5.0 Death Piggy / RAWG / X-Cops / DBX / The Hellions / no deal
Basically, Death Piggy was GWAR before the costumes. They were a small-time punk band in the Richmond area that started in 1982, flourished briefly and were then fully absorbed by GWAR in 1986. They put out a few '45s and had a small yet loyal following.
Dave Brockie: lead vocals, bass
Russ Bahorsky: guitar
Sean Sumner: drums
Steve Douglas: guitar (replaced Russ after the "Death Rules the Fairway" single)
The Death Piggy discography is as follows (all released on the "Slug Trail" label):
"Love War" (1983), 7" (track listing probably "G.O.D. Spells God", "Splatter Flick", "Eat The People", "We Love You Fat Man", "Nympho", "Bathtub in Space", "No Prob, Dude!", "Mangoes & Goats").
"R45" (1985), 7".
"Death Rules The Fairway" (1986), double 7" (track listing disc 1 "Welcome", "Boner", "Showbiz", "Dinner In The Morning", "Whipping Round The Bay" (with Steve Douglas playing an 18-string guitar), "Ceramic Butt", disc 2 "Poet", "Ground B Sound", "Joey Died Today", "Minute 2 Live"). The second disc was also sold separately, through the Slave Pit, after "Scumdogs" was released.
This item was re-released (possible under a different title) in 1993, same track listing, again a double 7". Released by Tenderizer Records of Richmond, Virginia. It also included some of Dave Brockie's comic book work.
Excerpts from an interview about Death Piggy with Dave Brockie might prove useful here:
Q: Chuck mentioned that Death Piggy used to bring out a paper mache character called Uncle Knobby and kill him in really brutal ways. Care to elaborate on this?
A: During a big show with Wendy O. Williams, we brought out a dummy made out of papier mache, cloth and glue. It was "Uncle Knobby", a cripple clutching a Big Gulp, devoid of legs and propped up on a wheeled cart. He had a song too...and while we did the song ( C'mon Uncle Knobby, lets peel back your brain, lots of fun, he's got a gun. Now I know you are insane.) I would remove his brain while he drooled. Later he appeared in a GWAR show were he had a 10-ton jet engine dropped on him. That was one of the greatest triumphs of our lives.
Q: Were there any other strange stage theatrics?
A: Lots. One show we set up our living room on stage and pretended the show was a practice. People would "Come over" bringing beer and watching TV. We had a "horn section" featuring transvestites and a trombone. We mock hung someone and he nearly died. We gave out "Chuice" ( chew and juice) and sponsored a mayo bar. We threw banana peels into the slam circle and distributed pies and paper airplanes to thew crowd. Then we started dressing up like GWAR.
Q: I understand that there were Death Piggy comics that you did, possibly including Wharghoul. What were some of the subjects of the stories of these comics?
A: I used to put out a comic called "Mr. Donut" and produced 4 issues. It featured mine and others' work, including early work from current GWAR members Hunter Jackson and Scott Krahl. Whargoul is an illustrated novel I am currently working on about the exploits of the character introduced on the "Ragnarok" album. Its genre could be called Horror/War historical fiction. My old comics were about everything from "The Hook" (big hook that came out of nowhere after you lost your keys) to "Kingy" and "Prince Eddie" (bizarre inbred behavior of twisted royal family) to "Homo Pyle" (gay sex on Iwo Jima). Maybe one day I'll get around to publishing them.
Q: Any philosophical ramblings about the deeper ramifications of Death Piggy on the collective unconscious of mankind and its social repercussions?
A: Smile or die.
(End of interview)
For more information on Death Piggy, such as lyrics, pictures and history, check out this Death Piggy site. It's based on the one that used to be part of GWAR.NET, which no longer exists.
What is RAWG? You might have gone to see GWAR in a small club one day only to find a bunch of - people - instead! What!? You have to watch mere mortals instead of the great Gods of GWAR? Fear not fans...RAWG is GWAR (spell it backwards). See, sometimes GWAR has to disguise themselves as human beings so they can get into small clubs. Why? Well there's no room to kill and destroy on a little stage. So do they just come out as themselves and sing? No. They still put on a great show! And here's some more names for you to remember:
Vincent Bologlioni as lead singer
Morris Lester strummin' the bass
Joseph (Joe) Scrappinetti on lead guitar
G-Credit playing the rhythm guitar (also see the MC Rhyhtmless project, above)
David Muselini poundin' the drums
With manager Manny Cotti and soundman Lou Zania
But just because there's no blood doesn't mean there's no theatrics. The drummer often pours buckets of water on his head while Vincent dances around and wraps himself in tape. So if you have a chance to see RAWG, then do it! It's amazing hearing/seeing the voice of Oderus come out of a normal (?) person. Sometimes they claim to be GWAR in human disguise, other times they say they're the "Ultimate GWAR Tribute Band."
