I’ve just received word that Monday evening, Daryl Rabidoux suffered a stroke and is once again hospitalized in Providence. Rabidoux had been recovering from recent open-heart surgery, which reportedly stemmed from complications with his recovery from numerous injuries related to a major car accident that hospitalized him in June.
Details are still vague, but according to Carrigan’s Zack Martin, who also now resides in Providence, Rabidoux is recovering from the stroke well and has already regained some mobility and speech. Doctors are said to be amazed at his early progress, especially given the stroke’s severity, which is rumored to be significant. Martin says he could be released from the hospital as early as this week.
A benefit show is planned for Rabidoux at 242 Main this Friday. But its original intent was to help defray costs from his open heart surgery. Perhaps folks will dig a little deeper on the news of his latest malady.
I’ll continue to post updates as I get them. In the meantime, here’s wishing Daryl a speedy and full recovery. Maybe the third time’s the charm?
Get well soon, man.
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“Daryl is actually lucky that a car did this to him and not a person.”– Yeah, he is.Dan, how about you and all your dumb friends stop wasting your/our time trying to extort money out of all the people that supposedly love Daryl so much and go down there and be with him like a real friend? Casey, how about you carpool? Daryl can pay for his own mistakes, like not having health care. Stop defending this jerk and start worrying about yourself and your terrible bands. I’ll say this much about the dink: He made you all sound WAY better than you actually are. Run to him, Dan. Run to him.
Dan, are you talking about Daryl when you write “miserable, cowardly, pathetic excuses for human garbage”? If you are, then I agree with you.Daryl is actually lucky that a car did this to him and not a person.
Dan nailed it.
@Dan and CaseyPerhaps you should re-read what they wrote. They don’t appear to be wishing harm on anyone. They are just pointing out that Daryl did a lot of bad things to people and that it was not necessarily unexpected that something bad would fall upon him at some point. It’s nature’s way of retribution.Personally, I don’t care either way. I know he did alot of bad (and some might characterize it as sleazy) stuff, but stuff does happen. Does anyone know why there isn’t auto insurance covering at least a part of the medical expenses?
What Dan said.
You miserable, cowardly, pathetic excuses for human garbage. Whatever your personal feelings for Daryl, wishing this sort of harm on anyone is simply disgusting. You should be ashamed — perhaps that’s why you were afraid to comment using your real names?
Someone please tell me how this is such a sad or terrible thing? Did the brain injury deflate his ego or disable his uncanny ability to treat people like garbage? If so, this was a blessing for everyone (including Daryl).Give your money to a better cause, like the Humane Society or some other deserving organization.
yeah have you seen his myspace? he doesn’t have time for our needs [see status], so why should we care about his? the only cool thing about him is that he likes queensryche.
If you honestly expect people to donate their hard-earned money to this man, you are living a joke. Daryl was never anything but rude and bitchy to me and to most people I know. He is a self-centered pig who treats women like garbage, his friends like an old rug, and his sideburns with an unnecessary amount of care. When I heard that he was in the hospital, I wondered if karma could actually be real. When I heard that other people had heard that he was in the hospital, most of what I was hearing was phrases like: “He deserved it.” “He was always such an ___hole.” “You know, when he moved away and I didn’t have to talk to him anymore, I was glad.” Not everyone hated Daryl– He has a legion of be-hoodied morons that kiss his feet and have wet dreams about Rocketsled, all of whom can probably be found sweating with worry at his bedside. Maybe this time in a body cast will allow Daryl to think about how he’s treated people and how he should change that in the future. I certainly hope he’s thinking about it when he’s working off his appropriately damning hospital bills.
Wow, this is so upsetting. I was just telling Dan about how Mike and Daryl were two of the first people I met when I moved to Burlington. I was unemployed and hanging out at the now defunct Euro Gourmet every day (where my roommate Amanda worked), and they were in the process of building their studio. They both donated tons of time – both in advice and in actual labor – to the start of Wyld Stallions Records. I am forever grateful and encourage everyone to join me in donating whatever you can to Daryl’s expenses.