too much commercial involvement. And so the prices are still just right: a buck to paint a little clay man or kiss a big white one; but for a quarter you get to take your photo with a punk. Now that, my friend, is money well spent.
SoWeBo Sidewalks - Kiss-a-Punk
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SoWeBo Sidewalks - Paint A Little Man
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Yardsale
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You might think it's all trash. But i came away with a baseball hat, a messenger bag, two zip disks and some tapes of cake, r.e.m. and the meat puppets. All for the very low price of $15.75. Yeah, baby.
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Accordion Man
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I thought he would have deserved a crowd. It's a shame i only could record thirty seconds of his playing. As is the fact that i recognized most of the songs he played - sure am showing my age.
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What can I say? They like lights. They like lights a lot. But here you can also see three sets of trains running around, one of which actually enters the living room off the porch before it comes out to complete its loop.
Merry Chrismas!
Miracle of Lights on 34th Street
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Artscape is America's largest free public arts festival held annualy in Baltimore Maryland. It 'features continuous musical performances by local, regional, and national talent on four outdoor stages, indoor and outdoor visual arts exhibitions, film, theater, the Artists' Market with crafts and works of art for sale, opera, dance, fashion, street theater and special activities geared towards children.' - artscape.org
Impromptu breakdance performance on Mt. Royal Avenue. I think the facial expressions tell the story.
Breakdancers
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Fells Point under water in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel.
Hurricane Isabel (Boy on Bike)
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Hurricane Isabel (Cars Under Water)
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