And Justice For All – part 1 of 3
Rob Arrol has gone underground . . . which, ironically, is not too far from where he started as bass player in C-U’s dick justice. These days he shuns most inquiries about the band and busies himself by puttering around his house and listening to talk radio . . . and, occasionally, chasing neighborhood children out of his yard with a hose.
Not much is known about Arrol and maybe that’s by design. Essentially invisible throughout his tenure within the band, due, in most part, to the bombastic escapades of mates Jim Kamp and Galen Gondolfi, it has been told that Arrol always delighted when he’d acknowledge his dj membership to an established fan and received a response of “You?”
He surfaced in 2004 in an Austrian online fanzine (of all places – no longer posted) praising the local music scene and acknowledging the influence C-U has played in his life. He would later admit that he was on a bender at the time and had no recollection of ever penning the monologue.
When asked about a dick justice reunion, something that has been rumored for several years, Arrol replied, “What?”
Rob Arrol has gone underground . . . which, ironically, is not too far from where he started as bass player in C-U’s dick justice. These days he shuns most inquiries about the band and busies himself by puttering around his house and listening to talk radio . . . and, occasionally, chasing neighborhood children out of his yard with a hose.
Not much is known about Arrol and maybe that’s by design. Essentially invisible throughout his tenure within the band, due, in most part, to the bombastic escapades of mates Jim Kamp and Galen Gondolfi, it has been told that Arrol always delighted when he’d acknowledge his dj membership to an established fan and received a response of “You?”
He surfaced in 2004 in an Austrian online fanzine (of all places – no longer posted) praising the local music scene and acknowledging the influence C-U has played in his life. He would later admit that he was on a bender at the time and had no recollection of ever penning the monologue.
When asked about a dick justice reunion, something that has been rumored for several years, Arrol replied, “What?”
2 comments:
I've never heard of the band Dick Justice, but i'm somewhat relieved now after reading the blog. I think this guy lives 2 doors down from me. My youngest and his friend dread the thought of an errant soccer ball pass or having to chasing our escaped Shi-Tzu through this man's yard. He's so quick with the hose i was convinced he was simply waiting in ambush.
According to my kids, a good cruel soaking is always accompanied by some bothered rant about "dick justice" and the words "next time" or "very soon." Based on these words, his hobbled gait, his job driving the ice cream truck peddling rocket pops, and his dated sense of fashion I was growing ever more convinced he was some kind of unregistered pedophile.
It's comforting to know now that it's more likely he's just an embittered old burn out still clinging to the thought of reuniting his even creepier Triple Fast Action copy cat band. Thanks to Paul Barrel's blog, my family can sleep easier knowing there's no chance of such a reunion.
The real Dick Justice likes that the band stole his name, and he even liked the band. I'll be seeing him in a couple of months, so I'll ask if he's a pedophile with a hobbled gait and an ice cream truck, and I'll get back to you.
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