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  • Kurt Cobain Day In Aberdeen, Washington

    Kurt Cobain Day In Aberdeen, Washington

    Aberdeen is celebrating what would have been Kurt Cobain’s 47th birthday by making February 20 the official Kurt Cobain Day in the city.

    Cobain, grunge band Nirvana’s front man, was born in Aberdeen in 1967. He had a turbulent childhood and struggled with his parents’ divorce. He also dropped out of high school and was known to be a rebel. Through his teen years, Cobain moved to different homes and at one time even lived under a bridge.

    Cobain then formed Nirvana together with bassist Krist Novoselic who also lived in the area. Nirvana’s first few band practices were held in Aberdeen, but they eventually moved to Washington’s state capital, Olympia, before finally settling down in Seattle.

    For Kurt Cobain Day, city officials are planning to unveil a statue of the late rocker, which will be located at the Aberdeen Museum of History. The statue was a tribute that the city refused to accept 2 decades ago. After Cobain’s suicide in 1994, Randi Hubbard started making the cement statue, which was finished with the help of art students. They offered the statue to the city, but were refused.

    Some residents of Aberdeen did not want the statue, due to Cobain’s drug addiction and negative comments he made about the city. Mayor Bill Simpson says that the statue is being erected to honor Cobain’s contributions to the music industry.

    Kurt Cobain Day will be celebrated with the performance of Gebular, a local band. Aaron Burckhard, Nirvana’s first drummer, and Warren Mason, Cobain’s guitar teacher, will also be making an appearance at the event. The museum will also be displaying a couch that Cobain once used.

    Aberdeen Museum of History gets about 5,000 visitors yearly. With the addition of Cobain’s cement statue, city officials are expecting the number to increase.

    Nirvana will be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10.

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  • Kurt Cobain Finally Gets Official Day in Hometown

    If you’re a generation Xer like I am, that means you were brought up on hip-hop and grunge music. And that also means groups like the Wu-Tang Clan and Nirvana dominated your cassette players and television sets. But of course, that was back in the day when MTV still played music videos.

    Plus, you probably remember exactly where you were when you heard that Kurt Cobain died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and you probably also remember the long period of mourning afterwards from fans of Nirvana, and those who couldn’t get enough of Cobain’s insightful lyrics.

    And it’s because of those lyrics that Cobain will now have his own day in his hometown of Aberdeen, Wash., as locals in that town made Feb. 20, Kurt Cobain Day. The event’s organizers said the day won’t only be to celebrate Nirvana and Cobain’s musical achievements, but it’ll also be a way to show local pride.

    “Aberdeen residents may justifiably take pride in the role our community played in the life of Kurt Cobain, and the international recognition our community has gained from its connections with Kurt Cobain and his artistic achievements,” they said.

    The first celebration will come a little before Nirvana gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so fans of the group should be treated to a lot of band tributes and great music, not to mention having the chance to meet other Nirvana fans.

    And folks in Hoquiam, Wash. will also honor Cobain, but on April 10, as he and band member Krist Novoselic lived there for a period. The town’s mayor, Jack Durnaey, said it would be shameful if the local community didn’t honor the legendary group or its front man.

    “I think that it’s good Kurt Cobain lived in Hoquiam for a little while,” said Durnaey. “He and Krist Novoselic are part of our community, and I think it’s good to honor our sons and their great accomplishments.”

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