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Kirk Cobain and Nirvana

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Started 3 months ago by oldguybc
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oldguybc

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Was never into the grunge sound myself, already infected with the old age virus by the time they came around, late 80s wasn't it? None of my children much liked it either, hell, did anyone outside of Seattle?
Bobby Slayton, the notorious insult comic, once said of Cobain's voice... "it (Cobain's voice)sounded like someone in the process of ingesting all the drugs and alcohol necessary to get brave enough to cut off one of his toes..."
Don't know why I brought this up, just woke up this morning and decided to express an opinion... finish the race, please...

Posted 3 months ago #
eric

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*sigh* its "Kurt", you silly old man.

Posted 3 months ago #
pennygirl

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Oh boy. Maybe you should listen to some Nirvana oldguy. Listen to 'About A Girl'

Posted 3 months ago #
oldguybc

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Sorry, eric, get him confused with the Starship captain all the time...

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VeganBiker

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oldguybc - how old are you? I will be 66 this year and I feel a total compassion and connection with KURT Cobain, so does my 37 year old daughter. Kurt was an artist, gifted and talented and troubled and unfortunately died young in a tragic way.
And, really, who is Bobby Slayton? (FWIW I know who he is), who would visit his grave and leave flowers after he has gone.
Maybe you have been away from the PNW for too long. :)

Posted 3 months ago #
Ernie

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*sigh* it's "Kurt", you silly old robot.*

*blame the racerX grammar thread. Sorry.

None of my children much liked it either, hell, did anyone outside of Seattle?

FWIW, from Wikipedia:

"Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide."

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great idea

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I fell in love with this band while living in Europe never having been to the PNW.

Kirk is kinda funny tho.

beam me up Courtney!

Posted 3 months ago #
Corvus

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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, John Prine, Nick Cave, Lou Reed... yep none of them can sing either.

Posted 3 months ago #
oldguybc

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VB, right about being gone too long, hopefully will be up this summer

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VeganBiker

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Corvus - :) funny and there is also Leonard Cohen to add to your list. I was having an "old guy" moment and couldn't remember his name and wonders of wonders, all I had to do was type "Suzanne takes" in a Google search and there it is.

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oldguybc - get on up here and let's all have a good old get together at one of the local watering holes. :)

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gi - I used to work with a Japanese guy who was told when he emigrated to the US that he should pick an American sounding name because his name, Yasushi might be difficult for Americans to say! So being a Star Trek fan he thought of Captain Kirk, but somehow his new name ended up as Kurt!
Eventually he went back to being called Yaz!

Posted 3 months ago #
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This is so far out there I cannot believe it! Been doing a genealogy thing after having a daughter enroll me in "23andMe" a few months ago. Try to keep this as quick as possible.
My great grandmother was Anne Johnstone born around 1873 and died in the late 30s. She lived in the Grays Harbor/Aberdeen/Hoquiam area as did her family. She had two brothers named Sylvester and Benny (Ebenezer) who owned and operated a tavern or taverns in that area way back when. Doing a familial background check and came up with a Walter Cobane (could be Cobain) somewhere in there.
The area is right... shit oh dear, may have been bad- mouthing my cousin!
VB, will find out more or as much as I can & fer shure will be up in dear old Ballard this summer, we will definitely have a get- together!

Posted 2 months ago #
pennygirl

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Well, if Kurt can be Kirk then I suppose it's possible that Cobain can be Cobane :-)

Posted 2 months ago #
oldguybc

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read up on mr Cobain a little and intend to listen to more of his records, PG...
VB, Leonard Cohen is one of the most talented people to ever draw a breath, IMHO...

Posted 2 months ago #
pennygirl

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oldguy...

When are you back up this way? We should have that pint we talked about last year...or was it the year before?!!

Posted 2 months ago #
oldguybc

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Am shooting for July/August, staying in Edmonds, subject to consulting jobs if they arise... brother's birthday is early July, he lives just a few blocks from you, PG, just across 85th, south of hillbilly country...

Posted 2 months ago #
Edog

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Speaking of old man disease, if I enjoy listening to the Black Keys yet get angry when I do because my gut tells me they are ripping off Captain Beefheart, does that mean I am infected?

Posted 2 months ago #
oldguybc

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Hughdog, everybody rips off everybody...

Corvus, you left off Leon Redbone
Tom Waits... Heart Attack & Vine...

Posted 2 months ago #
onederfullone

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"Leonard Cohen is one of the most talented people to ever draw a breath, IMHO..."

Agreed, but was covered very well by my favorite young man, also very talented.

I'm a bit surprised op didn't fix title, disappointed even.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhcttcXcRYY

Posted 2 months ago #
Edog

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But does that mean I have old people virus old guy?

