The Story of TROCK.

Originally posted on my Xanga.

NOTE: This is a work of fiction. But it is amusing nonetheless.

So, my Whovian brothers and sisters... and other species. Oh, and you non-Whovians as well. I would like to share with you a legend. A myth, if you will. This tale of science and fantasy I bring before you today is the story of Trock.

It is similar to Wrock (Wizard Rock) of the Harry Potter variety, yet this is far much better.

Now, most, if not all Whovians will know of Trock, or rather, the earliest known Trock song from 1988 titled "Doctor'n the Tardis" by KLF under the name The Time Lords.

At the time, there was no such thing as Trock. And then, in 1989... the lights went out. Doctor Who was, dare they say it... was canceled. And with it, this new bastard child of Gallifrey and rock music was aborted... or so they thought...

In reality, the genre lay dormant. For eight years it slept, and it waited. It remained a legend, whispered among circles of nerds in the AV room. A myth, a story passed around in science clubs across the world. Then, in 1996, the kingdom of FOX Broadcasting attempted to ressurect the hero of Gallifrey through a man named Paul McGann. But the world was not ready. For the masses had forgotten the man who saved their planet time and again. They had forgotten the significance of a blue box, and did not understand what to make of the TARDIS dance. They asked themselves "How then, is it bigger on the inside than it is on the outside?"

FOX Broadcasting, suffering failure, did not pursue the ressurection of the Time Lord of Gallifrey. But they had succeeded, in a way. They had unknowingly reminded the world of what was lost, and what could be again. Through this period, the mammoth that was Trock remained asleep, but that sleep had become restless and fitful.

Nine years would pass before Trock would begin to rouse from it's sleep. In 2005, something amazing, something wonderful happened... A man called Russel T. Davies roused the sleeping giant that was Doctor Who. And with it he brought a man with rather large ears called Christopher Eccleston. And thus, the Doctor, the greatest Time Lord to have ever lived. Coincidentally... nine years had passed since the first attempt to bring back the space traveler... and Nine was the number designated to the newest face in the Time Lord's long existence.

This attempt was successful. Not only had Mr. Davies ressurected the Time Lord (and in the process killed off 99% of the alien's species) he had provided the final piece to the puzzle that would bring Trock to the masses. And that piece was called David Tennant.

Now, David Tennant may seem to some to be a mere actor. But he was the new, lovable, and eccentric face of the Doctor for the next 4 years. While this, in itself, seems like little importance to the slightly foggy Trock as it eats it's breakfast upon waking... It is in fact a crucial part of Trock's resurgence. For you see, a certain young Scotsman named Liam would find such a fact frustrating. While at first, it was quite funny, so many users on YouTube left comments for him stating he looked remarkably similar if not exactly like David Tennant. And thus, he made a video commenting on the fact. It was a satire.

Trock, checking YouTube as it was getting dressed for its first outing in 20 years, discovered this, and it amused the genre. Through Mr. Liam, Trock discovered another YouTube user.

And this user was called Nerimon to the YouTube community. Nerimon, inspired by Doctor Who, which now had a firm standing in popular culture once again, wrote a song. That song was called "An Awful Lot of Running." And he posted this song on YouTube.

Trock saw this, and it sat back and thought for a very long time on what to do. And when Nerimon, attempting to find the proper label for his new song, searched google for "Time Lord Rock" he found... Nothing.

Trock had been lost, forgotten. But now it saw its chance. Like the Doctor whom had inspired its creation, it too felt the time had come to resurface.

And thus, the genre was reborn, thanks to some unlikely Doctor Who fans on YouTube. In 2008, these Lords of Trock came together and formed the band Chameleon Circuit.

They wrote and they played, and they worked hard reshaping and reinventing Trock from a bastard child to a mature and wonderful new species...

And in 2009, on June 1, their album was available to the masses.

And thus the legend of Trock was at last reborn.

Chameleon Circuit's album can be found here: http://store.dftba.com/product/chameleon-circuit

You can purchase their Trock album through: iTunes, Amazon.MP3, or the physical CD album. Only the CD has the bonus track "Exterminate, Regenerate [Demo Version]"