... Ramones," were right at the core of punk, and poets and authors like Patti Smith and Jim Carroll composed prose and verse that critiqued society and the so-called "American Dream"." One venue, the Mercer Arts Center, was a kind of mall of entertainment containing five theaters, a video-tape room, an actors' workshop, a bar and boutique. While it was open it housed ... also the launch pad for bands like the "New York Dolls," "Ruby and the Rednecks," "Teenage Lust," and Wayne County's "Queen Elizabeth and the Harlots of 42nd Street." On many nights painted glitter dolls thronged the bar, ...

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