One more variation of GWAR is X-Cops. On occasions GWAR have dressed up as policemen and performed as their own opening band. This was during the "Toilet" tour, in 1994. In the mean time, X-Cops have released their album called "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" and have toured the club circuit in Europe. The 7" EP supposedly was their swansong effort, but BalSac has claimed that there should be another X-Cops album in 1998.
These are the members of X-Cops (for more info, see the bio section)...
Cobb Knobbler (bass and occasional vocals) - Bay Area gay Aryan, thrown off the force for sucking another man's penis.
Louis Scrapinetti (guitar) - Newark, New Jersey.
Biff Buff (vocals and occasional drums) - thrown off the force because he liked doughnuts too much.
Zypygski (occasional vocals) - mutilated in a methamphetamine lab raid gone wrong. It was a Masonic conspiracy because he knew too much. The speed blew up in his face. Since then he only makes inarticulate sounds and wears a leather zipper mask.
Tubb Tucker (vocals) - the meanest motherfucker of all, thrown off the force because he beat up the mayor and raped his dog er...uh...daughter.
Al DePantsia (guitar).
Billy Club (drums).
Philip McRevis - keyboards/effects.
5.0d DBX (A.K.A. THE DAVE BROCKIE EXPERIENCE)
Quoted from the horse's mouth: "The Dave Brockie Experience (DBX) has been heard by many and the experience is quite refreshing amidst a day and time of wanna-be punk rockers, girly glam stars, and that piss-poor "Gangsta" cRap on MTV. Headed by the one and only Oderus Urungus, Dave Brockie, lets loose his lyrics with crossed eyes and a drooling tongue. True, there is no blood sprayed for the masses at these shows, but if you're close enough you're sure to showered by Dave's sweaty persona. He is backed by Balsac the Jaws of Death, Mike Derks, on guitar. Derks plays for the crowd as he is a one man rock-star king on his beloved pink guitar. Jizmak da Gusha, a.k.a. Brad Roberts, never misses a beat on drums and never lets his hair get out of line. Be sure to check these guys out anytime they're within 500 miles of your hometown and support GWAR like the slobbering slave you are."
Dave Brockie (vocals and bass)
Mike Derks (guitar)
Brad Roberts (drums)
DBX's debut album, "Diarrhea Of A Madman" was released on 20 March 2001. A new album is in the pipeline.
Casey Orr now also plays in a band called The Hellions. The Hellions lineup: Former REO Speedealer/Billyclub vocalist Dave Woodard, former Rigor Mortis/current Gwar bassist Casey Orr, guitarist Mike Todd, former Puncture guitarist Mike T., and former Hagfish/Welt/Diesel Boy drummer Scott Carter make up this frenetic punk quintet.
Their debut full-length album, "Radio Holocaust", has been released on Hello Records.
Check out The Hellions official site.
Quoted from the horse's mouth: From the depths of GWAR's Slave Pit comes yet another band, no deal. The band was formed in the winter of 2001 by guitarist Jeremy Smith (sound engineer/tour manager for GWAR and DBX), guitarist Micah Binns (Step Child, Before Falling), and GWAR/DBX drummer Brad "Jizmak da Gusha" Roberts. Songwriting began after the last GWAR tour in 2000 when Jeremy met Micah playing out on the Richmond, VA music scene. Brad joined the band during the February 2001 demo recording sessions at the newly formed Slave Pit Studios, where DBX and the latest GWAR recordings are being done. Vocalist Todd Hall (singer for Rev 9) from Washington, DC joined soon after, adding a diverse dimension of melody and anger as the voice of the band. With a unique style of heavy punk, melodic hardcore, emo and modern metal, in the vein of Helmet, Quicksand, Boy Sets Fire and The Deftones, the band is sure to be one of Richmond, VA's best-kept secrets. Check out the official no deal site.
Slave Pit is the organization (made up of GWAR and all their slaves) that is responsible for many things around the band, including merchandising. If you have ever seen a GWAR concert then you know it must cost a lot to put on that type of event - therefore their profit margin cannot be that great. One way we as fans can help is to purchase GWAR related items from Slave Pit. This money goes to make better shows which in turn generates more fans which will make more money for better shows that will generate more fans which will...well, you get the point. A quote from the Slave Pit catalog:
"Remember any money you send to the Slave Pit goes directly to the slaves that create GWAR for you and help them make more of the sick stuff that you crave! So help support GWAR!"
To receive the Slave Pit catalog, send a SASE (US$ 0.55) to the address below. Send IRCs if you're from outside the States.
Slave Pit Inc.
P.O. Box 5225
Richmond, VA 23220
United States of America
Slave Pit can also be reached via the Internet at gwar@infi.net.
The most important link to keep track of is the official GWAR site (http://www.gwar.net). Quite easy to remember, too. This section is not a full list of all GWAR-related URLs, however the most important ones should be here. Also, it includes links to related bands...
