Marshall Lambert Rohner (December 20, 1963 in

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– October 18, 2005 in

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) was a

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whose credits include:

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, Jimmy and The Mustangs,

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and Dino's Revenge. Rohner appeared in several videos in the early

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days including "Live at the Ritz" with the Cruzados. Rohner was born in

to Barbara Flaig and Lambert Rohner. However, Rohner spent most of his life in southern California. His film credits include '' Road House'' starring

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, and John Doe of X. He was also featured in ''

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'' starring

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where he played "Dino" which is believed to be the origin of his band's name "Dino's Revenge." Dino’s Revenge included legendary blues guitarist

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, Kevan Hill ( The Twisters), Butch Acevedo ( L.T.D.,

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) and

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(

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, Gary US Bonds). He was known to keep a picture of his two children, Jeffrey and

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, taped to the back of his amplifier during performances. In the 1980s Rohner began experimenting with intravenous drugs. Rohner's drug use led him to several arrests, imprisonment and eventually AIDS. Rohner died on October 18, 2005 of AIDS-related causes in

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where he had lived for ten years.

References

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