[kj] your first "punk" gig.....

[Alexander Smith]

Cheers, Bill.

Wow, sorry to hear that about Merle.

George Tabb fronts the entirely underwhelming band Furious George, but 
he did play with GG at one point I believe (and was also one of his 
pall bearers at his funeral, I believe) He also played in Letch Patrol, 
False Prophets and Iron Prostate.  He used to write for NYPress. Not 
sure what he's up to at the moment, but he's a good guy.

As someone who knew GG, what was your impression of Todd Phillips' 
documentary, "Hated"?

Alex in NYC


On Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 08:03 PM, Bill Meissner wrote:

>    No, I don’t know George – but I know who he is. Merle is a piece of 
> shit,always in his brothers shadow and now trying to control anything 
> to do with G.G. for his own financial gain. Merle was cool back in the 
> day,but as soon as G.G. died he turned into a money grubbing dope 
> fiend. My friend was G.G.’s best friend for years and owns a lot of 1 
> of a kind early G.G. LP’s (G.G. used to do all the covers by hand) 
> Merle was trying to get these records from him and made a big stink 
> when he wouldn’t give them up. I own a few paintings done by G.G. and 
> a lock of his pubic hair that he sent me from prison years ago.
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>                     Billy Goat
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> Hahaha....I had a chance to go see GG Allin at the Space at Chase on 
> 3rd Avenue (but completely wimped out, because clearly I'm a huge 
> pussy). The show ended up being the one filmed for the documentary 
> "Hated" (and judging from the footage, I did the right thing by 
> staying home). I had every intention of going to see him at one point, 
> but then he up and died on us (and not in the way he'd promised --- 
> that he was going to shove a stick of dynamite up his ass, light it 
> and run into the audience, taking a few folks with him).
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> I used to see his brother, Merle, hanging around St.Mark's Place a 
> lot. I talked to him once or twice, and he's actually an entirely 
> nice, approachable dude.
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> FREAKS FAGGOTS DRUNKS AND JUNKIES is also a great goddamn record, I 
> don't care what anyone says.
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> GG ALLIN....Rest in peace.
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> Alex in NYC
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> Billy....did you know George Tabb by any chance?
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> On Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 07:28 PM, Bill Meissner wrote:
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>     My first Punk gig was G.G. ALLIN- it was the first time he ever 
> ate his own shit on stage. It was in a room at a fucking iceskating 
> rink. I saw G.G. about 10 other times after that- he was a personal 
> friend for years. I played in a band called BLOODY MESS and the SKABS, 
> my singer was a good friend who introduced me to him. Those shows were 
> as intense as a show can be….scary
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> In a message dated 6/29/2005 4:15:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> BMeissner at encorehollywood.com writes:
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> I thought THE NUNS closed the Whisky…..
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> You know... I could have sworn The Plimsouls did. For I remember 
> people wearing R.I.P. shirts with them on at my school. I have tried 
> to google it but nothing is coming up. It was so long ago - LB
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