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Doc Corbin Dart
Doc Corbin Dart

Doc Corbin Dart (1953 - ) was lead singer, founder, and lyricist of Lansing, Michigan, USA's seminal 80's punk rock act the The Crucifucks. He is the son of Rollin Dart, chairman of the Dart National Bank, and related to the Dart Container family. (According to sources close to Dart, Doc is paid a monthly stipend by the Dart family as long as he doesn't mention his lineage and stays out of the public eye.) Image File history File linksMetadata Mugshot_Doc_Corbin_Dart. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Mugshot_Doc_Corbin_Dart. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Michigan State Capitol Flag Seal Location Location in Ingham County, Michigan1 Coordinates: , Government Country State County United States Michigan Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Mayor Virg Bernero (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 35. ... The Crucifucks were a Lansing, Michigan-based punk rock band formed in 1982. ... Dart Container Corporation[1] of Mason, Michigan is the worlds largest manufacturer of foam cups and containers, producing about as many as all competitors combined. ...


Doc's excruciating vocal stylings have been described as harsh, whiny, and "like paint-stripper." His lyrics are rants against the government, the police, and Christianity. While on stage, Doc would regularly cut his face and arms with a pink Lady Bic razor, covering the mic and stage with blood. Bic Corporation is a company based in Clichy, France, founded in 1945, best known for making inexpensive disposable products including cigarette lighters, magnets, ballpoint pens, and shaving razors. ...


The Crucifucks formed in 1982 and signed to Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Records. They released the self-titled The Crucifucks a year later followed up with Wisconsin. In 1992, these records were re-released as a CD titled 'Our Will Be Done'. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ... Alternative Tentacles is a record label based in Emeryville, California. ... The Crucifucks is a self-titled debut album, released in 1985 on Jello Biafras Alternative Tentacles record label. ...


The back cover of Our Will Be Done featured a photo of what Dart believed was a slain policeman, the photo was actually from a Philadelphia Police Department drill. Doc is perhaps best known for the 1996 lawsuit filed over the use of this photo. The Philadelphia chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police sued Doc, Alternative Tentacles Records, and Jello Biafra, alleging libel and slander. The trial court awarded a $2.2 million default judgement which was vacated on appeal the following year. (Initially, Borders Books, which operated a Philadelphia record store that carried the album, was also a defendant in the suit.) The Fraternal Order of Pigs is a fraternal organization for sworn police officers. ... Alternative Tentacles is a record label based in Emeryville, California. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ... Borders Group (sometimes written BORDERS) (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...


In 1998, The Crucifucks reformed and did a brief national tour, including a performance at Alternative Tentacles' 20th Aniiversary Party. They also released their first CD in nearly a decade, called L.D. Eye.


Doc Dart has recorded several solo projects: Patricia (1990, Alternative Tentacles, LP/cassette only) and 'Black Tuesday' (1991, self released, cassette only). Patricia is named after Doc's therapist, who treats him for borderline personality disorder. In 2004 Doc changed his name to 26 and released a solo CD, The Messiah on Madison, Wisconsin's Crustacean Records. Doc Dart opened up for Jello Biafra on his 'I Blow Minds For A Living' Spoken Word Tour. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ...


In 1989, Doc Dart was a candidate for mayor of Lansing; he finished third of three in the August 8, 1989 city primary election. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Doc continues to be a mainstay of alternative culture in Lansing, Michigan, regularly showing up in local papers. Doc once ran a baseball card store in a small collection of shops on Michigan Avenue near Sparrow Hospital. Currently residing in Okemos, Michigan, he created a stir with alleged anti-American sentiment following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Signs attached to the front of his home read, in part, "U.S. Troops terrorize as cowards from the skies. They should be in body bags". He also claims to be a supporter of the controversial group, Animal Liberation Front[1]. Doc is a divorced father of two adult children. BASEBALL SUCKS!!! A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Beagles removed by British ALF activists from a testing laboratory owned by the Boots Group. ...


References

  1. ^ | Lansing City Pulse Interview (Archived)

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