Bohab Central (the ultimate GWAR fan site)
The Official Burden Brothers site (Zach Blair and Casey Orr are in this band)
Gwar.de (which has cool pictures of Slymenstra and Oderus, among many more!)
The Official The Hellions site (Casey Orr is in this band)
The Official Hunter Jackson site
The Official Hypereal Productions site (Don Drakulich's production company)
The Official Kepone site (Mike Bishop and Tim Harris are in this band)
The Official Lazy American Workers site (Todd Evans is in this band)
Mabus' site (he makes GWAR replica costumes that are really quite cool)
Matt Maguire's page (he is a GWAR slave)
The Official no deal site (Brad Roberts and Jeremy Smith are in this band)
The Official Oderus site
The Stretch Sculpture site (he has worked with GWAR, off and on, in the past)
The Official Rigor Mortis site (Casey Orr is in this band)
The Official Painproof Rubber Girls site (Ula, who played Slymenstra once in 2002, is in this act)
5.2b The GWAR Internet Mailing List
Around the end of November 1996, GWAR member BalSac the Jaws of Death took over and utterly revamped the GWAR Internet thing. From then on you could also join the GWAR mailing list. The web site has later been revamped again, and as soon as you register an account there you were automatically subscribed to the mailing list. For a while now, however, the mailing list seems to have ceased to exist.
Yes, there is an IRC channel where you can meet GWAR fans - if usually not actual members of the band. It's #gwar. Don't get pissed if everyone has OP status and you don't; its a regular thing, you gain their trust and then you get OP status. In case of it being "invite only" or "bad key", join #slave-pit. They use dream.espar.net or dragon.esper.net (port 5555). Mike "BalSac" Derks sometimes joins there. Check out http://www.gwar.net/mooselodge/irc/index.php for additional information.
There is some controversion going on about which channel would be the best to use, involving perma-bans and whatever.
In case you hadn't found out yet, the official GWAR Newsgroup, to which especially BalSac mails with some regularity, is alt.music.gwar.
5.2e Jizmak's Total Slavery Fan Club
Jizmak has started his official Total Slavery Fan Club, which only costs US$ 15 to join (and you'll get a lot of stuff, including a club T-shirt, ID card, band photo, poster, and letters from the band). If you want to get the info you need to join, send your address details to the Slave Pit (address above) or click here. As a member of this fan club you'll also get the chance to buy collectors item CDs that are not available anywhere else.
The following list comprises the email addresses of most members of GWAR:
gwar@infi.net - Main Address
oderus@gwar.net - Oderus Urungus
flattus@gwar.net - Flattus Maximus
balsac@gwar.net - BalSac Jaws Of Death
beefcake@gwar.net - Beefcake The Mighty
slymenstra@gwar.net - Slymenstra Hymen
jizmak@gwar.net - Jizmak Da Gusha
techno_destructo@gwar.net - Techno Destructo
gorgor@gwar.net - GorGor (a.k.a. Scott Krahl)
This paragraph lists a number of small things that you may or may not have seen in any of the GWAR videos, during stage shows or generally any other GWAR occurrence anywhere. Just to show you that there's more to GWAR than at first meets the eye. It also lists small facts and stuff (i.e. trivia) that you might not know.
HELL-O ERA, AND BEFORE
The first GWAR tour bus was just a modified school bus set in 3 sections. Section 1 had 2 sofas, for chilling out. Section 2 had bunks for everyone to sleep in. The third was for storage of all their props and equipment. Needless to say, it was a crowded house.
Their first creative medium was paper maché. It was very weak, though, and almost all the props had to be remade for each show. Very costly and very time-consuming. They finally discovered foam rubber, which they carved to their desire specifications. It was light and rather strong. However, their ultimate material was 'pre-vulcanized latex rubber'. It's self-curing, and is used for things like Oderus' mask.
Dave used to be in a band called Yams On Wheels, which consisted of Dave on a fiddle and a friend on piano.
"Rock'n'Roll Party Town" was GWAR's first song.
The Sexecutioner mask was the first full head mask. Dave loved it so he asked Chuck Varga to help do him one for Oderus. Originally Oderus just had some sort of weird head gear almost like a helmet.
The first blood-spew prop was played by Don Drakulich; he played a fan getting his arm ripped off.
Don's first GWAR prop he made was a staff for Cardinal Syn.
"Hell-O" was literally made on a weekend and was rushed.
If you listen really closely you can hear traffic on "Hell-O", though you probably can't hear it anymore on remastered CDs. There are thought to be cop siren sounds at the end of "Je M'Appelle J. Cousteau" (at about 3'03").
There are a shitload of really obscure credits at the end of the "GWAR Must be Destroyed" video. Of those that have not yet been included in the regular bio section, some of the people were...Adam Green (soundman) and Charles Jesky (neon designer).
The bonus track on "Hell-O", "Black and Huge", was taken from the video for the song. It's the first GWAR appearance of Mike Derks. There actually seems to be a rough version of the video, too, with a timer running at the bottom of the screen.
