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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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* [https://www.facebook.com/bustedatoz/ Official OZ Facebook page - owned by Dem - check out some new music] | * [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] | * [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/ Remember Dem Hopkins] | |||
[[Category:Scene Members]] | [[Category:Scene Members]] | ||
[[Category:R.I.P.]] | |||
Revision as of 17:13, 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.