Fischler, Marcelle S. "Nascent Hall of Fame to Welcome First Honorees". The New York Times, October 15, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2007. "Dee Snider of Stony Brook, the shock-rocker from the 1980s heavy metal band Twisted Sister, known for his defiant metal anthem We're Not Gonna Take It, and Leslie West of the band Mountain, who grew up in East Meadow, Lawrence and Forest Hills, are also being inducted..."