GWAR must be fans of Bloom County/Outland comic strip: Ever notice the stuffed animals of Opus on "Live From Antarctica"? What about the Oderus' reference to Unsullied Pantaloons?
SCUMDOGS OF THE UNIVERSE ERA
There seems to be a distinct connection between GWAR and NWA (Niggas With Attitude). Take a listen to "The Salaminizer" on "Scumdogs of the Universe" and NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta" on "Straight Outta Compton" - notice anything? GWAR has dealt with Priority Records, the label NWA was on! Some parts of the lyrics to NWA's "Gansta Gansta" are:
Here's a little story bout a nigga like me
never should of been let out the penitentiary
Since I was a young youth, I smoked the weed out
now I'm the motherfucker that you all read about
taking a life or two, that's what the hell I do
you don't like the living well fuck you
this is a gang, and I'm in it.
my man Dre'll fuck you up in a minute
with a right, left, right, left you're toothless
and then you say "goddamn they ruthless!"
Dave's favorite song is "Sick of You", because it usually means the show is over :-).
Although there are rumors going around that GWAR was at one time banned in dozens of States in the US, in fact they were only banned for a year from appearing in North Carolina in account of them "disseminating obscenities in front of minors". That was when Oderus got arrested.
Dave is still a Canadian citizen and doesn't have a driver's license. He was threatened to be deported during the infamous Charlotte, NC lawsuit... that last bit is a rumor though. Just like in "Phallus in Wonderland...the real judge's name was the Honorable Judge Richard ('Dick') E. Boner! Midgets were on trial in the courthouse on the same day as GWAR.
AMERICA MUST BE DESTROYED ERA
"America Must be Destroyed" was recorded after Dewy Rowell (Flattus) left, but before Pete Lee joined. Mike 'BalSac' Derks played all the guitars (rhythm and lead), and two other guitarists played on the album too: Tim Harris (of Kepone, the band Mike Bishops left GWAR to) played lead on "America Must be Destroyed"; Lee Harris (from Jizmak's old band Rosebud) played lead on "Crack in the Egg".
"Ham on the Bone" was actually written before "Scumdogs of the Universe", and this old version was a lot slower.
Mike Scaccia (Ministry) was originally asked to be Flattus when Dewey was kicked out of the band. He turned it down because Ministry was a full-time gig, but he recommended his friend Pete Lee who was in Rigor Mortis with Mike and Casey Orr.
The samples in the title song of "American Must Be Destroyed"): Some of the samples come from The Last Poets, which was a group that kind of predated rap with spoken word performances about black issues "the White Man's got a god complex...". There was a sticker on the front of various copies of AMBD that stated that some of the samples came from a couple of their albums (samplings of Pudim m the original recording "This is Madness", appearing courtesy of "Are You Experienced?"; sampling of Felipe Luciana and David nelson of "The Last Poets" from the original recording "Right On!" appearing courtesy of "The Last Poets Productions"). A lot of the other ones came from CNN and news programs. Some other qoutes like "No more than ten to twenty million killed, tops!" are from 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (1964) directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and others.
"Pussy Planet" was originally written as a duet for Slymenstra and Beefcake. Slymenstra wrote the song, and she can be heard at some instances in the song.
In the "Phallus In Wonderland" movie: During the song "The Road Behind" there is some black & white footage of GWAR dancing around in a small room (falling down, knocking down tables, etc..) On the wall of this room is the logo of the "before they were GWAR" band Death Piggy - it's a picture of a big pig's face.
Also in "Phallus in Wonderland", Corporal Punishment's suit had to be made in red, white and yellow instead of the more traditional red, white and blue. This was done in order not to screw up the blue screen (chroma key) sequences. A political statement lost...
Flattus was actually played by a different person than Dewey or Pete in"Phallus in Wonderland". He was played by a friend of the band (and sculptor), Jeff Rumaner, and was given only a very small part so nobody would notice.
Brockie's personal favorite GWAR CD is "America Must be Destroyed".
Distortion Wells, pseudonym of the director of "Phallus in Wonderland", was in fact the talented (Jackson quote) Bill Morrison. He took over about halfway, when the first director (name unknown and thought not important) quit. All the good bits are Morrison's doing.
Dave Brockie worked with Rich Kids on LSD (a.k.a. RKL) on their "Reactivate" release (Epitaph, 1993). He played the part of a Jehova's Witness in a skit that's in the middle of the song "Piece of Shit List".
THIS TOILET EARTH ERA
Pop-Up-Poop: When "This Toilet Earth" was going to be released, GWAR wanted the centerfold to be pop-up turd (like children's pop-up books). But unfortunately the suits wouldn't go for it.
Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedies / Jello Biafra front man) plays the human version of Skulhedface at the end of the video. Sebastian Bach from Skid Row plays the metalhead rocker that has his Jizmoglobin sucked dry by Skulhedface and his Homogenizer.
In 1995 GWAR was supposed to release a "Spoken Turd" album.
