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SUMMARY:Mickey Avalon
LOCATION:The Holding Company\, 5046 Newport Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92107\, US
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DESCRIPTION:Sat May 3rd 2024 | Doors 7:30pm | Tickets: $27 Advance\, $35 Da
 y of Show\n\nMickey Avalon’s life story plays out like an episode of VH1
 's ‘Behind The Music\,” marred by personal tragedy\, triumphs and imme
 nse pain. Avalon’s back-story begins on the streets of Hollywood\, Calif
 ornia. Raised by his heroin-addicted father\, he began selling pot at a yo
 ung age\, a trade he acquired from his mother. In an attempt to clean up h
 is act\, Mickey converted to Orthodox Judaism in his late teens\, an effor
 t that didn’t last due to constant family tragedy\, such as his father
 ’s death in a tragic drunk driving accident.\n\nBy his early 20s\, Micke
 y had married\, had a daughter\, and moved out of California\, relocating 
 to Portland\, Oregon. The serine surroundings of the Pacific Northwest cou
 ldn’t hide Mickey from his past for long\, as his drug addled Hollywood 
 lifestyle caught up with him in the form of an uncontrollable heroin addic
 tion. As his life neared rock bottom\, Mickey found himself broke\, divorc
 ed\, and turning to prostitution\, just to support his smack habit. With a
  desire to once again get his life back on track\, Avalon moved in with hi
 s sister\, and the pair set out on the road to recovery. Tragedy struck ag
 ain when his sister relapsed\, and died from a heroin overdose.\n\nAfter t
 he deaths of both his father and sister\, Mickey decided that he wanted mo
 re out of life\, moved back to Los Angeles\, and chose to make one final a
 ttempt to clean up his act. Shortly after his return\, Mickey was befriend
 ed by ex-MTV VJ Simon Rex (aka Dirt Nasty)\, who encouraged Avalon to purs
 ue his passion of hip-hop and even collaborated with him on some tracks. A
 t the time\, Avalon was staying in a sober living facility and had a stric
 t curfew\, so Dirt Nasty began passing out Mickey’s demo at Hollywood cl
 ubs\, which helped Mickey develop a following among fans of the Los Angele
 s nightclub scene.\n\nAs Mickey’s popularity grew\, he beg
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