I don't know how many of you actually know who he is or not but...
Brad Stewart aka Gidget Gein was found dead as a result of a heroin overdose on Wednesday Oct 8, 2008 at a friends home in Burbank, California.
According to the L.A. Weekly, Gein — whose stage name was derived from the cutesy '60s surfer girl played by Sally Field and noted serial killer Ed Gein — had recently finished a stint in rehab and had e-mailed the paper that he had formed a new band called People. Gein played in Marilyn Manson — then known as Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids — from 1989-1993, replacing original bassist Olivia Newton Bundy. He performed on a series of early singles, as well as the band's national full-length debut, 1994's
Portrait of an American Family.
Gein was fired from Manson's band in 1993 because of his alleged ongoing drug use — reportedly via a Federal Express message delivered to the hospital bed where he was recovering from an overdose; the letter explained that his services "were no longer needed." The bassist exited the band just two years before the group gained national stardom thanks to a haunting cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." He was replaced by bassist Twiggy Ramirez, who would himself be fired and re-hired by Manson over the next decade.
I personally drew much inspiration from Gidget and Twiggy alike, Marilyn Manson was the band I was most into at the time I started playing bass, so of coarse I did my research...
He will surely be missed...
Brad Stewart
Sept. 11th 1969 to Oct. 8th 2008
Gidget Gein aka Brad Stewart 1969 to 2008 