GWAR had a song called "Vinny" that was set to go on "This Toilet Earth", but it was taken off along with "Private Pain of Techno Destructo" and "Drop Drawers". There's also been a ballad-like song, "Scallop Boat". GWAR claims to have two albums of stuff (spare songs that got dumped) like this. "Drop Drawers" was also supposed to go on "Carnival of Chaos" but was dropped once more. Most of these songs made it onto the "Slave Pit singles" (see chapter 4).
Pete was shot in the butt and stomach by a carjacker after doing "This Toilet Earth". He did the Skulhedface tour with a colostomy bag.
Roberts' personal favorite GWAR CD is "This Toilet Earth".
Jim Rose did some set construction on the GWAR movies.
RAGNAROK ERA
"Ragnarok" was tentatively titled "Mad at the Sun".
On the "Ragnarok" promotional poster, Matt Maguire stood in for Pete as Pete was in Texas at the time of the shoot.
Howard Stern has been using the "Knife in Yer Guts" song as a theme song (late 1996).
GWAR did a photo shoot on top of the Empire State Building. It was used for NYC magazine called "Popsmear".
X-Cops was just the first of many planned GWAR offshoots. Satan's Skins (SS) may have a G.G. Allin-esque lead singer named Toe E. Namel...who blows himself up every night on stage.
CARNIVAL OF CHAOS ERA
GWAR appeared on a Jerry Springer show, together with The Mentors, on January 31st 1997. Slymenstra later appeared on the show again (July 1997), together with her boyfriend. Yes, there was some fighting :-).
At the beginning of "The Private Pain of Techno Destructo" there's a segment taken from the Rossini composition "The Barber of Seville". This is popular for its use in Warner Bros. Cartoons.
Apart from the fact that "Don't Need a Man" had been written about 2 years prior to "Carnival of Chaos", is allegedly wasn't even intended to be a GWAR song. Originally it was written with just BalSac on piano and Slymenstra on vocals, nothing else.
In "Don't Need a Man", the piano and strings (even the upright bass) were sequenced. It was recorded in GWAR's smelly little jam room. Right when Danyelle sings "nothing on earth can satisfy me, I can do better I can" you can hear a phone beep when she sings "earth". It was recorded on an ADAT, using really shit spew encrusted mics. It gives it a scratchy sort of sound (almost like it was recorded in the 40's). BalSac produced the track, but didn't get credit on the album.
The phone beeping sound, so some claim, might actually have been a drum cymbal (which is a lot less interesting :-). In "Don't Need a Man", however, you can also hear Danyelle talk at about 2'19".
Under the CD in the "Carnival of Chaos" packaging is the touring version of the Flesh Colum. Another version was used on the "Skulhedface" video.
The body-painted woman (what do I say, babe!) in the CD liner notes is indeed Slymenstra.
Although Chuck Varga did leave GWAR, he still works together with Don Drakulich in a company called HyperRealProd Inc.
GWAR likes to take sound effects from horror movies and put them into their act. In "The Return of Techno Destructo" video (uncut version, this is the original, not the repackaged cut version) there is a scene where, for about a minute, Tarantulina pummels Techno in slow motion. The sound effect used was from the movie "Dead Alive" (a.k.a. "Braindead"), a really hilarious gore film by Peter Jackson, which seems to have inspired GWAR somewhat. Tons of spewing gore (the most ever in a movie, it literally shoots out) and even zombie sex which produces a sadistic zombie baby. You can also hear this sound clip in "Dawn of the Day of the Night of the Penguins", during "Private Pain of Techno Destructo". The sound clip in question is when Mother Cosgrove slams her foot down on the Sumatrian Devil Monkey, killing it.
GWAR also likes to use "Evil Dead" (1 and 2) sound effects (where actually there are Three Stooges sound effects to begin with).
WE KILL EVERYTHING ERA
Pete Lee was going through stomach surgery while "We Kill Everything" was being recorded. He hasn't played on the album. Tim Harris of Kepone played on the album, and Mike Derks probably did the Flattus picture in the CD liner art.
The working title of the album was "High Brow Potty Humor".
Casey Orr temporarily left GWAR, and his work was being done by the original Beefcake, Mike Bishop. Casey was doing something on a side-project with two ex-members of 10,000 Maniacs. He came back for the April 1999 world tour. Kepone did not disband. Casey's absence, however, seems to have prevented an X-Cops album from being released anywhen soon.
It is reckoned that "Penile Drip"'s vocal styling was mimicked after the
Cartoon character named BRAK from the cartoon network's show "Space Ghost". Both spew out "unintelligible shit". Especially at the ending of "Penile Drip", Dave sounds exactly like Brak.
In June of 1999, Dave Brockie, Brad Roberts and Michael Derks played the local Richmond circuit for a bit using the monicker OLD (Obnoxious, Loud and Drunk). This became the Dave Brockie Experience.
