Swami X belongs to an older generation of boardwalk performers from the 1970's. He felt his intellect was on display and poetry on the boardwalk was more than a mere gimmick as he feels boardwalk is now.
Harry Perry is a legend on the Venice boardwalk.As a musician, he's performed with bands such as the Grateful Dead and Jane's Addiction, but he prefers to garnish fans by playing on the streets.
A grand dame of the Los Angeles performance art and avant theater scene is scheduled to be feted Saturday night, November 7, at "Rachel Rosenthal's Birthday Bash 83."