Doug Van Pelt

Lars Van Pelt wanted by Garden Grove Police

Dr. Tony Shore is also wanted for questioning in the "incident."

It was many years ago, back when Frontline Records ruled the Christian rock world (back when Brandon Ebel was probably still in college in Oregon) when I paid a visit to the LA area for some business-related reason. One of their employees (Tony Shore) and I went out to see a movie (The Abyss in some movie megaplex in Orange, CA that probably doesn't exist anymore) and, while on the way home, he makes a u-turn across two lanes of empty traffic, blaming it all on the quality of my directions/instructions. Unbeknownst to us, we were then followed for a good mile towards "old town" Garden Grove. It was the best job of tailing that I'd never seen, as the police car stayed on side streets out of our view until we stopped outside of my cousin's apartment complex. All of a sudden red and blue lights start flashing and Tony has to explain his unusual u-turn back there. We weren't arrested, as the "legend" goes, but it sure makes for an attention-getting inside joke over the years.