Remembering the Los Angeles Sports Arena: One Year after a Cultural Icon’s Demolition
By Richard A. Macales Sitting in the stand of the Sports Arena Waiting for the show to begin Red lights, green lights, strawberry wine A good friend of mine, follow the stars Venus and Mars Are alright tonight… –from the song “Venus and Mars/Rock Show,” by Paul and Linda McCartney, 1975 The vibrant birth and…