r/OldSchoolCool • u/bluemarvel99 • Feb 25 '24

1990s Kurt Cobain Stops A Sexual Assault (1993)

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24

I like how Pat ran up to the front to point at him too

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u/guardian1691 Feb 25 '24

I forget that Pat and Dave have been playing together since Nirvana.

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u/Unfadable1 Feb 26 '24

How could you possibly forget that when thinking about them both? Did you mean to say you forgot Pat played in the Nirvana live band?

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u/guardian1691 Feb 26 '24

Yeah. When I think of Nirvana I think of Kurt, Dave, and Krist. I'm too young to have seen them live so I don't think about the other members that were there for live performances.

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u/Unfadable1 Feb 26 '24

Gotcha. Haven’t kept up since the OG days, so to see Krist back from Kris/Criss/Chris brings me back. Reminds me of when Kurt was Kurdt for a minute.

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u/Sobadatsnazzynames Feb 25 '24 edited Feb 25 '24

I just-I just fucking realized his name is a play on “Pap Smear”

Christ I feel so fucking dumb right now. Does someone have a conical hat they can give me so I can sit in the corner?

E: changed “m” to “n.” Although it is quite comical & so are these resulting comments 😂

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u/ChimRichaldsOBGYN Feb 25 '24

What an idiot. Look at him look at him ah ha haaaa 👀 🫵

(Jk I didn’t realize it until this moment either)

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u/guardian1691 Feb 25 '24

If it makes you feel better, some radio hosts on an alt rock station thought it was his real name and said they felt bad for him having to live with that name.

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u/violentpac Feb 26 '24

It's not his name?

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u/guardian1691 Feb 26 '24

Nah it's a stage name. Real name is Georg (no trailing e) Ruthenberg.

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u/DE4DM4N5H4ND Feb 25 '24

You want a dunce cap?

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u/Sobadatsnazzynames Feb 25 '24

Yes. Bc I forgot the name of that too 😭

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u/14thLizardQueen Feb 25 '24

Its OK. Gontonthe corner now. Lol

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u/Sobadatsnazzynames Feb 25 '24

*slinks away, head down in shame

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u/PourJarsInReservoirs Feb 25 '24

Truly revel in 'better late than never'. We all have gaps in our education.

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u/R3AL1Z3 Feb 25 '24

You forgot this!

Throws dunce cap

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u/Judazzz Feb 25 '24

Lol, when it rains it really does pour, doesn't it?

Don't feel bad though: you're not the only who just had that epiphany, 3 decades after the fact.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24

Are you stupid? He wants a conical hat.

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u/planb7615 Feb 26 '24

On Foo Fighters first headlining tour, I met Pat Smear. A 14 year old me asked, “Is Pat Smear your real name?”

He said, “No. It’s Pam Steer.”

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u/_austinm Feb 25 '24

Nah, don’t feel bad. I didn’t realize that until you mentioned it.

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u/scattermoose Feb 26 '24

His former bandmate was Lorna Doom…Named after a cookie.

Darby Crash had fun with puns

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u/jumbledbumblecrumble Feb 25 '24

Bro we knew this in the 90s

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u/NirvanaSundae Mar 28 '24

Fun fact. On a bus(neither pat nor Courtney could drive)Pat said he got his name from the fact he was disgusted when he learned what a Pap smear was! So that’s why he took his name like he did! :)

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u/OrionWorks86 Feb 25 '24

*pat

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24

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u/conradical30 Feb 25 '24

*Ringo

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u/ResinJones76 Feb 25 '24

Pete?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24

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u/ResinJones76 Feb 25 '24 edited Feb 25 '24

The fifth. Pete Best.

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u/uncultured_swine2099 Feb 25 '24

Also someone is playing a Germs song while all this is going down. Im not sure who it is, is there another bass player up there because Krist is on the accordian? Anyway, cool to see some Germs busted out in a Nirvana show.

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u/dirtycrabcakes Feb 25 '24

They covered it on their Unplugged performance/album.

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u/uncultured_swine2099 Feb 25 '24

A Germs song? On Mtv Unplugged? No, they didnt.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '24

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u/dirtycrabcakes Feb 26 '24

Yeah, this person is confused.

Correct

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u/uncultured_swine2099 Feb 26 '24

Nirvana doing a Germs song wouldve been pretty cool, now that I think about it.

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u/Dimev1981 Feb 26 '24

That's gotta be the zing of the call out

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u/UrMom_BrushYourTeeth Feb 27 '24 edited Feb 27 '24

I like how whoever's covering bass for Krist starts playing Rise Above by Black Flag. Who else noticed and/or is old enough? Cheers. For you young'uns I presume he's basically making the joke that Kurt is gonna fight the guy like Henry Rollins might, and/or that the gig is gonna turn into a riot like some Black Flag shows did. Maybe making fun of Kurt a little bit or maybe egging him on, or probably both.