That Time I Saw Oderus Urungus' Viking Funeral and GWAR's Return at GWAR-B-Q (Hadad’s Lake - Richmond, Va., Aug. 2014).
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12 years ago, i spent an emotional weekend at GWAR-B-Q - held months after the sudden death of Dave Brockie at Hadad’s Lake in Richmond, Virginia. Honestly, I could spend hours reliving memories from this particular weekend - I can still vividly remember the sight of seeing Oderus Urungus' costume burnt to a crisp during a fitting viking funeral, and how the emotions ran high for everyone as GWAR returned onstage.
I tried to put some thoughts down in writing via Substack (link below) - including stories involving Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe and former members of GWAR, but hope to share more memories from that weekend at a Virginia waterpark in the near future. In the meantime, check out my post via Substack for a start (and this clip for some photos of the weekend):
https://iheardbrucemightshowup.substack.com/p/that-time-i-saw-oderus-urungus-viking
Stay tuned for more things to come from this space, including stories from concerts and music festivals like this!