Remembering Dave Brockie
“If you never caught a GWAR show in the band’s improbable 30-year reign, your failure is now officially complete,” Nathan Smith writes for the Houston Press.
“Dave Brockie, the often-hilarious, always-obscene front-thing better known to fans as Oderus Urungus, returned to the stars from whence he came early Sunday morning. He was 50.”
GWAR had a summer home of sorts at Chicago’s Riot Fest. We’ll turn it over to the always essential Riot Fest Twitter feed and end with a couple of video gems.
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RIP DAVE BROCKIE A.K.A. @TheRealOderus. GWAR was one of our highlights every year. Riot Fest won’t be the same without you.
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
To honor the passing of @TheRealOderus, we should listen to GWAR all day long and cover ourselves in fake blood. RIP Dave Brockie.
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
We would love to see all your pics of GWAR and @TheRealOderus playing Riot Fest. Please tweet and tag them #GWARatriotfest. RIP DAVE.
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
Thank you for sharing your GWAR and @TheRealOderus stories. RIP DAVE. You will be missed this year. http://t.co/8235orBkKj
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
Here’s a video of @TheRealOderus interviewing @AndrewWK at Riot Fest last year. RIP DAVE BROCKIE. via – @coslive http://t.co/wJ9KcE6Dkj
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
Good read. RT @deadspin: GWAR’s frontman is dead. Time to re-read the most deranged profile of the band ever written: http://t.co/dJmCvHCeSi
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
One more pic of @TheRealOderus at Riot Fest. http://t.co/phBkpFSOzZ
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
Here’s a video of GWAR’s very first show. RIP DAVE BROCKIE. h/t @boingboing http://t.co/4a4Go3ctXL
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 24, 2014
Going to bed early so @TheRealOderus can read me a bedtime story. ‘Goodnight Moon’, RIP DAVE. http://t.co/5umHf6m1n5
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) March 25, 2014
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GWAR At Riot Fest 2013 (In Three Parts)
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Covering Billy Ocean
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Posted on March 25, 2014