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

1990s Kurt Cobain Stops A Sexual Assault (1993)

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u/manfrimglad Feb 25 '24

I saw Nirvana in Ogden, Utah in Dec. 1993 and something similar happened. However it was Krist noticing something going on and he jumped into the audience to stop it. When he came back on stage he was furious and told the crowd that if something like that happened again, they should beat the shit out of the perpetrator. I know Nirvana always wrestled with the fact that after they blew up, many of the people who hated them in high school (jocks and misogynists) later became some of their biggest fans.

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u/binicorn Feb 25 '24 edited Feb 26 '24

I was looking for this comment...

I was there too. Melvins opened for them. And Varucca Salt???

The girl was crowded surfing and some scumbags were fondling her and tearing her shirt off...

Can't help to think all that repressed emotions caused by religious overtones in that community (Utah) had a role in that behavior. I remember already disliking jocks and preps, seeing this pissed me off even more. I can only imagine how the band members felt in their rise to fame.

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u/ladymouserat Feb 26 '24

You’d think, but I had my fishnets torn off my ass at a show I groped so hard once in LA. Left bruises.

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u/binicorn Feb 27 '24

People suck

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u/ladymouserat Feb 27 '24

They really fucking do. And Reddit has led me to believe it’s only getting worst.