UNKNOWN ERA, OR GENERAL
Information that allows me to put any of these facts into a specific era, above, would be appreciated hugely.
Dave Brockie puts a lot of historical references in his lyrics, which may come from his educational background. He has a bachelor's in Fine Arts in printing and painting and his minor was art history.
Oderus was the spokesman for Circuit City when they opened their video games section.
Mike Bishop doesn't really like to talk about GWAR. He calls them 'the g-word'. He does this not out of spite, but because he is tired of always being associated with GWAR. There is no hostility, as a matter of fact Kepone (the band he's in) practices next door to the Slave Pit. He has even rejoined GWAR.
Mike Derks and Brad Roberts have a side project band called Köszönöm. In 1994 they recorded a demo tape (see chapter 4).
GWAR expel 180 gallons of 'spew' per show.
BalSac's hooves were made by Bob Gorman.
X-COPS RELATED
It's Matt Maguire who says "Wipe that fucking smile off yer face Holmes" at the end of "You Fucked Up".
X-Cops are known to have written/played some more songs besides the stuff on their album and the 7" single. For starters there's "Nurture my Pig". It's a cover, actually, originally by a band called Loco Gringos. They've also done "Conflict Management", which is a Zipperpig song. Cobb Knobbler kinda does a back up vocals duet while Zipperpig rants about nazi skinheads. The lyrics are very hard to understand because Gorman had some weird voice distortion device on him. Last but not least, they've done a cover of the Steve Miller band, "Rock'n Me". Cobb did the vocals.
The Black guy with the orange hair in the video for X-Cop's "Interloper" is apparently a friend who hangs out at the pit a lot and played the re-occurring victim at X-Cops shows. He's also the guy in the far far back on the back of the X-Cops CD (the black and white photo, he's the guy at the counter. He used to be in a band (Kalkan) that toured with GWAR in late 1990.
5.3a The Joan Rivers Interview
Like various other bits of this FUQ, the transcription of the Joan Rivers Show is not actually included in an attempt to keep it nice and lean. Find it at http://www.laermtot.de/Gwar/FUQ/other_shit.html.
Thanks to the following people for helping make this FUQ the way it is now. First and foremost to the original creator, Brian "Gwarrior" Carter (who was in his turn indebted to Vince Laviano, Steven Redant and Jason). Further thanks go to Madeleine Annaruma, Chris Balcunas, Bob (the GWAR Forum), "ChainSaw" Cyberslave Brian, Connie, Diana, "Enforcer", Daniel Eriksson, B.J. Felix, Christophe Costa Florencio, Chris Flynn, Count Funkula, Brian F. Gaffney, Gnome, Volker Graf (whose ‘FUQ’ logo I ruthlessly ripped from an old web site with version 1 of the FUQ), Claude Harvey, Jessica 'Hymen', Mark Jerome, John Lacki, Vince Laviano, Tim Link, Christian McClain, B. McMikey, "Pinhead X", "Quahogs!", "Ragrot", Ted Samsel, Shoggoth, "Seant666", "Seigh10", SexCow, Steve Slack, "Slayer", "Taint Monger", Ula and "Zoulonfire", who all helped me, either personally or via alt.music.gwar, to get the facts in this revisited FUQ straight and expanded. Special thanks to the GWAR loremeister himself, Bobby "Scumdog" Conover.
Last, but somehow eerily importantly, thanks ought to go to the people in and around GWAR (and especially Internet guru Mike 'BalSac' Derks and Dave Brockie), who make the music and do the things that are somehow worth anthologizing! I also took several pictures from http://www.gwar.net somewhere. Hail!
2.0 - 25 Sep 1996
The first installment of the re-done FUQ, now FUQ II!
2.0b - 03 Oct 1996
Plenty of stuff in the person descriptions changed and corrected
Rumors and miscellaneous spottings refined and added
"Ragnarok" and X-Cops lyrics added
2.0c - 29 Oct 1996
'Enemies of GWAR' section revised and extended (special thanks to Chris McClain)
Video section of the discography extended (thanks again to Chris)
GWAR email address corrected
Updated version of the GWAR Linx thang
GWAR IRC channel details added
Japanese "Scumdogs of the Universe" version info added
2.0d - 31 Dec 1996
Punctuation improved, typos removed, Balsac now BalSac
"Ollie North Song" reverse start lyrics added
Michael Derks' details enhanced, several others too (Sean, Russ, others).
Video section more detailed and added to
Shitload of gig dates added
Man's Ruin address added
GWAR Internet mailing list info added
2.0e - 01 Mar 1997
IRC channel specs and GWAR Internet Mailing List info updated
Some stuff moved from 'current rumors/news' (5.0) to 'various bits' (5.4); new 'various bits' added (for example more "AMDB" sample info)
"Carnival of Chaos" information added
New tour dates added (1st leg of "Carnival of Chaos" US tour)
X-Cops info altered slightly
GWAR links list (updated), Joan Rivers interview transcription, GWAR gig list and lyrics (with X-Cops 7" and "Carnival of Chaos" lyrics added!) moved onto a permanent site on the Web in an effort to reduce the size of this document. URL links have replaced them.
