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'''Dem Hopkins''' was the owner/manager of [[Oz]] and played a huge role in the early 80s scene.   
'''Dem Hopkins''' was the owner/manager of [[Oz]] and played a huge role in the early 80s scene.  Dem ran Oz out of three different locations from 1978 through 1981.  After Oz, he opened a drag bar called F-Beat and later worked at a gay bar called Different Strokes.  In 1989, Dem enrolled in law school and interned for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
 
Dem passed away on January 24, 2023, after a battle with cancer.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/YOU/index.html Interview about the busts at Oz]
* [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/YOU/index.html Interview about the busts at Oz]
* [http://www.bustedatoz.com Official Busted At OZ site - owned by Dem]
* [http://www.bustedatoz.com Official Busted At OZ site - owned by Dem]
* [https://www.facebook.com/bustedatoz/ Official OZ Facebook page - owned by Dem]
* [https://www.facebook.com/bustedatoz/ Official OZ Facebook page - owned by Dem - check out some new music]
 
* [http://www.bustedatoz.com/busted-at-oz-album.html About the work Dem is doing with Riot Fest Foundation + OZ history]
* [https://chicagoreader.com/music/chicago-punk-loses-a-champion/ Chicago Punk Loses a Champion]
* [https://www.chicagohomeless.org/remembering-dem-hopkins-punk-rocks-passionate-advocate-for-fighting-homelessness/ Remembering Dem Hopkins]
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[[Category:Scene Members]]
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 27 February 2023

Dem Hopkins was the owner/manager of Oz and played a huge role in the early 80s scene. Dem ran Oz out of three different locations from 1978 through 1981. After Oz, he opened a drag bar called F-Beat and later worked at a gay bar called Different Strokes. In 1989, Dem enrolled in law school and interned for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

Dem passed away on January 24, 2023, after a battle with cancer.

External Links