# I'm back from Baltimore! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523 "2002-12-04T21:27:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/1 "2002-12-04T21:27:34Z")
And I bet no one even noticed my absence! Oh well. šŸ˜› šŸ˜ƒ I had the most wonderful time, especially since I got to spend it all with the most wonderful guy. **Rebound Guy** and I spent the whole weekend together, taking in the sights, and eating lots of food. (Note to self: must find new nickname for **Rebound Guy** šŸ˜‰ , and buy bigger pants!) We visited the Inner Harbor (is that supposed to be capitalized? I donā€™t know.) and I got to see my guy do a show at the **Improv**. It was really cool, because he included a joke that he dropped my name in, which made me get all flushed. He actually got more laughs in his 10 minutes than **Pauly Shore** got in the first 20 minutes of his act, so I guess it was good. My guy opened the show, and Todd Glass also performed. He was HILARIOUS. If you have the chance to go see him, do it. I highly recommend it. He was really friendly, and I got to meet him before the show and hang out with him. Pauly Shore was really nice, and we got to do the gratuitous pictures/hugs after the show. (Another note to self: Pauly Shore really _does_ talk in that ā€œhey buuuuuuuuddy!ā€ way. All. The. Time. My god it was weird!) We also went to the open mic night at the bar that **Rebound Guy** sometimes works door for. (Lord, I know that was an awkward sentence, but Iā€™m still on this goofy high since this weekend.) He and his best friend played a bunch of their medleys and original songs, and a good time was had by all. I got most of it on video, and if I can find a way to get it online, it will go on his webpage. **Rebound Guy** also got some really cool news while I was there. He will be opening 11 shows at the **Improv** for Tom Wilson. Ok, who the hell is Tom Wilson, you say? Well, his most noteable role was ā€œBiff Tannenā€ in **Back to the Future**. (Which just happens to be **Rebound Guyā€™s** favorite childhood movie!) I am so excited about it, and glad he got the news while I was there so we could celebrate. šŸ˜‰ I just loved the city. I had such a good time, and I really didnā€™t want to leave. (Oh, and **Eve**? I know now what you meant about Glen Burnie!) Alas, duty calls, and **Rebound Guy** couldnā€™t come back with me. (He has a television appearance to do Friday morning, and a show to do on Saturday night.) Oh well. Heā€™s coming to town for a wedding that I have to go to at the beginning of January, and then for two weeks in April. Iā€™ve really got to find another nickname for him, though. Not serious enough to call ā€œboyfriendā€ and so much more than just my ā€œRebound Guyā€. Any suggestions? šŸ™‚ So, next time I make it up that way, maybe I can meet up with a Doper or two. I forsee lots of roadtrips in my future. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/2 "2002-12-04T21:37:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, and Eve? I know now what you meant about Glen Burnie! Not much to do with the OP, though Iā€™ve been to the improv clubs in Bā€™more, and probably been to the very one your RG performed in! But, Iā€™m dyinā€™ here, what did Eve say about Glen Burnie? I was born and raised there til about 7 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/3 "2002-12-05T13:55:57Z")
Well, letā€™s just say that I think **Eve** understands the nickname ā€œDirty Burnieā€. I was so excited before my trip, because there was light snow in the forecast, and of course it didnā€™t snow. So, **Rebound Guy** sent me an IM directing me to this [picture](http://www.bigbenkennedy.com/home.html). I swear. Those guys are insane! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/4 "2002-12-05T14:36:39Z")
Ahā€”hahahaha . . . Well, since **norinew** is from there, I wonm;t say anything . . . A couple of my best friends are from Glen Burnie, too, so it doesnā€™t seem to do any permanent damage. Did you see the Fontain Bleu, ground zero of Baltimore tackiness? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/5 "2002-12-05T14:56:59Z")
Damn. I was all ready to slam Glen Burnie as a bastion for tackiness and norinew had to go and ruin it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/6 "2002-12-05T15:17:54Z")