Thanks to B.J. Felix for providing Web space
Early GWAR characters info vastly improved, we finally have all the drummers right, courtesy of data goat BalSac (cheers!)
A few typos removed
2.0f - 09 May 1997
"Carnival of Chaos" song titles corrected
Lyrics Web pages overhauled and lots added (by B.J. Felix)
Info on the Slave Pit singles added
'Have You Seen Me' (paragraph 5.4) sorted into approximate chronology
Brad Roberts and Lisa Harrelson entries extended - 'GWAR's Enemies' (paragraph 3.1) sorted alphabetically, entries added (Hhiiimmmmm, Tarantulina, Fudgies, Goatie, Log Suckoff, Stubbo)
Flesh Colum now spelled correctly (I hope)
"Carnival of Chaos" tour dates revised and corrected, 2nd US leg dates added
"Shimmy Disc Video Compilation" and "Rawgwar" video info added (thanks Chris and B.J. Felix!)
Superfluous paragraph, 'GWAR on Usenet News', added
2.0g - 03 Aug 1997
Document re-edited to be 75 columns wide (for more universal viewing)
A few typos and grammar errors corrected
Bios enhanced (Brockie, Anderson, Stampe)
Reemcob description made more correct
"Empire Records" film description improved
NWA link ("Scumdogs of the Universe" era tidbits) enhanced
Slymenstra's "Jerry Springer Show" appearance added
Info on "S.F.W." (promo) CD single improved
"Rendezvous with Ragnarok" video info added
2.0h - 14 Sep 1997
There were some typos left <gasp>
Miscellaneous news items added, lots of gossip discarded
Album compilations with GWAR on them added
Lots of old GWAR trivia and bio info added
Video games section enhanced
Some shit about really old GWAR stuff added (this includes totally new bio entries as well)
I've got another job now, so my own bio was changed a bit, too :-)
2.0i - 03 May 1998
There is now a true GWAR FUQ mailing list, so details thereof were added (as well as a change of my email address)
Info on the "Slave Pit Funnies" (comics) added
"GWAR and ICQ" section added
A few wordings and grammar concord things corrected
Video "TVD" section enhanced thanks to Steve Slack!
Yams On Wheels band info added in "Have You Seen Me?" section
2.0j - 23 Oct 1998
Quite a few news snippets added (in 5.0 and 5.4) thanks to Taint Monger's stories on the GWAR site
'Scroda' and 'Timmy the Talking Toilet' sections added to 'enemies'
All URLs and email addresses were updated where needed
Information on the GWAR game added in the 'GWAR and Video Games' section
Casey Orr, Chuck Varga, Tim Harris, Pete Lee, John Gethins, Chris Bopst, Ron Curry, Jim Thompson, Matt Riley and Bradley Davis membership status updated
Alternative "The Road Behind" EP version info added
Jizmak's Total Slavery Fanclub info added (5.3f), as well as a Mind Control Monthly section (4.8) and GWAR Email Addresses (5.3g)
A lot of small info bits added after I'd mailed a lot of questions. Replies came from Steve Slack, John Felix. H. Eriksson, Enforcer, Oderus and the omniscient BalSac (hail!). You should basically re-read all of 5.0 and 5.4 to catch up!
Basic info on the "Skulhedface" comic added
Several catalogue numbers added/completed in the GWARography section
Hard & Heavy Shred Fest Tape Set 3 info added to 'miscellaneous video appearances' section
"Hell-O" note added about "Black and Huge"
2.0k - 8 May 1999
Author web sites location updated
Various snippets here and there corrected thanks to John Felix (as usual :-), including some 'non-specified era' factoids now being specified as well
"We Kill Everything" era factoids added
"We Kill Everything" actual album info added
"The Dawn of the Day of the Night of the Penguins" video info added
"Hell-O"/"Scumdogs"/"This Toilet Earth" catalogue numbers added
"The World According to GWAR" Info added to Gwarography
Bob Gorman info extended
GWAR Empire State Building photo shoot info extended and moved to "Ragnarok Era" section
A typo or two (yes, they still remained) fixed
Jizmak's Total Slavery Fan Club info enhanced
The Joan Rivers interview transcript has been found again
More info added on non-album X-Cops tracks
"X-Cops Era" factoid about the black guy with the orange hair added
Touring info for May 1999 added
Scroda information removed from enemies section
Casey Orr and Mike Bishop bios (membership status) updated (thanks to Taint Monger)
Information on a new GWAR game added to 'games' section (thanks to Taint Monger)
Info on "Slave Pit Funnies" #5 and #6 added (thanks to the official GWAR web site at http://www.gwar.net)
Metal Blade 15th Anniversary Compilation details added to GWARography
All URLs at http://www.gwar.net corrected, and links to the lyrics added
Bio info on Greg Ottinger and Brad Roberts extended
Enemy info on Anton Reemcob and Dr. D. Bill Adated extended
Nice trivia about GWAR's sound effect added to "Carnival of Chaos"- era stuff
More info on Don Drakulich's current involvement with GWAR added to the 'grapevine' section
Scroda Moon spelling corrected and bio extended
Death Piggy CD info extended in grapevine section
2.1a - 3 January 2001
Entire FUQ HTML’d and put on own domain, http://www.gwarfuq.com
Selected illustrations added (more to be added in the future, I just want to get this thing out now)
Structure and content revised to reflect it now being web-based
Author info updated
All time-sensitive info removed and linked to Official Site instead
Paragraph/chapter numbering corrected
"Chocolaty Fudge" video info added
News snippet about "TVD2" added
2.2a - 18 March 2001
More internal crosslinks added
FUQ site now related to the right URLs at http://www.gwar.net after the March revamp (that site looks most excellent now, though it must be noted that they have an HTML-ized version of FUQ 2.0k up still...)