Posted 2 months ago #
oldguybc

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Hughdog... you have the ripped- off strain, just as deadly, I'm afraid...

Posted 2 months ago #
onederfullone

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hasn't earned it yet? lol

Posted 2 months ago #
gracie

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Did any of you see that show on Public Access after Kurt's death/suicide? Very strange guy who insisted.kurt was murdered. He held cam in hand very close to his face. Everything to him conspiracy. Think show called kurt cobain was murdered.

Posted 2 months ago #
onederfullone

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Kurt was murdered, Gracie.

Self inflicted murder, fwiw.

Posted 2 months ago #
pennygirl

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That documentary featuring El Duce was interesting.

Posted 2 months ago #
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gracie - Ha ha, I remember that show on Public Access! Richard Lee was the guy and I used to seen him around town often when I worked downtown. He made me laugh, I loved his enthusiasm and determination. This is about him:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lee_(journalist)

Haven't seen him for years, I wonder what happened to him.

Posted 2 months ago #
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Ha ha only Richard Lee could do this, this is probably one of the longest main pages on a web site ever! A true TLDR.
http://www.angelfire.com/home/KCWMTV/kcwm.html

Very funny!

Posted 2 months ago #
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gracie - did you ever watch Goddess Kring on Public Access?
http://www.shannonkringen.com/

Another interesting person.

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gracie

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That's the guy. Wonder what he's up to these days. He ran for mayor one time, as I recall.
And Shannon Goddess Kringen -oh yeah. Gal in office named Shannon & we gave her a bad time. I looked up Kringen and she has website about will do nude modeling. Go figure. When she would put the camera up close to her face she looked like a crazy lady. She was very artful, though. Have to give her that. Richard Lee I can't give him any props. He was annoying.

Posted 2 months ago #
Edog

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Is this the same dude who was shouted out of the lecture by Duff McKagan back when he was doing a local stop at his book tour?

Posted 2 months ago #
gracie

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Edog - one and the same!

Posted 2 months ago #
onederfullone

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"I'm going to write a better book!!"

lol, not so much...

I'm waiting to see which of these coattail pen-writes will donate a dime to his only daughter.

nuff said

Posted 2 months ago #
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OK, just finished listening to a bunch of Nirvana songs and in all honesty they did not do all that much for me. The ones he wrote did not have much thought in the lyrics, sort of like someone tossing out stuff while they were hot just to get the money that went with it. Cannot compare with Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, not even close to Cohen or Waits, my opinion, okay, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Sort of sorry I brought this up, actually, apologize to forum...

Posted 2 months ago #
pennygirl

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You couldn't be more wrong oldguy.

Posted 2 months ago #
onederfullone

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I wouldn't dare him like that penny...

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pennygirl

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Well I dared him to listen. He listened and didn't like it! The idea of Cobain writing something just to get money is laughable though. In my opinion - before Ernie jumps all over me telling me I am taking it personally.

Posted 2 months ago #
iPlod

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Krack Cobaine is illegal.

Posted 2 months ago #
onederfullone

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sheesh, penny, you told oldguy he couldn't be more wrong, which I tend to agree with, but, "I wouldn't dare him like that penny...", meaning, please, oldguy, don't be even more wrong ;-) lol

so anyway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv52YNZRGk0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gswv_NODHa0

Posted 2 months ago #
pennygirl

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Try this one oldguy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbRD3qDoZqM

Or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcJEvMcnEg

Or this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWmkuH1k7uA

Posted 2 months ago #
pennygirl

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Oh, and oldguy, if you didn't listen to the first song I suggested, here it is. My favorite Nirvana song. Still fab after 23 (yes! 23!) years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpMt_YqVbhw

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pennygirl

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My final offering is this but it's a little ironic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM

Posted 2 months ago #
Edog

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I like Nirvana because it made REM seem like the whiney b*tches they were and I thought that need done in the early 90s.

Posted 2 months ago #
MidWest

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Always liked Spank Thru the best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxNYAe85L20

Not their best performance, but was easily one of the best songs on the Sub Pop 200 compilation.

Posted 2 months ago #
oldguybc

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Not sayin' some of it isn't good, pennygirl, Bleach, he was indeed a poet, but there are a lot of tossed- off stuff...

hello, hello, hello, how low...
a mosquito? my libido???

... but the hangman isn't hangin'
... and they put you on the street

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oldguybc

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O!M!G!!!!
Just found a FB forum called "Awkward band and musician photos" have not stopped rolling on the floor laughing, Pennygirl, you will not be able to breathe after watching a few dozen of these!

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