I missed the Fontain Bleu. Weā€™re saving that for my next trip up there. šŸ˜‰ And Ben (AKA Rebound Guy) seems to be the sweetest, dearest guy, so Iā€™m sure being raised in Glen Burnie wasnā€™t too terribly bad. He actually lives in Catonsville, if you want to get all technical about it. We spent most of the weekend there and at his momā€™s house in Glen Burnie. It was too frigginā€™ cold and windy in downtown Baltimore, so we didnā€™t spend too much time there. Oh, and we ate at Hooters, (woo) and because of my passion for ice cream we had lunch at Friendlyā€™s. Mmmmm. Ice cream! Winter be damned! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/7 "2002-12-05T15:30:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Did you see the Fontain Bleu, ground zero of Baltimore tackiness? Did I see it?!?!? My senior prom was held there!! My husbandā€™s wedding reception (first marriage) was held there. Tacky? Absolutely, but boy do they know how to put on a wedding reception!! Now, donā€™t let me spoil your fun! There are reasons I left, you know šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/8 "2002-12-05T15:44:18Z")
Glen Burnie - 'taint nothing! My husband works in the strange land that is _Dundalk_!! **Skerri** - did you happen to notice the tall building at the Inner Harbor near Federal Hill that looks kinda like a lighthouse at the top? Thatā€™s Harborview - the marina there is where my sweetie is living. I was there this past weekend, but after we got done with the obligatory family stuff, he and I opted for time alone. Perhaps one of these times if you and I are there on the same day, we can try to connect?? ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/9 "2002-12-05T16:17:26Z")
**FairyChatMom** , I canā€™t say that I blame you! We tried to get some ā€œalone timeā€ as often as possible this weekend. šŸ˜‰ We should definitely try to do Baltimore. I think it would be a blast, as long as thereā€™s no snow everywhere. (Iā€™m a Southern girl. We donā€™t drive in snow!) šŸ˜ƒ And I know exactly which building you are talking about, because Ben and his friend Nat pointed it out to me. Of course, they pointed out many buildings, but Nat did his best to try to sound like a tour guide as we made our way around the city. Too bad heā€™s moving to LA in January, because he makes a hilarious tour guide. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/10 "2002-12-05T17:50:19Z")
Dundalk!?! My dad grew up in Dundalk! I myself lived in that bastion of culture known as Highlandtown for a while. ---
**Author:** ![YEP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@YEP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YEP)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/11 "2002-12-05T18:46:48Z")
Glen Burnie?!? Havenā€™t been back in decadesā€¦ anyone from Corchran Jr High?? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/12 "2002-12-05T18:49:20Z")
My folks grew up in Canton - my youngest sister lives there in my grandparentsā€™ old house. Iā€™m a Parkville High School graduate myself. Ah, Hollandtown! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/13 "2002-12-05T20:10:48Z")
Hollanā€™taown? Dundawk? Yā€™all gane downey ayshun dis sumber? Jis take de ha-way. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/14 "2002-12-05T20:29:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Did you see the Fontain Bleu, ground zero of Baltimore tackiness? \*\* Iā€™d tell how close I live to that place, but I donā€™t want **Eve** to lose respect for me (if she has any šŸ˜‰ ). On the rare occasions I have to drive on Ritchie Highway, I try to avert my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/15 "2002-12-05T20:40:03Z")
All youse is fromey soutā€™ side, hon. Iā€™m from Tow-sen. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/16 "2002-12-05T20:52:37Z")
You can take the girl out of Dundalk, but you canā€™t take the gum out of her mouth (or you canā€™t pry the Aquanet out of her hand). Speaking of Highlandtown, I attended Holy Rosary. I swear my mother didnā€™t like meā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/17 "2002-12-05T21:41:57Z")
> [@](#): > > anyone from Corchran Jr High?? Oh, heck, yeah! Me and hubby both. I was there (in Corkran) from '74-76, hubby started and finished a year earlier. When we were attending, the principal was an old red-nosed guy named ā€œCookā€, and he drank ā€œsoupā€ from a thermos all day long; by the end of the day, he was swaying pretty badly! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/18 "2002-12-05T23:27:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\*My folks grew up in Canton - my youngest sister lives there in my grandparentsā€™ old house. Iā€™m a Parkville High School graduate myself. > > Ah, Hollandtown! šŸ˜ƒ \*\* Hey, my daughter is a freshman at Parkville! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/19 "2002-12-05T23:41:24Z")
Woo! Go Kinghts! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523/20 "2002-12-05T23:53:47Z")
Another Balti-Moron checking in. I live in Towson. Eve! I didnā€™t know you were from Bawlmer! Youā€™re a Hon! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-baltimore/140523.md?page=2)