Mobtown Shank

Shank Classifieds: House For Sale - Lauraville

FOR SALE: Renovated Victorian home w/ vintage details in historic Lauraville (land of Hamilton Tavern, Chop Shop, Blue Spark, The Charmed Life, Zeek's Coffee, Clementine and Chameleon Cafe). Wonderful usable space including huge rear yard w/ herb & veg gardens & fully enclosed cedar privacy fence (great for dogs & toddlers), plus renovated attic. New roof (2009). Renovated kitchen and baths, hard wood floors, & charming front porch. 3 bdrm, 1 & 1.5 bath. 7 miles/20 minutes to downtown, 15 minutes from Atomic Books (very bike friendly!).

See it.

The Shank Needs Your 2011 Wrap-Up Lists

It's that time of year again! The time when everyone likes to take a moment and reflect and rank the year that passed in the form of Top 10 (or 5 or 20 or 100) lists.

We at the Mobtown Shank like to ask our friends, readers, commentators and other smart folks we know and like to contribute lists.

The list does not have to actually be 10 items long. It can be 5 items long, it can be 15 items long. But 10 does seem to be the average.

We are looking for lists in the following categories:
TOP MOVIES OF 2011
TOP READS OF 2011
TOP MUSIC OF 2011
TOP WEBSITES/BLOGS OF 2011
TOP TV SHOWS OF 2011
TOP EVENTS OF 2011
TOP FOODS/DRINKS OF 2011
MISCELLANEOUS

Please compile as many lists as you like. We just ask that you provide at least a sentence or two explanation as to why the thing that is on your list is on your list.

Our year end wrap-up depends on you. The more lists we get, the better the WRAP-UP is. I have gotten many emails from people who use these lists as recommendations for things to check out, avoid, and reasons to mock their friends.

So please contribute!

Email your lists to BENN no later than January 3. We'll start posting them regularly in second week of January.

Shank Year End Wrap-Up 2010: Looking for Lists

It's that time of year again! The end of the year! When everyone likes to take some time and reflect and rank the year that passed in the form of Top 10 (or 5 or 20 or 100) lists.

We at the Mobtown Shank like to ask our friends, readers, commentators and other smart folks we know and like to contribute lists.

The list does not have to actually be 10 items long. It can be 5 items long, it can be 15 items long. But 10 does seem to... be the average.

We are looking for lists in the following categories:
TOP MOVIES OF 2010
TOP READS OF 2010
TOP MUSIC OF 2010
TOP WEBSITES/BLOGS OF 2010
TOP TV SHOWS OF 2010
TOP EVENTS OF 2010
TOP FOODS/DRINKS OF 2010
MISCELLANEOUS

Please compile as many lists as you like. We just ask that you provide at least a sentence or two explanation as to why the thing that is on your list is on your list.

Our year end wrap-up depends on you. The more lists we get, the better the WRAP-UP is. I have gotten many emails from people who use these lists as recommendations for things to check out, avoid, and reasons to mock their friends.

So please contribute!

Email your lists to benn[AT]atomicbooks[DOT]com no later than January 3. We'll start posting them regularly on in second week of January.

Kickstart Chunklet's Indie Cred Test

Help me help you help Chunklet's Indie Cred Test get published.

Call For Submissions: TaleSpine - A Bike Zine

TaleSpin is a new ‘zine about cycling. Whether you ride Road, Fixed, Mountain, BMX, or Penny Farthing, and whether you ride daily or not since the banana seat went out of style, we want your stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork.

The theme of our inaugural issue is “First Times”. Tell us about your first bike ride, your first crash, your first spin class, your first flat tire, your first bike race, your first…anything, as long as it happened on, under, near, or because of a bike.

All submissions will be considered.  Articles (100 – 1,000 words) should be sent by e-mail as attached Word documents. Image files should be approximately 5” x 7”, 300+ dpi (.JPG or .TIF format).  All contributors will receive a byline for their work and a complimentary copy of the issue in which their work appears. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 19, 2010.

TaleSpin is being produced by Team Atomic, a Baltimore-based cycling team that rides to raise fund for Moveable Feast of Maryland. All proceeds from sales of TaleSpin will be donated to Moveable Feast’s Ride for the Feast. TaleSpin will be available locally for purchase at Atomic Books (Hampden); through the Team Atomic website, and at area bike shops. 

For more information, contact: Rebecca Abernathy, Editor.

Smile Hon Wants Your Bmore Sex Stories

Literary zine Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! is accepting submissions of sex-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for a forthcoming special issue through Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

Creative non-fiction is preferred (we're not looking for Penthouse's sloppy seconds here), though all submissions will be considered.

Articles (100 – 2,000 words) are preferably received via e-mail ([email protected]) as attached Word documents. Image files should be approximately 5" x 7", 300+ dpi (.JPG or .TIF format).

