Hardcore rock star G.G. Allin was born in Lancaster, N.H. on August 29, 1956. The name he was given at birth was Jesus Christ Allin, but his older brother couldn't pronounce the name correctly and kept saying, "G G" so that name stuck. He grew up in a log cabin in Groveton, New Hampshire with no water or electricity. His father was a religious fanatic who terrorized the whole family with horrific abuse.
Eventually his parents divorced and he moved to East St. Johnsbury, VT. After suffering as the target of bullying and being put in special education classses because he wouldn't do schoolwork, G. G. graduated from Concord, VT High School in 1975.
G.G. Allin formed a band with his brother and started his music career with the band name Malpractice. This led to many other short forays with bands such as; The Jabbers, The Cedar Street Sluts, The Scumfucs, and The Texas Nazis. With most of his performances held in Manchester, NH, Allin became known as the Madman of Manchester.
Allin heavily abused drugs and alcohol, using whatever substance he could get his hands on. His band took the name G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies. His performances became an explosive display of self abuse. He cut and punched himself on stage. He swore at fans and would punch them and grab them, usually resulting in getting badly beaten up by his own fans. He would defecate on stage and then throw it at the audience. His concerts would often end after just a couple songs with the violence degenerating until the stage was rushed and the instruments smashed and G.G. passed out on the floor.
In 1989 Allin declared that he would commit suicide onstage at Halloween. Luckily for him, Allin had to spend Halloween in jail. But he later repeated the threat and the performance date would pass with Allin merely intoxicated. He repeated this pattern of threats of suicide many times.
Allin died of a heroin overdose on June 28, 1993 after a 3 song performance that ended in a melee that spilled out into the Manhattan, NY neighborhood causing random destruction. He was buried in St. Rose Cemetery in Littleton, NH. The grave became a pilgramage site for the hardcore community. Unfortunately his fans were no better behaved than he was. They would deface his grave by defecating on the headstone. Nearby graves were continually strewn with trash. Eventually the families of the nearby plots had enough. His family was told that he was to be evicted from his plot and his stone was removed in 2019. Now G.G. Allin rests in an unmarked grave at an undisclosed cemetery in New York state. For a while, his fans visited the empty plot where his grave in St. Rose was, but that eventually faded and peace returned to the Littleton resting place.
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About the cache This cache is placed along The Dells trail. It can be reached from either the trail or from St. Rose Cemetary. The container is a winter friendly bison tube.