G.G. Allin has been dead for a decade, but he continues to spark controversy. A sociopathic, masochistic punk-metal cretin whose repertoire included numbers like " Bite It You Scum, " " Suck My Ass It Smells, " " Sleeping in My Piss, " and many other pretty ditties unfit to name here, G.G.’s performances were stomach-turning, scag-fueled spectacles during which he’d skulk on stage like a berserker, slashing himself until the blood flowed, cramming bananas into orifices where no bananas should go, defecating and then hurling it into the audience, and physically assaulting any fan who dared get too close. He was arrested more than 50 times. Throughout his career, he vowed that one night he would commit suicide mid-concert — and take the front row with him. Alas, G.G. failed to keep his promise. On June 28, 1993, he croaked in the most sickeningly conventional way, succumbing to a smack overdose in New York City.

Ten years on, G.G.’s bass-player brother, Merle, has reconvened their band, the Murder Junkies, and set out, with G.G.’s first group, the Jabbers, for a short memorial tour. They’ll hit the Middle East on Sunday afternoon, but it’s a show Saturday in the tiny White Mountain burg of Littleton, New Hampshire, where G.G. is buried, that has tongues wagging.

An article last week in the Littleton Courier describes a picket-fence hamlet bracing itself for an onslaught of debauched degenerates. " A planned tribute concert for ‘rock ’n’ roll terrorist’ G.G. Allin is causing a wave of anxiety to sweep through town in anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the performer’s death, " writes staffer Duncan McKee. It’s true, Littleton police chief Cam Brown tells the Phoenix, that " at the gravesite we’ve had people urinating, defecating, burying animal parts, drinking, pouring alcohol on the tombstone, burning the flag, taking flags from other grave sites and burning them.... Things, I think it’s safe to say, that alienate a very large portion of the community. " But, he says, the Littleton police aren’t girding for Armageddon or even planning " anything extraordinarily different than we’d do for any other event. "

Merle, too, thinks it’s much ado about nothing. " The way they write about it, you’d think that fuckin’ Woodstock was takin’ place, " he says. " There’s probably gonna be 50 to 100 die-hard people traveling from all over the country to come up and see the grave, and pay tribute and come see us play, y’know? G.G. can’t even rest in peace, f’r chrissakes. But I’m sure he’s smilin’ about that. The fact that he’s been dead for 10 years and he’s still causin’ trouble. "

The Courier article alludes to " the town’s attempts to find a way to cancel the concert " and, disturbingly, mentions that " [m]embers of the Glenwood Cemetery Board of Directors are so concerned that they have considered exhuming Allin’s body and moving it, to deter his fans from going to the gravesite. "

Reverend Joseph Klatka of St. Rose of Lima Church, who suggested that solution, was on vacation and not available for comment. But Burton Ingerson, a member of the Glenwood board and a town selectman, just chuckles softly when I ask him if there’s been any further discussion of that gruesome possibility.

" No, no, we haven’t thought of that at all, " Ingerson says. " Well, we’ve heard other people say that, but how can we do it? That’s not something you can do. Personally, I wouldn’t consider it. "

Merle Allin puts it more plainly. " That’s never gonna happen. I’d like to see ’em try. If they wanna fight, man, I’m totally down for that. I think that’s just a lot of talk. They can’t do that anyway without the family’s permission. And I can guarantee you they’ll never get that. "

Despite misgivings about a Web site (www.mctrachiotomy.com/ggallin.html) that’s offering a prize for the most outrageous photo taken at G.G.’s grave, Chief Brown says people should basically just relax. " We’re trying to come up with a way where people can come up and enjoy this, and if they want to be respectful and pay their respects to G.G. Allin, that’s fine, " Brown says. " It’s when actions start spilling out into the public arena, when people are offended or frightened or disturbed, that’s when we’re gonna get involved. We’re not trying to set the stage for any kind of conflict or clash. "

Merle agrees. " There was only one G.G. We’re not trying to imitate what he did or rip off his identity. That would be stupid. We do our own thing and G.G. did his own thing, and people need to get over the idea that just because we’re G.G.’s band, we’re gonna rape and pillage and burn their town down. Heh, heh, heh. "

The Murder Junkies and the Jabbers play at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, at the Littleton Opera House, 2 Union Street, in Littleton, New Hampshire, and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, at the Middle East Upstairs, 480 Mass Ave, in Cambridge. Visit www.ggallin.com