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Merle Allin
Merle Allin

Merle Allin is an American bassplayer and older brother to the late punk rock singer/songwriter/performance artist GG Allin. Image File history File links MerleAllin. ... Image File history File links MerleAllin. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... GG Allin (29 August 1956 – 28 June 1993) was a punk rock singer and bandleader for a plethora of groups. ...


Merle had performed in many of GG's backing groups, including The Jabbers and The Murder Junkies, playing bass exclusively. He currently continues the Murder Junkies, his brother's last band, with a new singer, but an otherwise exact lineup (himself, guitarist William Weber III, and drummer Donald "Dino" Saches). The Jabbers were a punk rock band fronted by the controversial singer GG Allin. ... The Murder Junkies were the last backing band of notorious punk rock performer GG Allin. ...


Merle's trademark was his overgrown Hitler style mustache (long since mutuated into a comical 'stache and goatee'). He is also covered in tattoos (his are professional ones though, unlike most of his brother's). Chaplin (left) in his trademark moustache A toothbrush moustache, also known as a Hitler moustache or a Chaplin, is a bushy moustache shaved except for three to five centimetres in the centre of the lip. ...


GG once claimed that he once gave Merle a blowjob on stage, but this has never been verified. It is also written by GG in the liner notes of GG's Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies album, that he had sex with his brother, although this is more than likely to be a bit of hyperbole on GG's part. Oral sex consists of all the sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, etc. ... Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies is the fourth studio album by confrontational punk rock singer, songwriter, and performance artist GG Allin. ...


Merle currently resides in Nutley, New Jersey and spends his time writing music, organizing tours, maintaining his brother's estate (including selling various GG Allin CD's, DVD's, and other merchandise through GGAllin.com), and pursuing his passions in the macabre. He also owns a large collection of American serial killer art work, most notably the John Wayne Gacy painting of his brother that appears on the cover of the Hated soundtrack. He has had correspondences with all of the featured serial killers. Nutley is a Walsh Act town located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Trenton Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi  (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... American Serial Killer Art is normally defined as art work created by American serial killers while in prison. ... John Wayne Gacys 1968 mugshot after being arrested on charges of sodomy John Wayne Gacy, Jr. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ...


He had been married twice; his second wife he had met while he and GG were at a Butthole Surfers concert. The cover of the album Locust Abortion Technician The Butthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band. ...


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GG Allin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2770 words)
He was given this messianic name because his father, Merle Allin Sr., then 32 years old, had told his wife, Arleta Gunther, then 21 years old, that an angel had visited him and told him that his new-born son would be a great man in the ilk of the Messiah.
GG Allin's acoustic output, documented particularly on the EP The Troubled Troubador, was heavily influenced by Williams.
In a psychological examination, during an infamous trial of a supposed rape and torture of a woman in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Allin was seen to be largely intelligent, though somewhat of a megalomaniac, confessing even that a lot of his self-mutilation was due to his compassion for the suffering of the world.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Merle Allin (98 words)
Merle Allin is an american bassplayer and brother to the infamous punkrocker GG Allin.
Merle has played the bass in GG's first band The jabbers as well as his last band the murder junkies.
Most people who have interviewed The murder junkies claims that Merle is the most sane band member.
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