Baltimore’s enduring eccentricities shine at Christmas
BALTIMORE — From kitschy ornaments to model train extravaganzas and a holiday song dedicated to bottom-feeding crustaceans, Baltimore’s unique brand of quirky creativity really shines at Christmas.
For moviemaker John Waters, the city’s favorite offbeat son, the Yuletide season offers up a parade of unconventional delights. The pop-culture icon dubbed the “Pope of Trash” tours the country with a one-man show devoted to Christmas themes and decorates the front door of his Baltimore home with a thorny wreath to snag guests’ clothes.
Waters loops lights around an electric chair featured in his outrageous comedy “Female Trouble” and sticks unflattering photos of loved ones on tree decorations.