Barrington Hall (Berkeley, California)
Barrington Hall was a student housing cooperative in Berkeley, California. It was the property of the University Students' Cooperative Association (USCA). It was closed in 1989 by a USCA referendum intended to stem the growing liability associated with Barrington's wild atmosphere.
The co-op was the focus of a number of stinging exposés. The song "Frizzle Fry" by the band Primus was based on a party held at Barrington at which punch laced with LSD was allegedly served. The pop group Camper Van Beethoven played at one such "Wine Dinner" in 1988-89, under the name Vampire Can Mating Oven. More memorable that evening was Acid Rain's stirring rendition of "Jerry's In A Coma" to the tune of "Fire on the Mountain."