Capital Centre blown away Demolition: The 29-year-old arena in Landover makes way for a $100 million retail and restaurant complex.

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Anthony Eric Murrill, 35, came to know the Capital Centre as a "rollie" -- a volunteer who helped roll musical equipment into place for rap and go-go musical acts who came to perform. An aspiring musician himself, Murrill figured that "to be about the business, you have to be around the business."

He worked backstage with performers such as Prince, Janet Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, William Ju Ju House and Sugar Bear, and George Clinton, of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Today, Murrill is a child advocate and a motivational speaker. But he saw a lot of partying backstage among groupies and performers.

"I'll be honest with you," he said. "A lot of us lost our virginity here, ... a lot of people have been blessed."