All external links fixed/ditched/corrected/whatever
More pictures added (including some scans of so-so quality, so improved versions are most welcome!)
Ditched GWAR ICQ-related paragraph (had become a dead link)
Info on "Rumble in Antarctica" (board game), "Smile or Die" (Death Piggy compilation CD), "Slaves Going Single" (Total Slavery Club item), "Diarrhea of a Madman" (Dave Brockie Experience CD) and "Slave Pit Funnies" issues 5 through 7 added
CSS technique used; the site should now look good in IE and Netscape alike
This version of the FUQ was released a bit quickly because of the revamp of gwar.net, so there's some stuff sitting in my inbox that still has to be worked in. Expect a minor update fairly soon...
2.2b - 10 June 2001
A few typos and internal links fixed
Picture of myself added :-)
GWAR notification mailing list details ditched (and the actual mailing list, too)
Death Piggy "Smile or Die" and DBX album descriptions enhanced
New Flattus Maximus player info, The Hellions and OLD band info added
"Barber of Seville" author name (Rossini) corrected
RAWG details added to bio section
Bio details of Liz Fairbarn and Oderus extended
Death Piggy vinyl discography extended
2.2c - 4 December 2002
A few typos and internal links fixed
Bradley Davis and Tim Harris bio fixed
DBX member info added in the bio section where applicable
"The Road Behind" extra Metal Blade catalogue number added
"From the Grapevine" section removed - the gossip and hot news can be found at www.gwar.net anyway, and besides a FAQ/FUQ should concentrate on facts
Death Piggy page link changed
"Violence has Arrived" entry added (and about time, too)
"Empire Records" GWAR various video appearances extended
GWAR Internet mailing list & IRC channel details updated
Added more information on DBX, The Hellions and no deal
Enemy description added: Boss Glom
Imdb.com links added to movies in which GWAR appeared section
Slave Pit description enriched with visual link
Brockie "America Must be Destroyed" era RKL info snippet added (thanks to Mark Jerome)
Joe Annarumma's bio improved (name spelled right, band info enhanced) (thanks to Joey Slutman's mon, Madeleine Annaruma)
The surname of the Pete who played Lee Baeto is now finally known; his bio was enhanced accordingly (thanks to Connie)
Explanation about the old FUQ on GWAR.NET added
2.2d - 13 December 2002
Right on the heels of the previous update, a new one. I had missed a lot of stuff that had gone on the past year, and I worked them all in
Hunter Jackson, Brad Roberts, Jeremy Smith, Casey Orr, Pete Lee, Barry Ward, Genna Anderson, Zack Blair, Dave Brockie and Danyelle Stampe bios updated
Todd Evans, Corey Smoot and Stretch bios added
"The Gwarnage Campaign" and "Ultimate GWARchive" DVD info added/update, "We Kill Everything" info updated, "Skulhedface" and "Live in Antarctiva" video/DVD info updated
GWAR-related URLs enhanced and extended
Slave Pit building info updated
"Hello-O - Is It Me You're Looking For?" section updated
2.2e - 2 January 2003
Happy new year and welcome to the new FUQ update, albeit a very minor update
URL of Rigor Mortis added to 5.2a
2.2f - 9 April 2003
Ula of Painproof Rubber Girls added to members bios, and to related URLs section
Mike Derks bio small early thing corrected, Jeremy Smith bio corrected, Chris Flynn bio section added
DVD section updated
CD section ("Violence has Arrived" and "You're All Worthless and Weak") info enhanced
Some stuff reworded (for example Slymenstra's bio), Brad Roberts' personal bio stuff removed (thanks to Sex Cow)
Don Drakulich's bio info extended (thanks to Sex Cow)
2.2g - 25 September 2003
Added some info about the second DBX album
Added the URL to Matt Maguire's page in 5.2a
Extended the 'what about the FUQ on gwar.net' section a bit
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