POP/ROCK - Nov. 12, 1990
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As Biblical as They Wanna Be: About 75 people chanted Bible verses and traded insults with fans of 2 Live Crew before an Anaheim concert by the raunchy rap group, but the show went off without incident. “We want people to know they’re selling obscenity at $21 a ticket here,” said the Rev. Wiley Drake of the First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park. Some protesters had tried without success to get the Anaheim City Council to ban the concert. Despite advance publicity, the 2,500-seat theater was only 60% full Friday.
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