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Akron Beacon Journal

Alice Cooper's Array of Rock Gimmicks
(Akron Beacon Journal, 1972-08-07)

The young man in the washroom at the Rubber Bowl had, by his own testimony, gulped down three tabs of yellow sunshine — which accounted for his preoccupation with the paper towel dispenser ("Oh, wow — this...

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Down The Garden Path With 'Alice'
(Akron Beacon Journal, 1973-10-21)

Last year, Alice Cooper grossed $11 million. As rock and roll's favorite vaudevillian, he undertook the most ambitious concert tour ever conceived - 60 cities in 56 days - and played to sold out auditoriums filled with 800,000 worshipping fans....

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Sometimes He's Happy
(Akron Beacon Journal, 1975-02-11)

People are cautious when knocking on the door of this star's dressing room because they never quite know what's going to happen when it opens. If Vincent Furnier answers, everything is fine - becuase he's a friendly, likable and intelligent chap...

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