DANSTOCK Rocks Cancer with Lincoln Hall Concert

Chris Reehoff's favorite memory of Dan Stock was in 2004 while seeing a band at the Horseshoe. 

He remembers smelling something strange and looking at Stock, who had smoke coming out from behind him. The rocker's long locks of hair had caught on fire, causing friends and strangers to immediately put out flame. 

"The next day, he called me and said, 'Dude, I took a shower and was pulling out clumps of hair,'" Reehoff said. 

Reehoff is a member of Carna Marina, one of five bands who played at Lincoln Park's Lincoln Hall Thursday night. The bands came together to pay homage to Stock, who's quickly losing his battle with cancer.

“It’s a lot of day-to-day pain management,” he said. “But I’m certainly still on the positive train.”

Stock, who lives in Ravenswood, engineered at least one record for each band at Uptown Recording. 

"When you make a record with Dan, you don't just go in and record, he becomes a part of it," said Tim Frank with Band Called Catch.  

Stock wanted to give back to the cancer center trying to save his life as well as showcase the bands he's worked with over the years. Benefitting the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, DANSTOCK brought more than 250 people together Thursday. 

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“I wanted to create a big show that has the bands that really trusted me and my direction,” Stock said. “Sort of a ‘thank you, thank me,’ and also give thanks to this cancer center that’s been working to save my life for the last 10 years or so. Some people write a check after they die. This is something for me that I can do now.”

In ticket sales and fundraising before the concert, DANDSTOCK raised about $14,400. That's without the silent auction, t-shirts and raffle tickets sold at the show. 

"Cancer, you done f***ed with the wrong dude this time," said friend and fellow musician Thomas Pace. 

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