The surviving members of Gwar released a video this week announcing the launch of a foundation to honor their late frontman Dave Brockie, a.k.a. Oderus Urungus, who died on March 23 at the age of 50. The foundation's mission is to offer support to other artists and preserve Brockie's legacy.
The Dave Brockie Foundation is a charity fund with the mission of promoting the advancement of music, images, letters and performances in the arts," the statement attached to the video reads. "It will endeavor to encourage promising talents, as well as preserving the legacy of Dave's body of works. It intends to be a support system to those who have dedicated their lives in pursuit of creativity. The Dave Brockie Foundation will be a resource for artists in the fields of music, film, literature and all visual arts who cannot find funding through mainstream channels.
"The DBF will also strive to catalog and preserve Dave's vast collection of original images, recordings and written words, and make them available for the world to appreciate. The foundation's first goal is to finance the creation of a memorial monument in Richmond, Virginia to provide the world with a place to pay respects to the memory of a very cherished man."
The band also announced plans for a public memorial for Brockie on August 15 at Hadad's Lake in Richmond, Virginia, preceding the group's annual Gwar-B-Q.
Watch the video below, and leave your memories in the comments section!
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