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His favorite pickup line? "Would you like to see my penis again?"

miss lynnster — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:49:47 -0800

Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden. On August 16, 2007, in reference to the fact that his penis was visible on the album cover, Elden was quoted as saying, "It's kind of creepy that that many people have seen me naked. I feel like I'm the world's biggest porn star!" Last fall, he spent six months in military boarding school. All his parents will say is that he's done his fair share of "testing authority." Here's Spencer in 2002, 2003 (when he appeared on his second album cover) and 2007.

Captain Grunge Flies Again!

mannythedog — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:52:46 -0800

Captain Grunge Flies Again!
The first trailer for Gus Van Sant’s “Last Days” has just been posted (with sub-titles). “Last Days” is inspired by the tortured final days in the life of Kurt Cobain. Of the film, Van Sant says, “There are a lot of hypotheses about what happened, but I don't know of any full eyewitness account, just tiny momentary ones. Everyone has a different opinion, but there's not one true, authoritative account. He was just kind of missing." Much like the Cobain biography “Heavier than Heaven,” the film takes the stance that Kurt, who has grown increasingly uncomfortable with his fame, is resigned to his death, not accelerated into it by a chain of events concluding with his suicide. Leonardo look-alike Michael Pitt (“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”) plays the lead role, with Asia Argento playing the Courtney Love-like character. And here’s a good article about the film.

alfredogarcia — Sun, 20 Oct 2002 17:40:49 -0800

Newsweek previews Cobain journals. (link from Drudge)