All contributors will receive a byline/artist credit for their work as well as two (2) complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears. (Note: Contributors may use their own names, or, for anonymity, adopt a nom de plume, preferably of a raunchy or comical nature, for the purposes of the issue.)

From the harbor to the hills, the award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! collects the tales of those on whom Mobtown has left her indelible mark. Polished, professional essays; barroom sermons delivered from the sanctity of a favorite stool; the poet’s fleeting sentiment, captured in both word and snapshot – Smile, Hon offers a slice of Baltimore as told by Baltimore, presented with the time-honored DIY accessibility of a limited-run, handcrafted zine. A two-time Utne Independent Press Award nominee, Smile, Hon has also been dubbed "Best Zine" by Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004). Previous "theme" issues have tackled such topics as rats, scars, crime, tattoos, transit and the supernatural.

Buy Smile, Hon zines at Atomic Books.

Upright Bass Looking To Start Bawdy Hokum Hillbilly Old Timey Jump Band

Upright bass/drummer/percussion guy with some vocal and guitar, and even less fiddle and dobro ability looking for others to play bawdy hokum jugband hillbilly jump blues honky-tonk traditional jazz western swing old timey stringband or bluegrass, or any combination of the aforementioned.  Have some fun and laughs while putting together new old songs, old new songs, and playing occasional gigs.  I have a day job, but also practice space in north Baltimore City.

Email.

Smile Hon Accepting Submissions

BALTIMORE – Eight-Stone Press (ESP) – publisher of the award-winning SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! series – is accepting submissions of Mobtown-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for the forthcoming SMILE, HON No. 11 through Thursday, April 30, 2009.

Creative non-fiction is preferred, though all submissions will be considered.  Articles (100 – 2,000 words) are preferably received via e-mail ([email protected]) as attached Word documents. Image files should be approximately 5” x 7”, 300+ dpi (.JPG or .TIF format).  All contributors will receive a byline/artist credit for their work as well as two (2) complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears.

From the harbor to the hills, SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! collects the tales of those on whom Mobtown has left her indelible mark.  Polished, professional essays; barroom sermons delivered from the sanctity of a favorite stool; the poet’s fleeting sentiment, captured in both word and snapshot – SMILE, HON offers a slice of Baltimore as told by Baltimore, presented with the time-honored DIY accessibility of a limited-run, handcrafted zine.

In March 2009, ESP published the transit-themed INTERSECTIONS, the latest in a series of SMILE, HON special issues that have addressed topics such as rats, tattoos, crime and scars.  UTNE READER called INTERSECTIONS “a really fun read”: http://www.utne.com/Media/Shelf-Life-Prop-8-Bartering-and-Baltimore.aspx.  SMILE, HON has also been named the city’s “Best Zine” by both BALTIMORE CITY PAPER (2004) and BALTIMORE MAGAZINE (2008).

An Eight-Stone Press production, SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! is available locally for purchase at Atomic Books (Hampden); Baltimore Chop Books, Music & Coffee House (Ridgley’s Delight) and Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse (Mt. Vernon).  SMILE, HON is also shelved for loan as part of the Baltimore County Public Library’s Zine Collection (Cockeysville Branch).  For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor
Eight-Stone Press
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
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Looking for a roommate? Maybe you need a drummer? Got a yard sale to announce? Send it to the Shank Classifieds, and we'll list it for free. As long as it's not too long, and it's not some professional endeavor, like Avon or the Cult of Amway. Just make sure your subject header says Classified.

Music Equipment For Sale

Hi, I'm moving and I need to downsize. I have a Crate BX 100 for sale. It has a 15" subwoofer and hits 100 watts. Features an 8 band EQ, gain, contour, headphones jack, speaker out, a plug in for a mixing board and a 15db limiter. Used exclusively for practice, great condition. I still have the original owner's manual and receipt. $125 obo.

1995 Fender Jazz Bass. Mexican made. Red with white pick guard. Really, really great condition. Comes with a strap, cables, plus a hard case and soft case. $250 or best offer.

Want to come take a look at these? Email me.
Serious inquiries only please!

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Looking for a roommate? Maybe you need a drummer? Got a yard sale to announce? Send it to the Shank Classifieds, and we'll list it for free. As long as it's not too long, and it's not some professional endeavor, like Avon or the Cult of Amway. Just make sure your subject header says Classified.

Umbrella Radio Looking For Baltimore Area Music

Umbrella Radio is currently looking for local music from the Baltimore metro area. If you are interested in getting your music on the air, download a submission form, fill it out and send it in with your music on CD.

Submit as many tracks as you want. Submit your tracks no matter the style. The Umbrella is totally free form. The only thing your music needs to be is produced locally.

Download the submission form here. [pdf]

Learn more about Umbrella Radio.

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Looking for a roommate? Maybe you need a drummer? Got a yard sale to announce? Send it to the Shank Classifieds, and we'll list it for free. As long as it's not too long, and it's not some professional endeavor, like Avon or the Cult of Amway. Just make sure your subject header says Classified.