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Doc Corbin Dart 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 the president of 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.) 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. 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'. 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.) 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. Doc continues to be a mainstay of alternative culture in Lansing, Michigan, regularly showing up in local papers. Dart's political activity helped create a rape trauma center in Lansing MI. Doc runs a Baseball card store in a small collection of shops on Michigan Avenue near Sparrow Hospital. He spends some of his free time feeding a large family of racoons that he has befriended. Doc is a divorced father of two adult children. EXTERNAL LINKS
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