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The Alternate History of Kurt Cobain

Ward "All Apologies" Sutton offers up In Bloom, an alternate take on the life and times of everyone's favorite dead grunge idol.

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What is that roaring sound?
Comment by Christopher Brown from Seattle on Apr 9th, 2009, 02:33 am
Who thought that this would be funny? Why would anyone write this?
Comment by josh from new york on Apr 9th, 2009, 07:08 am
I thought it was funny.
Comment by Kevin Edwards from Brighton, UK on Apr 9th, 2009, 09:45 am
What else can I say/write -- I lolled!
Comment by Scott Bug on Apr 9th, 2009, 13:46 pm
Well, now I feel a lot less bad about going back in time and drowning Jim Morrison in his bathtub in Paris.
Comment by Halloween Jack on Apr 9th, 2009, 16:37 pm
Really, really poor.
Comment by JS from qwe on Apr 10th, 2009, 04:44 am
This is so fantastic. Love it! KC stood up for dark irreverence, among other things, and I'm sure if he were here he'd appreciate this cartoon. Humorless naysayers: lighten up, he's not your little sister.
Comment by Cracker Jacko from Brooklyn on Apr 10th, 2009, 08:45 am
hilarious! And probably spot on. I laughed so hard I almost peed myself!
Comment by laura from austin on Apr 10th, 2009, 09:27 am
My...HIP! Ward, you threw my funny bone out of whack... again. Great.
Comment by Peter Kuper from NYC on Apr 10th, 2009, 10:22 am
My...Hip! Ward, you threw my funny bone out...again. Over the hill-arious
Comment by Peter the K from Manhattan on Apr 10th, 2009, 10:26 am
Was Cobain's death really a suicide? http://www.cobaincase.com
Comment by - on Apr 10th, 2009, 13:04 pm
effin' brilliant! ward sutton rocks ma whirled.
Comment by bobby sneakers from woodville, wi on Apr 10th, 2009, 17:56 pm
I really loved this alt-history of alt-music; great work, Ward!
Comment by Dan Goldman from Brooklyn on Apr 11th, 2009, 09:27 am
Not so much funny in a haha sense but more so in a life kind of blows and doesn't really have anything meaningful to offer to us so we should all just be cynical pricks sense. So I guess in this regard it "succeeds" in hammering this miserable point home straight into our forehead. Man, staring into the pitch-black abyss sure is hilarious. What is the defining theme of this exactly? That it was better that Kurt sprayed his consciousness all over the wall. Just uproariously funny. I honestly mean it. You really outdid yourself.
Comment by Panthro from NY on Apr 11th, 2009, 16:12 pm
This really isn't even funny. It's this type of dismissive treatment from the media that drove him to kill himself and drives other celebrities into reclusion. Nothing's sacred. Everything's a commodity and ends up a discarded trend. Art is dying. Name any other musician or movement of any importance or integrity in this country since 1994. This guy was just getting started honing his craft and wouldv'e made some great records. I just miss the music and the example of his integrity. Respect to Kurt Cobain.
Comment by aquanaut37 from Ontario on Apr 13th, 2009, 00:28 am
None of those moshing senior citizens had ugly tattoos. Fail.
Comment by Kilz Fascists on Apr 13th, 2009, 03:17 am
This is pretty weak, which is too bad. Rolling Stone did one of these in ~1999 that was quite good. Sutton just overlays living-Kurt with wink-wink moments from the last 15 years of pop music. The future episodes just come across as mean spirited and, worse, obvious. Very, very obvious. "Let's make fun of Starbucks, sell-outs, and old people at rock concerts! Hilarious!"
Comment by Shaun from Chicago on Apr 13th, 2009, 13:48 pm
This is pretty weak, which is too bad. Rolling Stone did one of these in ~1999 that was quite good. Sutton just overlays living-Kurt with wink-wink moments from the last 15 years of pop music. The future episodes just come across as mean spirited and, worse, obvious. Very, very obvious. "Let's make fun of Starbucks, sell-outs, and old people at rock concerts! Hilarious!"
Comment by Shaun from Chicago on Apr 13th, 2009, 13:54 pm
This is pretty weak, which is too bad. Rolling Stone did one of these in ~1999 that was quite good. Sutton just overlays living-Kurt with wink-wink moments from the last 15 years of pop music. The future episodes just come across as mean spirited and, worse, obvious. Very, very obvious. "Let's make fun of Starbucks, sell-outs, and old people at rock concerts! Hilarious!"
Comment by Shaun from Chicago on Apr 13th, 2009, 13:57 pm
Is this funny? i have found it quite depressing... pathetic sense of humor...
Comment by Daniele from Rome, Italy on Apr 15th, 2009, 06:42 am
By watching this "cartoon" I thought that Kurt Cobain has left a world that bored him to death, and that he could not put up with the emptyness of people and life that was back on his days. Nothing new or meaningful has happened ever since, youth is getting emptier and dumber, so I think he left the world in a good time, bless him. Wish I had gone with him.
Comment by KC forever from Curitiba-BR on Apr 15th, 2009, 12:44 pm
Ugh, unfunny horse shit.
Comment by M.C. from Syracuse, NY on Apr 15th, 2009, 18:16 pm
It's sad how this just reasserts Kurt's original exit.
Comment by ace on Apr 16th, 2009, 09:39 am
Ah, shut up ya whiners. Kurdt Kobain hated self-righteous pussies even more than he hated rock star mythologizing.
Comment by The Asian Guy From Soundgarden from NYC on Apr 16th, 2009, 16:15 pm
I know why cobain commited suicide... He was struggling with his latent sexuality... I know!! we were neighbors went to elementary together and did a lot of things together as boy do. But we got out of hand. I'm still dealing with it as best as I can. cause of my three grown boy's. I don't need to go into detail with this. You can just read between the lines
Comment by roy from seattle on Apr 17th, 2009, 01:59 am
Good one, Trying to make fun of Chan Marshall! Really bad taste on jokes!
Comment by Ana from Porto on Apr 21st, 2009, 16:33 pm
Holy shit that was funny! That damn broad was the bane of Kurt. Guilty Ho has loony written all over her face. She just liked his bedside manner. What a slut! What a howler! She was a FREAK!!! Oh well, the bars of Wally World await. Karma knows the truth, and Seattle is like Mobile Alabama in the '50's. so what else... I think Kurt would have liked to have gone to some quiet 3rd world country for a decade or so, live with the people, then come back sneaky like and become a bus driver! Rat City holds the clues. The priest knows, and it will be his fall.
Comment by Brian from Olympia, WA (TESC) on Apr 22nd, 2009, 16:57 pm
I think this was made in really poor taste. I didn't find it funny at all. There was another Kurt Cobain "what if" story that came out a little while ago. I think it was for a music magazine... like NME or something. It was just a little story (words only) and wasn't nearly as rude - and it at least had some things in it that were amusing. This one just seemed mean and offensive - and depressing. What was the point?
Comment by Jill from New York, NY on Apr 23rd, 2009, 19:17 pm
sniiiff... snifff .... this is the sound of your cry. your stupid a little fan of gun's and roses thing was smart
Comment by Fuck you on Apr 25th, 2009, 09:54 am
Funny! It could have turned out something like that in reality! Whats NOT funny is how people refuse to believe mental illness is 'real' and how serious it can be. If Kurt had been treated for depression he probably would have been around now. (yes, I am talking to the conspiracy theorists, whom many of whom also seem to have mild mental issues themselves)
Comment by Mk from sydney on Jun 11th, 2009, 00:32 am

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