Throbbleheads: G.G. Allin & Tesco Vee of the Meatmen

These are just too cool not to write about here on TMQ: Aggronautix will be releasing the first two figures in their "throbblehead" bobblehead doll series, the honors going to infamous scuz-rocker G.G. Allin and Tesco Vee of the notorious Meatmen.

Each of the two "throbblehead" figures will be 7" tall and made of lightweight polyresin, packaged in a tri-windowed box. The G.G. Allin figure will be released in a limited edition numbering 2,000, while the Tesco Vee bobblehead will have a limited edition run of 1,000 figures. The figures will be distributed by our friends at Music Video Distributors, purveyors of fine music-related stuff since '86, and by DKE Toys, which handles distribution for all sort of underground goodies, from urban art and toys to other odd stuff (like the Rev's fave, Circus Punks).

The G.G. Allin figure was first pitched by Aggronautix to the late rocker's brother Merle a couple of years ago. Merle Allin, the keeper of the flame for everything G.G.-related, worked closely with the company to create a masterful rendition that stands tall in his brother's image.

"I had been thinking about doing a GG figure for a while, so when the guys came to me with the idea, I was into it," said Allin. "The proofing process took a long time, but we got it right. The doll looks really good and I'm happy with it."

For the other figure in the first run of throbbleheads, Aggronautix chose Tesco Vee, frontman for the outrageous and usually obscene Meatmen. The Meatmen first emerged out of the Michigan hardcore punk scene during the early-80s with blast-furnace EPs like Crippled Children Suck and Blood Sausage. The band released it's debut album, We're The Meatmen...And You Suck in 1983 on the indie label Touch & Go,

The Reverend's all-time fave Meatmen LP is 1985's War Of The Superbikes. The initial pressings of the album included a 7" flexi that had Vee voicing a number of hilarious satirical commercials, while the sound of the album itself was pure metalcore with such great tunes as "What's This Shit Called Love?" and "ABBA, God and Me," where Vee professes his enduring love for the Northern European pop group.

Informed of his newfound status as a "throbblehead," Vee says "as a toy collector of two decades, and classic bobble head collector, imagine just how geeked I became, when informed that yours truly would enter the pantheon of 'Throbblehead' punk rock losers, along with poopy soulmate GG Allin!"

Both throbblehead figures will be available for eager consumers from the Aggronautix website and from online retailers like See of Sound, as well as from local comic shops, tattoo parlors, and other storefronts of ill repute.

Next up for punk fans from the good folks at Aggronautix: a Dwarves two-headed "throbble," scheduled to be released later this summer.

(Click on the figures to see a life-sized photo)

G.G. Allin - "Rock Babylon"


The Meatmen - "Rock 'N' Roll Juggernaut"