... honor for many young aspiring artists. It was a center for cultural and performance art expression for over 30 years. Early punk rock performances were outrageous. Music had never been performed this way before. In the early 1970's Lou Reed had tied off his arm with a microphone cord and injected himself with heroin ... were planted and germinating. The streets and suburbs or early 80's Los Angeles were crawling with teen rebels. We were sick of hippies and we hated disco. L.A. County was a breeding ground for frustrated, bored, fed-up kids with nothing to do and lots of places to do it....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate