She had a role in the Brink’s heist by the Weather Underground that left two police officers dead. But she became a model prisoner and, after being freed, helped former inmates. Source: New York Times
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Michael Lang, a Force Behind the Woodstock Festival, Dies at 77
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
He and his partners hoped their weekend of “peace and music” would draw 50,000 attendees. It ended up drawing more than 400,000 — and making history. Source: New York Times
Ivy Nicholson, Model and Warhol Factory Star, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2021
She blazed through 1950s Europe as a top fashion model and then became a part of the 1960s Warhol crowd in New York before falling on hard times. Source: New York Times
Bob Fass, Pioneer of Underground Radio, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2021
His provocative “Radio Unnameable,” long a staple of the New York station WBAI, offered a home on the FM dial to everyone from Abbie Hoffman to Tiny Tim. Source: New York Times